The Washington times., 1904-08-19
WATERBOY CLOSES
CAREER ON TURF.
Will Soon Be Retiredl to
ElmendOPf Stud.
SYSONBY'S GOOD & TRIAL
Ready for Futurity-Arrival From
France Tells of MOusignor
Figes' Starting.

SARATOGA. Aug. G-Waterboy. gem
orally conceded to be the best horse Of
last year and one Of the best of the
handicap division of recent years. has
been seen for the last time with the
colors up. This retirement was predict
ed the other day when Waterboy was
beaten by q rather ordinary lot of
horses, but il was not until yesterday
that the confirmation came from those
who control him. a. J. Joyuer has
trained WaterbOy for Mr.. Haggin. He
said that under no conditions would an
attempt be made to get the horse 10 the
post again. Waterboy viii leave here
with the others of Joyuer's string for
d Sheepshead Bay and after the close
T of the Coney Island jockey Clubs meet
ing viii be shipped 20 the Elmendorf
+ Stud in Kentucky, where his future
! fame win come from the sons and
( daughters Of the Hagsin mares 70 whom
he will be bred.
There is just one regret with Water
boys retirement. and that is that il
. was not made before he was compelled
: 70 suffer the defeats that have come
ibis way this summer. Had he been sent
: to the farm with all the glory of last
: years performance it would have been
: more pleasing TO the turf world.
Africander in Front.
Africander's victory in the handicap.
in which he beat GraziaIlo. Will make
him starter for the Cup on Saturday
After the finish he went on. and Fuller
tried to get him to go a mile and a half.
lbut. after the first extra furIona had
been covered, he got cunning and re-
fused TO try. This made the line to his
form little uncertain, and his trainer
was one of the disappointed ones Still
he said that If there is no setback be-
tween now and Saturday Africa nder will
be seen at the post.
The track was closed yesterday morn
Ing to give II a chance to dry out after
the nights rain. and this upset the plans
OF the handlers of some of the other
candidates. After the races the track
was busy place; in fact so many
horses were working at the same time
that the checkers found 10 impossible
10 time all that they wanted 70.
The Picket worked a mile out OF the
chute In 1:42 IS. going easy all the way
Beidame, who IS now said to be a sure
starter. was also sent n mile This
she covered under stiff wraps i'm / .43 3-5.
The string Of James r. Keene Will be
shipped 10 Sheepshead Bay next Mon
day. and a number Of others will move
the same day. This means that the
final trials OF the stables Futurity rep
Tesentatives viii be given after they get
10 Sheepshead BAY rr--+ -ra#
SysOnby's Impressive Trial.
Sysonby was out between races and
simply galloped six furlongs in lis 3-5
The few I'm the crowd who recognized
3 the colt were enraptured with the man
ner in which he got over the ground
and II he is not a hot favorite for the
big race II will be a surprise to some
pretty clever judges Of prices
The withdrawal Of Pioneer from the
eIosys event was anything but pleas
Ing TO those who are watching the work
OF the candidates for the Futurity. This
colt IS 10 be one Of the bidders from
the stable Of Herman Duryea, and II
was hoped that he would have chance
10 show whether he could do I'm public
what he has been doing IN private The
marks he has hung out are close 70
o:45 30, with Artful who IS another Of
prize.
II may be that Jack Iorv's victory in
the Albany Handicap viii bring a
change Of owners for the colt After the
finish 2 r. Thomas and his partner
Alex Shields. with the stable trainer
VIII Shields, took n trip 70 the paddock
TO see the colt and a little later Owner
John W. SChorr was asked to put a price
on him II is said he agreed 70 do this
and did mention a pretty stiff figure
which Mr.. Thomas agreed 70 consider
Those close to the latter say that ne will
take the colt. II he does he Will be
compelled 20 go after the smaller STAGES
IN the West. where he raced in the carly
part Of the summer. there Is nothing
that makes him a wonder OF anything
F Ike II. There IS one thing that en-
hances his value. and that IS that he
revels in heavy going.
Thomas After Jack Lory.
The first offer from Mr.. Thomas was
made yesterday, and II was $4,000 and
5000 out Of any stakes Jack L,ory might
win. Today Mr.. Schorr said he would
take nothing less than $4,000. and af-
ter the colt haG won. raised the figures
70 $500 Mr.. Thomas wanted an Cd,
ton at this price. but Mr.. Schorr re-
fused 70 give one. Still Il is believed
that when the colt next runs it will be
In the Thomas cOlors
John 5. Mcdonald. who acts as agent
for W X NanderJilt's stable IN France
was among the arrivals. He brings
glowing tales Of the racing on the other
side, and says Americans are having
their full share Of success The rider
Ransch who was hurt severely early In
( the summer, he reports all right again.
and says that al Nichy the other dav
Ransch won one Of the most important
of the French everts.
Figes' Work Excellent.
He tells glowing tales OF the work Of
NJ Flges, who does the starting at all
the big meetings run under the jurisdic-
ton OF the French Jockey Club He says
a barrier Is used. and IN a way that
makes It Oh the part for which II IS
intended. In all the time that racing