The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-29
Artful Won the Great Futurity
by Five Lengths.
Herman Duryea's FiIIy an Easy
Winner at New York.
FAVORITE WAS THIRD.
James Il. Keene's SysOnby
Couldn't Keep Up the Pace.
Tradition Was Second by Z
Hsad-$43,5OO to Winner.

New York, Aug. 9.-Artful. a brown
nlly, bred by the late William c. Whit
ney and bearing the colors of Herman
3. Duryea, won the seventeenth re-
newal of the Futurity at Sheepshead
Bay. Tradition, bred by James B. Hag-
gin and running in the name of S~>hey
Paget, was second, while Sysonby, from
the stable Of James r. Keene and bred
IN England, finished third The Keene
entry, Sysonby and Wild Mint, was IA
vorite in the betting at ID to 20, but
was not heavily backed in view OF the
short price. The Duryea entry received
the bulk of public wagers at to 2
Tradition also was heavily played at
the good odds of 4 to 1 for the place
The time made was the fastest on rec
ord for the stake over the full SIX rur-
longs, the distance for the race, since
1902.
In the betting ring the struggle of
wouId-be players had, for half hour
preceding the bugle call, been terrlnc-
Men trampled upon one another, IN q
wild struggle to secure the best odus
on their favorite. Mr.. Keene'S entry
which had opened at to was backed
down until IL to 20 was the best price
obtainable. Not a great deal OF money
was required, however, 10 IorCe-1ue
price because every booxmaker in the
ring openly expressed the BELIEF that
Sysonby would win in a gallop. He had
defeated
impressively that there seemed little
probability of his falling to do so again;
Artful from the Duryea stable, had ID
pounds the advantage of her, not nav
ing won previously. With HildeDrano
to ride her, the entry received as sec
ond choice the bulk of the play
A few minutes after the horses were
lined up for the start Inc course was
almost a straight run of six turlonss
and directly toward the stand and Tor
that reason lacked much OF the spec
tacular effect of contests on the main
track There was a delay at the post
owing to the size of the field, but after
q few moments Starter Fitzgerald lined
the 2-year-olds up and sent them away
Sysonby with Redfern up was on his
toes as the barrier snapped and got the
rail. Artful got away second and raced
head and head with SysOnby for three
eighths of a mile Tanya and Iradl-
ton were third and fourth and the otn-
er - were punched behind them Red
fern seemed to have the race at his
mercy but the light weighted Artrul
never lost an inch and as they rusheo
past the half mile post Sysonby began
to tire Hildebrand, quick to see MS al
vantage, began to hand-ride the Meet
fly Inch by inch he crawled up ana
as they dashed by the five furlongs pole
he was tapping Sysonby's saddle
A great shout rang out as the racers
tore down the brown stretch of the dirt
toward the finish and it was plain TO
be seen that the great son OF Helon
ana ODIlInO was Dedlcu
had been running third, gave way to
Tradition and Lyme on the latter work
ed like a demon in the last 40 yards and
succeeded in catching Sysonby. ArtTul
in that distance had gone away at ev-
ery lump. Passing under the wire she
was five lengths in front of Tradition
and the latter was a short head IN
front of Sysonby. Tanya was four
lengths away in the fourth place, while
the others were strung out hopelessly |
beaten.
This race. while not rich by many
thousands of dollars as some OF the
preceding ones, was worth a total OF
S54 29O divided as follows: To the win
ner. S45, 500: to the second, $4.917; third. |
81 OS3: to the nominatOr of the winner
estate of William c. Whitney,, $1,000; |
To the nominator of the second horse /
q. B. Haggin). S1.25O; to the nominator
of the third horse, $500.