The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-25
GOSSIP OF fHE RACBTRACK.
SYSONBY, TRADITION AND ART
Full MAY BE MATCHED
TO Settle the Tvo-Year-Oid Championship
at Gravesend--Busy Day in the Betting
Rins-Bydney Paget Buys Fat Fiily
Belle etrome at Auction for 90, 500.

Rins-sydncy Paget Buys Fast Fiily
Belle strome at Auction for 90, 500.
II negotiations which were begun yester-
day go through without hitch. there will
be special sweepstakes run at Gravesend
this week TO decide the two year old cham
pionship. 1t has been planned TO have James
r. Keenes Sysonby. the best colt Of his age
IN training; Sydney Paget's wonderful filly
tradition. and q representative from Fl. b.
Duryea's stable. possibly the Futurity win
ner. Artful. meet In what will practically be
q match race. weight for age, the distance
to be about six furlongs. The subscription
suggested Is to be 81, 500 corner, the Brook
lyn Jockey Club to add IS 900. While the
proposition was not actually put up to the
Brooklyn Jockey Club yesterday, II was
generally understood that President p. j..
Dwyer would jump at chance to pull of such
race and would gladly hang up a purse Of
such size 1t was said that Mr.. Paget and
Trainer Jack Joyner had already expressed
| willingness 10 start Tradition. who has won
% many laurels that many believe that she
is the best two-year-old that has been seen
on the Eastern turf in many years. In the
Futurity. Tradition gave weight to Sysonby
and beat him In the last few strides for the
place. Excuses were made for Sysonby. who
up to that period had been regarded as q
phenomenon.
1t was not until the Melton colt had won
the Junior Champion Stakes last Monday
in gallop that the Keenes began to feel
that he had fully recovered his invincible
form. But whether they will be willing to
start Sysonby In match with Tradition. and
possibly Artful, Is matter that has not
yet been decided. although II is said the
Keenes have the propositio on under con-
sideration. While Sysonby was kept In the
barn after his defeat in the Futurity. Ira
Atst IS1ntt. 4, 1t a ~
Eastern Handicap. Artful, with a weight
concession. beat both Sysonby and Tradition
In the Futurity and then captured the Great
Filly Stakes In a romp. In the latter event
the Futurity winner struck herself and has
been on the shelf ever since. IL Mr.. Duryea
and Trainer Rogers should be unwilling to
start Artful In the proposed sweepstakes, they
might be induced to send Tanya to the post.
but Artful Is the best OF the Duryea two-
year-olds and Ia the one In demand by those
who are trying to get up the race. Such an
affair would probably attract 4 great crowd
to the 6ravesend track, for the question Of
supremacy among the two-year-olds would
DO settled beyond the question of a doubt.
Racehorses In training belonging to the
National Stable. Sydney Paget and others
were sold at auction before the races yester-
day. The star of the sale was the FLY Belle
Strome. who brought the top price, 50 500.
which was paid by A. j. Joyner. acting for
the Psset stable. The colts Invader and Sir
Brillar went to G. T. Henshall at big prices.
E. II. Thomas paid more than 81. 900 for the
two-year- olds Diamond and Quadrille. Belle
Strome will carry the Paget oolors In the
Matron Stakes at Morris Park.
II was a day Of heavy speculation In the
betting ring. Alex Shields had a disastrous
time OF It, He began with big commission
on Leonidas, folio wing it upwith q solid wager
on Thirty-third. He dropped another bundle
on McChesney place and prepared to get out
OF the hole with q large bet on Ny Buela.
The defeat Of the latter made him 60 to Or
monde's Right In the last race for the limit,
but luck was still against him. E. +. Smathers
lost heavily. too. on Leonidas, Thirty Third
and McChesney. Bob Tucker burned up
a o., 900 commission ON Thirty Third. but he
got it back by playing Broomstick a place.
Jack McGinnis won $4,000 on Foxhunter.
getting the money down all over the ring at
$500 clip but he had previously lost good
bet on Collector Jessup in'the flrst raoe.
Pftsburg Phil. who Is not betting very
heavily these days. played Consuelo III. across
the board In the third race. Fred Calhoun. the
owner OF the nlly. also backed her extern
Coat. particularly 10 show The followers Of the
Paget stable cleaned up with Czaraphine. but
lost 1t all back on My Buela.
James Fl. Mccormick. who trains for T.. v.
Bell. sent enough money into the ring in the
last race TO back Grenade down to fives from
eishts. But In the nth race Belligerent
from the Bell stable. consumed similar
commission In short order.
Two we'll known police captains one re-
tired and the other in active service, were
seen counting over an imm ense pile OF gold
rUhcates after the nth race. One Of them
had come to the track with his betting clothes
on and had begun operations by wagering
5000 on Major Pelham. Then he placed
$500 on Foxhunter and 81. 900 on CZaraphine
a place. That enabled him to back Beldame
for bunch after which he bet g. 900 on
Bulwark. Then his companion advised him
to quit before Dame Fortune had a chance to
turn the other way. and the oount-up fol-
lowed. II was said that John W. Gates got
his money on Beldame through the medium
OF q well known horse owner who went up
and down the line. placing about $40 900 in all.
That McChesney is still held In high esteem
because OF his past triumphs was shown by
the crowd that surrounded him In the paddock
before the race There was such a jam that
Owner Smathers and Trainer Taylor were
jostIed about for ten minutes. The Macduf
horse looked to be In fine trim and warmed
up well. but 1t was the same old story when
II came to racing.
Beldame win not race again this year.
according to Newton Bennington. unless
she starts In some event at Morris Park out
OF COURTESY to her real owner. August Bel
mont. She has been racing steadily since
she won the Carter Handicap at Aoueduot
and Is entitled to rest.
Hildebrand continued to show improve
ment In his saddle work, landing two win
ners. Grenade spd Major Pelham. He also
finished third twice. with Blue Coat and
After Willie Davis had ridden
sydeny Pasets Csarsphine to victory. the
story was circulated that he had signed q
regular contract to ride for the Pagst-Hag-
gin -Joynor horses next season When asked
about the matter. Mr.. Paket sasd that no
contract had been signed but that Davis !
was we'll thought OF and would receive mounts
from the stable whenever 1t was possible
to secure his services
For the fourth time this season Jimmy
Mara had his collaIbone broken yesterday,
when Maiden threw him heavily at the pad |
dock jump during the run Of tho steeple- |
chase.
Beldames fractional time for the Second |
Special was a. follows: oaa. o:2e. 0:so. 02 SIS.
IIb SIS, 1928 rs, iAi. lisa, 2o7 SIS. 2:SS as.
The best record fort race at mile and a |
half was hung Up In 1901 when Frank Far |
els Blues ran 1t In 2:sS. The race was FIRST |
.up In 1885, the winners being Elkwood. |
Hanover, Kingston. Reporter. Los Angeles,
Judge Morrow. Lamplighter. Tammany. |