The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-30
TIME OF l:ll.4-5
was Second and James II.
Keene's SysOpby Finished Third
Betting Favored Sysonby. but the
Duryea Entry Received the Bulk OF
Public Wagers at TO 2. The Day
Was a Perfect One for the Race and
Immense Crowds Were i'm Attend
ance-In the Betting Ring the
Struggle was Terrible

New YORK, August Zl.-Artful, brown
filly, bred by the late William c. Whit
ney and bearing the colors OF Herman
B. Duryea. today won TIE 18th renewal
of the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay.
and running in the name of Sid,ley Pa
gent was second, while Sysonby from
the stable of James r. Keene and bre .
in England, finished third. The Keene
entry-Sysonby and Wild Mint, was ia
vorite in the betting st 13 to 20, but was
price which the public was not eager
to accept with the field Of sixteen start
ers. The Duryea entry received the
bulk Of public wagers at to 2. Tradi-
ton also was heavily played at the
good odds of to for the place. Syson-
by's defeat was, however, hardly ex-
pected by the immense throng that
crowded Long Islands famous race
course, and especially by a filly which
had as yet never won a race. The time
for the six .furlongs Futurity course
was one minute, eleven and four-fifths
stake.
The day was perfect. A chill wind
during the morning gave way after the
noon hour to bright sunshine and :3ng
before the hour for the first race
every inch of space in the double deck
ed grand stand was crowded with low
ers of the thoroughbred. In the betting
ring, the struggle of would-be players.
for half hour preceding the bugle
call had been terrific. Men trampled
upon one another in a wild struggle to
secure the best odds on their favorites.
tMr. Keene's entry, which had opened
at four to five. was backed down until
thirteen to twenty was the best price
obtainable. Not a great deal of money
was required, however, to force the
price, because every bookmaker in the
ring openly expressed the belief that
Sysonby would win in a gallop.
a few minutes after four the horses
were lined Up for the start. Sysonby,
with Redfern up, was on his toes as
the barrier snapped and got the rail.
Artul got away second and raced head
and head with Sysonby for three eights
of a mile. Tanya and Tradition were
third and fourth and the other twelve
were punched behind them. Redfern
seemed to have the race at his mercy,
but the light weighted Artful never
lost an inch and as they rushed past
the half mile post Sysonby began to
tire. Hillebrand. quick to see his ad-
vantage, began to hand ride the fleet
flly. Inch by inch, he crawled up and
as they dashed by the five furlong pole
he was tapping Sysonby's saddle A
great shout rang out as the racers tore
down the brown stretch Of dirt toward
the finish, and it was plain TO be seen
that the son of Melton and Optime was
beaten. Tnayn which had been running
third, gave way to Tradition, and Lyme
on the latter worked like a demon in
the last seventy yards and succeeded in
catching Sysonby. Artful in that dis
tance had gone away at every jump.
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.
The pace had been too much for them
and the time iii As, was the fastest
yet recorded for the full Futurity
course. When the time was hung up and
the horses came back to the judges
stand, a great shout went up from the
multitude.
Today's race, while not as rich by
many thousands of dollars as some OF
the preceding ones, was worth total
OF s54, 80 divided as follows:
To the winner s43, 500; to the secoES
$4,917; third $2,oS3; to the >nominator
of the winner (estate OF William C..
Whitney, $1,000. to the nominator OF
the second horse q. b. Haggin) $1,250:
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