The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
THE BRITISH SYS0NBY
WAS STRONG FAV0RITE.
BUT ARTFUL RAN AWAY FROW
HIM IN RECORD TINE.

Artful Was Great Surprise, Hav-
ing Never Won a Race-She Wa
Bred by the Late william C. Whit
ney and Ran Under Duryea's Col
! Ors-She Pulled Down $43,0OO as
| the Winners Share of the
Futurity-Great Crowd Saw the
Great Race.
New York. Aug. 27.-Artful, brown
filly bred by the late William c. Whit
ney and bearing the colors of Herman
B. Duryea, to-day won the seventeenth
renewal of the Futurity at Sheepshead
| Bay. Tradition, bred by James G.
Haggin and running in the name Of
Sydney Paget. was second, while Sys-
onby from the stable of James R.
Keene and bred in England, finished
third.
The Keene entry, Sysonby and Wild
Mint, was favorite in the betting, at
IS to 20. but was not heavily backed
in view of the short price, which the
public was not eager to accept with
the field of sixteen starters. The Dur
yea entry received the bulk of public
wagers at to 2. Tradition also was
heavily played at to 1 for the place
Sysonby's defeat was, however, hardly
expected by the immense throng thai
crowded Long Islands famous race
course, and especially by a fiIy which
had as yet never won a race.
The time for the six furlongs, Futu-
rity course. was one minute. eleven
and four-fffths seconds, the fastest on
record for the stake. The day was
perfect. A chill wind during the morn
ing gave way after the noon hour to
bright sunshine, and long before the
hour for the first race, every inch of
space in the double-d ecked grand
stand was crowded with lovers of the
thoroughbred.
In the betting ring, the struggle of
would-be players for a half hour pre-
ceding the bugle call had been terrific.
Men trampled upon one another in a
wild Atruggle to secure the best odds
on their favorites. Mr. Keene's en-
try, which had opened at 4 to 5, was
backed down until 10 to 20 was the best
price obtainable Not a great deal of
money was required, however, to force
the price, because every boolkmaker
in the ring openely expressed the be-
lief that Sysonby would win in a gall
lop.
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
Artful got away second and raced head
and head with Sysonby for three
eighths Of a mile. Tanya and Tradi-
ton were third and fourth, and the
other twelve We're punched behind
them.
Redfern seemed to have the race at
his mercy, but the lightweighted Art b
full never lost an inch and as they
rushed past the half-mile post Syson-
by began to tire. Hildebrand, quick to
see his advantage, began to hand
ride the fleet flly. Inch by inch he
crawled up and 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 dirt toward the finish, and
it was plain to be seen that the great
son of Melton and Optime was beaten.
Tanya, 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
lance 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, Ill 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, great shout went up from the
multitude.
To-day's race. while not as rich by
many thousands of dollars as some of
the preceding ones, was worth a total
of $54.290. divided as follows: To the
winner $4S,500; to the second, $4,917:
third, $2,0S3; to the nominator of the
winner ESTATE of William c.. Whit
ney), $4,000; to the nominator of the
second horse u. B. Haggin), $1.250;
to the nominator of the third horse,
$500
American breeders were highly pleas
ed over the outcome as Artful and
Tradition are purely American bred,
while the dam of Sysonby was import
ed by Mr.. Keene. and in his veins
flows the blood of some of England's
most famous derby winners.
Summaries as follows:
First Race-The Inaugural steeple-
chase, about two miles. Caller IL to
5, won, with Bonfire. 20 to l. second,
and Fox Hunter, Q to 5, third. Time,
400.
Second Rlace-Selling, last five and a
half furlongs of Futurity course. Ira
motor, to 1, won. with Gilpin, II to
l, second and Workman, to /, third
Time. 1907.
Third Race-The FAN handicap six
furlongs on main track. Hamburg
Belle, 10 to 1, won with Alan A. Dale
10 to 1, second and Collector Jessup
to /, third. Time, 1:12 As.
Fourth Race-The Futurity, for 3
year-olds, six furlongs. Artful. to O.
won. with Tradition, 10 to I, second
and Sysonby 13 to 90, third. Time,
Ill As. Tanya, Council. Agile Belle
Strome, Wild Mint, Glorifier. Hot Shot
Oiseau. Jack Lory, Woodsaw, Chrysi-
It's, Bedouin and Rose of Dawn finish
ed in the order named
Fifth Race-One mile High Chan
cellor. is to 5. won. with Dimple 10
!, second and Dekaber, u to l. third.
Time, $40.
Sixth Race-One mile and a sixteenth.
on turf. Orly H., 3 TO /, won. with FL
lott, to 1, second and Fhmmulla,
to 5, third. Time. 1916 40.
Jumped Into Wen.
Waynesboro, Ga. Aug. 27.-Emma
Ward, negro woman jumped into a