The sun., 1904-08-29
GOSSIP OF THB RACBTRACK.
aRTFUL NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE
FtATBUSH STAKES.
hut She Can Have Another Race with
sysonby ana Tradition In tho Great
Eastern Handicap Later On ~ the Hay
-Hildebrsnds PhensmenAl success.

--Hi,debrsnds Phensmenal success.
Artful's next en- ga cement is the Great Filly
Stakes, to be run on Wednesday. followed by
the Sapphire, the Bellies and the Great Eastern
Handicap. to be decided later on at the Bay.
hut she ia not eligible for the Fiatbush Stakes.
scheduled for next Sa turday. In the Great
Filly stakes, If she goes, Artful will have 70
take I'D a penalty OF eight pounds for winning
the Futurity Among those she may nave
ia meet in this race are s. 8. Browns way
ward Lass. j. T.. Madden's Linda Lee. the
National Stables Belle Strorne and others OF
that class But should Artful be kept I'D tne
barn the Duryea stable has other Formidable
fllies to send to- the post. including Tanya.
f,ose Of Dawn, Hearts Desire, Cricket ana
Iota.
with Artfm ineligible for the Flatbush.
which ia a dash OF seven furlon - down the
Futurity course. there will not be chance 70
zee her measure strides with Syson py anu
J'ra dition in that event under different con-
ditiops. The conditions Of the race call Tor
ll5 pounds, winners Of 5000 after Aug. 10
10 carry l2O pounds. witt maidens 100 sE-
sonby under this arrangement VIII shouider
iis pounds and ID said to be sure starter,
together with Veto, Blucher or Augur from
.he same stable The Duryea colors VIII
probably be carried by Tanya and Prince
Hamburg. the latter maiden who has oeeh
highly bred. sydney Paget will start Ira
dition and probably Jonqull, whhe othet
starters may include SONG and Wine. Blandy.
Red Friar, Humo, Britisher Hot shot, 81.
Bellane and others.
Artfuls Futurity triumph was on the UP
Of the tongue all day yesterday ~ was
freely admitted that her true form had been
very skilfully GOV cred up in spite OF tho
fact that she ran in two races ut Saratoga
IL ia perfectly legitimate to run a horse SEQ
opd to a stable mate with whom an owner
has explicitly declared to win. ana Artlui
was pulled to both Princess Rupert and
Dreamer. who in each instance beat her
couple Of lengths, BY this manipulation
Artful was enabled to gain much sctual
racing experience and at the same time
get into the Futurity with a maiden allow
ance that gave decided pull in the W eights
Eliminating her from the Futurlty. and the
real weight carriers, Tradition. Sysonby and
Tanya we're pretty close together. showing
merit and running not far away from pubic
form
Many of those who wagered big money
on Sysonby were inclined yesterday 70 criti-
else this handling Of Artful. but 1t Is hard TO
see how complaints on this line can oe )usti-
fed. Artful's work for the Futurty was not
kent secret, but the fact that she ran far
batter race than few expected has naturally
caused some grumbling which is unwarranted.
Great as was her performance In the DIG
race. however, she has yet to prove that she
IN the best two year-old Of the year. She
must display marked ability to pack stake
weight and take the measure OF such cracks
as Tradition and Sysonby. who finished be-
hind her on Saturd day.
In the treat Eastern. which is a handicap
for two-year -olds at six furlongs, and will
be run a week from Saturday. Artful will
probably be asked to meet Sysonby. Tradition
and other good youngsters under more trying
conditions 1t is believed that she will re-
ceive a heavy impost from Handicapper
Vosbure. who will place her on pra ctlcally
even terms with the Keene star and the Paget
Nlly at least II she declines the Issue. Tanya
may be sent out to night for the prize.
Somebody said after the Futurtty that
Sysonby displayed the white feather. an
assertion that caused much warmth OF feeling
among the adherents of the Keene stable. To
all appearances Sysonby ran his best race
but simply met defeat because he encountered
better two-year -olds than had been his lot
in previous races There is an inclination
now to rate Sysonby on u somewhat lower
plane than before the Futurity was run.
Looking back over his races 1t is asserted
that in reality he beat nothing. and being a
remarkably high class colt 1t was easy for
him to show his quality in a more pronounced
manner than under other circumstances.
That Mr.. Keene was greatly disappointed
over the showing OF Sysonby goes without
saying The veteran turfman did not look
for such remarkable youngsters as the two
fllies that beat the Melton colt home. but.
as usual, he had no complaint to make. ac-
cepting the reverse in the sportsmanlike
manner that has made him popular on the
turf both here and in England. But 1t Is safe
to say that Mr. Keene does not adhere to his
former belief that sysonby Is a greater two
year-old than the peerless Domino.
Hildebrand scored his greatest triumph
when he rode Artful to victory. This re-
markable jockey has enjoyed phi enomenal
success. When Joe Yeager. the Boy Plunger. !"
brought him here last spring from California.
Eastern racegoers had seldom heard OF him.
All that was known " as that he was good
lightweight and a well behaved boy. 1t did
not take him long to jump into pop ular favor.
There was real merit In his horseman anship. and
owners and trainers were quick to recognize
H. In a months time he was actually leading
in honors. with such hoys as odom. Shaw.
Redfern and others looking insignificant in
comparison. With an eye to furt her success
for the boy YeaGer got him an enga cement
with the Duryea stable, and before long
Hldebrand succeeded the veteran Willie
Shaw as head jockey. His riding on more
than one occasion has sho wn that he pos
eeSSeS ne6u WoTk, cooi, QuiSA JuusHoht ohNi
wonderful nerve.
Tod Sloan, great as he was. said well
known turfman yesterday. was never Hide
brands superior. The latter is every bit as
clever and the best jockey In the world to-day
bar nobody" Hildebrand will earn probably
$40 900 this year. He was Is years old tw o
weeks ago and is saving his money. He will
receive a handsome present for riding Artful
in such faultless manner.
There are many stakes to be decided before
the close OF the present meeting at the Bay.
The Autumn Maiden Stakes and the Flying e
Handicap will be run this afternoon. The
Partridge Stakes for two-year-olds. six fur
longs on turf, and the Dolphin Stakes for three
year-olds. one mile and a furlong, will be
decided tomorrow. In addition to the Great
Filly Stakes on Wednesday. the Twin City
Handicap at a mile and a quarter will be q
feature, the eliRibles Of note being the famous
three-year-old Ally Beldame, the noted race
mare Gunhre. 0rt Wells. Delhi. Hermls. The
Picket. McChesney. Caughnawaga and Lord
OF the Vale.
The Dash Stakes for two-year-olds and the
Reapers for three-year-ods one mile and
three-sixteenths. are on the card for Thurs
day. For the Reapers Beldame. Broomstiok
ormonds's Right. Rapid Water and Mercury
are all eligible to start. The Turf Handicap
at n mile and a quarter on the grass, 10 the