The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-08
GOSSIP OF THE RACETRACK.
SYSONBI, OISEAC ANDTR4DITION
NAY COME TOGETHER.
Match Race TO he Arranged for 4 week
From T0-day-Drake Wins Heavily on
Rapid Water-Fred Calhoun Cleans UP
With C0nsuelo u.-Layers In Trouble.

Indications point to three cornered match
race TO be run a week from to-day at Morris
Park for the two-year- championship.
the prospective starters being James X.
Keene's Sysonby. Sydney Pagets Tradition
and j. G.. Greeners Oiseau. 1t was stated
yesterday that MIR. Paget and Mr.. Greener
are both willing to start their champions.
providing the distance 10 seven furlongs.
but Mr.. Greener first desires to consult his
trainer. Carroll d. Reid. who is in the West
but will be here tomorrow. Mr.. Keene
thinks the distance should be not more than
six furlongs. He has kept Sysonby In train
ing for Just such an event. even though the
Melton colt has no stake engagements at
Morris Park. II the three youngsters come
together they will carry stake weight. the
conditions calling for u subscription Of 81 900
each. with 81, 900 to be added by the West
chester Racing Association. The race would
be an extra attraction on the closing day
OF the present meeting
The right money IL on Rapid Water!"
was the cry throughout the betting ring at
Westchester yesterday just before the running
of the Dixiana Stakes. In the paddock
John A. Drake. the owner OF Rapid Water.
said that he had sent a small wager on
the colt to the books. but In the ring Otto
Townsend, who usually bets for Newton
Bennington, had gone the rounds betting
$500 and 81 900 at clip. getting Q to for the
greater part Of 81 900 commission. Benning-
ton was not at the track. but O'Neill. his
crack Jockey. who also rides regularly for
Drake. had the leg UP on Rapid Water. 1t
was soon whispered that Townsend did not
bet dollar for Bennington. but handled the
Drake commission with the idea OF throwing
the layers off the scent. Rapid Water was
the heaviest backed winner Of the day and
all of the books were hit. although the volume
OF clubhouse money that was bet on Dolly
Spanker In the same race served to offset
the losses on the Drake colt. Dave johnson
was also heavy winner on Rapid Water.
He loaded the money on wherever he could
and finally caught the Humming Bird
for a 81, 900 bet at to 5.
+. s. Calhoun. the owner of Consuelo H..
trained by Pittsburg Pills brother. went
home satisfied with life, He wagered $500
all three ways on his fast FLY. getting 500
on straight at Is to 1 and $500 on at IL to /.
He secured to place and 8 to to show.
and won close to $4,000 when Consuelo came
home on the bit.
IT was said in the ring toward the close OF
the day that three more layers. members oil
the Nets. had thrown up the sponge. heavily
in debt. The game has been extremely hard
for them lately. especially from the playing
end. Membership buttons can be secured
now dead cheap. 1t ia reported.
There was mix up at the post in the first
race that caused much unpleasant comment.
Starter Cassidy threw the barrier and the
whole field went of W ith rush except Hood
wink, who caught the webbing in her mouth.
The man with the advance flag. for some
unknown reason. thought that it was no
start and sigma lied 10 the jockeys to pull
up. some OF the horses ran nearly half
mile before they could be stopped. When
the field was sent away again. after a delay
OF five minutes, there was no faultfnding,
especially az the favorite, Sidney c. Love,
heavily pla yed by Joe Yeager. got the money.
In previous races little Race King showed
so much soreness that turfmen said it was
sheer cruelty to let him start. But in the
Manhattan Handicap yesterday trans
formation took place. The colt opened at
100 to l and was played across the board
until he dropped to 90. and then ran n race
that showed a wonderful change in form.
He came 40 near winning that the DOCK
makers had heart disease.
O'Neill rode two winners. Willie Dariss
mother was u visitor at the track to see her
son ride for the first time. But the best
Willie could do was to finish second with
Thistle Heather. in the first race
Previous winners OF the Dix!ana were
Briar Sweet. Ethelbert. Gonfalon, Water
color. Dom Paul and Bad News. Rapid
Water hung UP a new record for the race.
Because he won the Manhattan Handicap
last year. Csstalian was heavily backed 20
repeat in Yesterdays event The other
winners of this race were Sanders. Fire
arm twice., Musette and King Pepper.