The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28
Tradition Finishes in Front
 of the Great Sysonby.
SVleali1 Ftela Faces the Starter for t1e cisssie Brent at sheepshsea nsy, aas the vast TAroag
 Sees . Beautifully
 ;, Contested Race.

New York. Aug. 2T.-Artful, brown lilly. bred by the late William 0. Whit poy and bearing the colors of Herman D. 1Duryea. today won the seventeenth renewal of the Flturity at sheepshead Hsssin and running in n the name of < Sydney Paget,. was second. while Sy- sonby. from the stable of James. R: x,Sss9A eSd pred n Ensisnd, ,nnn snisn.dd snd Wild Mint, was favorite in the betting ar l3 to 20. but was not heavily back ed in view of the short price whicn the public was not eager to accept with the nsla of sixteen :iartsrs, The TT ,,,SI'c DJfs wasers at to ].
 Tradition also was heavily played at the sooS Pfss ss,sa. of to der sss ly expected by the immense .nrons thascrowded Long Islands famous race course. and especially by a lilly which time as for ssi six nsxaf fHfionss of the Fu.urty course was 1:11 4-5, the fastest on re-
 The Weather Perfect.
 The weather was perfect. A chill wind during the morning gave way at the noon hour to bright sunshine and long before 2:30, the hour for the first deeEed grand stand was crowded. Vo- taries of society came back from the mountain and seashore to witness the sfruggle for turf honors among the half dozen miliionaires represented in the Futurity. To these the $55,ooo purse did not perhaps appeal. but the worth of the stake threw off a giamor which brought thousands of persons to
 The three spiendidly contested races which preceded the Futurity whetted their appetites for the grand struggle and when the sixteen candidates. one having been withdrawn and three ada eh to the overnight entries passed the post. the excitement was intense.
 In the betting ring the struggle of preceding the bugle call been terrific. Men trampled upon one another in A wild. struggle to secure the best odds on their favorites, MT. Keene's entry. ed down until IS to 20 was the best price obtained.
 Not a great deal of money was re- puired, however, to force the price. be- cause every bookmaker in the ring openly expressed the belief that Sy- sonby would win in gailop. He had defeated his fields in previous races ;se He probability of his falling to do so
 Artful. from the Duryea stable. had thirteen pounds the advantage. because pf Der not having won previously and incurred no penalty. With Hiideorand to ride ner was all that was necessary, and the entry received as second choice
 T tradition. carrying equal weight to Bysonby, made the bettors little doubtful as to the chances Of the eaget candidate. This hlly really was Nevertheless, with Lyme to ride, she Mas heavily played, especially at to 1h for the place and to for third; horses were lined up for the start. The course was almost a straight run or six sfurlongs and directly toward the stand, and for that reason lacked much of the spectacular effect of the contests on the main track.
 Delay at the Post.
 There was quite a delay at the post owing to the size of the field. but after a few moments Starter Fitzgerald lined the 2year-olds up and sent them away 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 khree-eighths of a mile. Tanya and Nradition were third and fourth, and hthe other twelve were punched behind them.
 his mercy, but the light weighted Art SuI never lost an inch and as they Crushed past the half mile post sysonby began to tire. Hildebrand. quick to see his advantage, began to hand ride !the fleet ally Inch by & inch h,f he .s crawl S,io
 
 furlong pole he was tapping sysonby's saddle.
 A great shout rang out as the racers tore down the broad stretch of dirt toward the finish and 1t was plain to Doe seen that the great son of Melton land Optimo was beaten.
 Tanya, who 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.
 ArtfuI, in that distance. had gone away at every jump. Passing under the wire. she was five lengths in front of Tradition, and the latter was short head in front of Sysonby. Tanya was four lengths away in the fourth place, while the others were strung out hope nessly beaten.
 Red Record Made.
 The pace hnd been too much for them and the time. 1:11 4-5, was the fastest yet recorded for the course. When the time was hung up and the horses came back to the judges stand. -