The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Horsen1en Much Regret
There'U Be No Match
Wanted to See Sysonby and Artfu in Special
Race-Showing of Hermis Encouraging.
Gates Doesn't Bet So Much.
By MANHATTAN.

NEW YORK, July 15.-Racehorse men
have generally crowned Sysonby king
and Artfui que~S Of the turf, on the
showing up 10 date, and, that question
settled. the equally interesting one, as
TO when these two were to get together
and decide which of the two is to stand
first is Of great Importance.
1t was hoped for a while that this
contest would be settled at Brighton
Beach next week. but the hope is vain.
Harry Payne Whitney, who has su-
preme confidence that Artful can take
the measure of Sysonby or anything else
that races at scale weight. left the mat
ter with his trainer, and Rogers has
decided against the race. The FLY went
TO Saratoga with the balance of the
Whitney string, and she and Mr..
keene's crack will not get together un
til the Saratoga meet
Sysonby stands at the front, not alone
because of the races he has run and
won. but by his capacity as a money
Garner. He is already near the s109, 900
mark. and 1t is altogether likely that
before the end of this season as a
three-year-oId re will have some records
in the money-earning line In the limits
of turf history.
II is worthy of note that both Artful
and Sysonby had an easy time of it as
two-y car-olds, and We're not unduiy
pushed. Their careers as three-year-
| olds are added arguments against send
! ing colts to the races too early. 1t is
recalled that Ort Wells Hermis and
Beldame, three of the greatest of recent
racers. each had pretty much the same
easy time of 1t as two-year-olds as did
Sysonby and Artful
| On the other hand * may be rennem-
| hered that many youngsters who gave
remarkable promise as two-year-oIds
Jean Beraud and Blue Girl, for example
who were sent in for the first prize and
/ kept al it, failed utterly in the older
classes. These may be condolences, and
it may be admitted that there are ex-
ceptions. like iriSi. Lad but | have no
doubt a careful examination of the rec
ords will show that It pays to hold a
good horse back from a financial stand
point. to say nothing OF the condition in
which il leaves the animal when il is
time TO sent it TO the stud.
The easy manner in which Hermis
won his first race TuesjaJ leads to the
| hope that this great horse has trained
or in good shape IL he has he is liable
to largely increase the winnings of
e. r. Thomas before the snow flies
and the ponies start at 6enning. Her
mis- always did come 10 hand late but
when he does come he stays
I Africander, who as three-year- r-old
won the Realization and $4,000 in purs-
i es. has been shipped to Kentucky He
has seen his last days on the turf and
i-,.Iu Of hi -,
Elmsdorf Stud. HagSin having instruct
! ct Joyner to ship him.
: Newton Bennington believes now that
! First Water, winner of the Juvenile and
! National Stallion races and hero of the
Belmont Park spring season, will train
! again this year II has developed that
/ First Waters trouble is not In the foot.
It IS in the knees. and they have been
punch fired. Just after this opera ton
Mr.. Bennington said he could not hope
to get First Water to the races again
before next season. Recently, however,
the handsome Watercress colt has done
so well Mr. Bennington has developed
a hope that he may come to in time for
( Futurity 1t is for that great race
that the chestnut is being pointed. at
any rate.
When news is dun John a Drake and
al
writer's If they had won or lost all they
are said TO have won or lost the book
makers would have all been out of busi-
ness long ago. If the winnings had
been as reported the bookies all would
have been broke, while if the losses
were correctly estimated there would
have been no necessity for any Of the
regulars. at least, TO go on working.
1t Is generally understood among the
freuuenters of the tracks that when a
heavy commission goes from the club
house TO the ring II belongs to the Drake
and Gates party. that Mr.. Drake and
Mr. Gates combine issues TO beat the
bookmakers Nothing was ever so far
from the truth, as not once in a half
dozen times does the Drake wager go
the same way as that OF Gates: in fact.
they are such rivals in their turf specu-
lations that they get a whole heap of
pleasure from their contrary opinions
When one of them wins it Is the signal
for the other to Josh. and many ii
time they nave bantered each other into
wager, horse against horse.
a thousand dollar wager on horse is
q pretty decent wager for either one of