The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-03
USUAL GALLOP FOR SYSONBY.
WINS THE RICH CENTURY STAKES
WE'LL IN HAND.

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Yankee Consul Takes tho Fntbush stakes
From q Field OF Class-Buck ODOwd
Firut In the teepiechaSe-2S ''OO
Persons at the Sheepshead Track.
In spite OF the threatening weather $4,000
persons saw the inv ncible Sysonpy WIN
the Century Stakes. for three-year -oids anu
upward one mile and half. at Sheepsheau
Bay yesterday afternoon. Tho great coi'
ran the distance over a track that was Urine
slow In 2:35 and added SIS. 900 TO the winnihes
of the Keene stable. From the very moment
that the barrier was raised. just beyond
the bend of tho Futurty course. sysohoy
was In front, ga!loping along easily yet
swiftly under wraps. with Nicoi sittihR per.
fectiy still In the saddle. At no period OF
the race was Sysonby In real danger. and ne
won, az usual. under a pull. The century
Is a weight for age affair. 30 that Sysonoy.
a three-year-old. carried us pounds. whhe
8. g. Browns four-year-old BroomsticK
picked I'D i2e, with r. T. Wilson. Jr.'s Dolly
spanker and Mrs. l.. Curtiss Eugenia Buroh
each packing 1913. Nobody. as far az tho
crowd in general was concerned. bet on
Sysonby. for he was at the prohlbttive ODDS
Off to 20, but Broomstick and Burch were
heavily played for the place at TO ana
2 to 1, respectively.
When Sysonby came down to the judges
stand for the first time the crowd applaudeo
him warmly because OF his past achieve
ments and his magnificent presence. HIS
stride was easy and graceful as he bounded
swiftly over the soft earth. and as NiooI mao
Q Arm hold on the reins the Melton COLTS
mouth was wide open. Several lengths be-
hind him came Buroh. followed closely BY
6panker and Broomstiok. the latter being
held under restraint by Martin. As Sysonby
turned into the backstretch Nlcol took
firmer hold on TIE bride and in jffy both
Burch and Spanker cut down his lead to
length. Then Nicol let out a link and the
Keene colt drew away so quickly the crowd
laughed. Just before he got to the far turn
Sysonby was held hard again. just as 1t had
happened BEFORE Eurch and Spanker made
a gallant dash to take the lead, and as they
seemed to DO about to draw UP on even terms
with him Sysonby dashed away once more.
It was the same thing over again In the
stretch. Nicol toying with the others to his
hearts content. With Burch on the outside
OF him and length back. under the whip.
and Broomstick trying to steal up on the rail
Sysonby was never extended but just breezed
home q winner by two lengths In such an
easy manner that the crowd roared. Broom
stick who made his run through the home
stretch, finished second a length and half
before Burch, who In turn beat Spanker a
neck.
The running Of the rich Flatbush Stakes
for two-year-olds. seven furlongs Futurity
course, developed the fact that Yankee Consul
Il one of the best colts OF the year, II not the
champion Of them all. He met field that
was superior to that which ran In the Flu
turty as to class and won in handsome style.
A favorite at 2 to 1. Yankee Consul. with
jack Martin up, broke with the others to a
perfect start, and then hugging the rail he
led at all stages. He was under wraps most
of the way. showing brilliant turn Of speed.
and when he won by a good length In %
he was we'll in hand. H. P. Whtney's Tim
Der. who ran second in the Futurity. met
Yankee Consul at even weights. and after a
sical. 8 TO /, he beat her a head for the place
under punishme NJ. Timber was coupled
with Pegasus, VINO carried only l0S pounds
Though the Whitney pair opened at to 8.
they went up to II to 5. Pegasus running a
Gsry snFtRs behnd Bsn
s s np shut pa at we4
sSuR%a '6st ssF Rspe!sss f,'sa tss
steepi eehase; Buck O'Dowd had an exciting
Grandpa. who was backed down to 10 TO S,
but ct the dst sabP ,oT
to spare, while Pious ran over Grandpa on
the fiat and beat him BY twenty lengths
The time was $40 rs for the full course.
Pat Bulger. q Is to shot. picked UP top
weight, l27 pounds. In the high weight handl-
cap at six furlongs. and making all the running.
be won with ridiculous ease by five len gths In
iIS 2-5 Marjoram, 8 to !. second choice. ran
In the place, three lengths before Cloten, is
70 1, who also gave weight to his company.
The two-year-old Anodyne was the favorite,
but she was half q length out OF the money
about BY j. J. Walsh. With a good ride he
Isolation, 8 to i, took the fifth race. for two
In q spectacular finish. Half dozen horses
followed in bunch heads and necks apart,
with Sterling, a so to l shot second. beating
Sam Hildreth's Odd Ella. 8 to /, by a nose.
Frank Farrell's Mintia and Andrew Miller's
Ingleside. equal favorites, were never con-
spfcuous. The time WAS O7 3-5.
Don't Ask Me. backed down to Q to I. came
from behind in the last race at mile and a
sixteenth on the grass and won In a drive
by three parts OF a length from Pronta.
backed down 70 3 to / The latter Latter was a
The time was iAs 3-5. Three favorites won.
The summarizes:
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Buck SI o6 6oa a. aged u RodrocE.. 81 even
Grandpa g.. ....... .l57. j. o'Brien.. 1875 even a's
CARDIGAN. 49,. 49,. Dupee. 81 s-5
baec Sirsha aged i Grsntand. 4oi 1871
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