The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
BIDS up BELM0NT'S HORSE.
LORD OF THE FOREST GOES TO
n. T. WILSON. JR.
6Ociey Club Chairman Declines to Blu,
Him Back After He Wins q selling
iNace-SysOnby's Greatness intensified
Heavy Betting at Shecpshead Ray.

Aeloo from the magnlncent Nlc'oIH o'
sysonby. the sensation at Sheepsheed BAY
yesterday was the bidding M Of August
Belmont's two-year-old Lord Of the Forest.
by Octagon-Lady Violet. after he had won
the fifth race. Lord of the Forest was oh
tered to be sold for $500 and when Judge
Mcdowell called Tor bids Italian doe Mar.
rome, a veteran horseman who once employed
Marty Bergen. ran the haures up to 81 800.
A. J. Joyner, the trainer Of the youngster.
protecting him with a IS increase. Then
Fred, Calhoun took a hand and boosted the
figures to s?,lno ,Ioyncr bid an extra S.
and turned away
Twenty-Five hundred cried Calhoun
who stood close To the rails. Jovnar re-
manned silent. and II looked as II tho son of
Ootagon would go ia Calhoun. when ]. y
Healey, trainer for r. T. Wilson. 'r,. pro-
tected him with a s. advance Calhoun
raised the figures 10 81, 400. and again Heaey
projected. As Calhoun started away from
the rail J. A Bennett got into The game with
81 500 bid Judge Mcdowell was about to
knock the geldlng down TO him at this inquire
WIEN a Pinkerton called to MIR, Mcdowell;
Here's a BID
II was another IS advance from Healey
and more bids we're called for. Calhoun
from the edge OF the big crowd that had COL
lected, raised the ante to $780, and when
Healey protected once more the younsster
was sold to him for s2,6o5. A. first II was
drought that Healev had been acting for
MIR. Belmont. but it turned out that he had
really bought Lord Of the Forest for Mr.
Wilson. In the clubhouse few mi nntes
later Mr.. Wilson met Mr. Belmont and Of
fered TO let him have the two-vear old back,
NO" was he reply of the Jockey Clubs
chairman. He was entered To he sold and
was protected for MS much as We thought
he was worth. The sale stands.
IL is not often that steward horses are
run up in selling races, and for that reason
the transaction caused no end of talk; Half
the run-up, or 500. went to Mrs. e. f. Dur
nell, who ran second With l.adsarion.
Mr. Belmont, BY thc Tay n was Is, one S,.so OF ne
triumph. joyner was Standing near at the
time. and Mr., keene. turning to hls famous
WI You told ME about Tradition rat her
scared me. but after to.day's race You can
not convince me that SySonby is not the
greatest horse of the aye, You ought to let
Tradition have a rest.
ms sally Drougn' tbs. good natured re-
mark from Joyner that Tradition would be
that ,sysonby would have Mr. Belmont's
Blandy TO beat Trainer James Rowe soon
y told MIR. kecnc last mght that Sysonhy
is the creates, horse ! have ever trai r;c
SHs neve Luxe 2s BlaSbparn and ohers lie
Is the fastest thorough bred ] ever saw. and
that he possesses wonderful ,gameness there
lie
the Realization and ought 10 win that event
IS easily as he won to-day. 49, .,u.
har bank of ros to
track and placed them on the Melton colt
without the slightest wor1iment I .1s
as the best investment they had seen for
generally handles the, Draks-Gates eommis-
nearly every book in the ring getting whaok
at the money, Daye, Johpson put 500" or.
wee We're h aso ab bon "nT s e D Joe
Joe I,llnan. Frank yer and several of the
clubhouse commissioners played Tradition
II. was day Of big betting all The the way
sssaSfe down IN 9f 1 ss s Mas as
BInmenthal. AlaN Sh Ids, Charley, Heney.
Bill Beverly, NJ Marks and The clubhouse
Wheelock. who is in the midst Of losing
Nreak, bet $1,000 on raran Rey,. with SOL
.nd bsv also H taxing IKE h,
one period PAGAN Boy was backed down
10 TO 5. but soon the rnmor reached the ring
that he had lost leg and the price scared
Roseben cost the ring mint Of money.
Rnye y m ma1 2H o@' a Gn moe ne
glassd BY sol llch,n,n,cn, Nay Gl,% M,
aid, Frank Tyler and the 'famnany crowd.
Alex Shields placed $500 on nru,d, IN whom
he is said to have an interest, Nm Wni'e =. u,
money Wheelock and Jack Mctiinnis also
PLAYED Druid to win. Ike IhompsGn end a
a strong fancy for Ivan the Terrible. Orlando
Jones took Diamond Flush and sam Man
heimer went t9 leala ,,a, ,,a s,,. ,,iro
players vince. Dave ,Iohnson, Ike Ron psonn'
Sa Reas 5 w Eds Io "a he ard sc "as
Frank Tyler had big bet on voorhees, a
place, prop.osition, which also called for a
Der r Of Brook lyn pc iitcians at the clubhouse
also backed voorhees, to be second, Bill
Phillips, the winner OF the race: was neglected
missioner, who BET enough II was said. to
in this race, was played BY Charley T,oN
The betting or, the. nth race had queer
look. Newton Btnnington,s Merrink. who
tie pubic, but not by the, smart fellows.
He was lame in the paddock and when he
against him; Meanwhile killing, Of large
proportions had been framed up with Lord OF
he Forest who tS opened a at to 6n! wai
Gates, had 5000 down. With BLUM BumeIn nta
son, Joe Rose, Charley Cash, Joe Havman and |
on at ali sorts Of prices Full, 5000 was
paid out on the success of Lord OF the FOREST. !
The ehaikers got some Of this money back
as al o the Seed ne E Woodod
Clay's mare as II it was all over. f. T.. |
smathers did not bet dollar on his horse.
odds of Is to about him. Joe llinan lost
solid place bet on The Southerner. while Joe
Frank Tyler went down hard when Memories
sysonhy had narrow escape from rcr;
manent injury while at the post. He had
the rail position and was standing quietly,