The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-05
.KEENE TOPS WINNING OWNERS
WINS S4Sy5OO DURING THE
SHEEPSHEAD BAY MEETING.
Enormous Winnings TAX en- From the Books
by the Clubhouse Patrons in Seventeen
Days-Dave johnson 500 900 Ahead
N the Game-Many Big WAEers.

0f the Game-MAny BIZ WAkers.
James r. Keene heads the list Of winning
owners for the Sheepshead Bay meeting
which closed Yesterday. with total OF sis.6oo
Sysonby's victories in the Tidal Stakes. the
Commonwealth Handicap apd the Lawrence
Realization contributing largely to this sue
cess. sydney Paget stands second on the
list with s27 .ssS: August Belmont third. with
go, 22o: F.. f.. Smathers fourth. with $2l. 7o5
s. s. Brown fifth. with s,s,?ao, II. ?. whitney
sixth with 1855. followed by Fred Cook.
with slo,77s: r. T. Wilson. Jr,. with $4,000
j ". Colt. with sa.a05; James r, Brady.
with IS, $50: W B. Jennings. with 50, 28o
r. H. McCarren. with 81. 8O0: John f..
Madden. with ss.os5; Andrew Miller. with
q, tes: G. F. Rowe. with H.2TO; ". II. Snyder.
with q. 1916. Frank Farrell, with $4,000. and
so on down The Realization was worth
1905 10 the winner. with $3.50 to the second
and 81, oss TO the third The Double Event
was worth s. 400 to the first horse.
The Realization, one Of the most famous
of America turf classics. was run for the
first time in 1850, when James B Haggins's
Salvador won in 25i. After that the winners,
with the time made. were Tournament, PSI:
Potomac. 25l. Tammany. 25l as: Daily
America, $50 2-5. Dobbins, 255. Bright Phon-
bus. asa ?-5; Requital. 24a 2-5; The Friar.
2:s 2-5. Hamburg, 2Si is. Ethelbert. PSI 2-5:
Prince of Melbourne. 24a As; The Parader.
2;io As; Major Dangerfed. 2+7 rs; Afr-
cander, PAS Is, and Orf Wells. PAS is. That
Sysonby could have hung up a new record
there can he no doubt, as he was never en-
tended for moment. He ran the same
kind of a race which won for him the Tidal
and the Commonweal h, and after i was over
the turf sharps again p ronoan Geo. MN the
" Rogers the trainer. OF Tanya. hurried
10 Mr EeenN in the paddock after tn. race
"Sysonby is wonder. Mr. .Keene J. am
convinced of his greatness and want nothing
more to do with him.
MIR Keene was delgh ted at the result ard
received countless Congra tulations all the
afternoon He told his friends that it was
his belief THAI Sysonhy was the greatest
equal or superior will he seen on the turf
So highly did h card sy5Sonb
that they would not take chances with the
big plunsers Nearly all OF them put to
on their states to 2 ana hey took sa
than lose their patronage, bur when the big
fellows and the clubhouse commissioners
wagers, they were told firmly bur politely
that there was nothing doing Several Of
ont early getting down $1,000 wagers on the
keene colt in small bets. but that was about
al there was 10 the support accorded the
said that they would never lay anything
but prohibitve odds against Sysonby in his
The sheepshead bay meeting was pro-
life Of clean racing and heavy specnlations
In the ring yesterday story was told on
Of the best known clubhouse commiss toner's
took all of 5000 from the books during
the seventeen days Of business at the Bay.
lar commissioner, by the way, had $4,000 on
Gastalia1 at to , ! when the latter Won The
M ssS Gsa aa S B 81 PRs on sau %
G s,g q the EnoMn S%n.r
ahead. Georss whseiock' the President Of
the Nets. is among the heaviest losers.
The crowd which was larger than the
gathering on Suburban day. fairly swamped
the ring Yesterday, so that many Of the lead,
hustle after half the card had been COMPLETED.
There were siyty-six Nets in line, with the
up a ton Of wealth in the steepechase He
closed at TO 10, going up from to- as Gold
Van was PLAYED down to o to 2 Those who
ald Dick Brown and, Others Knight Of
Mike Minden Gold Van got the backing Of
Otto stifel. Joe Rose Dave Johnson. George
Whseockl Bob NG CITY {, and Frank Tyler
X, ~
on the winner. tastalian, who went up in the
prices only - be backed AT the last moment
BY the clubhouse set.
Incarnation wa, scratched from the 9th rac,c,
and started in the second. which ~ Itself
vas good tip He enabled Sol 1ichtenst"in
Tb ar" Was mo on R rn:" oe
which was followed earnestly by Dick Dog
gett. Jack McGinn,iis and Joe Hayman. ell TO
dena Charley Fox played Lucy Young, Eole
Pearsall split n wager on Ieala and Charles
Head Smith. the Drake-Gates agent bet
lronsdess success in the Double Event
hit some of the books in the solar pleNus
GG Wor 1T nyd Kid Kid Rfr rHSk
Leo Mayer and the clubhouse agents wGrercd
thousands OH tho Whitney yorngster. while
on on Timber The favorita 0 Madden bet So"
on Timber. Jne ieRrer lost 81 800 on Bill
Phillips. Max ,Blumen'hal had $500 three ways
81 500 by Eddie Burke: only 10 lose by small
while stitel. Joe cassidy and Eole Pcarsaii
-. The. Iichtensteins were ABOARD, Of Ocean
Tide in the fifth race. Dave Johnson and
pokaber. with II " Joe Rose ,akins Ken. Joe
Yeager supporting Possession. f. r, Thomas
and Harry Hoffman backing Onatas, and Joe
The sontherner place Kid Rogers bet
81 ooo straight on Tho Southcrner. with no
boards in the last race. $500 each way and
taking 5000 from, the hooks Bmttling, as
usual was backed by a number of Brooklyn
season with much success. sydney Paget
and his friends played Jonopil in this race.
and so did many. Of tho handceppers
RAYMOND Hopkins. employed as clerk
by Sol Tdchtenstein. and q popular member
Of the bookmakers' fraternity. died on Mon
day night.
bo as on F bs Et ne line media s mak@S
"Goldie He vas the man behind the gun
AS he sat in the back ground and watched
the slate handler with keen eyes.
George odom told so,ne Of his friends on
Monday that. after riding Plandy in the
Realization he would retire permanently from
the saddle. But when asked about the matter
Yesterday he said that he had not fully made
mp his mind to get out of the business and
would rroba y continue riding now and then
INT the end Of the season
The Columbia Stable has sold Craziallo
TO w r. Jennings for $40, OO1 II Is surmised
that the horse will ultimately go TO the Hag-
gin stud
Previous winners Of tho second part OF
the Double Event were Torso. Russell. Vic
tory. Corduroy, Hornpipe. Cesarior. Hand
srrng Ornament. Hamburg. lean Beraud.
Me 'merist. Flkhorn. Flywheel White Chapel,
Conjuror and Veto
Previous winners Of the Independence
Steeplechase were Lion Heart. TT illon.
DR. tatlett twice. Magic Light. George W.
Jenkins Land OF Glover and Foxhunter.