The Washington times., 1905-11-08
English Interested
In American Horse
Sysonby, King of the Turf, Has Attracted At
tentiOn Abroad-One of the Worlds
Greatest Winners-FOreiqn Tracks.
By RICHARD DAHLGREN.

SysOnby. who has been hailed as king
Of the American turf. is attracting at
tention among English racing men. The
Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
says of Mr.. Keenes great thoroughbred: 4:
$50 much has been heard OF Sysonby,
the English-bred bay colt, by Melton
out of Optime Cby Orme-mare by Specu-
lum), belonging TO James r Keene. that
we are glad to be able to give some
photographs of the horse. In America
he is regarded as their horse Of a cen
tury, and the experts and oldest racing
authorities are not only OF the opinion
that he is immeasurab bly, the best horse
that has ever appeared there, but also
cannot believe that anything superior to
him has existed anywhere He has phe-
nomenal speed. no distance is apparent
" too far for him, and he can carry
any kind OF weight. When you add that
his action is frictionless and perfect,
and that he has the best and kindest OF
dispositions, you well nigh have an ideal
race horse. SysOnby was imported IN
utero. his dam having been bred .
Melton by the late Marcus DAILY ana
bought by Mr.. Keene at the dispersal
sale for the now very trivial sum OF
$500. He was foaled at Mr.. Keene' 8
Castleton Stud. in Kentucky, and in diis
in New York with the forty yearings
of his year. From the first it was evil
dent that something uncommon was be-
ing developed aid his yearling trial
showed him to be the wonder he after
ward proved His debut at two years
was delayed until midsummer through
various slight ailments, thereby missing
some very rich engagements which
would have been at his mercy. But the
touts had been busy, his fame had
spread and to on was his price or
his first appearance and ten lengths II
q canter the verdict His only defeat
in the valuable Futurity $4,000 TO the
vinner), remains TO this day one Of thC
many turf mysteries which viii never
be solved and is still as inexplicabl'
as Il was then. His first race as a three
year-old. in the Metropolitan, a handi
cap at one mile. when drawing the out
side position, and having, on a circula
track. to run around a bfg field, in rot
ten ground. he was down on his knee
twice. he made dead heat with a four
year-oid, TO whom IN May he was givinl
thirty pounds by the scale, the rest o
the field being down the course.
His speed Is so great and he stays s.
well that he kills his fields very early i
they attempt to go out with him ant
force the pace. Else he galIops in from
If they wait, and draws away with al
ease that is astonishing and at a grea
pace whenever they move up TO him. II
has hardly ever been extended or mad
to galIop for more than q furlong or
quarter, every now and then, winninJ
all his races literally pulled up and II
very fast time by the watch Horse
that he beats In that way win higl
class races. beating the best fields be
fore and after they meet him. but b
beats them in a canter, no matter hoV
the races are run. That he never shoul
have been beaten 70 date looks as sur
as anything can In racing. and h
should and could have won very muc
more than even his huge total Sti