The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-19
SYSONBY'S FUTURE EVENTS.
SEVERAL HARD TESTS AWAITING
THE KEENE COLT.

Five Stakes in Which He Can Meet the
Best Horses In Training at the BAY
Failure to License Empire City SAID
TO Have Caused Present Turf Tansle.
sysonby has Ave important engagements
10 III at Sheepshead Bay. they are tine
Swift Stakes the Advance Stakes. the SPIN
drift Stakes. the Commonwealth hahoicap
and the classic Lawrence Realization. HIS
maQnifcent performance In the tidal STAKES
on Saturday caused many to pronounce MIN
the greatest horse in training. but conserva-
tive turfmen, while conceding that the Mel
ton colt is a remarkable animal. are not IN
clined to place him on a pedestal all by MIN
self until he has met some Of the famous
racehorses, including Beldame. Tradition,
Hermis, Ort Wells Stalwart and others
Sysonby, II he starts in the Swift Stakes,
for three-year-olds, seven furlongs, Fu-
turity course. tomorrow. may meet some
OF the best horses Of his age. lnclud-
ing Oiseau. who has been pointed for
this race Ivan the Terrible oxford.
Artful, Tanya and others. But as the
Whitney mares are not exactly ready. it Is
probable that they will not be seen at the
post In which event there may be decisive
strug gle between Sysonby and Oiseau.
In the Advance Stakes, which 10 weight
be run next Saturday. Sysonby. II he goes to
the post, will receive a more trying test than
IN the Tidal and the Swift, for the reason that
among the eligibles are Beldame. Tradition.
Tanya and Artful, together with Hermis
talwart, ort Wells, Oisesu. The Picket. DEM
and Africander. When Beldame won the
Suburban her owner said that she wouid
be raced only moderately In future. she
came out of the Suburban in splendid shape
10 hn
without great deal of preparation. Hermis
and Stalwart are both late in coming to mana
this year, aud will hardly go. Ort Wells Is
nowhere near ready for hard race. so
the Advance will probably narrow down to a
small field, with Sysonby a reasonably sure
starter, as the race will be worth $l2.0 to
the winner.
One week from Saturday the Common.
wealth Handicap $40. 900 added one mile ana
q quarter, will be run. This Is a sort OF re-
newal Of the Suburban. the weights being
announced on Saturday last. In his allot-
ments W S vosburgh has given top weight.
1872 pounds to Hermis, with 1873 to Beldame.
l27 to Irish Lad. l25 to Delhi. Stalwart ana
The Picket l24 to Ort Wells and then going
down the list we find lls for First Mason.
who ran third in the Suburban. 1lAf for Proper.
who was second to Beldame. nd so on Mr..
vos burgh has put 100 pounds on Sysonsby.
los on Oiseau. lol on Tradition and 100
on Tanya and Artful But II Sysonsby ac-
cepts the issue he will have to take up five
pound penalty for winning the Tidal. Whlch
will make his impost III pounds. As the f'elu
for the Commonwealth can embrace nearly
all of the horses that started in the suburban
Sysonsby will have a fine chance to demon
strate his worth
II is probable that Sysonsby will be up
against another good lot in the Realization.
10 fp ri n
form it looks as il he should win He Will
surely meet Tradition and Tanya. among
others both Of whom are under special prep
aration. The Realization will be run on
July 4. the last day of the Sheepshead Bay
meeting,
That Tradition was withdrawn from the
Tidal because her trainer did not believe she
could defeat Sysonby there seems to be little
room for doubt Tradition has started only
once this year. when she won the Gazelle
Stakes, for three year old FLIES, at Graves
end, covering mile and a sixteenth in mud
In 1851 20 In that race Tradition showed
grand form she was not extended In the
slightest degree and lb sabl9ped oyer ne
work for the Tidal, however. was. Of such a
remarkable nature that all OF the smart
ne could not lose. SO Tradition was saved
for some other valuable "ncassme1ts.
ceiye wee some legal blows Of Knockout Char
acter, the racetrncks are stl running though
under new methods, As the law prohibits
th an" IN voru e hs STATE
washing their hands of the betting ring.
while the hooklnakers have broken away
return for money waEered Bets are made as
In New York. Thrc is nc, record made Of
s ssns e6 ther badge p to- tie aRee
writer's as means OF Identification for the
cashiers in the event Of winning wager
whether not'inr or his nlor is legal or rot
Racing in this Stat. is II, something of
yes 1s son sa to R
STATE Racing Commission. although friends
OF Mr. BELMONT insist that everything will be
m s sRerne ReT IN i + ha
nor to set aside Mr.. Belmont for personal
reasons. while friends of the turf, including
financial world say that Mir. belmont should
be allowed to remain in control. All or this
feeling Of uncertainty is ascribed to the failure
Of the State Racing lomlussion :, land the
the Empire City Track of Yonkers for license
TO hold meeting under the provisions OF the
the first place, it is asserted there would
have been no reason for cutting OF the reve;
in the increase, OF the adm sslon rates and a
falling of in ,dvidends. Incidentally. there
hsTs to make rsa WITH s
bility Of fight TO finish with the track
owners. Some of these pulled up persons
who believe that the betting ring should rule
the destnies of the turf forget that If the
searchlight should be turned upon their
ments OF scandaous nature. Yet unmind-
full of the TACT that the public is violently
opposed 10 the predominance Of the book.
maker in turf aNairs, these misguided persons
are endeavorlng to put through a wildcat
scheme of monopoly which. If not quickly
throtted by drastic measures. will mea
more trouble than the turf authorities can
cope with. The Jockey Club is a dignited
body Of sportsmen. who do not believe in
dealing with offenders against the laws Of the
turf IN hasty or spectacular manner. That
was why the leaders OF the revolt on Suburban
day we're not dragged out Of the betting ring
and hustled uncerem oniously to the gates.
1t ia even possible that there will be no Official
action of a public nature as TO the beha vior
OF these individuals, but it ia safe to say that
even Il nothing appears on the surface
tip will he handed TO them to refrain from
further annoying tactics or suffer the CON
sequences, which means virtual Punishment in
the shape OF an inability to pass the gates OF
the facetrack.
The pLDAe'. confidence in racing is wholly
due to the government OF the turf by the
Jockey Club and the racing associations
Once the bodybuilding element secures the
upper hand that confidence will be weak
ened People go to the races for healthful
recreation ard to speculate on races sup
posed to be fee from sharp practise, TIE
with the privilege of betting with the public
on the possible performances of different
horses. The bctte's pay SO each for the
right to buck up against the books II the
men who try to win the puhlic's money on the
defeat of favorites and ct her choices are