The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
BIDS UP BELMONT'S HORSE.
LORD OF TEE FOREST GOES TO
n. r. WILSON, JR.
0ecl<ey Club Chairman Declines to buy
Him Back After He Wins selling
RAoe-sysOnby's Greatness Intenslf,ed
Heavy Betting at Sheepshead bay.

Aside from the magnificent victory of
Sysonby, the sensation at Sheepshead Bay
yesterday was the bidding up Of August
Belmonts two-year-old Lord Of the Forest.
by Octagon--Lady Violet. after lie had won
the nfth race. Lord Of the Forest was en-
tered to be sold for $500, and when Judge
MCDOWELL called for bids italian Joe Mar.
.ors. I. veteran hnrseman who once employed
Marty Bergen, ran the figures up to $500,
A. ]. JoyAer, the trainer Of the youngster.
proteotin0 him with u IS increase. Then
Fred Calhoun took a hand and boosted the
figures to S2.10o. Joyner bid an extra IS
and turned away.
TWENTY-FIVE hundred" cried Calhoun
who stood close to the rails. Joyner re-
NAMED silent. and it looked rs II the son OF
Octagon would go to Calhoun, when i. j.
Healey. trainer for r. I. Wilson. DR., pro-
tected him with 81 advance. Calhoun
raised the figures to 81 400. and again Healey
protected. As Calhoun started away from
the rail j. A. Bennett got into the game with
. q, 500 bid. Judge Mcdowell was about to
knock the geldng down to him at this figure
when Pinkerton called to Mr.. Mcdowell:
HERE'S q bld!"
It was smother IS advance from Healey
and more bids were called for. Calhoun.
from the edge Of the big crowd that had col
lected raised the ante to $1,000. and when
Unprotected once more the youngster
was sold TO him for s2eo5. At first II was
drought that Healey had been acting FOR
Mr.. Belmont. but it turned out that he had
really bought Lord OF the Forest for MIR.
Wilson, In the clubhouse few mi nute5
later Mr. Wilson met Mr.. Belmont and Of
fered to let him have the two-year old back.
NO." was the reply Of the Jockey clubs
chairman. He was entered 20 be sold ana
was protected for as much as we thought
he was worth. The sale stands
1t ia not often that steward s horses are
run up In selling races, and Tor that reason
the transaction caused no end OF talk: Hair
the run-up, or 500. went to Mrs. Z. T.. Dur
nell, who ran second with Ladsarion.
MIR. Belmont. by the way, was one OF me
triumph. Joyner was standing near at the
time. and u, kr. heene' turning to his famous
What you told me about Tradition rat her
scared me. but after to-days. race you can
not convince me that Sysonby is not me
greatest horse OF the age You ought 10 leu
This sally brought the good natured re.
mark from Joyner that TradiS on, v Would De
thst sssenby would nav M, MI p Bsmo .nos
h 3oSsd to b Dsay and ssd soon
y told Mi. Keene last night that SysofnbJy
10 the greatest, horse ! have ever .traiRneia o.
is the fastest thorough bred / ever saw. and
that he w9Ed1Tu w start IN
the Realization and ought to win that event
IS easily as he won TO-DAY. 49,, ,.u.
Hnnd iu' brought their bank rolls to ne
track and placed them on the Melton col colt
Th t the Fh ties sxT h
many ,y' DAY, Charles Head smith. who
generally Myal naede all Of sso on syson
nearly every book in the ring gettlng. whack
AZ the money. Dave johnson put so."1 ,o on
we're h sso aSoard stokes. Joe Hayman
joe Ullman Frank Tyler and several Of the
I'M Nse en seered Clear OF
~ was day Of big betting al the way va,
loaded down with wealth. Joe ,Hayman; Max
yMmsnthal Alex shields Charley y Hkeney,
Bsv en him al Ma oEsr the 4s eoTse
Wseel e Who 1t' is 81 in the midst Of losing
streak. bet $1,000 on Pagan BeyYr ~ With sol
ode period Pagan Bey was backed down
t3o to 5, but soon the rnmoI rsacne e the ring
Roseben cost the ring a mint Of money.
With s. 500 Wa gers by Joe Glman and Toe
sssa sy Sol 1ehtsns!s "a Mag sd eu% Mdnon
Ae1 Shields placed 50, on Druid, in WHOM
ss Se to hsSe Ell oe S Tss at En-
money. Wheelock and Jack -AloGinnts also
played Druid to win Ike Thompson eng
strong fancy for Ivan the Terrible Orlando
Jones took Diamond Flush and Sam Man
heirner went to zeala, s. .,o s. .,,no
players vince, Dave johnson Ike Ihampson,
the LichtensteIns Joe Hayman Mhe etSsE
b saakhe sthe Western colt to their
Frank Tyler had big bet on voorhees,
place. proposition which also called LOT
Der Of BROOKLYN politicians at the clubhop Use
also, backed VOORHEES, to be second, Bli
n ali TN BIG p hs
Walters. the well known clubhouse com
missioner, who bet enough, it was said. to
* tSis race &c Vas. Vas played by Charley Fox
betting on the h Ms end a Wso
-iNpened the Iavorite at to ?. was played by
Tie public. but not by the, smart fellows.
He was lame in the paddock ana wnfn n.
pfyo oSi had been framed up with Lord Of
the td0rest IN wh me- op ast at az to
GATES. had 5000 down with Blnme Int
son, Joe Rose. Charley Cash, Joe Hayman and
~ Of the oubhogse agents Pntin.Eio the me G %a
9nd?the layers are groanlng vet
T,Tke Vhalkers got some of this money back
10 the last, race, when Memories vas beaten;
a all of the noted operators took Woodford
Clay's mare AS If /, was all over. r.. T..
SIpathers did not bet n dollar on his horse.
Action who romped home with the JUICY
odds OF 10 to about hin. Joe tlnan lost
selid place bet on The Souherner while Joe
Hayman, Sol Iichtenstein. Louis Smell and
Frank Tyler Went down hard when Memories
lost
,Sysonby had narrow escape from per.
manent injury while at the post. He had
the rail position. and was standinG. quietly,
waiting for the gate to go up when Monsieur
Beaucaire kicked up viciously and caught
the Keene colt on the of hind eg al the point
81 the stife Sysonby felt the pain. for he
favored the leg for several momn's. but he
recovered from the effects of it III time to
run his race. The bruise was examined in
The paddock later. and was found to I've only
superficial.
EThe stewards Of the Jockey Club held
meeting in the clubhouse during the after
noon. James R keene. j. n, Bradford. IL. n.
Knapp Andrew Miller and f. X, Hitchcock
being present. W. :. Nosburgh was chosen
steward to represent the Jockey club ~
the Brighton meeting. with c. 'ornehlson
clerk of the scales. The stewards also made
a significant move when they appointed
Jake Hoffman and Dick Dwyer to do the
STARTING at the coming meeting IN Providence.
=, j. Morris was also appointed steward for
that meeting and Frank j. Bryan presiding
fudge John Boden will be the clerk of the