The Washington times., 1905-07-02
E. v. BALLENGER,
Led Batters of Sunday School
League Last Season.
Women Not AIIOwed
To Bet at Sheepshead
Wagcrs From the Fair Sex All Refused.
Sysonby Gallops Home in the Com
monWeath Handicap.
ELMER BRIGGS,
Captain Metropolitan Baptists,
Section B, Church League.

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, July For the
first time in the history of the Metro
politan turf, the women of the gilded
smart set in the clubhouses and stalls
were prevented from indulging in
gambling on the horses here this after
noon Only the women accompanied
by escorts were able TO speculate, and
then only through the assistance Of their
husbands, brothers., Or male friends
who conveyed the feminine wagers to
the betting ring
Early today the clubhouse commission
ers were warned to have nothing to do
with the women.
No Bets Taken
Take no bets and hold no race pools
for any woman" was the edict read TO
the few messengers allowed to circulate
through the promenade. The commits
ssoners obeyed, for the track police
were there to watch them. The wom-
en- who came to the track with a man
found him useful, and wagered as free
,iy as ever, but for the first time the
lonesome unattached" ladies had TO
look on the sport without having bet
down.
CAV and fashionable throng saw the
reneWdi OF the eto,VU NOiuHioii"eoilii
Handicap and the Spring Stakes for
two-year-olds.
Sysonby. in the Commonwealth. went
along like a well-oiled machine, and the
rest of the crowd could hardly make him
gallop at any stage OF the mile-and-a
Quarter journey.
The time of the race. 2:0s, was good,
considering the greasy state of the
st
the colt a royal reception when he went
back to the scales.
He was not supposed to be able to
travel on a track with the least sign of
moisture but Sysonby is the race horse
that Financier James r. Keene says he
is. and he won In romp.
Lost on Tradition.
Over s2o,0o0 was bet from the club
house on Sysonby and Tradition, John
W. Gates, John A. Drake, Chicago
O'Brien, Jim Davey and all the big
plungers risking thousands on one or
the other Of the great three-year-olds.
S. Paget IS said 10 have lost $4,000 on
Tradition.
sysonby is beyond doubt the king OF
all three-year-olds
The Spring Stakes went to r. 7. Will
son jr's Ornament colt, Bill Phillips,
at S TO l. George Bennett, the 8 to 10
favorite, ran second, and Mr.. McCar-
rens Voorhees,, at to l to win, and
even place, ran third Bill Phillips led
at the way and just managed to close
out George c. Bennett. who was late to
get going and made up ground in the
stretch. Voorhees, was second to the
fine. sixteenth, where Bennett collared
him Bill Phillips was played by r. T.
Wilson jr's commissioners and the mill
lionare turfman and his friends won
s12. 600 or more Bill Phillips was the
clubhouse tip
OF the other races the most favorable
performance was that of Roseben in
the second race. Under the impcst of
40 pounds he ran down the pacemarker.
Druid, and won ma driving finish.
Sandhurst and Phantom put UP a
pretty struggle in the steeplechase,
c1everly.
The Summaries.
First race-Steeplechase; about two
and one-half miles. Sandhurst, 14I Gin
neganl, to 5, won: Phantom. 137 pal
mer, 20 to !, second; Duke of Connaught.
15s tOwens), IL to ]. third. Time. 5:12.
Pure Pepper, BacchanaI. Judge Fulton.
and Pagan Bey ran. Pagan Bey fell.
Second race-High weight handicap; for
three -year-olds and upward; six fur
longs. Roseben, 40 lONeilD. s to 5,
Won; Druid 105 tMiller). to l, second
Prince Hamburg, 10 6lrns), to /,
third. Time. lib. Ivan the Terrible,
Diamond Flush. --starita. Graceful, Jer-
rv c.. Lady Prudence, Don Royal, Old
England. Regal. Merry Lark. Zeala, and
Knight OF Weston also ran
Third race-The Spring Stakes. for
wo-year-oids. six furlongs. Bill Phil
lips, ia (Redfernl. to 1. won: George c.
Bennett, Us (NicoD, II to 2. second
Voorhees,. 122 (ONeilD. 8 to 2. third.
Time, liza 2-5. Crisis. Cary and Vaga-
bond also ran.
Fourth race = The Commonwealth
Handicap; Ter three-year-ol and up
ward: one and one-quarter miles. Sy-
sonby. Ill (HIicoD, to 3. won; Proper,
la (O'NeiiD. % to 1. second: Mabel Rich
ardson, % fBaird), 100 to /. third. Time,
2:07. Tradition, Monsieur Beaucaire,
ana Broomstick also ran.
Fifth race-Selling; for two-year-olds;
five and one-half furlongs. Lord of the
Forrest, 81 (Baird). to /. won: Lad
sarion, 112 tMortarty) 10 to l. second
Gentian, 100 (Disgins}. 20 to /. third