The Washington times., 1905-09-17
Fall Racing Season
Draining Near Close
and Then Horsemen Come to Benning
for Last RaCes-Turf Gossip
By MANHATTAN.

NEW YORK. Sept 16.--As the sharp
tang of autumn makes itself felt in the
air, the racing man realizes that the
season for 1905 on the metropolitan
tracks is drawing to a close and that It
behooves him to prepare himself for the
Southern journey If so be it he is among
those who follow the races literally.
The fall meet at Gravesend which be-
gan Monday and which will end next
week is TO be followed by the Brighton
Beach and the Belmont Park and Aque-
duct meets. and then It's of for Ben
ming and the Sunny South.
II can be said now that the promises
of the spring that this would be a rec
ord-breaking season has up to this time
been more than fulfilled. with every
prospect that the balance OF the season
VIII be fullyNup to the high mark set
The honors OF the season so far as the
horses themselves are concerned go to
Sysonby without question. II is to be
regretted that keene's great colt had no
opportunity Of fighting II out with Art
full. the only other horse in training
which has even the shadow of a claim
to rank with the splendid son OF Med
der. 1t looks now as II there was no
chance for a meeting. In fact, the prob
ability is that Sysonoy will not again
face the starter this year. He raced In
the Annual Champion with a cut leg,
and had IL not been for the fact that
a good proportion OF the great crowd
which saw that race was attracted by
the expectation of seeing the champion,
Mr.. Keene would not have sent h,m to
the post.
IL ever a horse has earned a rest, Sy.
sonby has done that same. He has won
during the season pretty nearly $l5O. 900.
and his winnings so far for the two sea-
sons since he came TO the races have
been 500. 900, very nearly. Beginning
with a dead heat in the Metropolitan
Handicap. Sysonby has won the Tidal,
Commonwealth. Lawrence Realization;
Iroquois. Brighton Derby, Great Repub-
lie, Century, and Annual Champion.
Mr.. Keene's total winnings for the
season have been more than $215. 900
which places him easily at the top of the
list OF winning owners. Sysonby also
has placed Meddler well In the lead as
winning sire He is as sound as a dol
lar, Nbar the slight cut referred to, and
there seems to be nothing in sight to
prevent him repeating next year the
record made this. accidents barred, and
unless Mr.. Keene decides to send him to
the stud without racing him as a two
year-old. II Is an open secret that Mr.
Keene believes that Sysonby Is a great
er horse than Commando was. and he is
anxious TO have the con of Melton take
his place as the leading stallion at his
Kentucky farm. The great success of
Hamburg. which was retired frc... rae
ing as e three-year-old. In the stud. may
influence Mr.. Keene to follow the lead
Of Marcus DAILY and retire Sysonby
while he is at the very pinnacle Of his
form.
Artful also. It is said will race no
more this season. Her retirement, how
ever. will be on'' temporary. 1t is to
be feared that the same cannot be said
Of three famous horses, James X
Keene's WILD Mint. by Kingston-Mint
Cake; John A brakes Ort Wells, by
King Erlc-Tea's Over. and f r.
Thomas Reliable. by Watercress. These
three have broken down III training
and IT is doubtful If any of them can be
trained again.
After Ort Wells defeated Beldame in
the Brighton mile at Brighton in July
he went back to his work to such a de-
gree that he was signally beaten in sew
erai races and was finally turned out
at Saratoga Recently he had been
showing something OF his old form. and
Trainer Wishard was in hopes that he
would soon be able to get him back to
the races. Wild Mint did not rate high
when the season opened. but Trainer
Rowe gradually got him into grand
form. 80 that he won number OF
stakes
Reliable was purchased at the sale of
the late w. c. Whitney's horses a year
ago last spring by 'Get-Rich-Q Quick"
Ryan for $1,000. Ryan ran the big horse
In number OF sprint races in which he
carried heavy burdens successfully and
won more than 800. 900 in wagers on him