The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-10
MATCH RACE IN HIGH FAVOR.
PUBLIC ANxIOUSTO SEE SYSONBY
MEET ARTFUL.
Oeme Interesting Facts Anent the keator
Case-Jockey Club stewards Acted
T.. Stake Events to BE Decided at the
~ Beach This Week-Entrtes for To-day.

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vas widely discussed. with the expressed
hope that both James r. Keene and Harry
PAYNE whitney would readily accept the
liberal offer Of a $4,000 purse made by {. d.
FITZGERALD in behalf Of the Brighton Beach
Racing Association. Sysonby Is not engaged
until a week from Thursday. when he VIII
start In the lroquois Stakes. AS he was
kept out of the Brighton Handicap simply
for the reason that Trainer Rowe believed
that he had done enough in winning the
Common wealth Handicap. the Tidal ana the
Lawrence Realization Stakes inside OF ten
days. Sysonby will have had good rest II
he meets Artful at mile and iurlohg on
Thursday, carrying weight Tor age. Artiui'
after her great triumph on Saturday in the
Brighton Handicap. pulled up in splendid
shape, although she had a slight cut on her
of hind leg near the hook. Whether this
injury will be the means OF keeping her ouV
Of the proposed match remains to be seeh'
1t was said yesterday that Trainer rogers
did not think that Artful was keyed up just
yet to the pitch necessary Tor such sruenns
a6air az meeting with Sysonby would surely
be and for that reason Rogers might advise
Mr.. Whitney to decline the offer OF MIR. FitH-
0erald But this was only a r,imor circulated
among horsemen who had no direct means
Of commu nicating with Rogers or his EN-
ployer.
That Mr.. whitney was surprised at Artfuls
showing IN rfP f-o,uD bdhu'hp 'h'i'
no doubt The Hamburg filly had been under
the weather during the early part OF the sea-
son and Mr. Whitney was not sure by any
means that she would beat Ort Wells and
Beldame. But when shc took the measure
Of these horses in the easiest possible man
ner, simply breezing in front all the way.
Mr. Whitney was convinced that in Artful
be had one Of the greatest race mares this
country has ever seen. Mr.. Whitney. like
his father, Is a sportsman. He loves a good
horse and races big stable purely for the
amusement and excitement TO be derived
from IT, He wants to own the greatest horse
OF the time and II Artful can be sent to the
post absolutely at her best. MIR. whitney
will insist upon A meeting with Sysonpy
Mr.. Keene also a sportsman OF Worldwide
renowp, believes he has the horse OF the GEN.
tury. Sysonby is public idol and so is Art
full. fair, square proposition has been made
to the owners Of these remarkable three-year-
olds to satisfy a general public demand for
q race, and unless there are reasons over
which Messrs Whitney and keene have
no control the army OF metropolitan turf
enthusiasts expects to see the match clInched
to-day.
The stewards at Brighton, with Mr.. FitzSer-
aid presiding, have instituted policy of keen
eyed scrunty into the races which racegoers
cannot help commencing, While develop
fnents will show that there was nothing OF
3haQy nature connected WIN tit Va
Eeator last week. which was investigated by
the stewards, the action of the officials has
been backed up by the public. which pays
the freight and which will insist that nobody
is spared in future. Whether horse is
owned by a steward of the Jockey Club or
by q get-rich-quck man. the public believes
the men in the stand should take poor race
into consideration without fear or favor.
The Eastern turf has become this year the
stamping ground for many sharp operators
who formerly did business in the West. These
newcomers have been brought up in school
OF their own and have been led to believe
that the chances for tricks on the Jockey
Club tracks are numerous and practically
without Interference But If the present
vigilance at the Beach la kept up some OF
these slick individuals may come to grief.
But there is such thing as OVERRIDING this
business of probing turf scandals. so-called.
The elements Of racing, coupled sometimes
with an unlocked for combination OF circum-
stances, may be responsible at times for the
performances of horses whose owners are
above reproach and whose trainers are on
the level There are so many excuses to be
offered in the event of defeat that IL Is a most
difncult matter TO detect convincing evidence
OF guilt. A hot favorte may be left at the post.
or he may get away poorly that he Is
KIN ocked about or pocketed. Then again
he m ay be overturned or may be up against
q superior lot of horses with The public making
him false choice. A ratified Jockey can
also De the means OF causing 'he bowman Oh
public idol. even when he seems to have
race completely al his mercy.
= In tho Eeator ca ca II may he said that whom
Al ~ ,t. Il. H.
newton bennington so'u Nun 10 RANK farrei'
the CharaXus eelding was unsound in limb.
otherwise he would not have been disposed
- Ea,tors legs vero carefuIlv treoted
oi' .,
until ne was apparently as SOUND as zen
dollar gold piece In this condition he won A
couple of impressive races from horses of in
Ssrior GLASS His stock boomed and the word
.eilo. .la na -, ha ,.a" az" ir Wv,
was passed AROUND tnat ne was lhVihcloie'
On Wednesday last. the day before his now
memorable race Keator developed a slight
Ismeness II was simply return of tho old
""' si'.n.' w., ,,'a w." Wv
e,imen'' ana me trainer, "''r' was 'ohilaeht
that he could have the CharaX!' gedtng as
we'll as ever for tho next day But the tenn
.arar,, lo,,snns. ,,s usoI -. n suhtor,ng.
~ Var 70 70 fool .or,n of thn vary verv snart
TCsy,,ows ubo hang around rho rack pickine
re choice Bits Of stable informniion' Which +
nppickiw carried TO the booknInk"rs Weir
1nnda M sncret Of Kestor's Iain"ness there.
fnze and N" The sharps soon carried the news
e,L. az hnots INV n fnw If ,hatn mere roaI,,
~ ~ XII XII. ~ 10 bonE however ma uh.n var:
70 u p,s az inns oa Gassidv and ,bs ubie
I'm, rn nhoIany nnnrcd he mic the
, y. @ p''n manoc,eI Nv RI. hoots ibat
IN. .hre ~ irIck had been n,aved non Item