New-York tribune., 1905-06-18
SYSONBY'S GREAT RACE.
WTN.S THE TIDAL STAKES.
Rams One Nile and a Quarter IN
Fast Time of 2:05..

In winning the twenty-sixth running of the
Tidal = $4,000 stake for three-year-olds at weight
ror age ct Sheepshead Bay. yesterday SysonOy
gave the most remarkable exhibition of speed that
has been seen in the East or the west Tor that
,o,+-er since the season opened months ago
Those who would crticise his perfornla1 ce-looAeu
upon purely as d horse race-Hay point OUT WIN
some truth the fact that few really high class per-
formers we're opposed to him. that he met no one
outside Of his own age, and that Tradition, the
ool, one that could have held to the terrific pace
he set without killing herself while killing him.
was withdrawn.
His admirers-and they were vastly in the ma
Iorftv-with equal eloquence ard logic argued that
he made all the running. came away his own
courage and shook off all challengers with the
courage only good colt can show The CRITICS
were still debating when the days racing ended as
To how far he could have beaten Agile, which was
second TO him. and how much he could have low
cred the track record for the distance had Nicol
really ridden him out. The best record for the
track by the way made by McChesney as q
four-year-old. with l29 pounds up, in the fan OF
1905, 2:o4 3-5 Sysonby ran the same distance yes
terday in 2:05 with I26 pounds up.
Few who his wonderful flight of speed yes
terday care. to deny longer that he had not full
filled the requirements of greatness, and as many
more were equally positive that had he met Bel
dame in the Suburban rigged as the two would
have been yesterday. he would have taken her
measure in the same fashion and by comfortable
a margin she did from Proper.
OF the half dozen whose names had appeared IN
the list of starters for the Tidal Tradition and Hot
Shot were withdrawn. The scratching OF Iradi-
ZION was cause for genuine regret. The meeting
between these two-year-old champions OF year
ago would have created almost as rnuch OF q SEN
sation as the running of Brooklyn or a SUBURBAN
Neither it is true. had won the Futurity Whlch
puts the final touch TO youngsters greatness put
they went into retirement as being better tnan the
winner of that event, and no one had a more NAT
terins record the years end-unless II was tlat
OF Oiseau
sv.onbv,s field was made up of Cairngornl. Mi
sraiue and Agile and the conditions placed them an
on the same weight level AS the ring never
offered as high money, there was a con-
siderable amateur attempt TO knock down the
tavorite" and Agile Migraine and Cairngorm were
al used as mediums. Cairngorm was the actual
second choice closing at threes and pronaoiy car
ried quite as much money as the favorite
Everybody expected Nicol to take vot Sysonoy
70 make the running but no one pTooably eApeCpeo
70 see him do il in such exaggerated way rev.
moreover believed he could sustain the pace ne
had made himself and not come back 10 MS
pursuers until the race was over Only at one
point did there seem to be possibility OF this
theory being fulfilled, and this was when Agile at
the end OF a mile, made his run and came WITHIN
two lengths OF catching him. Nieol shook the
brown colt up, and he drew away so easily that
the riders Of the other three horses giving IT up
as a bad job ceased riding. Agile, however, hung
with good deal Of courage, and closed such a
SOiDS ElQeI lOoh uileI4 4IS
had thoroughly disposed OF him. Then he took him
in hand, and the colt actually finished pulled al
most to a hand gallop. and with his ears pricked-
To lure the half holiday crowd TO the track the
Coney Island Jockey Club offered in addition TO
the Tidal Stakes the Foam. for two-year-olds over
the last five furlongs OF the Futurity Course. The
original field OF five did possess an overabun-
dance Of quality. and not much added to it by
the presence OF La sorcere. which accepted the
conditions after the entry list mad been published.
Mr.. Whitney's Queen of Hearts said to be one of
the best in his stable Of youngsters was the only
withdrawal The tip La Sorcere began early
IN tie afternoon ard 5y the time The first was
run 1t had become violent confagration
The highest price the ring was willing to quote