The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-26
SYSONBY'S STOCK BOOMS.
AGILE'S DEFEAT or BELDAME
BOOSTS THE KEENE COLT.
VIII Probably Start in the Comm onwcsith
Handicap Next saturday-Belmo nt's
Marc Fairly Beaten and Her Critics
Have . Chance to Crow-Entries.

tell you tIht I)tAudlle, III spte VI hci many
triumphs both last season and this, Is much
overrated mare. They will pass UP her VIC
tories of q year ago and point to her signal
defeat by Hermis In the Test Handicap at
Brighton as a true line on her quality. They
will also declare that the mares victory IN
the Suburban was OF the same caliber as
Delhi's triumph In the Brooklyn. for the rea-
son that neither beat field In which real class
was predominant. When Beldame won the
Standard Stakes, at a mile and a quarter. from
Calrn germ. Sydney Paget's shifty three-ysAr-
old. there were numerous sharps who were
unwilling to pronounce Beldame's perform
ence a great one. They pointed to the fact
that Rel lame when she finished length In
front Of the Paget colt In POT as was practi-
caly straight and that colt OF Sysonby >
caliher could have beaten her. In the Stand
ard weight for ago was carried Beidame
hacking ioi pounds and Cairngorn Ill.
Taxing the standard as a line. therefore.
Deldame's critics were further convinced
that the mare was not a real champion when
Svsonby. carrying the Keene jacket. won
the Tidal Stakes. hanging up POS for mile
and n quarter after galloping over the route
under wraps Sysonby beat Agile by four
lengths in this race, with Cairngorm three
lengths behind the latter. All OF them carried
,,o rounds With Sysonby. therefore. beating
Cairngorm by seven lengths at even weight,
Beldame's critics were positive that II the
Keene colt started in the Advance Stakes
ho would surely take the measure OF the
Octaeon mare, for in that race Beldame
would have to concede ten pounds In actuai
weight to Sysonby and Agile. although. Win
scale weight up. they were meeting on eouai
terms as to mposts But Sysonby was not
allowed to start in the Advance because OF
the heavy going. That made Beldames
critics do some more figuring and many OF
tn fhn u
the difference in actual weight would DC
able To beat the mare. II Agile could dis
nose of Cairngorm SO handly, carrying the
same burden that Carngorm shouloereo
when he was beaten a length by Beloame,
why shouldn't Agile have chance TO VIM
That was the way the wise men VINO nave
never had high opinion OF Beldame nsureo
4. out and then bet on their Judgment WIFI
successful results.
Tho defeat of Beldame on Saturday was
manned up by the enemies Of racing as an
argument against the honesty OF the sport
They are liable to set forth the fact that mere
was the surest OF sure things beaten by an
inferior horse, while the booknakers won
thousands Of TN publics money. But such
absurd claims carry little weight with thoee
who give time to looking back over form
sheets and who make study OF the per-
fornlances of all horses OF class. Agile. ac-
cording to some of tho best handicappers,
figured" to beat Beldame and while tie
Belmont mare went to the post with greater
reputation and prowess, as matter of rect
she met and was defeated by a colt who has
displayed sterling qualities in many races
this year and who won the race fairly and
souarely. But both Agile and Beldame
would have been beaten by Sysonby on dry
track. the experts declare and possibly by
Tradition, sydney Paget's three-year-old
flly. who was eligible but for some reason
did not start 1t is just possible that Paget
and Joyner when they saw Agile win mentally
kicked themselves that they had not allowed
Tradition to start. Tradition has won two
races in gallops this year. with nobody OF
account behind her. But Joyner lodged
reetIng with Sysonby IN the llual, Keeping
Tradition In the barn
Sitting il down it looks ae II Mr.. keene
was right when he said that Sysonby was
tn, king Of the turf. for nothing has been
seen under saddle this season as yet that
can beat the Melton colt if he but repeats
his race in the Tidal Sysonby is eligible
for the Spindrift Handicap. for three-year-
Odds. one mile and q furlong. to be run on
Thursday. Handicapped vosburgh will
announce the weights tomorrow and Sy-
sonby will probably have top impost. The
eliglbles include James B. Brady's Oiee au
and Waterli ght, who seem to be in splendid
form just now. oxford. Cairngorm and
Ivan the Terrible are also in the list. which
would make 1t appear rath'r easy for Sy-
SsSggby TO viii be ns for hs
On sasuTdsy;s sysosSby mus; ssa15y,. II II
s s1nins ths ridsl is ' tina!
Beldame will be sent to the post with l2s
sF hs out P ss nS xs arsds9 vii be
Ixsa a. ''fE 1'sfss M SSsnes
s sPanEEs sen nsn,' 6ses Sss Asls
and Ostrich will probably make up the held
weight win be los pounds Including, five
f Re SoP prns is the nam" of What Is
really renewal of the Suburban. 1t is q
$1,000 added money affair and is attracting
quarter, will be run tomorrow, Beldame has
received tN i2s pounds from MI g9sb1hrss, with
ban with ten pounds less. while Beldame
carried l2s pounds in that race. Oxford has
way Cup Steeplechase will be run on Wcdnes-
day. with the pansy Tor two-y ear-ol'''. on
Friday, an. and the Spring for two-year-olds'
The heavy plungi1g of notable specuators
az the Bay on Saturday, came in the nature OF
fact that within week a significant hint
tail their waRers. While tho Jockey Club
takes no coRnzance of betting in the way Of
allowing the racing associations to accept
revenue from the bookmakers. II is a fact
that the doings iu the ring are not kept away
from the turf powers Nobody has ever
been directly Informed by Jockey Club
steward that he must cut down the amount
Of his wagers. but the Pinkerton authorities
have a way OF dropping tip now and then
that operations on large scale are not de-
sired
But there is no power which can prevent
man from betting as much as the books
viii take providing he can conceal his identity.
A. matter of fact il is difficult task to dis
cover JIst whose money liz being placed
nowadays. When Diamond Jim Brady. for
instance. bet $4,000 on Oseau. the first time
the colt started, the money was waeered for
him by jesse Iewisohn's betting commits
soner Drake and Gates, who are sal ID to
have lost $4,000 on Saturday. have not been
in the betting ring since last summer at Sa ra-
toga. Dave johnson does his own betting,
but other plungers who frequent the club
house never see what the booknakers look
like. The. identity of the betting commits:
soners will also be concealed In the course OF
time, In fact there are several operators
who are getting new agents week IN and week
out These hustlers go among the books.
bet cash and use their badge numbers like
anybody else For that reason the book
makers have no means OF knowing whether
the money Ia of the light sort Of wisdo ON or not
Efforts to conceal big operations. therefore.
may battle the powers that be- but when
Charles Head Smith, for instance. bets 81. 900