Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
SYSONBY'S BIG EARNINGS.
The Keene Colt Has Won Over $780,
900 This Season.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SARATOGA, n. Y, August 12.-By win
ming the Great Republic stakes James r.
Keene's Sysonby passes the 100000 mark
In the matter of the amount of money
earned this year. The Great Republic was
worth $50. 46o net to the winner, making
the total of the great Melton colts win
nings for the present season amount to
slo5,77O. The stakes he has won, with
their value, are as follows: Brooklyn Der
by, 81, 100; Lawrence Realization, ST, O35:
Iroquois stakes, $3.50; Commonwealth
handicap, $ll,525; Tidal stakes, s14,5oO:
Metropolitan handicap (purse divided with
Race King, dead heaD, S., 800
Sysonsby is richly engaged in stakes
which will be run the metropolitan
tracks during the later part of the season
and there Is no reason why he should not
earn close to $4,000 before the season
closes.
Hildebrand is once more riding In some
thing like his last years form. He has
plotted eight winners since the meeting
here began and is tied with W. Knapp for
hrst place. AS Knapp has been Set down
for the remainder of the meeting here it
looks like plain sailing for Hildebrand
SHAW, with five winners 10 his credit is
third on the list, while Redfern. O'Neil and
Mcdaniel, each with four winners are tied
for fourth place. Mcintyre, w. Buchanan
anu buIHs nave edcn got nome In front
three times, while L. Smith and J. Martin
have each won twice
James X. keene will go down in turf his
tory as the only man who ever owned a
winner of the Great Republic stakes The
stake Will be discontinued after this wear
and horses owned by Mr. Keene have won
1t both times. Last year Delhi was the vic
tor.
1t was announced yesterday that Nieol
would remain in the east from now to the
o Ia will
at Saratoga for a few days and will ride
SysOnby for Mr.. keene in the running Of
the Saratoga cup, but will report to his
regular employer after that and have
the mount on George c. Bennett In his
preparation for the Flatbush stakes. The
crack western colt Is not eligible for the
Futurity.
Prior to today the biggest crowd that
ever attended the races here saw the
running Of the Great Republic and the
Saratoga special just year ago today
Today's crowd, according to the officials
of the Saratoga Racing Association was
just 5265 bigger than last years record
1t was also a notable fact that there were
more members of the fair sex present to-
day than have ever been seen on race
track in this country.
Each of the three runnings of the Hope
full stakes, peculiar enough, have been won
In precisely the same time. j. r. Keenes
Delhi won it in 1903, running the six fur
longs in 1.13 rs; Tanya, last years winner.
hung up exactly the same mark, while to-
day Mohawk II duplicated the trick in the
matter of time Delhi carried 112 pounds
Tanya 1877 and Mohawk II 100.
When examined by a veterinary after the
running Of the Shillelah steeplechase, 1t
was discovered that Sea Horse II had shat
tered the ligaments and several bones In
his leg. He may never face the starter
again. Sea Horse II was recently purchased
In England by Mr.. Cotton for $4,000
After winning the first race Speedway
was bid up to $500, an advance OF 500
over her entered selling price. Ed. Peters,
trainer for the Speedway stable, which
owns the filly. however bid 81, 5O5. and kept
her.
After Hermitage, the two-year-old son OF
the crack Loyalist-Madge, had finished Sec
ond in the first race he was claimed for the
amount Of his entered selling price of s.. 500
by j. L. McGinnis
Foxhall p. Keene witnessed the success
Of Sysonby on crutches. He injured his
ankle several days ago while playing tennis.