Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
NOTED EASTERN HORSES
IN WINTER QUARTERS

Settled In the comfort of winter quarters
all the noted horses and chief rivals of the
eastern turf are awaiting the early spring
for resumption of active training, prepara-
tory to the new campaign of 1905. The last
of the famous horses Of the Metropolitan
circuit to be moved before the winter set
In were Artful and Tanya. the great three
year-old fillies Of the Harry Payne Whitney
stable, which last week were shipped from
Brookdale Farm, at Red Bank, N. j., to
Mr.. Whitney's winter training ground at
Aiken, 8. c., with Trainer John w. Rogers
in charge.
The arrival of Kiamesha at Sheepshead
Bay this week completes the winter roster
Of celebrated horses quartered on the Long
Island tracks, and will make a list of
four-Sysonby Kiamesha, Cairngorm and
Tradition-of the coming four-year-olds OF
which great things are expected, that will
take their winter rest at the Coney Island
Jockey Clubs course, while close by, at
Trainer NJ. M. Aliens stable on Kings
Highway, near the Gravesend track, Oiseau
IS waiting for another year to renew the
effort for the championship of the turf.
or the number Sysonby, champion of the
year and the unbeaten winner of the great
est sum ever earned by three-year-oldo on
the American turf is the chief resident of
the Sheepshead Bay track, as well as the
piiue VI tno JAMES X. heen6 stable. That
Sysonby Is to winter at Sheepshead Bay
was determined by the owner and by Train
er James Rowe late in the season just end
ed, as had a suitable place been available
the great colt might have been turned out
Tor q part of the fall and early winter For
want OF safe and convenient paddocks after
tie keene establishment gave up Brook
dale farm to the new lessee, Harry Payne
whitney, Sysonby remained with the train
ing stable.
Though his training ceased for the wear
after his victory in the Annual Champion
stakes, Sysonby still is doing light work,
walking and Jogging, and in the bright open
weather of the fall to date has been out
every Gay, and, though there seemed no
room for improvement when he was racing.
is growing and improving steadily.
Oiseau, at the Gravesend track, also is
doing light work still in much the same
manner as Is Sysonby, though in the case
OF the Tennessee-bred colt there was no
wish or intention to turn him out Under
the care of Trainer Allen, the colts owner.
J. 3. Brady, intends Oiseau for the big
hahdicaps and the important weight for
age races Of next season. and as the colt
did not have hard season as three-year-
Old he Will take long, slow preparation
for his racing as four-year-old.
The great hllies of the Whitney stable
Artful and Tanya. also have shown i'm
proVement that may put them closer to Sy-
sonby when they return to racing as four
year-olds. Neither of the two fillies had
hard campaign last year, but both We're
unfortunate, for the sickness they contract
ed after their return from Saratoga In the
summer stopped them from racing in the
autumn after both had displayed brilliant
form earlier III the season, Artful by beat ting
a fine field for the Brighton Handicap and
Tanya by her victory In the Belmont stakes
One other notable horse of the season of
1905 which will winter on Long Island Is
the great weight-carrying Splinter Roseben,
holder OF the worlds record for six fur
longs, LII 3-5. Roseben still Is In the stable
of Trainer f. D. Weir, and under the ham
ding of the horseman who developed him
into the best Splinter of the time and one
of the greatest that the American turf ever
has known will be trained for his 1906 rae
Ing career.