The sun., 1905-09-11
SySONBY MAY GO TO THE STUD.
POSSIBLE CHANCE THAT KEENE
COLT WILL RETIRE.
VIII Not Face tho Barrier Again This Sea-
son, as There Is No Probability OF q
Race with Artful--What BurgOrnaster
and whimsical Hayc Done This Year.

mon yesterday tHat oysonUy VIII hoV 'o'o
orsln this year. although he has several
a,nor i,nportant engagements to All at Graves
.,t and Belmont Park. MIR. keene said after
rc ,olt's victory in the Champion Stakes on
saturday that he was entitled to q rest and
IN, hc would probably get one. But II may
he snii that II there had been any chance OF
a meeting with the Whitney mare Artlui
tbs Melton colt would have been made NJ
for il. Artful, however, has practically
,e,ircd for the season, as Trainer Rogers
has declared that she cannot be gotten ready
tor a race at Gravesend. which means that
thor, Is a scant possibility Of seeing her In q
,ar. at Belmont Park later on. This state
NJ affairs. therefore, means that p. j. Dwyers
orar Of a $4,000 purse for three cornereo
.Nccpstakcs In which Sysonby. Artful ana
uamburg Belle should be the starters viii
ca begging, much to the general regret OF
,heracing public. who have longed for strug-
a,s NJ this kind ever since the question Of
su,reIuacy caused so wide discussion.
syscrby's engagements at Gravesend where
tho fall meeting OF the Brooklyn Jockey Cluo
oners this afternoon are the First and Second
srecIals. in which nearly all of the best handi-
ran horses have been named. but according
10 good authority the champion thorough
bred will be kept In the barn.
Whether Sysonby will race next year or
NOT is n problem that only Messrs. Keene and
handlcaps he Is almost sure TO receive top
uoirbt from Mr.. Nosburgh, who regards him
os m, greatest horse that has raced In years.
III kcsne has stated without reserve that
sysonby is superior to the peerless Domino.
while other veteran horscmcn holo the
opinion now that he is a greater performer
,bou the once mighty Hamburg. MIR. keene
hos nil along planned to place Sysonby at
ue hcad of his famous Castleton Stud In
kentucky. and il the 1905 campaign Is aban-
doncd the son of Melton will go into retlrement
with the most remarkable record ever scoreo
in this country by three-year-old.
sysonby 5 sole defeat was in the Futurity
last year when Artful. to whom he maze
bir weight concession. won. with Tradition
In the place and the Melton colt third. lhls
setback has never been thor ghly unoeI-
stood hy Mr. Keene. it Is said. although
various explanations of 1t were set forth
ot IN. time. Every other race indulge In by
Sysonby has been a magnificent victory.
with the result that he Is the most popular
horse in America to-day. he has Won
ASA. .3ps for Mr.. Keene since he first faced the
barrier and doubtless could reach the s2oo-
OO mark this fall If 1t was deemed advisapie
TO keep him in trainiu
4 more careful summing up OF the WIN
n,nrs of the Keene stable this year places
the figures at exactly $2l5,sio. Sysonby.
with nine victories. has cleaned up sl4o,9l5.
Wild Mint, who broke down the other day.
has earned 81. 90 Delhi follows In the list
with sle, $50; then the two-year-old bohemian
with sl3,25O. Won Tromp's share is so,9io.
with s3.485 for Sinister, s2.24o for speclal
License. 81 500 for Regal, sl.425 for Masant-
.Ilo 81 COS for Ballotta, and 80 on down.
Thirty races have been run by tho keene
horses, who have finished second twenty-five
times and third thirty-one times.
With such remarkable success, however,
tbe Keene two-year-olds have made a COM
p,ratively poor showing. Last year Sy'
scuby won exactly s+2. 4s3. When the season
opened Mr.. Keene had Atty horses In train
ine, and of this number twenty-three are
money winners. With two months OF racing
i.st It will not be surprising IL the stables
,,inninps reach the s250.OO mark. which
III, ton all records for q single season In
this country.
n. p, Whitney's Burgomaster, who Is now
hailed as the champion two-year-old colt
Of the season. has taken part in SIX races.
four OF which have been victories. he made
his bow In maiden race at Gravesend on
June /, and after getting the worst OF ragged
start was unable to get inside Of the money.
though be was knocking at the door when
the wire was reached. Two days later at
lsng odds, be showed something OF MS true
worth when he easily disposed OF Bohemian
In the Great American Stakes. OF which ms
share was SIC OPS. He ran unplaced In the
Great Trial Stakes at the Bay on June "a.
In which he conceded Jumps OF weight to his
company At that the finish was 80 close
that be came home three heads and half
alength behind Security. the winner: Burso-
master was inyincible In the Flash Stakes
ut Saratoga on July 81, packing l25 pounds
and standing his rivals on their heads from
the start. He won the United States Hotel
Stakes at the Spa on Aug. 10. with i27 pounds.
beating his stable mate Pegasus and the
Futurty winner Ormondale without oeinR
extended. His triumph In the Great Eastern
capped the climax, for he handledt he crush
e mpost of 1870 pounds as u u was "a isssner sss no
He has won close to s3o9os. out ne mas no
Whimsical the champion two-year,old
fly Is rated by some turf experts on plane
Stakes on Friday was her best achievement.
ahough sh. ran magbnihGsn, nsbea fsie second s
ohar T'. sScrcases Scse Include The Bellies ana sew;
Of high class YOUNGSTERS in addition 1- ,9 run
IN The tla'bush, Stakes. Whimsical ,h has not not
steadily since he early part Of The season
the FLY having take part in thirteen races 70
The coney Island Jockey Club during the
TWO weeks meeting Just ENG endeo tba en.3yebb bieb
'arin, the daily attendance was productive
OF unusual gate receipts. On SATURDAY ~
was said that the amount of money, palo IN az
The box Of ce windows exceeded tnat OF tne
corresponding day q year ago. win prac-
Ideally no revenue from the hooRnakersi
! can readily be appreciated. therefore. that
the public's support Of racing VIII MAKE II =
sourc" of profit for the various associations
operating under the control OF the Jockey
club. II is healthy condition OF analrs
and reflects credit upon the men wh4 nad
the nerve TO cut off all relations win the
betting ring, with the idea OF saving the sport
from inevitable destruction,
There seems TO bc some misunderstandihe
on the part of certain stockholders IN tne
metropolitan Jockey Club of Jamaica as 20
the proposed three days steeplcchase meet.
ing to be held next month at Morris PARK
Under the auspices Of tho recently organized
United Hunts Racing Association II ap-
pears that the consent of w. II. heynoiuts'
president Of the Metropolitan Jockey CiuD.
was scared by the II. X. a. early IN tne
season for the Westchester meeting. so that
any objections now on the part OF the Jamaica
oi order
4, The leading stake features at Gravesend
This week should provide high class sport
Sh SATURDAY the $4,000 Junior ChaInpioll.
Stake. for two -year-olds. about six fnrlonas
vii b" ran. the best eligbles being Pegasus.
climber, lronsides. JuGeler. .o9Iheses, DO
Moowich and Don Diego. The Oriental
Haudlcutt IN all pea one mile and QlartfT,