The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
SYSONBY TO CARRY WEIGHT

Sysonby. the great race horse that
James r. Keene once refused 10 sell for
100000, is regarded by the Eastern turf
authorities as the greatest thoroughbred
in the country. This stamp Of superior
ity was placed on him yesterday by Wal
ter s Vosburg the official Handicapped
for the Jockey club. who assigned him l3l
pounds, top weight, In the Brighton Han
dicap
No other horse is considered I'm Syson-
bys class lie is placed a champion
among champions In official eyes and es-
timation. Artful. his most dangerous OPP
ponent--the hlly that beat him In the Fu-
turity two years ago-is regarded s be-
ing four pounds inferior 10 him over the
mile and a quarter route, the distance OF
the race. He actually gives her nine
pounds but as she is entitled TO a sex al
lowance by the scale OF FIVE pounds. he
is In reality conceding her four pounds.
This estimate OF Sysonby's prowess Is
all the more striking when IL is considered
that Artfu last season won the Brighton
Handicap Ia a saiief from a fast ieid of
horses
This is the first announcement OF the
weights for the big summer racing
events The weights assigned practically
foreshadow the weights for the Brooklyn
and Suburban Handicaps. Mr.. Vosburgh
fixes practically the same weights for
these three classics" with the excep-
tion that for the Brooklyn and Suburban
he makes them one or two pounds less
because they are decided month or two
earlier than the Brighton
That Sysonby would hold the post OF
| honor among the great horses OF the year
was conceded early in the season by
horsemen, but that he would be rated at
| l3l pounds. the highest weight assigned
any horse in the big events was a mat
ter OF surprise in turf circles
I a.
Olseau, Stalwart. Delhi. The Picket and
| Hamburg Belle sink into insgnificance
| I'm comparison TO Sysonby.l The first
named, the Suburban winner of 1901 is
rated at five pounds below Mr.. Keenes
! champion. Besides this difference in
weight Sysonby is concedng Hermis two
years. as he is only four. while the son
| OF Hennence rs six years old
As II this honor was not enough for one
stable. Burgomaster. a mate OF Sysonby,
Is placed at the head of the three-year-
olds entered for the race with 1O7 pounds
| This allotment is only seven pounds below
| the scale
| An interesting feature OF the weights
is the assignment Of lis pounds to Fliss
| the Russian horse recently brought TO
America by Frank Frisbie. As Mr.. Vos-
burgh handicaps the horses on the form"
| they displayed in the races. he evidently
| has found by search OF the turf records
abroad that Flss was good race horse
! in the land OF the czar
The weights assigned the horses that
| are eligible, including Oak Duke that re-
| Gently died from lock-jaw, are: Sysonby.
| 49, Hermis, 126; Ort Wells. 124: Olseau.
l24; Artful l22: Delhi. 12l:Agile l21: Ham
| burg Belle. 120; Wild Mint. 119: The Pick
! ct. ll9; Cairngorm, 49, Tanya, III: AapId
! Water, ll6; Waterlight, 49, Tradition. lis:
| Fliss. 1l5; Alvin. ia; First Mason. ia:
LeEa -ef-tAe Vale H. lady Savoy. -TI3:
| Bad News, ll2; DIR. Leggo, III: Blandy
| Ill: Rams Horn. 10: Ormonde's Right
| no. Knight Errant 109 John Smulski
! los; Go Between, l0S Glorifier. los; OK
| ford. l07; Adbell. l07; Brancas. iO7: Dolly
| Spanker, 1o7; Phil Finch 1U7: Burgomas-
ter, 101; Dandelion. iO6; Merry Lark. lOs
| Won Tromp loS. Kings Trophy. 10s: San
! Ia Catalina, los: Tokalon. 106: PulslIs. lo5:
Ormondale. 105; Kiamesha, 1o5: Hot Shot
l0S; kUrobi, l0l; Security. 100; Goldsmith.
100; King Henry 100; Perverse. 100; Bo-
hemlan. so: Timber, 90. Whimsical. eS.
T1ptoe, o.; Astronomer, %: Disobedlent
e6; Cederstrome. a5; Nifo. a5: Kehailan.
20: Miss Crawford. %; Flip Flap. "a:
l5olscher ~: Oak Duke, 80: Mitades. %:
Bulls Eye. 92, Aucassin 90: Roman Gold
30. lnquisitor, 90; Rose OF Gold. 90
Penalties accure from noon today.