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The Washington times., 1906-06-18
SPORTING COMMENT.

The Nationals open here with the a n
letics on Tuesday. On Friday .
minious start a four days s
which the Philadelphia cOntinl>
turns for a stay OF four days
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The St. vincent-Epiphany Chapel
game AZ the American League Park to-
day should be a good one The teams
are we'll matched and have been put
ting up good ball for amateur teams.
Game starts IT $50.
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Hugo Kelly. of Chicago. and Young
Malloney, of Chicago, have been match
ed sor ten rounds at the American AS
soci;,tion baseball park in Indianapolis
Saturday afternoon, June %. They will
weigh in at 15S pounds. Grover Hayes,
OF Chicago, and Young Bronson, OF
Indianapolis may fight six rounds as a
semi-wind-up. The Indianapolis A. g.
tween Kid Herman and Benny Yanger.
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SEBALL :: GOLF RAGING BOXING ROWING $ ATHLETICS
''Never Had An Equal
Greatest World Ever Saw''--Rowe

said: I Sysonby
His consistent form and his regular ming
and
equally well In mud or dust Furthermore
Ineve
he
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Totals ... 4 4'24 y 3

Earned runs-Fd .Igs. l; western g. First
base by errors--tlggs /; Western. 2 Left
on bases-Riggs. Z; Western, 5. First base
on halls-On Sherwood. 1: OF Donovan 10
Str;,ck out-By Sherwood. 10: by Donovan,
10 Home runs-Howard Boyle Two-base
hits-Langley, Hoffman, Boyle, Magee How
ard. Stolen bases-W. Miller ~, ChappeIle
Howard CD Double playS-Eoward 10
Schafer; Schafer 10 Howard: Johnson TO
Casey TO Langley. Hit by pitche-By Dono-
van, 2 Wild pitches-Donovan 2. Passed
ball-Magee- Umpire-Mr. Carroll. Time Of
game hours.
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TROTTING.

1t Is announced that it is the intention
of the new owners Of the Idle Hour
Farm, Macon, Ga, 10 make that place
a great winter training ground for har-
nC SIS horses. Contracts have been Eiver.
out for twelve new training barns
which will have twenty-five box stalls
zach
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Earned runs-Aldrichs. s: Arkansas. l.
bases-Aldrichs. 6; Arkansas. g. First base
on balls-On Howell. 2; of Dowell. In
nings Pitched-By Howell 5: by Dowen. B.
Hits made-On Howell. !. of Dowell, 8.
Struck out-By Howell. 4 Home runs-Regan.
shore Stolen bases-HowelI. GER. Ander-
son Passed balls-CorTfdon, 2; Watts, l.
I-mpire-A. d. Howell Time Of game-6o
minutes Attendance-200
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MABEL GOODRICH
NOW A CHRISTIAN
Notorious Philadelphia WO-
man Is Baptized.
BoASTED OF her PULL
At One Time Claimed to Be Assisting
Mrs. Charlotte Smith, of Washing
ton, in Segregaring Vice.

PHILADELPHIA. June 1s.-After al
else in this life has failed 10 bring her
peace and comfort, Mabel Goodrich has
become a Christian. She was baptized
last night
The Rev. Samuel c. Dean, pastor OF
the church. believes in her. as witness
his words:
l knew she was a woman with a
past though 1 did not know till after
she had been accepted by the advisory
board OF deacOns that she was Mabel
Goodrich. for she gave the name OF Ms.
Wagner. But il makes no difference.
Her past is as a sealed book She has
told Us that she has sinned; she has
professed the intention OF living a life
with Christ, assured US that she is now
living such life"
II was three weeks ago when Mrs.
Mary Ruth one of the most earnest
workers in the congregation, equally
earnest in the work Of the Door Of Hope
Mission. said TO her pastor: This is
Mrs Wagner-she wishes TO join our
church. She has been attending our
services for several weeks"
Her Life's Story.
Thus, without revealing the identity
Of the convert. even 70 the pastor IT tc
the dcaccns, was the preliminary routine
10 her baptism begun She told the
story Of her life 10 then. impersonalIy;
and as the servants Of - sir Master they
accepted her confession OF repentance
and Of desire TO begin life anew-remem-
bering the story OF Mary Aiagdalene.
Mrs. Wagner" was born, as are -.
th' girls Of honest parents in a ques-
ti0nable nelghbOrhood are born, with a
fighting chance for an honest and decent
life. II waz a score Of years ago that
she trOk possession Of the house at the
south eaa- ccIner OF Tenth and Winte-
stree :. and remained ''7-ough se-z.aI
administrations uD5tstL4ns5. boassing OF
her pull at the i-5at.' a boast hat
Wien the pull ~ea ed to exist. landc5
her in jail Cor - mills
He'- career IN the iuS l-lous -----f
street place was znded, -hsr. f. =
autumn Of 1o1. sne as iu ted - a
''lartet of a,s,steLrs n 1rime-HcU
sloan. Hairy T = allace. D. rigl.
Y. and Oscar s Dunlap Z'un,zp,
z=sszIS TO be J wealthy az. uire- ook
nel Cor a drive. Finla- acting as driver
When they Wsre seve-GI miles OI't of
town, SloaT-- posing ~ >. Clare1c1 Glib
honey. secretary OF ne Law 2uc SOrder
up her mOEcy the sOCIeCy would sid
her house r.Shen shs rCfused Il va
up. the trio, prescI4y Joined by y. :
lace took her 20 = frehouse fr ---xr=
avenue. then 70 mouse in Mort, ~ 7't,S,
street kept her day and right, sT ,
T0boed her Of Sl5S check, Sc II -a.r.
and a lot Of jewels.
Zach got n term IN ia, = .,t, ~ -
victim. afterward arres ed z -ss-4r
OF disOrderly house So rO- 5--en
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Men Should Improve Physically.

In the time that Georgetown viii be
on the Hudson. under the conditions OF
proper food. sessonable time for row.
ing. and a rest from lessons. il is cal
culated that the men will take on from
eight TO ten pounds. but as they will
row very hard daily. some Of this will
be lost in the daily trials.
From now on the work ill be In
creased, and the strain WIZ, become
more pronounced until the elimination
OF Thursday or Wednesday. when the
crew will be sent over the distance
under a watch so as to measure their
speed and the time that they will negO-
tiate the four miles. From after the
second mile the eyes Of the other crews
will be upon them, as they have TO row
directly under the houses of Cornell.
PENNSYLVANIA. Wisconsin and Syracuse
Dempsey will follow IN a gasolene
launch, When the third mile is reached
the torture begins, for from here on II
IS nothing but n series of calls for
spurts. Tens and twenties will follow
with such frequency that the distance
from there on viii be one continual
squirt.
The day of the race the men will
paddle up to the ice house on the west
shore about a stone throw from the
start of the big race, and viii rest while
the other races are being run over
Dempsey ordinarily sends his charges
up in the shell. but the other COACHES
use the launches so as not to take any
chances.
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Her 'sPaIID Endec..

When she was released &c -7o1r & St
Louis. returning a yer 40 last SaTch.
II was at this tinla cuat IL d. r-Te. ~
Mrs. Smith arrived /. "a. VA II. zto1.
Ostensi5ly backed " rer iiI tho cr1ss ds
Then unexpectedly -ame urama-f- r.
climax The Smith vent,,-e f2i:'nS
Mabel Goodrich, accOrai.tg 20 letters pro-
dUced as evidence in court i=ssiis ced
NeSta Hastings TO CS-ue mere frOn
Washington u -cut and run the Vine
street house under plea that she had
Fixed things and that everything was
safe Mabel Goodrich, arrested, fed TO
St Louis, after selling her property
here, was eXtradited and received a
years sentence in the county prison, in
addition 30 being fined $500.
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Coach Jim Springnan. who had charge
Of the Central High team this season
and who is one Of the heartiest enthu il
aSts of amateur ball in the city, states
that the University Of PENNSYLVANIA
coaches are more than pleased with II
seasons showing made by Chick
Thomas, Of this city The head coach
tells Springman IN a letter that of all
the members Of the team. Thomas has
been the most timely hitter in nearly
every game
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There is an important communication
here for the captain or manager OF the
Perry Athletic Club. Unless IL is called
for within three days it viii be =
stroyed.
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A scarcity OF good driving horse. is
reported from the New England Staxas
where they are said TO be harder 10 yz5-
than for many years
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Before the stable was shipped from
Memphis, Ardelle, tSeers' candidate for
the c Of C. showed a mile in 2:OSI4 ano
a half in 1:O214 The black mare is own
ed by +. q. Jones.
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StdS CA- liS olltg bldCh Ildih
against him is his defeat in the
Futurity. which neither I nor
anyone can explain. We know
now that 1t was not truly run
race, and the mystery OF it will
never be explained.
Il have had many offers for
Sysonby. but 1 would consider
none Of them. was very fond
OF some of my other horses.
Kingston, Voter. Cap and Bells,
Disguise, Commando. and Fox
hall. for instance. but Sysonby is
the best yet. Why. he won with
in ten days the Tidal, Common
wealth. and Realization Stakes,
netting $4,000. Isn't that A race
horse?
I thought 2 lot Of FoxhaH and
Domino. but believe sysonby oc-
cupies a higher place than either
in my regard II I could have
sent him 20 England I am sure
that ne would have won every
thing there, for know the Eng
hsh horses. and there is none like
he was"
Trainer Rowe was equally en-
thusiastic. 4 have been called a
good trainer" he said. but it
takes a good horse to make a
good trainer. and Sysonby was the
him. AS docile and tractable as a
trait. which Is peculiar in a race h
by worked hard and seemed to de
the ,reafest horsn thn r,.orla o.-o,.
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The diamond at Luna Park which
has been engaged by the Commission
ers' team. viii soon be in readiness.
The ground has been graded. and all
that remains 10 do is 10 measure of the
bases and cut the grass In the out
field
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Agriculture stil keeps up its winning
streak and Is well IN the lead in the
Departmental League through consist
ent playing. On the other hand, Ninth
has as vet 10 win its first game II
seems that with the number Of extra
players with which each team is sup
piled. for the good Of tIe league. Ninth
should be allowed several Of them
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He thought that week at Saratoga that
Ne mad succeeded Today he has no
doubt OF IT,
Greatest Three -Year-Old.
1t was plain from the moment he be-
gan 10 run in 1875 that he was going 20
live up 10 his twO-year-old standard
and Outdo it, They saw that he was
moving with Incredible haste, putting
good horses one after another behind
him with ease, toward that coveted Do
sition where his name would be a svno-
nym Tor, all that was good IN a thor
And they nursed him accordingly The
care OF Sysonby from week 10 week cost
more tnan IS spent by many society
men on their necessities and even on
tneir pleasures. When he Travelled from
track u track II was in a special car
sOftly cushioned from floor TO roof 10
prevent any injury or abrasion. His
kilua ele Die iegs were always carefully
band3ged, and there was never a mo-
ment, day or night. when there was
not a stable boy beside him exrspf
when he was on the track. with Jockey
Nicol on his back.
Scientific Methods.
II the stables at Gravesend he occu-
pied a box stall thorouShly ventilated.
but studiously protected from draft
and fitted up with all the appliances of
horse comfort. BY his side at night a
colored boy slept. sometimes two Of
ihent, curled up In the straw at the
horses feet
Fer his diet. which I'm itself was a
science. Trainer Rowe had marked out
q menu almost as lengthy as thar Of a
balanced ration was reduced 70 its
fineSt point 10 meet the slightest change
in physical condition Most horses can
cat plain hay. Hay" with SysOnby
meant a judiciOUs combination or per
haps alienation of clover. timothy. al
lata. end many other varieties Of grass.
lie had oats, nut he also had bran, corn
meal. -niddlings, and sundry other
breakfast foods served dry. wet hot
cold. as his condition required. Ever so
often hts, feed was mixed with oilRpeal
for the benefit OF his diet. but more par-
tiCularly - keep him on The good siGa
Cf that fine line which divides perfect
condt tion from overtrainlng and stale
ness.
The Irony of Fate.
Yet with all this regal rearing. with
this infinitude of care, this scientific
study Of conditions. this readiness to
spend hundreds on his whims and hun
dreds of Thousands to save his life. this
POSSIBLY greatest of all the race horses.
was slowly dying. and dying in agon.
for three months without the slightest
suspicion OF his real condition. Dead he
Is at four wears OF age with the world
before him, while many an indiTerently
good plug who has lived the life Of n
selling platter and has shared the meaSer
allowance and poor quarters of STRANDED
owners. is racing today at twice his
age and Is vet good for a long term be
tween the shafts after his usefulness on
the track has been exhausted Il is
truly the irony of fate
Sysonby had a good disposition to -
gin with and all this fabulous care ana
cOzening brought him to maturity with
the temper of a kitten. In fact. Il was
his equable temper and tractability t,sS-
have helped 10 win for him the Sur-
passing esteem Of his owner.
Pony as Chum.
But for all that. Sysonby. like almost
every thoroughbred, had his hobbies.
One of them. perhaps the most remark
able, was his prediction for his chum
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Lowe Backed Up.

Recently Tommy Lowe. the local light
weight who has been boxing in Now
York, wrote down here that nothing
would please him more than a bout with
Eddie Of Danny Lewis for a large side
bet. Eddie bought a book Of postage
stamps and a box of pink paper and
began writing replies 10 this challenge
When this paper was exhausted he
bought some fooIscap and big envelopes.
because he could get more burning words
on the larger sheets. and wrote some
more.
Eddie was willing 20 meet Tommy at
any old time or place. for any old
amount. or for none at all lie felt
that II would help mis- education to box
Lowe. for Lowe is undoubtedly clever.
The minute he GO Crowleys reply Lows
backed up. and quSIified his sweer;-g
challenge with lot of conditions about
weight and money. He wanted about
three times as much for little private
set-tO as he would get in New York.
and he wanted Crowley to make Il
weight that would leave him too weak
10 hear the bell for the first round.
Some Harsh Words.
To those who had been following the
efforts 10 match the pair it had all the
earmarks Of a crawl on loves part, and
Crowley's friends express themselves in
exactly those words. Lowe is the
cleverer man. but Crowley is a hard
hitter and thoroughly game. On points
Lowe should win in fifteen rounds. but
Crowley would stand a chance of get
ting one over IN that time that would
put Tommy out of business. Then Cro-:-
ley is capable of landing a fair share
of blows on even such q man as Love
and might wear down his opponent
On this estimate of their respective aoil-
tiles IL should make a thoroughly inter-
esting bout.
Crowley can make 1SS pounds. and It
Is believed that Lowe wound weigh about
l33, which Is not a very great dis
crepancy. considering the dispropOrtion
in science and ring experience
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SYSONBYS DEATH
IRONY OF FATE
Greatest of Racers Dead at
Four Years Old.
HOW THE KING WAS REARED
Every Possible Scientific Aid Used,
Yet He Suffered Agony Without
Cause Being Known.

THE greatest race horse America has
ever seen" 1t is a big bill 70 fill.
Think OF the galaxy OF stars that have
flashed yictorlSusly down the home
stretches of American tracks. and the
hundreds of thousands-yes. millions of
dollars they have galloped home with
Remember, you who can, the triumphs
Of Lexington. LonsfelIOw. and LeComte.
Remember HindoO. Iroquois. and Ham
burg. RaceIand. Tenny. and Irish Lad
idols all. Remember mighty Domino.
who. N three years. brought back 10 his
sta BILE from hard-fought fields SlS6.5s0
Their laurels are all faded now in the
light Of the wonderful performances Of
Sysonby. who died OF blood poisoning
yesterday at Sheepshead Bay. When
they stripped the saddle from him after
the annual Champion Stakes on Septem-
Der 3. 1906. he had put $1s9S53 into the
pocket of his owner. James r. Keene. IN
his two initial years Of racing.
Lived in Royal Fashion.
On financial grounds alone he earned
his title Of King Of the American Turf.
And he lived like king. No monarch
in history. with chamberlain and sene-
chals and gentlemen in waiting and men
at arms ana testers ana HlfnDit pages
waiting upon his nod. ever existed in
more royal fashion. had a greater ret-
nue. Of retainers. or was greeted by
more thunderOus applause when he
showed himself in public.
From the time that SysOnby was born,
on the Keene breeding farm at Castle
ton. Ky. down 20 the minute Of his
death. this sovereign son of Melton
had all the care and attention given tC
royal princes.
Many Of his playmates on the Ken
lucky blue grass. as regally descended
as himself. came away 10 New York
and were sold as yearlings, but the
shrewd eye Of his veteran owner. which
had read Alright the signs OF promise
IN such colts as Foxhall. Kingston. and
Commando. foresaw a brilliant future
for Sysonby. Jimmy Rowe. than whom
there IS no better trainer. seconded Mr.
Keene's Judgment, and from the day
they passed their verdict 20 each other
nothing that a kind providence could
youchsafe horse was lacking 20
Sysonby.
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Won $4,000 in Five Days.

Rowe was wise enough not TO Kill
this layer of golden eggs with overwork.
Sysonby ran no more races at that
meeting, but booted and bandaged and
blanketed, was turned into a palace
car" and with three attendants con-
stantly within reach made the journey
TO Saratoga. Here was where the men
who follow the horses. who know form
and breeding and stable gossip. first
really discovered Sysonby. On August
]. the first time out. he captured the
Flash Stakes in rather easy fashion,
and added 5000 more to the good side
of his page in the stables ledger; five
days later he picked up $4,000 in the
Saratoga Special, one of the great things
at the Spa.
James r. Keene. whom most people
consider hard proposition. had a ten
der spot in his heart now and Sysonby
filled il. At the close Of the Saratoga
meeting. when the horses were depart
ing for the winter quarters, w. B, Leeds
took Mr.. keene aside and offered ninI
100000 for Sysonby. He said no. He
probably would have said no TO five
times that sum, for Mr.. Keene has
always had an ambition-not to get
money; that is easy-but, 70 breed and
} own the greatest racehorse in tie world.
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Nerves Protected.

There was the softest OF straw for him
to sleep on. the pastures were searched
10 find him the tenderest grass. There
was a small regiment Of darky boys 10
rub and clip him. and his feed was mix
ed ana administered with a care that
would have done credit to a rursery
gOverness. His temper was coddled and
his idiosyncrasies humored. No shout
ing, nor sudden alarms-nothing that
could fray his nerves or develop fighty
tricks IN him was ever permitted The
gentlest and most skilIfuI and most pa
tient hands accustomed INN by slow de-
grees 70 saddle and bride. And when
in the spring OF 1sO4 ne journeyed north
with long string of the Keene horses
10 begin his turf career the hopes OF
that venerable financier and sportsman.
his owner. were centered in him.
How they were realized make one or
turf history. All through the spring Of
1908 the little army OF rlen who draw
paw In the keene stables at WestbUry
Long Island. schooled and cared for
Sysonby. X was work for MIN now.
long, easy gallOpS in the crisp morn
ings. with blankets to start the sweat
from him. Slow coolings out watkins
up and down in the sheltered paddock
mufhed IN fresh. dry blankets, curry
ing and brushing and hand-rubbing to
keep his skin I'm order: cold spOnges 70
his feet and ankles. driving with Han
nels and polishing with chamois skin
until he shone like satin. There was n
carefully devised schedule OF feed and
there was inspection several times a
day and a daily visit from the farrier
10 care for the four Small hoOfS on
which so much depended.
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Syson6y S Record

Two-year-old, 1904:
Brighton Beach Sweepstakes. $50
Brighton Beach JUnior......... I1.750
Saratoga Flash Stakes-.--.-... 4,s75
Saratoga Special. 1900
Coney Island Futurity rsn
third ........................... 200
Gravesend Junior Champion 500
Thrcc-year-old. 1906:
Belmont Park. Metropolitan
Handicap dead heat with
Race King ................ 4.615
Coney Island Tidal .....-.---.- 14.5j0
COney Island Commonwealth. 1z,225
Coney Island Realization...-.. 1880
Brighton Iroquois ...-.....,.... $50
Brighton Derby ...-.----........ l.z50
Saratoga Great Republic........ SO. .465
Coney Island Century 1850
Sheershead Bay Champion
Total in two years-..-........ 1880
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Preparing the Colt.

There were small gailops for appetite
and after a while short bursts OF speed
lengtheninS as his strength and en-
durance. grew And by and by there
were brushes for furlong or two with
his stable1nates to bring out the racing
spirit that was n him. And continually
the hearts of owner and trainer warmea
20 him. He was coming on. but they
said nothing They knew that after ah
there was only one test for a race horse
and that was far away yet.
When July came the stable knew that
Sysonby was ready On July Il at
Brighton Beach they turned him loOse
IN the Sweepstakes and he came homA
with 50 That was the beginning, and
still Mr. keene said nothing.
The following Saturday he won the
Brighton Junior. worth $1,000, and then
the turf world woke up. ''Sysonby" was
IN great black letters across the head
of the racing columns. In his first two
appearances he had paid the feed bill
which Ind been running UP ever since
he was born.
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Pony as Chum.

But for all that. Sysonby, like almost
every thoroughbred, had his hobbies
One of them. perhaps the most remark
able, was his prediction for his chum
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Two Trial Spins Daily.

Georgetown has it's house near the
ferry which plies between Poughkeepsie
on the east shore of the Hudson and
Highlands on the west shore. The
house is almost directly under the big
bridge. Here the shell is stored in a
small shed, about the length of the
boat The men have their dressing
quarters in the back part of the house
There is no shower. but water taken
from the river IS carried in buckets and
used for bathing purposes.
Two spins will be taken daily Dur
ing these spins the men will take easy
rows more for the form than for any
hing else. Should the water be too
rough. as not infrequenJly happens. the
eight will have TO await it's chance. A
peculiar thing abou the Hudson here is
that the wind comes up very suddenly,
ruffles the water into whiteCapS. max
ing il perilous 10 venture out in q shell,
and then will die down as suddenly is
IL came.
After the morning spin the men re-
turn TO the hotel for dinner. In the cool
of the evening they take TO the boat
again and go for n longer distance.
They are permitted then 10 take walk.
provided they do not venture too far
away. for all Of the crew must be in
bed by o'clock Coach Dempsey sleeps
on the same floor. where he can have
the men under his surveillance and pre-
serve the Quietness necessary for his
- "a