The Washington times., 1906-07-01
SIR HUON AND WHIMSICAL
IN GREAT TURF RIVALRY
Western Horse Dangerous Contestant For ThreeYeaOd
Honors-Sysonby's Strange Ailnent Attacking Other
Stars and Situation is Serious
By ]. S. A. MACDONALD.

NEW YORK, June 30.-We are to have
an infusion of intersectional rivalry in
the routine OF the midsummer racing
which promises to add considerable zest
to the sport of the turf up in this neck
OF the woods-in fact all over the
United States, where the thoroughbred
race horse and his doings are matters
Of concern.
The approaching tiff is going to
awaken keen interest. II is the East
against the West again, and instead o.
McChesney being pitted against Hernlis,
two new champions have arisen-Sir
Huon. owned by George H Long, of
Louisville, KY, and Whimsical. the
wonderful fly now running hereabouts
In the eoIors Of T. G. Gaynor-
Duel for Honors-
They are conceded TO be the prime
factors in the three-year-Cld problem Of
1906. Outside OF Accountant and Orrnon-
daIe-they are in the running for the
honors-Sir Huon and Whimsical stand
out from tre 800 three-year-Olds now In
active racing cord't.zn- II so happens
that Sir Huon IS distinctly a West
ern product and as great hero Of the
Middle Vest racing ground as was Nc
Chesney in his day, or Rams Horn last
year. only that the experts declare him
10 be a better Glass animal than either
Of the aforementioned pair and q sure
reDeater Of the successes Of Ben Brush
and Ornament-Western invaders who
proved 10 the New York critics some
seven years ago that form about
Memphis, Tenn, Louisville. KY, and on
the Chicago. III. turf IS TO be respect
ed even in this efrete territory
SO good judge Of racing form as T.
c Mcdowell. OF Louisville. Ky, says
he IS not quite sure about Sir Huon
being as classy a colt as was Herrnis
in his three -year-old days, but still he
believes Mr.. Longs prize viii do as
well. II not better, than Whimsical
Timber. Accountant, or Ormondale dur
ing these tail end days Of the Sleeps
head Bay meeting and at Brighton
Beach and Saratoga
Respects Sir Huon.
Another respected Western authority
who saw Sir Huon win all OF his derbies
in the West this spring says; sir
Huon won't Dc AT himself until he
reaches Saratoga a little rest there
viii give him some fresh edge and then
YOU may take il from me. the three
year-oId championship viii 20 TO this
Western flyer as soon as he has an op-
porsunlty OF meeting Whimsical. Ormon-
dale, Timber and Accountant
In the meanwhile. New York follow
ers OF racing are sitting UP and taking
notice Of Sir Huon. He arrived quietly
on the afternoon of the Suburban Han
dicap and found his way into a stall at
Sheepshead Pay without creating a
stir Two mornings later Sir Huon gal
loped a brisk three-quarJers- Jack
JOINER. developer Of Hamburg Belle, pan
over 10 Tom Welsh. trainer Of Ormon-
dale. shouting say. Tom. here is
chance for a clean up I saw something
good work little while ago Keep il
mum No one knows what II is and
III find out" Later on Joyner executed
a Sherlock Holmes detour and pulled UP
feeling sheepisn when Carroll Reid,
handler Of The Picket. said:
Why, that is Sir Huon, winner OF the
Kentucky Derby" Since then Sir Huon
abs been much in the public eve, the
consensus of opinon being that the son
of dead FaIsetto needs a rest, after
which he IS very likely 10 take down
the flags in the three-year-Old division
Whimsical Good Horse.
Whimsical is doing nicely and along
with the New York public is awaiting
A conclusive clash with the Kentucky
Lcchinvar. Whimsical beat Accountant
in the Jockey Club Weight-for-Age
race at belmont Park quite handily
and then after trailing second to Or
mnndale in the Broadway Stakes at
Graveserd. due solely 10 the poor ride
put UP by little Notter, she came right
back in the Standard Stakes with
''Darlxy'' Williams Oh her back-by the
way. he is the most competent negro
horsernan since the days Of Isaac Muir
phv. the "Colored Archer'-and de-
cisively reversed the result OF the
Broadway Stakes meeting by galloping
away from OrmondaIe. After that she
went into a slow and careful pointing
for the Advance Stakes Of today,
June 90 Her trainer declares the FLY
capable OF picking up l15 pounds and
running a mile in 1:3S or better over
the Brighton course.
Local racegoers know something Of
Sir Huon
Has Great Courage.
The colt stood under the weather
when seen on parade at Saratoga last
summer. He won one clever race and
then suffered successive and ordinary
defeats. But a winter OF rest and de
velOpment has worked a great change
in the horse He is now almost seven
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