Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-03
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Lester Reiff Gives His Version of the
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 London, Oct 3.-The race for the Snailwell stakes of POO sovereigns at Newmarket yesterday was won by J. R. Keene's Chacornac.
 London, Oct 3.-Commenting on the withdrawal of w. c. Whitney's horses from English races, the Evening News says: Many racing men will not ac- cept MT Whitney's cabled reasons for retiring from the English turf. They aver that the bad handicapping and lose riding are enough to disgust even a millionaire"
 Chicago, Oct 3.-McChesney, 2 year-old colt by MacDuff-ManolaM Ma son, established a new worlds record yesterday at Harlem by running six and a half furlongs in the remarkable time of HIS 4-5. The colt won easily and many horsemen who stood at the finish caught the time a fraction of a second faster. The steeplechase at tracted large crowd to the track,
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 Lexington, Oct 3.-Thofnas w. Law son teIegraphed last night to Secretary Wilson of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders association that he is very anxious to start Boralma against Lord Derby here, and authorized him to increase the amount of the challenge to $10,0OO a side. It is said by MT LawSon's friends that he is willing to increase the amount to $5O,0O0 a side. Each horse has beaten the other twice, and MT Lawson is eager to have 1ae question of superiority decided. Sec retary Wilson last night wired the new challenge to MT Hamlip at BLAalo. While Hamlin desires to reserve Lord Derby for efforts to break the worlds record, it is believed that the match with Boralma can be made so tempt ing that it will be accepted.
 Memphis, Oct 3.-Charles Doherty of this city, who managed Ed Corrigan's Chicago turf interests during the days of Garfield park, has Nst returned from England, where he managed the Corrigan campaign last summer. T am not surprised that they have warned Lester Reiff away" said Do herty. Ut has been plain to all Amer jeans in England since July that they do not want us or our horses. 1t has been persecution, and just before I left John Huggins, Mir Whitney's trainer, told me that he intended leaving as soon as possible The Keenes are the oli1y AlAC11Iel1lo ll1ll IttSC OtCu tIcdlOst deeently this year, IDohefty stated that Ed Corrigan would mot return to England next year. He also said that the Grozer stable would be broken up and that there would be a dissolution between Enoch Wishard, and Crolxer. Doherty thinks that there will De fur thers sensational developments fn'Voly- ing American trainers and Jockeys. 7~When I left three weeks since 'rs said Dolerty, they were probing into ey- erything American and making it very unpleasant for everyoae.'1u
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 London, Oct 3.-In an interview yes terday Lester Reiff, the American jockey, who Tuesday was ruled of Newmarket Heath by the stewards of the Jockey club, said: "It. is all a maze and a muddle. Marcus Beres- ford declares that l rode a crooked race. Let racers judge. I got clear. away with the lead and Kept it about a length in front of Glenn Jenkins, rid ing saDdpiper Ielhpnnlitfe lp !lte Reiff, Qn lMini nie Dee was thifdson the rail 2uiitn we reached the bend to the straight At Manchester the 1eading 2 Horse always goes wide four or five feet when turn ing into the straight seDe Lacy did this. Johnnie, seeing the chance, shot through the opening and got in, while Sandpiper dropped back beaten. What could do? Had I closed in again I should have had to put my brother over the rails. All I could do was 10 straighten De Lacy and ride like the devil, Beresford insisted that I slight ly eased and pulled out at the distance post to let Johnnie up again. This is mistake, as. all seeing the race would testify that my course did not deviate an inch" Here Wishard interposed,