The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
PROMISE OF
GREAT SPORT
Crack Thoroughbreds to Meet
at Saratoga.
HERMIS is CHERRY RIPE.
Mr. Thomas High Priced Horse sad'
10 Be Ready to Show Champion
ship Form Again-Sad Death
Of Dom Paul.
HERMIs is CHERRY RIPE
BY MANHATTAN.
(spccinl to The rimes-Dispatch.)


was anticipated. With most OF the best
jockeys and nearly all the best horses
away, not much was expected OF the
meeting, but, as u matter of fact, most
of the races filed well, and while there
was nothing sensational, there were
good racing, well contested finishes ana
the patrons of the track got the worth
of their money. There were some rather
curious reversuis Of form, but this Is be-
coming so common nowadays that 1t ex-
cites comparatively little comment, eS-
cept on the part of those who happen 10
be on the horses at the wrong time
And now for Saratoga. Unless all
signs fail, the meet which begins there
Monday will be record breaker IN
every sense of the word. IL mas Deei
many years since such line aggrega-
ton Of thoroughbred race horses nus
been gotten together on single track.
The prime sport begins at the very start,
too, for on Monday will be run the Sara
toga Handicap, and, bar accidents.
Waterboy and NIcChesney will Tor me
first time try each others mettle Both
OF these grand race horses are IN prime
condition now. and If the race is run
true line can then be gotten as 10
which is the better. Odom will have tho
e
will be ridden as he should be, and 1t IS
probable pullman or Rcdfern will guide
tho western crack. These two carry the
ton weights In the Saratoga, each con-
ceding Hermis four pouncs and the bal
ance OF them more Africander VIII be
a starter II the going is heavy, but on
a fast track his trainers say lie VIII not
face tho starter irish Lad, saVa ,Il':
Gunflre Gray Frar. and perhaps hall
a score OF others VIII be In the race. but
thc main interest centcrs about Water
boy. and McChesney.
There is a good deal Of quiet talk that
Hermis Is rounding into form again. 1t
will be remembered that 1t was at sara
toga last year that Mr.. Thomas horse
showed championship form, ana ~, II WON'T .,n
not be surprising II he repeated TINS year.
Trainer Karrick Is working faithfully
on him and has given him whole iot
OF hard work. He processes 10 be satls-
fed with the work he is doing and an-
nounces him sure starter. iermls ~
taking kindly to tho work, and IN ms
t1-y-outs Is said TO be showing his Old
sneed RI he does show UP In his last
Years form Monday no will add much
to the gayety OF nations
Rumor has been current that move
ment is on foot TO protest NcCheShey ~.
the ground that Sam llildreth is paIl
owner of him. Hildreth, 1t VIII pc recall
I'd was McChesney's owner IN his Two
,,e,r.old career, but he sold him to Dur
nell & Herr, at New Orleans, last VIII
ter. Durnell 6 Herr were at SWORDS
noInts with IIildreth. each bidding the
others horses up In selling races anu
ma ssing each other BY at the track WIT
out giving the time of day. When me
horse was sold ia Sn1athers ne retaiieu
Hurnell as trainer until after the Mont.
tn, ry1rhi
Vas badly bcaten Then "I3ig Mac" was
turned over TO Fnldreth. According to
the story current Hildreth entered INTO
partnership with Smathers and the ia'-
ter entered the horse IN Eastern STAKES
wholly in his name because fiildreth WI
not In good standing with tho stewards ot
the Jockey Club, Inasmuch as MI.
smathcrs denies absolutely that ANYBODY
beside himself has any interest IN NC
| Chesney there Is probably nothing more
| in the suggested protest than what Is pic.
| turesquely called on the track not ar.
Tt was a grevous disappointment TO
| Sam Hildreth when the Jockey Clup unali'
| imously turned down his application,
| made through Mr., Slnathers, LOT q l' oot'eu
| to train.
] IT Is said the refusal Is intended as q
/ reputation OF the stories that the match
| race between McChesney and WatcrpoS
| had been called off at Brighton by Eli
| dreth because the latter had been prom
Used reinstatement from Il high source II
| the great race was not run until sara
| tosa.
| uildrcth lost his license several year:
ago because OF a personal encounter VIII
! John u. Madden, Rumor has IT that TUT
| politics had much to do with the turning
down of IIldrcth.
| OF Sara
/ tga are much surprised with Tho Plcket
| winner of the American Derby. He Is
fine looking colt, with plenty of spec
/ and stamina, il appearances 80 for any
thing, and Is being backed for the IraV
crs. In the opinion OF many experts n
will go to the post u strong faVorite an
should win the race
Charlie Erossman was visitor at ia
maica this week. He said "Wester
horses have been doing fairly well In IN
east, but we haven't seen many or tnel
yet At Saratoga you VIII see many
race won by horse from the Yves
McChesncy will take care or some OF VI
TOP notchers in the handicap division
Savable will beat more h'gh-c!ass horse
than will beat him, and Dick Welles
going to be hard TO beat, especially
sprint races, Ies Chuctanunda at SOY
Ell furlongs,
'"Then there are o. lot OF olhers we
Viii be heard from before the sara,os
meeting Is over You may recall th'
n IIermis was western horse and was $
regarded until Mr., Ziesler sold MN 10 NJ
Bell at Saratoga,
1t has been remarked at the number
multi-millionaires who are going into u
racing game and are secn constantly I
the tracks, Here are some OF them vi
are expected to be more or less cohs.al
attendants at the Saratoga track w
G. Whitney, who Is seldom absent WIZ
a big race Is run; J, u. Haggin, JUN
Fle!schmann, James II. keene and J
. son, Foxhall Keene; John A. Drake, a
{ w, b. Leeds. two westerners; the Be
n1onts. Perry and August; Richard
, Wilson, Jr., s. s., Brown, j. @, Folian
!, bee. j, II widener f, Ambrose car
Frederick Gebhald, r, j. DWyer. pay
a Gideon F.. II, and Thomas Hitchcock a.
(, w. $. Fanshaw, to which list soon W
> be added Alfred G. Vanderbilt and other
q Among the prominent westerners now
E, Saratoga, is s. G. Morton. who recent