The sun., 1903-07-18
WATERBOY IS THE FAVORITE.
EASTERN HORSEMEN SAY HE WILL
BEAT WCHESNEY.
Claude. winner OF Numerous Derbies. and
The Rhymcr May De startcfs--E. II.
Smathers Has Not Yet Put Up SIOOOO
-Builn,an May Ride western Horse.

The match race which will bring Waterboy
and McChesney together at Brighton Beach
next Wednesday at n mile and quarter
weight for age, was the chief topic at the
track yesterday. r. NJ. Taylor. the brother
in-law Of =. G. Hildreth, the present trainer
Of McChosney. who s debarred from the
Jockey Club tracks, will have charge OF the
Western horse. who will be .guartered at ~"
6ravesend track during his stay r, i"
Smnthers. the owner OF McChesney, VIII ne
here to-day and will complete the ilnal ar
range mentS. .
"a side would be placed In stakeholder =
hands at o'clock yesterday. A. j. Joyner
trainer of Naterboy. was NJ the track with
the whole amount In his pocket ready Tor
busin at the appointed time, He had
been induced 10 bet because OF proposition
on this line that came first from SnaPpST
Smathers ] "J0 Joyn"r @ sent sent Teddy Foley after
Garrison, who was constantly fashng big
roll Of bills before the races yesterday. but
G9Tris9n said tina, ne ne could mo{ PSss e.. sha
that Garrison had simply been bluffing, on
his own hook Louis strssbs Mnc said he
owner. then came to the front With the state
ment that Mr.. Smathers did not care to bet
anything on Mcchssnsy, a.'il the daX OF
did not see the advisabity Of making bet
of $4,000 at evens when In all probability
he might be able to secure s to for his wager
But. said friend, Of Mcchesney's owner.
Mr.. Smathers will bet az much as anybody
wants TO, take. when the time comes
remark declared that they would gladly
accommodate Mr.. Smathers with any amount
The. fact that the 10000 side bet was not
inasmnch as Mr. Smathers has repeatedly
is tho greatest racehorse IN the, world.
I'LL I..,n ttnf EfNn hA
two other starters besides Waterboy and
McChesney; Word was received az Brighton
Yesterday that N; J. Daly may star start hs =, thrse-
who has won the California. Cumberland.
st Louis. Detroit and Canadian Dcrbics this
year. and who ran second TO The Picket in the
Nonld NF'am arrive very here today S s" Father Bill
DAILY, who is NJ j Daly's brother. wired the
latter yesterday asking II Claude would be
this his year ear than any horse in training As
he is "A three -year-old. he would carry ia
pounds in the match race.
II was also said yesterday that The Rhymer
would go to the post as pace maker The
Rhymer ran yesterday and won In the name
Of The Holly Grove stable He is trained sii ed
BY Garrison and is said to ,(N be owned by either
Odom. will ride Waterboy. That was
settled on Thursday. The Watercress colt
began light work yesterday morning, and is is
that he will send him to the post ~ to race
for his life. As to McChesney's rider there
to be some doubt viii TGmf sn pgr5Sr, m 10
Whitney. star jockey has already been
reserved" by the opposition, in which event
have ridden McChesncy in the Harlem Na-
tional Handicap. but for an accident which
prevented him from going West;
cided Yesterday not to start their great three
yenr-od tfrcander in the match race, They
said that as the, colt has very Valuable en-
gagements to nll AT Saratoga 1t would he
asking too much Of him to, 20 in such Cruel
ling contest. There is nlso no chance for
Whitney Il Duryea's Irish Lad TO go to tho
post
Nearly all the horscmen at the track yes-
terday were Of the opinion that Waterbov
would win. Jockey Fuller: however. was
eGGs eo%G the few wnS wae6 iS8 Vii @ pHoSy Be
the favorite in the betting.
:, CHICAGO, July II -oLeary, Weller. YeaGer
makers here refused to-day to commit them
selves as to the odds which they. believed
should prevail on the McChesnev-Wa Waterboy
race on Wednesday until they knew the field.
dubious attitude OF the local bookies was
Claude. A report has reached here thas
Claude will start in the race On W.dnesdayy
but if il proves TO be true there will Ire "A lot
OF Western money on this iour-tlme Derby
winner
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animal, being an undersi2ed bay that never
would command attention on his looks, But
ne has won four Derbies. has backed the
weight, has made the record 2:J3, for the
Derby route on Il fast track at 81. Louis
and has plcugh"d through deep mud with th"
same facility he negotiated fast track
His second TO The Picket In the American
Derby was very notable performance and
according to a lot OF people whose uag-
mcnt ia worth considering. Claude would be
q very dangerous factor in this race on
Wednesday.
McChcsnev has nothing on Claude. who
as n 3-year-0ld has done more than any three
year-oid ever did before. At weight for
age Claude would have to carry fourteen
pounds less than McChesney and Waterboy.
and the distance n mile and quarter is
about to his liking. But If Claude starts,
betting from a Chicago standpoint will be
n very different matter from betting on "A
MCChesney- -Watcrhoy race.
The interest here in the McChesnev-Water-
boy race il very keen and arrangements aro
being made aomng the sporting fraternity
to charter a special train to go East and wit
ness the great event Every lover OF horse
racing in Chicago recognizes the fact that the
proposed contest will be the grandest race
ever pulled OFF on the American turf and II is
believed thnt large crowd Will go from
Chicago One bet of $3.50 10 $500 was mad"
tonight on McChesney'S chances TO win, the
bookmaker taking the short end. Several
small bets were made al even money and