The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-08
,HoRSEs. AGE. JOG
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, Sept. T.-Estimated as the
largest attendance ever gathered within
the charming grounds of the Coney Island
Jockey Club, probably 5000 persons to-
day saw the Western champion racer Nc
Chesney, carrying 1z9 pounds, defeat Her
mis-, under the same weight and ten other
horses of handicap class. The race was
the famous Twin City Handicap. which
was run for the twentieth time in its his
tory. The stake was worth $3.50 to the
winner.
McChesney carried the highest weight
ever shouldered by a horse VINO won out
right, although Belmont's Ethelbert had
129 pounds up when he ran a dead heat
with Jack Point lis pounds. in 1900. On
that occasion, the time of the race was
2:07: To-day's race was run in 2:o4 So.
which eQuale6 the track record. made by
Waterboy, liz pounds. on July 2, in the
race for the Suburban Renewal. Water
boy won the Brighton Handicap a few
days later, carrying 124 pounds. in 2:oS 10.
which is the best time on record. The
Brighton track is generally admitted to be
faster than the Sheepshead Bay course,
however
WEALTHY MEN SAW RACE
During the running OF the race won by
McChesney, the scene in the clubhouse
was one not easily forgotten. The bal
cony was jammed with many wealthy adj
mirers Of horse flesh. Among them the
Western sportsmen, Messrs. john w. and
Charles Gates and John A. Drake, were.
or course, partisans of McChesney. They
sent some very heavy commissions into
the betting ring.
While the race was in progress and when
no more than six furlongs had been run,
some one in the crowd cried out: McCheS-
ney is beaten.he can't outrun Injunction"
I'll bet $4,000 that he will win,' shout
ed Mr., Gates There were no takers.
two lengths in advance of Hermis, the
whole Gates and Drake party exhibited
unfeigned exhilaration.
as he led the parade on his way
almost directly in P0inf front Wn'e Of T ths
end OF the grand stand nearest to the
As good luck would have it. McChesney's
post position was No. 1. The raising of
the barrier saw a fairly good start.
McChesney was OF in front, but did not
begin well. The first horse to outrun
McChesney was. as expected. Hermis.
This racer led around the first turn by
on the outside of McChesney. Caughna-
waga, Thorneycroft Duoro and His Emil
hence were next. Next to last was Huater
Raine-
Close observers of McChesney noted that
he never lost a foot of ground in making
the first turn. All along the back stretch
ne NdS IiAlu- II httue Jockey DelnE lust
in front of the brown jacket of the Smath-
ers jockey. Fuller.
OVATION FOR McCHESNEY.
There was practically no change in the
positions of the three leaders unit, sly
furiongs were run. Then 1t was seen that |
McChesney began to show that he was re-
ducing the lead OF Hermis. At the end of
q mile. he had reached the leader, and
half way up the stretch he had Hermis |
DedIen, coming on amid the oroafaSt
cheering ever heard on a metropolitan
race course and eventually passing the
son of Hermence. while His
Eminence came on and earned third place
In the last few strides from Duoro.
From the moment that II was apparent
that the famous stretch-runner was ahoIit
TO repeat his all-conQuering tactics the
massed thousands all over the spacious |
grounds grew wildly excited. The stew
ARCS stand was surrounded by a crowd
which waited with Impotence for Nc |
Chesney and his popular jockey. Fuller, |
TO return to the scales.
Then the reception was very much the
same as that awarded the winner of the
suburban. except that there was far more
IeeIng exhibited. because of the long run
OF Ill luck which had been sustafne6 nv
me game racer. who had at last con-
vinced all fair-minded persons that he
Vas everything that had been claimed for
This. too. in spite Of the fact that the off
Tore foot of McChesney is now perceptibly
longer at the toe and lower at the heel
the near fore foot, the result of the
which he was affected on the day
before he was to meet Waterboy at Brigh-
ION Beach, and from which he suffered for
weeks.
MAY MEET wATERBOY.
Hardly had the great race been run be-
ore a demand for a meeting between
Naterboy and McChesney arose. This was
by the announcement sent out shortly
afterwards by ForneiiUs EeIiOUes tho Soc