The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-20
HERMls and M'CHESNEY
Will PROBABLY MEET AT SARA-
TOGA WENT TUESDAY.

WatertOy BEING Pointed for the saratoga
Gun. ants the Two Others Being Eligible
OIL .poyuer Would Lke tn Nee Them 60 fo
tho Post, He Says--I9ig Mac Doing Well
SARATOGA, Aug. l9.--This years cham,
piou Of the American turf will not win the
title at Saratoga. That fact was estab-
lisbed this afternoon. Eefmis and McChes-
ney. however, will probably meet here on
next Tuesday Every turfman OF any
prominence was discussing at the races
this aft >rnoon the polite challenge issued
on behalf Of Hermis yesterday to any and
all American thoroughbreds to meet him
at Saratoga in weight for age race at
mile and a quarter. BY those who dis
GUESSED the possibilities Of such race,
two questions were asked One was, Will
the Saratoga association offer a sufficient
inducement for TIE best horses in training
to compete? The other question was,
Will both Waterboy and McChesney start
against Herms?
1t should be said that the general opinion
Of all the horsemen was that the race would
decide nothing and would be OF little i'm
portance unless both McGhesney and
Waterboy went to the post with Hermis,
no matter who else started. To get the
attitude Of the Saratoga association on the
question of the race, William G. Whitney,
through his secretary, was asked what in
ducement the association would offer to
get the horses to the post. The answer
came back that Mr.. Whitney did not care
to discuss the question.
Then A. j. Joyner, trainer OF Waterboy,
and William Taylor, who has charge Of
McChesney here. we're seen. The state
ments of each. the first that either has
made about the future OF his charge.
are interesting since from them the public
may get notion of the chances Of a meet
ing between these great four-year-olds
this fall Joyner said
"Waterboy is ready TO meet any horse
in training under almost any ,condi, ions;
and almost any distance. But, by order Of
Mr.. Haggin, the colt will attend for the
rest Of the season to the business of his
regular engagements. Mr., Haggin has had
one experience this year with n special
race, and II was not pleasing.
After the proposed race betw cen Water
boy and McChesney fizzled he gave me
explicit directions not to be chasing after
strange gods, but to attend TO my regular
business. | always obey orders. Water
boy is now being pointed for the Saratoga
cup, at a mile and three-quarters, to be
run on Saturday. If weather and other
conditions do not Interfere. the colt
will surely start in the race. Hermis and
McChesney are both eligible, and we should
like both TO go to the post If neither is
ready for 20 long race, would be glad to
have Waterboy meet them in a shorter
one here, IL previous arrangements did not
make such q meeting out OF the question,
80 far as we are concerned.
at of course will be impossible for Water
boy to engage in any race before Saturday,
and on the following Tuesday have ar
Bay. We have candidate for the Futurity
and must go down to get 1t ready. After
the Saratoga Cup, Waterboy next start
will be in the Century Stakes. at Sheepshead.
Hermis and McChesney can take crack
at him in that event"
Speaking of McChesney. Taylor said:
"The colt is coming on nicely. and il track
and weather are good we shall start him in
the Champlain Stakes here ON Tuesday,
McChesney had many engagements at Sara
toga and he was sent here to meet them.
But the stone bruise he got at Brighton
Beach was more serious than we believed
it was.
developed and we had to cut away the
injured frog, When the foot had healed
sufficiently. we put a three-quarter plate
on IT, The horse has now no heel at all
ana bears his weight on three-quarters Of
the foot We believe we have as fast
horse al ANYBODY, and we are not lodging
anybody. but we shall not start the colt
until he is in shape and this track is right.
II weather and track are good we shall
start on Tuesday. IL a special race could
be arranged, say on next Thursday, with
Waterboy and Hermis among the starters,
l think McChesney could start, but the
weather and track would have to he good
and our horse would have to pull up after
Tuesdays race in good shape
Big Mac did slow mile and more this
morning and breezed half in IS As seconds
One of the stablemen said that McChesney
was still great horse but that he has
never been as good since his fall in the
American Derby trial last year.
When Alexander Shields heard that
McChesney would probably start in the
Champlain Stakes on Tuesday, he said:
Well maybe we will go with him. guess
We will That will give us chance 20
compare our horse with one Of the cracks
Of the year, at any rate
II was said tonight that il had been prac-
tically decided. since the races this after
noon, to start Hermis against McChesney
and the rest in the Champlain. There
fore. a horSercce on Tuesday may be ex-
pected.
Cornelius Fellows secretary Of he Coney
Island Jockey Club. said to-day that if the
Saratoga association did not care to arrange
Il special race TO decide the championship
Of the year. If for any reason tho liz at
horses could not be brought together here,
he was Quite sure that his organi, tiou
would offer special Inducements for such
race. When this statement WAS q "cllated
at the track the general comment was:
We'll see whose who and what's what
AT Sheepshead,