The Indianapolis journal., 1903-10-04
From Track and Stable.

Onlines continue to land in the list regu-
larly. The last one is Bennywa, 2:22A.
Mapor c., 2:04, by Coastman, 2:0sA, is the
fastest new 2:l0 PAGER of the year.
Charlie Mayley, of Mt Vernon, Ind, has
bought of Senator Bozeman, of Poseyville,
the good trotter, Rejected Stone, 2:l4A, for
$780,
Ned S., II. c. Webster's green trotting
gelding, turned the Indianapolis track last
week in 2:15A, one-half in los. He looks
and acts like coming NJ. and NJ. winner.
The training season is by no means over
at the Indianapolis track, and on most any
nice day one can see miles around 2:R by
green ones, whose owners even are not
excited over it.
The bay pacing stallion, Kid Hal, winner
at Joplin, Mo-. in the slow pacing class.
and winner of second money in the 2:S5 pace
Signal Bells, 2:17A, by Bow Bells. He is
being raced by Charley Marker, of Kan
sas City, Kan, who probably thought he
was buying a green PAGER, but his winnings
are tied up, awaiting action by the Ameri-
can Trotting Association.
Dick O'Donald, second to Edith W. in
2:07 over a half-mile track. is about the
most sensational unmarked PAGER in the
country, but as little as has been said about
it, there is another green PAGER In Indiana,
Dick Welch, by Paul N, son of Empire
Wilkes, dam by Jim Monroe, and owned by
II. c. Knode, Indianapolis, that is just
about fast Dick ODonald, and he
don't wear the straps.
Form, indicated by winning first
choices was strong at BROOKLYN and 40
per cent of first choices, 20 per cent. of
second choices, IL per cent. of third choices,
won. This is " per cent. OF choices, leav-
ing only Is per cent. for all other prices and
probabilities. With averaged odds of 17-10
against the winner, and an average of
nearly ten horses to a race, the public
should have won money. Contrast this
evident consistency with some of the more
| exclusive track records. OF the seventeen
| favorites to start at odds-on, no less than
| twelve won't
Much has been printed during the last two
| weeks on the relative merits of the per-
| formances of Lou Dillon to the high wheel
| suky and that of Maud S. Now, let us
glance at the facts. The track on which
| Lou Dillon made her mile to high-wheeled
| sulky in 2:05 and Maud S. in 2:0S% has the
same foundation and with all the resoiling it
has had since 1895 is proba bly, not materially
| faster. AS to the sulkies, the weight, by
| fourteen pounds, was against Lou Dillon,
| who, a fve-year-old and only weighing
500 pounds, should be easily affected by
| weight. Again, 1t was Lou Dillons first
! year on the turf, while Maud S. was at the
| zenith of her career But Lou Dilons great
| claim is that she trotted her last quarter
| in thirty seconds and that To a sulky which
was strange to her. The great Maud S.
| knew no other sulky. Now, ii is in order for
some PAGER to beat the high-wheel record
of 2:O6 and conclusively settle the ques-
| tion.
If there was any lingering hope that a
meeting might be arranged between Nc
| Chesney and Waterboy, If it was even
! dreamed that Mr.. Haggin or Trainer JOY
ner might be prevailed upon to either
| change the course OF action outlined TO
| the Brighton Cup, or consent TO a later
| meeting, il is all knocked the head
/ by the defeat of McChesney on Sept. 26
! by Charles Elwood ct al. There is now no
possibility, no hope. not even the faintest
| chance OF a meeting. There is no question
as TO the confidence the Waterboy people,
| and the public generally, had in that horse.
| and they simply declined to twice upset
| their plans To meet the Western horse Now
| that McChesney has been ANONYMOUSLY
| defeated IL becomes absolutely impossible.
| as any reasonable man can understand. For
1903 the meeting is off. and the blame is not
| on the Waterboy shoulders! In 1904, IL the
| Western contingent are sincere in wishing
to meet this horse, they can enter Mcches-
ney in the great handicaps, Metropolitan,
| Brooklyn, Suburban and Brighton, and
they will have every chance of meeting
| Waterboy his merits, il being well
/ known that he is 10 be specially pointed at
| the Suburban handicap of 1904. McChesney
| Is this year owned by a man against whose
entry there will be no demur. This was not
| the last year. and this defect was
| urged against the horse not being entered
| TO meet Hermis, as he might have been.
| This coming season no such bar exists, and
| therefore IL Is up TO the owner OF Nc
| Chesney to enter or decline the game in
| 1904. This season he missed his opportunity.
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