New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
MATCH RACE NOW OFF.
McChesney Goes Lame and VIII Not
Meet Waterboy.

To many shrewd horsemen the announcement
sent out yesterday noon by John Boden, jr, secre-
tary of the Brighton Beach Racing Association,
that the McChesney- -Waterboy $4,000 match race
had fallen through did not come surprise.
From the time the match first arranged these
men have been confident in their assertions that the
two horses would not meet at Brighton this after
noon
Their predictions were fulfilled when word came
from Gravesend yesterday morning that McChesney
had bruised quarter in mis- work out for the race,
and that as a consequence it would be out Of the
question to start him to-day. According to the
version as given from the smathers-Hldreth
camp at Gravesend the horse, after working mile
in 1:42 1.-two seconds faster than was asked of
hrn-was taken to his stall, rubbed out and was
then taken out to walk.
It was then that Mr.. Hildreth noticed he was 60
ing lame He picked up the foot McChesney was
favoring and the horse WINGED. DR.. Sheppard was
Immediately sent for and after a thorough eX-
animation announced that it would be out Of the
question the horse in the condition In Whlcn
he found him.
This ended what promised to be the greatest
horse race this country has seen in many a long
year. Mr.. HiIdreth at Brighton Beach in the
afternoon, and TO his acquaintances he expressed
the keenest regret over the accident
When 1 saw him work the mile in l;4z4b' ne
said when forty-four was all expected or want
ed him 10 do convinced that he would DO al
that we hoped him TO do against Waterboy. he
was apparently all right when he left the track.
being walked: then I he was favoring his Off
fore Leg I'm sure he didn't grab his quarter IN
his work and he must have bruised it on a stone
I can't tell now how long the accident will lay him
Mr. Hildreth left town for Chicago last night, and
McChesney Will be shipped to Saratoga tomorrow
morning ,,. 80
The comments Of the Waterboy adherent5 CON
corning the accident were not pleasant or natter
ing. Those Chicago people one Eastern trainer
remarked have been trying to run out ever since
they agreed to start their horse against Waterboy.
First. il was McCheSney'S condition. he was drawn
and tucked up Horsenen who examined MIN closed
that gap-alI Of them agreed that he was mt to run
the of his life; then 1t was the weather. there
would be no opportunity to give him the proper
AMOUNT of work; the sun and the wind dried up
the track and that gap was stopped up. Finally
he goes lame and the matcn IS on. OIL. z -,
these innuendoes and point with a good deal OF
reason 10 fact that # the owners OF McChesney
not have brought him all the way TO New-York
and subjected him to the dangers which such d
Don't YOU suppose they knew argued a Nc
Chesney man. what they had 10 go against before
they left Chicago? Certainly Waterboys trial Tor
the race on Sunday. when he worked one and one
quarter miles in 21l 10 all out dd not scare them
off They were GGckserT & M onsense m Had % the e. horss
efarted Smathers and his friend would have played
him to a standstil They would have had the
As soon a. IT became known that the race would
not take place to-day Philip J. DwyeT, acting on
behalf Of the Metropolitan Jockey cub, onered
$4,000 for similar contest. 10 be run next week at
the clubs meeting at Jamaica His offer was not
There is an excelIe.t chance Of the two horses
meeting in one Of the stake races IN which both
are entered at the Saratoga meeting Both Of
them arc eligible for the Saratoga Handicap, at a
mile and quarter. TO be run on the opening day
for the SARATOGA Cup at mile ana % %9
can at cne and One-eighth miles, on August Is
and for one two other stakes A., -
rress anv great eagerness to meet the Western
Champion in another match race