The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
EASTERN OWNERS
AVOID NJ 'CHESNEY
"Big Mac" Scares Rivals
Out of Stake
Events.
Waterboy Will Lose Follow
ing Unless He Meets
the Westerner.
Special Dispatch to The can.

NEW YORK, Sept I3-The Brooklyn
Jockey Clubs autumn meeting. two
weeks in duration, win begin tomorrow
iri Cravesend.. The entries in all races set
for decision except that for the First Spe-
cial are exceedingly attractive. To the
great surprise Of many, the crack three
year-oIds engaged in this stake are not
Likely to start. Irish Lad and The Picket
were both expected TO tai ke part in the
race and IL may be that one or both may
Yet run. although IL is, OF course, pOssi-
Die that their respective trainers have
positively decided that they will not run
in This particular event. This is distinctly
disappointing TO many thousands II is
also a curious fact that all three Of the
probable starters are graduates of the
Western turf. and that one Of them. Sher-
in Bell. ran part of one winter at New
or cans. IL is possible the erstwhile de-
spised McChesney has intimiGated all
other cracks from starting.
There is, however, plenty OF material
in all the other races 10 make up TO some
extent for the small fed in the First Spe-
cial- The regulars were prOclaiming all
Gay that Leonidas would win the Junior
Champion for W. {. Whitney and thus
compensate him for HIS defeat in the
Futurity. With only 1l0 pounds on his
hack il is difficult for students OF form
70 pick a colt or hlly TO defeat the gal
lant son Of Hamburg.
There viii re action enough in the
Spring handicap, which will lead on the
days racing, and with some excellent ma
terial In the steepiechase II is quite pos
sihle that the spectators will be regsied
with d repetition Of the splendid steeple-
chase run on Saturday at Sheepshead
Bay.
A. has Lso,, tie ,.asa o,-er ef,,1. A.
Chesney came East, comment on the new
GraVesend meeting turns upon the possi-
bllity OF a meeting between Big Mac"
and Waterboy 10th as they are to con-
Cede thar anything that comes out Of the
west might have sufficient class 10 take
the measure OF the best Of the Eastern
IhOrOuEhbreds. metropolitan turfcoers
without exception admit that Waterboy is
the one horse racing hereabouts that has
a chance TO beat Smathers' superb thor
oughbreo. In the past several months
certain Eastern turf writer's We're prone
TO sneer at McChesney and 10 intimate
that the accident that prevented his
match with WaterbOy was exaggerated in
the eyes Of his owner and trainer for very
good reasons OF their own. Now the situ-
alton has changed. and Waterboy viii
lose his following # his owner shirl1s a
meeting with McChesney.
The popularity which McChesnev has
attained since his victory in the Twin
City handicap is remarkable. in view Of
me contumely that was heaped upon the
western champion previous to that race
and OF the fact that seldom does a West
ern animal become a turf hero in the ewes
n Fasteners. Only a week ago one turf
writer suggested that the new sea COW
acquired by one Of the park museums be
named McChesney because Of her lumber
ing uncouthness, while another facetious-
ly called Owner Smathers' attention to a
vacancy in the motive power of a city
garbage wagon