New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-14
THE RACETRACK.
Efforts for McCheSney-W dterboy
Race Again Futile.

As was expected the efforts Of the Brooklyn
Jockey Club 70 bring McChesney and Waterboy to-
gether IN the First Special attraction for the
opening OF its autumn meeting at Gravesend to-day
have fallen through. Mr. Srathers has entered
Big Mac" and he will probably start but as his
only opponents are Wyeth and Sheriff Bell the race
does not promise \, much in the way OF Stug see5
McChesney and Waterboy come together, out a
In the Second Special at a mile and half, to be
run next sag5dsy beth ShamP9 3ps are eve4 %
decide to let the brown colt run. The meeting at
Tich stakes. including the Hindoo and the speeu-
ne Older o divsio1 The Willow for the Youngsters
and the Hitchcock Steepiechase. for the jumpers
will be run this week.
The retirement OF Hamburg Belle e result OF
the kick she received from The Minute Man in the
Futurity Is likely 10 leave tho question Of two
year-od supremacy in doubt The Ben Strome colt
HighbaLrs victories in the Flatbush and IN
the Golden Rod. when he took up 10 pounds and
beat some really high class youngsters makes him
the logical claimant for the crown, now that the
hIly is out Of il There seems to be no other two
year-old which ranks with him in his present
form. In Highball the turf has another verinca-
ton Of the old theory that cheap ye3rngs make axe
years sales for something like 5000. when horse
for yeaTlngs Of the, same crop. He was a weedy.
would believe that he was the same smooth. nicely
turned colt that galloped his way into fame IN
something Ike minute and . seconds.
John Hackett, owner OF Yellow Tail, that almost
eiephantine racehorse from the Coast. IS at loss
TO account for the horses disappointing per-
fornauces in his recent Yellow Tail
very seriously cut down in the Metropolitan Han
dicap Morris Park last spring. and ii was
sary 70 throw him completely out OF training He
finally came out Of his injury all right and was
started once or twice at the midsummer Jamaica
meeting. He was not successful. and at the sara
toga meeting had another letup. The aggraV atng
feature Of the is that he appears perfectly
sound. and in his work has all his odume speed.
When * comes 10 racing, however, IL is aDother
story. II may be that the Metropolitan, IN which
he finished on three legs. took the heart out OF
him. Yellow Tail is six years old. ana mas
been racing with scarcely L letup since his two
year-old form
There was little surprise expressed by those at
all familiar with the case when It became known
that ". c. Whitney had decided not TO re-engage
Tommy" Burns for another year after the Jockeys
contract expired last Saturday. The relations be-
tween Burns and Rogers, who trains Mr.. Whitneys
horses have been far from aniable ever since the
dav al Morris Park when Girdle beaten by
Injunction According 10 the trainer the Jockey
caused mares defeat The next day doom
was engaged TO ride LeOnIdas against Palmbearer,
but Mr.. Whitney explained that the change was
made merely because Odom rode lower over his
that was blowing up the Eclipse Course. The next
cav Burns rode Gunfre in the Brooklyn HANDICAP
Rtrrss enga cement with the Sanford stable leaves
Mr. Whitney with only the lightweight Jockey Red
fern.
The last volume Of "Goodwin's Turf Guide" with
its valuable information for racing men. has been
ed