The Washington times., 1903-07-20
VAST THRONG VIEWS
THE GREAT H'CHESNEY
GraveSend Course Oyerrun
With Curiosity Seekers.
RACER IS IN FINE CONDITION
Many Experts Say Western Crack
Acts and Looks Like Great
Race Horse.
RACER IS IN FINE CONDITION

| NEW YORK. July 2O.-If the racehorse
McChesney had been conscious of the
fact that he was holding court at the
Gravesend racccOurse yesterday he must
| nave felt the proudest piece OF horse
flesh in the United States. From an
early hour visitors began to arrive to
see the Western celebrity that is to
measure strides on Wednesday with the
Eastern idol. Waterboy, for the proud
distinction of champion
Frank Taylor came out in the morn
Ing with McChesney. ridden by his West
ern stable boy, whom the horse knows
well. He cantered a mile and then gal
loped another mile. His style was sim
ply perfection-a living piece of mechan-
ism, every tendon and ligament of his
beautiful anatomy seemed to move as if
the machinery inside was oiled for the
| occasion.
Opinions Vary.
Varied were the opinions of the ex-
| perts as the Western champion came
back to the paddock after his ''IimberIng
up gallop. Several said he would "eat
Waterboy up" while many others
stated that ''Waterboy would swallow
him up and leave him at the end of a
mile as II he were a common platter"
Certain 1T is that no match that. has
taken place on an Eastern racetrack in
many years has created so much inter-
est here.
In the afternoon the crowd that ar
rived at Gravesend became so great that
2. J. Dwyer wished to have the gates of
the stable inclosure closed so that Nc
Chesney would have all the rest he
needed. Mr.. Dwyer is a great enthusiast
over a good horse, and in looking over
McChesney he believes he is one.
Mr.. Smathers. McChesney's owner.
came to see him. Sydney Paget. the
Messrs. Fleischmann and nearly all the
trainers from the Long Island tracks
were on hand TO see the Western idol.
| McChesney will likely 90 to the post
/ favorite II It be true that the entire
Western turf contingent intend to back
/ him to a man.
In the evening McChesney lay down
and had a good nap. regardless Of the
many that peeped in through the door
| to see him.
Contrast in Careers.
Advocates of a law restraining two
year-olds from racing until August. as
is the case IN France, can find no sup
port for their argument in the case OF
McChesney. the Western champion,
whose turf history is great contrast to
that Of Waterboy, his rival The latter
has started only eight times in his
whole career. OF which once was at two
years old, three times at three years
old and four times at five years old
MeChesney, on the contrary, has run
no less than ifty-six races thus far in
his career, of which he has won twenty
! six. or nearly forty-seven per cent
Twenty-six times he faced the starter
as two-year-old, a great contrast to
the twO-year-old racing of Waterboy.
Shortly before the American Derby OF
last year McChesney met with an ac-
cident which kept him from running in
the great Chicago race, else there
would. in the light of subsequent
events. have been another story TO tell
as Wyeth. who won the stake. at nc
time has ever rated in the same class as
McChesney. In the matter of higf
weights carried throughout his career
also, the Western champion has a most
admirable record.
Turfmen are forced to admire the
almost undertaking list OF exceIlen
performances shown by McChesney, a.
we'll as the indubitable evidence OF
most robust constitution Whether h,
wins or loses the special. McChesney'.
record is nothing to be ashamed of.