The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01
EE. sxArHEns B,,Ysx,cHEsNEY.
rretting Hsr,e Man ,Ps,y ESQ 500 fsr'sss
Great western Colt. -

McCbesney, the much -taIke of four year
old son Of MacDuh. will race In the, East
this year, but not before the Saratoga meet
Ing In August. The colt was purchased is,e
on Friday night at New Orleans by u q.
smathers, tho well-knowu .trouins morse
turfmsn. who paid IN Durnsll a Herr the sum
IL $4,000 In cash. McChesney has . numoeI
al valuable engagements to fulfi on vest
Urn tracks and Mr. Sm9thers viii not WIN
draw him from them. ID Is too late Tor tue
colt 70 be starter in any ofthe big Eastern
IN ndicaps az the entries for them nfoseu
two months go. but the Saratoga eh'nes
do not close until next week. 30 that there q
still time 10 nominate tile western nyef,
who l. almost sure to be seen In the Sc.o"
Saratoga Handicap and other races for the
older horses. r.....
Boots" Durnell will continue to train
McChesney until the coming meeting 81
Memphis has been concluded ana he may
handle him for some time after that. When
the Saratoga meeting Is under way nlhtcn
raco between McCtesney and l." V. Bell
Hor;uis,inay be arranged 70 be run either ~
the sni or at one of the local fan meetings
rossib,y nj shcepshead BAY or Morris PARK
The relative merits o! these noted four-yesr-
ODDS have been under discussion for the pasf
six months and a meeting between them 70
decide the que ri on Of sifpre macy would arouse
widespread interest Mr.. Bell and Trainer
j n. Mccormick are said tS be willing To
make a match. especially in view OF the iac'
that McChasney will come Bsst, for fhey
have objected all along TO sen ling the son
Of Hertnenoe-Katy OF the West 70 the
WINK city. where d meeting was proposed
McChcsney was undoubtedly the best
ree-year-old In the West last year ann
has been racing successfully all winter at New
Orleans under all sorts OF conditions. His
ow ners. Durneil 4 Herr. bought him from
y e. Hildreth early last, season and nave
received since then many offers for him
Il. TiGhenor ( Co, whose Offer Of ssooE
several week, apo was turned down: u
was only. the, other day that l'urneh Herr
,.Sen CsR1 Brow s3d IT, Mt,i hs -, %G i%6
at spa fssT w% and h StG W MGps 20
able the deal would he closed. But MI
Srathers stepred in mennwhile With cnsh
offer which vhs finally aoceIde1 after
the salo had been corsumr'ated. Mr. smath"rs
.@ihcre are no stiincs 20 The saIeo 6onsst
her%i. 81; tina, not my gSItst il making l,an;
he r.cd9S and S"S chm have bn
told here I believe ! have occurred greet
racehotse. viii train h'p' IN ths Se ir
not en- enteIed in any Of the Eastern handieaDs
owing TO the uncertainty of Mr. Durne'is
The ssrstoga "rtrios, however. have not
yet closs d and 7 will b. able TO set him N
some Of tho, handicaps. a. TO Hrrmis l
would like TO have a match and viii MAKE
one If MIR, B. II is agreeable, but ! did not buy
McChssney 10 match him against !srmis
or any others horse. ] will let purntll train
Mct' he snsy through the Memphis meeting.
but after that ! may make other arrange
monts" :.
BY purchasing inches ney, Mr.. Snathers
has err ated the i'm preston that he Will buy
other horses from time TO time and will event.
uslly have q, lsrre stable Of runner. on, ihe
turf Several tirMs recently " has been
r,lpored that he would have a racing stable,
hut the report was always vigorously dcnr d.
McChe-npy will possibly carry MI. Snah-
. rs's colors for the frst time in the Is, sh
Cup az two miks and a hsl to be nun al the
Crescent City track shortly Ne WI be q
sure starter in the MontSoniery Handicap