The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-27
M'CHESNEY BADLY BEATEN.
CHARLES ELWOOD WINS ORIEN.
TAI HANDICAP EASILY.

"RIg Mac" Almost Knocked Down 1T the
Lower Turn. and Never Q Factor After.
ward-Publie Backs Him HeaviIy-sax
Eavorites Fail 10 Win at Gravesend.
McChesney. the pride OF Western turfmen.
received a crushing defeat in the Oriental
Handicap at mile and a quarter at Crave
send yesterday. Thirty thousand spectators
were dumfounded when Big Mac" ran
absolutely last in field Of five, fully a six
t.,nth of a mile behind the winner, j. b.
llacgin's Charles Elwood, n three-year-
who won the Brighton Derby and who re-
,riycd twenty lone pounds by the scale from
the son OF Macdufr. After the race various
reasons were given for the defeat Of +. Z.
Smatherss horse. As the lower turn was
reached there was the usual crowding to-
ward the rail. Odom had McChesney on
the outside and was bearing in when Fuller.
who was close behind with E. r. Thomas's
Hunter Raine. in receipt OF twenty-four
pounds from the Westerner. tried to squeeze
in between Mac" and Caughnawaga. As a
result McChesney was almost knocked down
and Odom had to pull him up. losing some
ground, which was quickly made up, how
ever. This accident. many turfmen in
sisted was the direct cause for the downfall
OF the 3 to favorite.
l. WAS recalled that McChesney was badly
injured in the preliminary to the Chicago
Derby last yeer and that in subsequent events
whenever intefered with the horse always re-
fused to run. Odom declared that the in
reference knocked the wind out Of the
Smathers colt and that he was tired out when
lhree-uuarters Of mile had been covered.
other t,rfmen said that the weight and the
pace set by Charles Elwood and River Pirate
were too much for McChesney, while numerous
rk.,rs Statpd that hia wOrk Er}dny
morning the Westerner did not show his best
form His race with The Picket and Sheriff
Bel in the Second Special last Saturday was
pointed to also as an inferior performance by
those who have all along insisted that Big
Mac" was overrated. Again the assertion was
made that the horse had been worked too
hard and was stale. and in proof OF this 1t
was argued that he had nothing OF the speed
and stamina which enabled him to win the
Twin City Handicap and the First Special In
superb fashion. When Trainer Frank Taylor
saw the race he threw up his hands in aston
ishment while Owner Smathers. who Is said
to have wagered 81, 900 on his horse. said he
could not account for his showing.
Whatever was the real cause. the fact re-
mains that the public suffered great financial
loss Hundreds went to the track regarding
McChesney as the surest thing on the card.
so when he finished in the ruck there
ADDITION to giving big weight to Charles
Elwood and Hunter Raine. McChesney con-
'eded sixteen pounds to Caughnawaga and
wenty-sx to River Pirate. The latter was
backed down to SKIES, while Charles Elwood
was played rather literally by certain clique
at sevens They were OF to good start. with
Charles Elwood in front and River Pirate
second as they rushed past the stand to the
lower turn Odom had a tight hold on
McChesney when he was interiered with. and.
although Big Mac" was thrown out OF his
stride. he was going easily when he straight
ened out Tor the run up the backstretch.
There goes the Empire State Express!"
yelled a Western rcoter. when Engineer
Odom opens the throttle it will all be over!"
But Charles Elwood. carefully nursed along
by ONeill was never headed. River Pirate.
with only ninety;,five pounds, could not ge!
when Hunter Raine passed McChesney at
the beginning OF the far turn and collared
Caughna waga,, the crowd for the first time
realized that Mr. Smathers S horse was beat ten.
stretch, but McChesnsy's usual rush for the
a%ss GRes E%ood Wss
hot even extended, and romped home an easy
winner by two lengths in 200 IL River Pirate
by length and half. Caughnawaga was
similar distance behind and fifteen lengths Id
John 4 Madden withdrew pulsus from
the Prospect Handicap for tw9;yyear. ODDS hi
Iieve that he could win with top weight, 1873
pounds The talent then made John, W.
Schorr's Sweet Gretchen and Andrew Miller's
King. at The odds Of 20 to i. went Of in front
at cracking gait Sweet Gretchen. who
was runner.up., did not catch him until the he
Buiman's drive and won by a length and
half in lOs 40. record for the race at the
" With, Van Ness and Irene Lindsey out Of
Tulane and Counterpoise were made the
sto /. who had not been to the races for more
and E0 R a he essss s b baa thea o nshs 70 to
tie showed the way from the start and Won by
sH in and ssRB af bs tam'sd
Monk Coburn put MP a agni1eent ride
,m he Southspnsr 70 in the ht n race ace.
beng pocketed to Of the head Of the stretch.
came with q, tremendous, rush. going to the
'front.' in the last Twenty-Five yards. He won
hy n length, with John Sanford's Fort Plain.
20 10, /. also finishing with brilliant turn OF
;prtd and taking the place from sonoma
racehorse these DAYS, won the sixth event.
back to the head Of the stretch. where he ran
over Early Eye and Namtor who had been
the leaders all the way. But as Fuller chal-
lcngcd with r. r. Thomas's Lady Potentate.
the iavorite, Lord Turco had to be driven to
beat the mare by three parts OF length in
1854 IS. Namtor was third, length and a
half away.
pullman, who rode August Belm ont's
Orthodox. the favorte in the seventh event
Tor maiden two-year-ods at about six fur
longs. went to the whip, on the turn and never
"s beaten snSS neck e' BY w. B. hassins silver
DAYS
FIRST RACE
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