New-York tribune., 1903-07-20
THE RACETRACK.
More Chance for Waterboy-McCheS-
ney RGce-Other Comment.

The prospects for the running of the champion
ship special between McChesney and Waterboy
at the Brighton Beach course next Wednesday are
considerably brighter than they were Saturday
night. The rain descending then In torrents.
both the track at Gravesend where McChesney Is
CHARTERED and that at the beach were deep in mud,
and there seemed little prospect that either cham
pion would have opportunity TO put in the neces-
sary work between then and v Wednesday.
In addition to this. Sam Hildreth, who trains
the colt in the West and who East with him
to act as Frank Taylor's adviser here. expressed
disappointment at the way McChesney had ap-
parently fallen off as result of the long journey
and Mr. Smathers let il be understood clearly
that unless his colt in the pink OF condition
he would not think Of sending him out TO meet Mr-
Haggins brown horse, Altogether the OUTLOOK
rather dubious The weather. however. within
the last thirty-six hours has experienced marked
change Of heart The clouds gave way to clear
skies yesterday a str breeze blew across the Long
Island fats and by noon the tracks at Gravesend
and Brighton both drying out splendidly II
the weather holds ii was last night, the goinS
will be fast at Brighton to-day, and the only thns
that can cause a poStponement OF the race VIII Oe
the decision Of Hdreth that his horse is not ready
The visitors al the Dwyer stables in the Graves
end inclosure, where the Western star Is being
fitted for the contest were almost as numerous
yesterday as those who flock to the drydock on
the arrival @ a Of of Sir IF n6o sa
McChesney that his trainer was unnecessarily con-
ganted up now" one veteran trainer said to Hi
dreth, I'd like to see him when you cali MN II,
He looks ready to go out this minute ana run Iile
To the eye Of the ordinary man. the four-year@- @ od
son of Macduff seems to be in uncommonly good
shape He is in fair flesh his ribs are nicely Gov.
bright and clear and from the playful manner
a which %be he pdpeh 5e m s aPparenty is in capital
spirits He did not seem at all nervous or irriIapIe Die
on arriving at new quarters. He was logged
e n a 0 Ra Ths ymornnE he w be
to the Brighton Beach track ana WORKED OUT @ over over
the mile and quarter he will be asked 10 go next
Wednesday.
Word comes from Chicago that Johnny" Rein,
who was seriously injured by being thrown from a
horse last month, is rapidly recovering, and Will
probably be seen in the saddle within few weeks
This news is peculiarly gratifying to the folio Vers
OF this clever young jockey, inasmuch as MS in
juries were thought to oe of i permanent nature
and would make necessary his retirement from his
vocation. The accident moreover, occurred almost
from Paris that tho Jockey Club there was al out
70 re1nstae fba 1gar Re after his tSoGbie
abroad, returned 10 Chicago, and obtained license
from the Western Jockey club on whose circuit
he had been riding until he was nurt
The behavior within the last two months Of a
certain high priced rider. who has found in the
cup that cheers apparently more exhiiaratiOn than
can be had in a horse race, would seem to warrant
the Jockey Club in pursuing such method as
was applied to Reiff by the French organization
Tined and Vet % the habs have shown much the
same tendencies The trainer of the stable &c
whom the boy already spoken of is under contract
suspended HIM for period on his own responsible.
ity but the punishment apparently has been or
little avail. He rode race after being estored
to good standing with his employer. and then dis
appeared for week.
That a poolroom is not a gambling device" is an
interesting decision recently handed down by Cir
cult Judge Hughes OF Marion, Ark G. c. Bennett
and Frank Coleman, alleged poolroom keepers were
indicted by the grand jury for running a gambling
device They demurred TO the indictment, and Judge
Hughes decided follows:
| A gambling device under statutes con-
strued by the Supreme Court is a contrtvance or
invention designed to determine who wins and who
/ loses wager.
| AS the result Of wagers made at the place de-
scrbed in this case, set in the statement OF
/ facts does not depend upon the operation of any
contrtYance in there. but upon races between
| horses which run elsewhere the instruments and
things kept by the defendants are not gambling
devices, do they collectively constitute q
| gambling device.
The court decides nothing as 20 whether not
/ the defendants guilty Of gambling keeping
/ a gambling house maintaining common
nuisance. 1t is only declared that the defendants
are not guilty under this Indictment