The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-23
MeChesney win Be One of the
Starters at st. Louis.
VIII Be Entered I'm the Worlds
Fair Handicap.
COURSET0O HILLY
That Is Why the Colt Will Be
Ont at Norris Park.
To Start in the Brooklyn Handi-
cap With Fuller Up.

New York, April 23.-AIthough the
strongest pressure has been brought to
bear on Mr.. z. z. Smathers to start
McChesney in the Excelsior Handicap,
the feature of the Metropolitan Jockey
clubs opening day programme, it is
scarcely possible that. the great son of
Macduff will be seen in action on Mon
day next. According to Trainer Frank
Taylor, to whom Mr.. Smathers has
turned over the entire handling of his
champion, and who was an interested
spectator at Aqueduct yesterday, Nc
Chesney, while coming along nicely in
his work, is not quite ready to race
yet, nor will he She until there is a de-
cided change in the weather.
"NIcChesney is as far advanced as
could be expected under the circum-
stances" said Trainer Taylor. but
hardly expect to start him in the Ex-
celsior. I have not tried to hurry him
in his work and am pointing him for
no particular event. My object is to
get the big fellow into shape to win as
many races as possible when the
proper time comes What IS needeu
little of that and 1 will be ready TO
send him to the post. McChesney has
done all I have asked of him thus far,
and when he is fit 1 expect him to up
hold his previous record
While McChesney will scarcely face
the Excelsior flag. it is more than ike
ly that if the weather grows warm,
he will be dropped into some of the
later races at Jamaica At least that
is his trainers present intention
It will disappOint all racegoerS,
however, to learn that the grand B
year-o1d son of Macduff and Manola
ing at Morris Park. McChesney is
entered, with other cracks, in the
Metropolitan Handicap, but II may pc
stated on unCuestiOnable authority
that he will not start in that or any
other event at the famous Westchester
course. That is why his trainer hopes
he will be far enough along to race
few time at Jamaica He wants 10
give McChesney some races before the
Brooklyn Handicap. in which. unless
all plans 90 aStray, the Western
champion and only rival of Waterboy
to date Will make his first important
appearance of 1904. The reason that
McChesDey WIZ not be shown at Nor
ris Park is9because. with his long list
of important engagements his trainer
does not care to run him up and down
the hills at the Westchsster1 course
McChesney will races Through the
Gravesend meeting, if present inten-
tions are carried out and viii also
probably face the Suburban flag.
Then, if all goes Well he viii be snip
ped West to start in the WORLDS t'alr
Handicap, with its $4,000 prize
.'McChesney is not. as many i'm
-aEine. what you would call a good
traveller" said Taylor yesterday, but
he is fair traveller. He is gentle ana
docile, and does not object strenuously
to the train. If he is then in form
and we think he has a good chance
to win. he Will undoubtedly be sent to
St Louis in the hope of capturing the
prize
Jockey Fuller has been engaged, ac-
cording to reliable information OBJ
tanned today, to ride McChesney this
year. That insures good handling for
the Macduff colt. of whom some re-
markable performances are expected
this season.