The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-14
TRIO OF CHAMPIONS
IN HARLEM HANDICAP
McChesney, Dick Welles and
Highball Are Entered in Race
for Rich Stakes.
GREAT FIELD LISTED
Other Crack Horses to Run
Against the 1908 Champions
West Well Represented.

NEW YORK. March 13.-McChesney, Dick
Welles and Highball. the acknowledged
champion four, three and two-year-
old. respectively, of 1893, are en-
gagged for the running of the
Harlem National handicap of $1,000
June 4. That the prestige of the Harlem
Jockey Clubs great spring handicap is
firmly fixed by the first renewal of the
stake is proved by the rather extraordinary
fact that with the exception of the 900
Brighton handicap the Harlem National is
the only handicap in the country in which
the names of the three brightest stars OF
the turf appear.
Secretary Williamson made this gratlty-
ing announcement yesterday in giving to
the public the full list of nominations for
the Harlem National and added that there
was every prospect of a meeting of the big
three on Harlems opening day.
Dick Welles is always a Chicago certainty
and this year Owner Respess has again de-
terminted to race here, at least until after
Washington Park. and will occupy his old
quarters at Harlem. Unless he goes wrong
Highbal is a certainty for the Derby and
in preparation therefor Mr. May has adj
vised Secretary Nathanson that he will ship
Harlem
in the National. the Clark and perhaps
the Derby trial events. TO that end stalls
have already been engaged at Harlem. Nc
Chesney would ordinarily be looked upon
as a doubtful contestant because his only
other Western engagement. so far as
known, is the Worlds Fair handicap. How
ever. Mr.. Smathers. who abandoned ms
worlds auto tour in France because of
the war and returned to New York last
week, retains the memory OF his delightful
and profitable trip to Chicago last spring
TafNl fhn fret
National from eighteen other cracks and
Dick Bernard captured the Graduate stakes.
Unless a better plan of campaign for Big
Mac appears his owner hopes TO make a
return trip to Harlem for additional glory
and to again exhibit his champion before
the people who were the first TO recognize
and proclaim the son of Macduff as the
greatest of older race horses. Then just
sufficient time elapses TO prepare Nc
Chesney for the $4,000 race at st. Louis,
whieh fact has Influenced r the 0w rns hi e.
ity. All this Mr.. Smathers communicated
to Secretary Nathanson the day previous
TO his departure upon his now abandoned
tour of the world.
While it will be the Harlem Jockey Club
aim to bring these champions together June
1. the race Is so prodigious in class and
a magnificent race is a certainty With
the horses TO draw from no better handicap
race can be expected in the West.
a comparison of entries shows so far as
I
National towers above the St. Louis event
Add to McChesney, Dick Welles and High
ball the names of Gold Heels, The Pick
ct. Gregor K, Peter Paul, Mint Sauce
Nones, Rockaway, Au Revoir, Flying Ship
/ Lucien Appleby, MCGEE. English Lad, Cap
| tain Arnold Judge Hines. Hello, Bernays
/ Injunction. Witful and Bill Curtis and the
high class of the prospective race is al
/ once apparent.
/ The East is represented by candidates
/ from the stables of z. E. Smathers, Burlev
/ * Bennington, W. NJ. Scheftel, r. Bradley
/ W. l.. Oliver and NJ. ]. DAILY. The Harlem
/ 112 entries, one more than 1903 This is
/ splendid showing in view of the fact thai
\ stakes for three-year-olds and upward
closed everywhere in the West have al
/ most throughout shown a falling off from
/ last year. Weights are to be announced or
/ March % and declarations al $50 each may
/ be made to April Is.
Ii is noteworthy that forty-nine three
/ year-oldS are entered for a handicap thi:
early in June The four-year-olds engaged
number thirty nine and older horses TWEEN
/ ty-four. OF the nineteen starters in 1903
! McChesney, Gregor X, Flying Torpedo
! Linguist, Lucien Appleby, DR.. Stephens
! Lendin and Gilfain are again engaged I'm
last year Secretary Nathanson announced
an increase from $4,000 10 $4,000 for 1904
and If the success is duplicated this year
which appears at this time to be certain
| another season will bring the presentation
! of a $4,000 renewal
Eleven other Harlem stakes closed Marcel
| ! and resume of what is said to be
| huge collection OF nominations will be mad
| public within week.