New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-26

rnos- nopular Of The great spring handbags on
+he Eastern turf viii be run this afternoon at the
auauing of the Brooklyn Jockey Cubs spring
meeting ar Gravesend. and If its renewal does not
-esIt in the greatest horserace that the American
--rf has known IN many year all prophesies will
have failed and a great and eager throng will be
rrievousiy disappointed
The interest which Il has created not only among
racing folk but throughout the entire country. is
due almost wholly 10 the fart that. for the first
tine since any one OF them galloped his way into
The racing Iinelight those four splendid thorough
breds-McChesuey, Hermis, Africander and Irish
Iad-are all meeting in an actual contest All the
boasting and the bitterness: all the taunts and
threats which these turf idols have created in the
racing world for more than year are likely to be
Put TO the test this afternoon and the long disputed
question Of Supremacy finally answered
That the meeting q the Big Four they have
come 10 be called. VIII bring together as vast
throng as local Enclosure has ever contained goes
without saying.
In the list that sent out last night the names
Of sixteen other horses were given probable
starters, and although their presence IN the races
seriously c0upicates the most intricate problem
students Of form have been confronted with in
years. il is not an exagge-atior TO say that the
attendance would not be appreciabl- diminished If
the entire lot were Withdrawn and the four were
left 10 fight it out among themselves
WEIGHTS EVENLY ALLOTTED.
50 subtIy has Mr. Vosburgh assigned the inlposts
the various candidates that not an owner with
horse named h the overnight list Is not certain that
he has al least look in and. although this
opinion IS shared IN ! measure by the amateur
handicappers ard the regulars, the great majority
OF those who journey 70 the inclosure on the fats
Ct Long Island VIII go With the firm conviction
that one q the big four must beyond any perad-
venture be returned the winner
Mr. Tosburgh's opinion Of the relative merits Of
me twenty starters bs asceTtained with rathe-
AZ = he Fsl,.
Big red son e NacDuf-McChesney- pride OF
ne West the horse that went cunning all last year
M the cracks Of the eTete East Is looked On as
me greatest of them all by the Handicapped. and
sllathers's horse
The alarming stories that have come from his
uslaihg quarters ever since tire spring work be
gan and which eliminated on Tuesday with the
report that the horse had broken down have been
tet a rest The horse did bruise his foot slightly
N MS workout, and his owner and trainer for
the time being, were afraid it might make neces-
ssry throwing him temporarily out Of training but
he Injury vas found less serious than feared
ana yesterday LIZ SinatheTs went 70 Morris Park
n an especially good hurnor.
Ny horse wiz surely start" he said. I've just
heero from Taylor and DR. Sheppard, and they both
ssk8Ie me Big Mac viii De IT and ready. ! am
no. making any predictions IS TO where he Will
hassh Every knows my opinion Of him. He is
great here"
AcChesney's final trial FOR tire race was one
era one-quarter miles IN 1885,. With Tug Trench
re exercise boy, up. IN the Est OF probable odds
winch Tee EenGiE. tne wei 5uowa bookmaker
mace on last rigbt AlcChesney was quoted at 8
g = Al the last moment Mr. Suathers engaged
--slfy Spencer u ride his horse. It will be the
remains first race in The Fest in q number Of
ysan
IRISH LAD FAyoRITE YESTERDAY
4 irish Lad the four-year-oId son Of CaBdlennas
A-soHsEass, wins the handicap, and he the
ol.te IN last nights betting at 20 !, he viii
-ae'si enc u the Oldest traditions OF the Brook
.--1iai Horse cannot win it twice and Incl
Alsa2 ne VIII violate the ancient superstition
fsFor1te cannot win the race But Irish
horse that has demonstrated that neither
CO. sutton nor tradition stand IN his way
saS -. - gets into that magnificent stride Of his,
&c 49, saa &c win, the majority o. the crowd will
a-S ! y Shaw. and his hnaI workout was a mile
1e-,. quarter i. 2:i2 10 'fon the Bit The colt
10 ~ - paced IN a race. and II - expected that
viii - sseaAis, VINO IS also another front runner,
eansssss ooom has been engaged to ride AfTi-
ssleeias ~ the turf critics agree that better
q 1Fsls... oao be made The colt has always bean
stretch runner. and there Is better
he w. LIE and a quarter IN 2IJ1. tho last time
,rsyIEeo. and his showing was eIainently
Miller - 10 Charlie Dwyer. his owner. and r
his ~ ~ rs tt5a-ner. Eendig posted 10 I against
as-sses last night
the mo-. ne other member OF the big foilr-is
trials IA uncertain proposition If them all. His
Shields r. Deen SO unsatisfactory that Willie
ezDecsAsi-.@ ABOUT 70 Withdraw him when he
~ -ss leoled them all BY running mile ia
-a9fIlS PARK last week. His perform