Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Turf and Track Notes.

If Sam Hildreth can get him ready, Nc
Chesney will start in a special race to be
run at the Crescent City Jockey Clubs
track early next month. Hldreth is point
ing big Mac for the Montgomery handi-
cap, to be run at Memphis, and says the
New Orleans race may do the old fellow
some good. Hldreth, by the way. still be-
lieves McChesney can beat them all.
Ed Corrigan says that he intends to frame
a race for three-year-old colts and FLIES.
to be run at Hawthorne, which Will eclipse
the American Derby. Corrigan declares
that the new race will be worth between
$50 600 and S35 600. He states further that
the funds paid into the various associations
by jockeys and trainers will be cut up
among the handlers of the first three horses
in the big event
Frank Van Meters stable of race horses
is due In New York from Kentucky at the
end of the month. Among the lot is the
speedy FLY HandZarra. She was rather
small last season, but during the winter
she took on considerable fesh and Is now
Ten stakes are offered by the Queens
County Jockey Club. These stakes will be
raced for during the spring meeting. They
are the Carter handicap. $1,000 added,
cap. 81 500 added, one mile; Rockaway
stakes, 81, LOCO added, six furlongs; the
Flushing stakes, $1,000 added, one mile; the
Aryerne stakes, $1,000 added, six fur,ongs;
the feCOniC S1,OOO duueO, StSch
furlongs; the Canarsie stakes, 81 900 added,
four furlongs; the Rose stakes, 81 900 added,
four furlongS; the Ozone stakes, 81 900 add
ed, four furlongs; the Woodhaven stakes,
81 600 added, four and one-half furlongs.
The body of Eddie Wenrick, who was
killed at Hot Springs last Friday. reached
New York yesterday, accompanied by many
floral tributes from the horsemen at the
Springs, with whom the little jockey was
deservedly popular. The funeral services
will be held at the home of his parents
East 27th street and voorhees, avenue.
Sheepshead Bay, tomorrow morning at IL
O'Clock. The boys father, who was pres
ent when his son was killed, said that the
accident was unavoidable and was not due,
was supposed here. to frozen track.
Had the boy remained still after being
thrown he might have escaped, but he
raised his head and thus received the fatal
blow from the hoofs of Juvenal Maxim.
For whom will Jockey Willie Shaw ride
this season? Several turfmen have asked
one another this question, but no informa-
ton has been forthcoming. Shaw. who is
regarded as one of the brainiest riders on
the turf, has been resting all winter. He
began last season with an engagement to
ride for H. b. Duryea; but some of his per-
formanceS, particularly on Irish Lad, in the
Brooklyn handicap, were so unsatisfac Glory
that Hildebrand was promptly engaged.
Hildebrand made Shaw take back seat, as
far as the regular stable mounts were con-
cerned, and when Shaw's contract expired
he was not retained. There is a chance
that Shaw may ride some of James r.
Keene's horses; but no definite arrange
ments have been made with him as yet.
Turfmen say that when Shaw was REIN
stated last spring by the Jockey Club he
received an offer from E. E. Smathers, but
that Mr.. Duryea's figures had been previ-
ously submitted and accepted Mr.. Smath-
ers has not engaged a regular jockey for
his big string of racers yet, and 1t is barely
possible that he will turn to Shaw at the
last moment. AS matter of fact, many
of the leading owners do not seem to be in
unusual hurry to sign jockeys. and are
also averse to paying such big salaries as
those that the youngsters have been receiv
ing in recent years. While Hildebrand has
been signed to ride for H. p. Whitney at
large salary, it is said that other jockeys
will not receive an increase in their pay of
a year ago.