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WW.. McCHESNEY VS. WATER BOY. Brighton Beach, N. Y., July 16.— The conditions of the special race in which McChes-ney and "Water Boy are to meet at Brighton on "Wednesday of next week are as follows: The Championship Special, weight for age, race for horses three-year-olds and upward, "by subscription of 00 each or 0 if declared out by 2 oclock p. m. on Tuesday, July 21, at one mile and a quarter, the Brighton Beach Racing Association to add 0,000, "Water Boy and McChesney to start or no race, good weather and track. McChesney ■will be shipped from Chicago by train, starting at 7 oclock this evening. Immediately after the announcement of the conditions of the special race in which McChesney and "Water Boy are to meet E. H. Garrison, acting for Mr. Smathers and A. J. Joyner, who trains "Water Boy, bet ten thousand dollars ven on the result. J. Boden, Jr., Secretary. The foregoing is the official Brighton Beach «nd of the story of the making of the terms of the most sensational sectional race arranged for in many years past. "If* Is1 not a match because match making is forbidden by Jockey Club rules and any other horses can come in under the terms. It is probable, however, that the contest will be confined to the two champion four-year-olds of the east and west and tremendous will be the excitement attending its decision. E. E. Smathers, the owner of McChesney, arrived yesterday from New York and informed a number of persons that before leaving for Chicago he had received a telegram from John Boden, Jr., racing secretary of the Brighton Beach Racing Association, reading as follows: "The Brighton Beach Racing Association will add 0,000 to a special sweepstakes for three-year-olds and upward, designed to bring McChesney and "Water Boy together; distance to be one mile and a quarter; starters to carry weight for age. The race to be run on July 22 or July 23. It would not be .much of a digression to bring the horse here before going to Saratoga and the merits of McChesney and "Water Boy could be tested over a track that is fast and safe. The time is short, but as both horses are ready, that scarcely would be an insuperable obstacle. The manager of Mr. Haggins stable has received the proposition favorably. "Will you race McChesney under the conditions and at the time named? Please answer." After conferring with trainer Hildreth in the afternoon Mr. Smathers telegraphed back that he was perfectly willing to send McChesney east and have him meet "Water Boy or any other horse that may care to start in the race. McChesney and Irene Lindsey, the latter also now the property of E. E. Smathers.were loaded into baggage car No. 2523 and left last might over the Michigan Central in charge •of D. Woodford, one of Hildreths employes, who will deliver the horses to F. Taylor. The latter is a well known trainer and will have them in charge during their eastern campaign. Hildreth himself will go on to New York this morning, in company with Mr. Smathers, and see the running of McChesney and "Water Boy. One Important local effect of the departure of McChesney will be to greatly increase the "Wheeler Handicap field. No matter how much waight was assigned "Big Mac," owners of other horses were loath to send them to the post against him. Under the changed conditions fifteen or more horses are now almost .sure to go to the post in the big handicap. — .
