New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
THE ROCKAWAY. HUNT RACES.

Amid the dampening influences of mist
that almost rain varied by rain that was almost
mist and a cold raw wind, the spring meeting OF the
ROckaway Hunt took place yesterday at Far Rockaway
The steepechase about two and half miles,
having number of hurdles and one water jump The
grand stand occupied by number of ladies and
their escorts, and nearby drawn up Mr.. ZbrOwsks
drag 1t down TO the meet drawn by four horses
Mr. Zbrowsk drove and had board his guests Girls
void Lorard, f. Gebhard, c. Hitchcock and party Of
ladies. Tie first fat race for farmers horses, and
the course was about half mile. B. F. Horton entered
the brown gelding Tow Boy and the chestnut
eelding Little Jack NJ. Burns entered the roam
mare Lady Burns, Charles Plyer the black
geding Hampstead Boy and r. Shaw the
bay mare Lady Benedict The for purse OF $50
TO winner $50 TO second and $40 third. Hampstead
Boy the in l2 seconds, Tow Boy second Lit
tie Jack third. The next a sweepstakes race over
the same course, for harbred hunters. The entries
we're as follows T. Orgils black gelding Hotspur; c.
Phizer rs bay geding My Lord G.. Works bay gelding
Bones; Miss Cheevers gray geding Huntsman. Hot
spur ridden by D. D. Wood, came in first, Bones second
Nv Lord third untsnsn fourth sweepstakes raoefor
the Hunters Plate and $40 EACH for habred hunters
came next. The entries follows: VI. Lennox's
bay geding Star Light j. d. Cheevers chestnut gelding
Chance; L. C. La Montagnes bay geding The Cat; G..
Works bay geldng Laddie Mr.. Lawrences bay mare
Gitana The course was the full steepechase course.
The race won by Gtana ridden by Mr.; ST. George,
This was followed by sweepstakes race 500 each, for
halfbred hunters with the following entries NJ stan
ley's bay Desperation sands, rs chestnut gel
ding Mercury a. Landenburg's bay gelding Dick
ena; J. ID. Cbeever's chestnut geliing DamDation.
The race was sharply contested by Mercury ridden by
c. Work and Damnation, ridden by ]. D. Cheeyer and
resulted the victory OF the latter Then came an open
sweepstakes for l5 each, 500 added The course
was the full seeplechase There were four STAR
in this race, all thoroughbreds except Mr. Cheeyers
DamnatOn. j. ID. Cheever on the brown gedlng Felix
came in first with g. Work the bay geldng Joe Hunt
second The race that followed the most Interesting
of the series 1t for the Queensso ounty Hunt
Cup, valued at 500, and sweepstakes OF 10 each 80
second horse The race was about - miles over the
regular The entries were follows; G. HITCH
cocks brown geldng The Doctor n. g. Lorlards brown
Crdfng Slnbad F. Gebhards chestnut geldng Leo, and
brown gelding Queens County Mr. BaOus roam gelding
Huckleberry, c. Pnizer, jrs bay geldng Ny Lord l..
| Lawrence's bay mare Gitana; II. Orglll's black
| gelding Hotspur; J. d. Cheeyers chestnut geldIng
Damnaton NJ Stanleys bay geldng Masquerade, and :.
sands r bay gelding Mercury In going the start
My Lord trpped on hurdle and threw MS rider T. D.
Holmes, stunning and bruising BIN. On the second
circuit Of the Damnaton fell over the the same
hurdle and Queens County fell just behind nim Mr..
Gebhard, who rode the latter animal was uniuJ ured,
but Mr.. Jacobs, who rode DamnatiOn, was badly
bruised The resulted in the victory Of Mercury.
ridden by e. WaTk, and Hotspur, ridden BY L. D. Ward,
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