New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE MEADOW BROOK HUNT CLUB RACES

THE MEADOW BROOK HUM OhOD my
The meeting of the Meadow BROOK NUM-
CLUB held on the clubs course near Garden Guy yes''
dav came of with the favorable conditions OF fauesS
weather a good attendance and welLcontested races.
The special train carried down large num-
bel of New-York people. The many Vehlcles' 'no
7 horses, and the gay attire OF laoieS anu
riders grouped around the grand stand or spread o'er
the green meadow made very pretty 10 look at
IL was 2 so p. IN. when Colonel william Jay D. o. n.
Lawrence and Robert Stewart assembled the stand anu
iinged the bell to " come and weigh"
The first race was for halt-bred qualified hunt
ers a half mile the fiat, weight 165 pounds.
The starters the Essex County HUNTS
br H. Madge. A. Ladenburgs white mare, ~ o. Lori
lards br e. sinbad, and E. d. MOrgan's br M Kathleen
Belmonts Mineo.a and Zbrowskl's Fred l.. were
drawn j. NJ Knapp rode Madge, G. D. Holmes sinbad
and A. B. Purdy Kathleen. The latter won by two
lengths; Sinbad was second. The second race,
an open sweepstakes steeplechase, for quail
fed hunters, about two miles, brought out
four starters J. d. Cheever rode his own b. M Gtana
H. l.. Herbert rode his own Boy Blue; George Work
rode the Long Island Stables br. &. Bombast and E.
ZborOwski his b. Lii +. Mr.. Work put Bombas under
the line an easy winner, Gitana being second. The
next race. which gave the farming people chance
to bet and "feel little wicked" was the henne
purse for horses owned by farmers whose ground
the club hunts. 1t was a laughabe sight. George
Ketchum rode F. Horizons b. g. Puck away from the
OF the neld. Inc horse showed tnOrOusnDreu quar-
ities but his vowed he had been ploughing sf
sod with him all the week" r. Pryors Hampstead Boy
second and John Browns Fan third.
The stakes were $35 TO first and $15 to second
The fourth race heavy weight sweepstakes for cup
presented by l.. ID. Morgan. by Mercury, the
property OF the Long Island Stables, ridden by ), D.
Sands. length behind BelmOnt's Carmelte rid
den by ii. L. Herbert. A. Dongan was thrown by his
eli. z. Phantom.
There were nine starters in the Polo sweepstakes.
n half mile fiat III. Il. Richardson's
Tom Boy, formerly lncognita came In ahead the Long
Island Stables Puck ridden by George Work, being sec
Ond.
three miles over hurdles being run by six horses Hob
sons Choice. ridden by his owner Stanley Mortimer was
winner +. ID. Morgan's Kenney and j. ID. Chez
ver's Vivian following in the order named. Mr. Work
Mr. Cheeyer and Mr. La Montague all INDUCED IN falls
Consolation was given In the last race TO Duggan's
Phantom, ridden by Mr. Ladenburg, MOrgan'5 Kenney,
ridden by George Work. being second. Mr. Holmes on
Gebhards Biloxi got around first through noble scorn
OF jumping the hurdles
Among the people present were Mr. and Mrs.
james Brown Potter, Mrs. Richard Irwin, Jr,
Mrs. John q. Hecksher, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rob
bins. :. W. Bridgham, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Belmont,
IT,. Miss Jean Turnure Nrs. Valentine g. Hall, Miss
Anna Hal, Miss Daisy Stevens. Miss Kate Buckley,
Miss Beekman. Mira. william Douglas, Mrs. John LOwery,
Mr. and Mrs. James NJ. Waterbury. archibald Murray,
Mrs. T.. L. Ludlow Lady Vaudeville and f. N. Dicker.
son, jr Mr. Jay brought his coach Mrs. Jay. MT and
Oerchs and Richard Mortimer. On T.. d. Morgan's
break were Mrs Morgan, j. +. ID. Laner, Mrs. fznaga
and +. d. Appleton. Mr.. Belmont also brought