New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-17
LIVELY RACES AT ROCKAWAY'
oprAT LONG ISLAND sTEEPLEcHAsE'
nu,prEMAGNE THE vIcToR-JocKEYs IhRo"N-
A BRIGHT SCENE.

A BRIGHT SCENE
e,osb -breeze was blowing over the Ce-
narbprst Course yesterday afternoon for onoS
weather was all that could be desired, ana INC an
MI were high in anticipation OF the days spoi "a
- ,nnshine had called oat gay spring costumes, anu
~ cro,-ded balconies Of the club house presen'oo
oe,o ~ rare pIctnresaueuess in which pflgn' vi CT
ana pretty faces were happily pionu u,..ors
races were run and five avorltes "oio ma
Promptly at 2:30 o'clock the nrsV raoo We" % .rack
"a t,o nolo monies came prancng upon the '
anu ' II. n5Ia race for polo ponies with gentle
- r,dors Four ponies started Foxhan T. hecho
Grey Fox geo pounds, Mr.. HarwoodG hlIihesS y,
Queens County Stable Is, 1913, Mr. kerhochaW' 49,,
,urst Of the Rockaway Stable u, lo9, MI '"To 49,
IT p Richardson's Tom Boy 165, Mr. ThorheJ 1o' .
- ,ho winner IN Wednesdays pony race ana
49, ,attuy was nearly even him against inc Ho.
( oround the track Cedarhurst kept the ieao' pu' WI
i,rborpe never exerts himsefor his morse un .no 49,
near the end Tho last hurdle was cleareu Dy 49, 10,
hurst and Tom Boy neck and neck anu ur on the
Jacob did his best with the whip ana spur On ~"
nomsstretch Tom Boy passed the judges stan" d
length ahead of his rival .o ,or tho
Ont of twentyone entries In the secon" raw -.
Town Purse there IL starters The race was
ono ~ sveeighths of mile the fiat, sweepstakes
o.' 90 ooch with $500 added. The starters
sr.rs r. Edwards's shelby Barnes TO- lo@'
Gee. Appleby & Johhson's Mamlhonis'
Gagged 1872 Hayward; j. H. MeOoii No.
Pope Leo aged, 152, Walkers Tarquin OF tno he
Stable a. $780, Mr.. Work. Portent' OF tnc ,.as
Stable "a. 15O Costello Phantom OF the Hersi'aSe
,,o * 1So Jones Big Nike of the Virginia Stable
,agad $50 NJ RYAN, Smith, Abrams Cos. venture
ne 15o. p LYNCH /; Alexander Browns Anaiost"
g. 15o Mr.. Harwood); j. j. Hyianos Iiuol ~ "a
15O Hurey) NJ. Woodlands Trenton "a, low M. 49,,
lawn: W. c. Vivelps Cape Lookout H. loo' MI 'iey
mr." rao ,vas exciting The starting point was at the
southeast corner of the track and hidden from we" Ds
the cedars. When the horses appeare91' ,h Sprti,
at fire ton OF their speed toWaru Ine .noss.
ae h orv coored Jacket OF Shelby Barness Jockey
famed ia the van. but Mammonlst tne Tbe i,njsh
as close between Shelby Barnes and Pope Leo iog
second place II finally decided thaI d ~ he salts
had won this honor and Pope Leo was ioreeu W NC ''
Five starters presented oIessSn Of RoeEaway
cup presented BY La y M fSass miles If for eeS Ds
tIsIsn Iders The starters were Dundee Of me
Queens County stable Caged iSS n snSad ibS Mr.
Wmn: 4. Belmont Purdy's Nettle aged lo5' al, at'
Horne stanley Mortmers oa seS IS Mr. Pen,
nstanl Tie course carried the horsss twice arou nS
Tesa ons detoSr to the north piece Of broken
gound. As usual ia steepieendseSS sS cSose cleared
the st hurdle ahead Of all ALA oO na,t tSe stand
Sa iaS pilot Dundee and Netile all in bunch behind him
The next hurdle put daylight between eaeh d 5aeea
s ana ,d mi curve Of the track in lOnsdrawn
ont Line. When the spectators saw So ricr uohsons
Choice was stin steadily holding the lead MI MSpe
erect like an arrow ana MS O S AM the lead Aftcr
hi s .o Piot and Dundee without change of position
they came pe am Instant before the water jump
George Work urged Dundee on WIN reeheSS9 ~ p~,rS
~ HHr Mortmer The spectators were wild with ex-
element as Dundee leaped the hlgn eat az sn
i bsas ed Sis advantage he held while another tour
of the made As ths nGsSs snna his old
position siealthiy he crept up on the dasns Du
with his dashns rider ss s o% Of sight far to the
norihward aud excitement high until up the nome
stretch o,ld p cboce rose for the last hurdle
Mr. Work whipped hard. but the race was lost dnSas9
Winner with Dundee second aud Pilot third -, o..
The selling hurdle race 81 Ia Hs starters George
WORKS Flames 20. 1886 Nj. Harwoodl Emnialon, 60
PSWhee cased, 49, Lockwood; okolona, Of the 81
Cloud Stable aged l39 HowaTd jessie Darrets Z i
ont Of the club 6ons The flag fen and The ho 1s
eppesreSd the nrst hurdle. But Flames was on ms
heels and had passed MIN lNaVI ~ eN
1ositions AS for the second time they fOnnueu the
north curve hackers of Flames the iapofs and
cck they came on 10 last hurdle and as they tose 20
gether FOR the Leap shout f6av Numbered Harwoo
Whipping and squirting with might and main aus ~rP
stood INN , ne g S1piSe post haf length ahead Of
Pawnee Jesse secured third plaee ta h woS
himself bid the brave animal IN at 500 -,s han
a, steepeehase SWEEPSTAKES OF $50 each with piece
of plate added The course was thIe9 !lS 5, an" TIC
arlsrs we're Jester Of the Rockawy Stable aged
l65 MI jacob; George WORKS Mars 70 10, pr ~ 49,,
Hitchcoe Fieurette OF Queens County STABLES sgeg
800 Mr. sirobe and u II ths race Was second
victory for Mr. Works stable: Mars was the iayorite
and Mars won once around the track Cigarette LED
with Mars At her heels. Then Mr. ThOrne pushed
the 'front.' and ts last s hurde d9 MsT
come 10 the 'front.' there be held MS pace anu
finished two ole lengths ss ahead Sne asd ecpecha the
chief race the day, called the race was nan n
zap zap cTse Was about three miles and half The six
starters were: John Dawess Chariemagne age9 iVo
aged. i42 Mr. Thornej; Barometer of the Rockaway
Stable aged, lac Hureyl James T. DaTes Po'G %
81 81 f hSpSs i Rory S oMorc e 40 Mr. Damas The
race wa an rack and around the larger
Charemague the favorte, but the contest between
in iH lstIS anu When the has fell for the
over the first hurdle past the grand stand at pace
aS farv few once around the track clearing every
hurdle and bank and fence without drawing rem Oh
w ssSss Continually in the lead now o. one
now other holding first place hoSg bo IoG ttSS
to Clarlernagne and contented himself witeontesthg
the a place S SI N MI a hcd %n Taas tEe
swept around the course ana Appfoacneu inc M
jump. Barometer was slightly cj a6geG
the the fourteen.ioOt e'ementiined ditch and b. be
Vas sb ou,,ep BANK But he or his jockey misudged the
Barometer tflppeu on Top w tno jam,
Jockey was in series OF soinersamlts over III
Sead and the horse following tie rider, fell on the u
fortunate For a moment se nee.
a. Al he were either killed or befl-
onslv hurt but when, still clutching the bride
of Barometer and was helped from the hea an
eyes again sought the racers which by miracle ha es
caped falling the PROSTATE horse ana hdd SWEEP on
down tie course. Rose and haremague now had IL az
their own way galoped together once more aiohht
The course They passed successfully through the nT
cacieg OF the in and out and agNI
neared the bank. No Indian boatmal
steering birch among perious rapids seeks w
channel safety with unering precision than dl
these fye Jockeys they guided their horses sTash
for fhe break in the bank which marked the lot o.