New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
FINE RACING AT ROCKAWAY.
AUsp1CIoUs OPENING OF THE SEASON.

was soon as dry and hard as IL oiu S -,
blazing down upon it for week Vhe ooocA
- ro,, Tonc Isind CITY filed TO Overlooking with
snortinc men of high aud low degree Ihere were o
aides large number of ladies, to whom the eAci'e'"
Of the racecourse was neither novel nor uhpeas"""
hour brought them all TO Cedarhurst' anu soo' ~,
stand the track and the clubhouse were lhNaueu ~ -
lively crowd For New-Yorkers it was the nrSt 80
of the season, and they hailed Win eh'nUSnao"
familiar sights and sounds Of the racecourse Inc eo'sy
ooa,s NJ the raoers the gay colOrs worn by tno
ioctevs the cry of the bookmakers' tho 'h""
der of boofs-all these were most "eio"'"''
and they entered into the spirit o. the Sport ~
freshness and vigor born OF long abstinence
not perfect the day favorable. Inc s"nS".i0 49,
tho Sunshine of spring. put bre ith OF the rrteA'N
,,n,on a,,I IIrgersd Among the ladies spring cos
tunes were rare and those who were dresseu
~ the calendar rather than the Thermometer had reason
IN repret the rashness their choice Yet the honS
glow which the fresh sea breeze Drought i"'o o'.y
cheek more than compensated TOT INC So'oi 80
colors which predomiHated the Grandstano ana on
the balcony OF the clubhouse It'll.
The officers of the assoc alton had taken every poHSpe
nrecaution to insure the success other opening uuy
is not vet completely flushed. but 1t ahorueu
annie accommodation and shelter Tables were sPIea"
ON the ground floor with lunch TO winch III "e"io''
and their friends helped themselves Without cor'ou1
MANY parties wero organized and Tor lhem P'l'"o
rooms were prepared. la which they dneu comfortably
affe NJ conclusion
balcony "a compste OF the course Is obtained rs
fr thu GRAND stand and here the members oil the nsso
citation seated tho ladies who were their guests Now
York society largely represented Among inc sPo
tators were Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Belmont ferry Der
mont. Pierre Lorillard. Geroge L. Lorlllaru'
Iouis Lorlard, Pierre Lorlllard' Jr' ha"
r.nco Turuure Miss Turnure. Pelham Clinton ana
n,i.s zoreea Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dins-
moro. the Misses Gauthier Charles Gauthier'
Hamilton Webster, Reginald RiVes, George
Moproe Miss Hyde and Sidney Ripley Charles n
Munn Fleming Tuckeunan Mr.. and Mrs j. Coleman
Draytsn Mr. and Mrs. Pierre La Montague Mrs Noel
MIR and Mrs weir Miss Weir. SIR. and Mrs Louis Nell
SON Miss Nelson. Miss Cheeycr LOUIS Kntherlord'
Charles G. F~ancklyn Mr and Mrs. Mason Jones, John
n Ueckscber Wright sandford, Mr.. and Mrs Laden
bourg Judge Brady District Attorney MARITIME Mr. ana
Mrs Wendell Goodwin Miss Urquhart OF Ne"-Orle"hH'
Mr. and Mrs Frank Worth White, James r. d. Lanler
John Hadden Butler Duncan and William D. Florence
o'clock promptly the first race was called IL was
sweepstakes OF $40 each for gentlemen rders on'-ha
,,o o inc a,t Eight horses started. Cigarette from
m. oueens County Stable aged l55 pounds vas ridden
,y Mr. Pelham Waldo. OF the Rockaway stable "a l'W
carried Joha ID. Cheever; A. Belmont Purdys NeIuc
G,crd 1851 was ridden by the owner LochiLVar' Hom
the Long Stable aged. 100 was entrusted 10 VIZ
lam Torue George Work rode his bay gclding Flames
az l7O Mr. Jacob rode ). G llnss Badger grd 1907 anu
r. La Montague mounted Big Mike aged. 100 rom the
Vruia stable The course from point on the cast
side OF the course opposite the clubhouse To hnish al
the Judges stand In front Of the grandstand Two or
three times the we'll known exclamation IheS ro OH
ran through the spectators only to be followed pJ inc
disappointed cry d." break" waldo was HacuouS anu
required all Mr. Cheevcrs horscman.hip TO carry him
mast the starting point In line. At last tho nag fell Tor
,,,,e start For moment W aldo carried " Choovrr's
jacket the front II was for moment
only. however. Cigarette lcaped forward. SECURED
the lead and during the rest OF the short rnce he It
tenariously carrying Mr Pelham yictorously past the
Judges stand LOehnvar secured the second place nhd
Flames the third -, -. ,-,--,
ccnstake for hnlfbrrd qualified hunters nj $50 each.
with a silver rup added Ivy L. u. Moran The course
For this race there onlY three ssrters George
work rode PsnGss sSa s rode 5S ri. sr sSe Sss
Hob.on's Choice Jagged. 1881 ana = Pennstan's Pilot
sed lt' notable wI 'S oS,e des ins .pc ~4Sr
chase course arc the water jump and
n bigh earthtn banG little south Of the grandsiaud
In other hurdles and fences Disposed at intervals
mn The track about 200 yards north Of tho Judges
stand ana tho horsrs clear one hurdle before passing
the grandstand A. the nag uopp, Ter thr Har every
eve was directed toward the hst hurdle, and ~ few
second, Dundee. snifuy handled 10y hr. Wsrk. was
seen sprnging over the brush ana bounding uowh tno
track Close his heels Numbered Pilot will ilobsons
Choice In the rear In ms oraer hs horses swept pst
m southern end Of the course Just as Dundee with
,u ca nm bank after making the turn ne bolted Hes
out /" cried the ouOkers. hut he wasn't Turning bis
the hank cleared ~ aud WAS SoOn neck and neck with
pilot nnd Hob-ons Choice The ground thus regalned
agan bot-d al hoard fence aud again Mr. Work. with
admirable perseverance succ-dcd III carry Ing hun over
aud retrieving his lost place. A. the horses passed
around the northern turn Dundee was once ahead
with the water jump of over fourteen dret IN u view
"Wil he bak again at the water r. was the question
wH,Sn 49, meant suring Duudee cleared The ditcb
10 disapIOint the enthusiastic spectators by again
oondhS Mr. WORK. who had 6y this tne become aS
a the situation, Ia hot
dytug rivals DOwH the HILL over fences, brush and
hanks he chased them. gaining gradually at each sue
ive lean unti M the northern turn he na..ed fbeu,
DO andapprs ch,d tn Inland out se ernength- ahead
OF Pilot. but Dundee gathered himself up for tho
stcond ~ these two ehp which follow IN such quck
SUGGESTIONS, Pilot sprang ahead and carried
leader. while Hodsons Choice followed far behind.
were hurdles and now Pilot was ahead, Duudee.
Dundee cleared the last hurd little In advance. bat
on the home stretch Pilot gradually crept up aud
| tho line winner by half length
The third race the Kockaway Green steeplechase
hurdle $50 each for starters with
! 81 900 added. The course was about two aud a half
"a years. las pounds. ridden by Norris, HOpson Broth.
eT7s Jester taged, 1873. Burns. r. f.
eaqse Works Fa%es g. 5a h PenTan k'hGsd
der Browns Billy stockwood aged, 1888 Mr. iiarwoodJ
Lawrence Harris Paterson %. l52, Lynch Sir Hugh
nom Long Island Stable (aged, 1913, WynHe), Emulaon
ff,m Long Island Stable a, 145, Blutr) Tarqun from
E,sex stable a, li5 Kinney. Adamanihus from Rlem-
t1 Stable 6. 1872. Mr. BOtp, j. w. smiths Beeropton
Ia, las. Lockman), W. X, Babcocks steuben "a, las.
race was exciting. but had little mteret from racing
popt OF view. ON tho first tae round Sir Hugh Emu.
atIOn Paterson took the wrong course and tbOu Vii
| tiiey still continued 10 run they were no Longer
proi,erly in tho Jester for long time hnd Tbc
lead but the second time round his jockey also mis-
took the course. and while Jeser was clearing burd a
IN the wrong place he fell and was out OF the re 49,
this accident Paterson caHe TO the front and led until
| the finish. Adamanthns came In second. olusey fol.
lowed b. Sir Hugh and Emulation The race va. yeycr
heless given TO Ad manthus, Flames securing second
place. Ecuador third and JacquemlnOt fourth Mutual
| pools paid 1919 80.
The ourth raceiwas'anothor two and half mile hapd.
cap seepiechase for Gentlemen riders. The prize was
started. George Work rode his bay gedinG
mont Purdy's Drirwood aged I7O1 p Mr
Pennstan rode Fleurette laged, l50: Mr.
| Kernochan rode n. L. Horbert's Lanrelyood * IN
and Stanley Mortimer handled his Mercury Gged TX
Once round the Mercury had the race holly pmr
snod he Flsurefte The second rouad ~, 10y PNi