New-York tribune., 1885-09-23
BRISK RACES AT CEDARHURST
pocKAwAY sTEEPLECHAsE MEETING.

afc IN
te new course of the Rockaway Steepleohase Assoca
,on Of Ce1arburst near Far Rockaway. Special
tins eIc run directly to the and large parties
were made up of people from this city, Large eids Oh
b,rsos and excellent management, united with tho
charms of the course with its pleasant views OF hnd
and water combined TO make the racing tnoyaOie.
rhe rain which began when the racing was nan over
was the only dsagreeable feature oil the afternoon
The Grand stand was flied with people, the betting
enoosarc was black with the followers OF fortune a1u
the neople from the neghbOrhOod were sp1nked over
the field in interested groups; The carriage enclosure
contained besides scores OF carriages, inc ioI ~
hands of E. ID. Morgan, i. \. DickerSon ana a. Al.
Dodge and also Stanley Mortimcr's drag III was on
the club house steps and yeranda however, tmal r
beoutv and fashion were chiefly assembled. Inc
ladies' With commeudable courage, stood or SAT iGr
long time in the ralp holding umDfellas, WLie iIES
atcbcd tbe feats of their male friends III the sadue
The racing as exciting and picturesque ana as te
troons of eayv dressed riders dashed through cumps
of cdar trees or again stood out in relief against he
u - oa thew were eagerly watched. The injunction
Temporarily obtained against booK-makers sceeu "
stimulate those persons TO renewed enc e1'o Us nv %
than twenty-four blackboards adorned the Detuhg
CScons iustaed his namo and ridden by his owner,
Mr. Shields came trumphantly through IN inc hsI iaco
sPTeaulg Faust and Dnndse proved unin-
+eresng as the latter was so much the superior anu
MI sahuS ,bTee mile steeplcchase Stanley Mortimer,
| Gcorre Work and T. Hitchcock three excellent
amateur riders. were pitted against eacI oteL. ~
Work rode to win, but pluck ana popularity Wele .,
ttls avail Fleurettc did not jump clean ana Jared
her rider so that his spraned ankle iet wore Ian
| wben lac mounted. Mr.. Mortimer carried OF tne
| honors as ne has often done before, on Hobsohs
P"Ue rode the patriarch seeDlechsser Abraham to
,ctorv in the fourth race, two and one hall miles
| selling steepeclas ase =, ,,,.; -, c,o
| Works Mars rode in mastery way IN tIe hshulcaP
swcesake. teepcchase of three miles and won grace
! fnnv' While Mr. Hitchcock riding Boomer con-
! ddcutly Dundee shot by and got the second place;
| MIR Lloyd fell from Tasso and after mounting ana
| rijing round tainted and fell oh at the finish.
WINES Rory O'More showed pretty heels TO a hall
dozen others all the way in the next race TWO lhio
Sine Jitcnlty was found in starting the three polo
nones in tie seventh race but they were finally sent OIL
and covered the half mile fiat IN short ORDER Cedar
aoor those present were General Egbcrt L. viee,
General Sickles, j. H. Choeyer. Mr. ana Mrs John T.
| Cowdin J. G. n Lawrence, the Mcssrs. Cutting Mrs.
! ! q Peters Center Hitchcock Daniel H. Lord,
Frederick Richards James X. hcene LieulIn1nt ana
Mrs. Emory. G. G. Peters, T. e. GnnwI.a, Dr; Dhvid
! Mr., h. g. La Montague. Judge llcay. \. NJ. Dodge
| \ G. I0rillard Mrs Whitney, Mr. lily Goddard \;
H. Stevens tho Misses stevens H. ". Ia9er; & Mr % ana
Nrs Farr Mr. and Mrs Bukelcy, Mr. aud Mrs Kay
Dr Wynkoop Mrs lmaga. Nathaniel Jarvis. IT,. Miss
Fmily Nes,n NJ and Mrs. james Hartman, lr. Snd
Mrs Hcbcr K. Bishop Mr. aud Mrs Emory llodge5' j.
= irerb,cb Miss de Coppct John q. ilcckscher,
Elliott Zborowski Alderman OConnor, Niil"n hhrfi-
man. Miss Helyer Miss lecA-' her and John SANFORD.
THE RACING ~ DETAIL
The first race WAS handicap swc'pstakcs, 80 each.
for qualified hunters, with plate added; the second
horso TO receive 50 out OF the stakes; gentlemen
riders; distance y Of mile. There wcreIeight starters
Queens County stables Cigarette agcl l5j. y.
@. Lorlard); N. r. Hnchcock,s geding Confusion %.
a iG. Mr Sluls, and air Hugh tlgcd, l5n Mr. Bcrr,-
fori; Brlyidcrc stables gedlnS BACK HI''aI o. ~
SIR Kennedy. Iiup.on Bfother| gcdug Jester iAg,d,
lGg george NorR Sh'cltss gclding tycloue6gcd 10,
! Mr shields ard stanley Mort!mers gcliing stcubcn
''bi"S,-csaTrtc and Emulation to each SIR Hugh
3to stru.eu and Black Ius,ar 90 each, and 10 10
lie l,l-c rre sent Oh on Tho art attempt Jesier.
-egbcu anl SIR Hugh having slightly tae best oi t tho
other, well up and 90 a punch. ~ tuc hor-rs went out
Of s-Lt behind tho uuuDl %. cci-rs lester Jed "ih .
sight again aud aou- hc ark.t''cA cyclone was
leading, Black u,sas second ana Ja,ieI i-'d AIo'hl
the upper iuru H.i' -" '' 10 hri'-' '""h NS
thai C-ar,,ts Uap IGn into iHii position (i.onr Won
| CIGARETTE third. Nutuais -. o5.
Ih, second contest va, match race onchai mile for
iGs. a. 100. 6foIi. and ,ao queens County stables
6T.a.s Di'" i"Ge! y; T. o". Fau.t 2a to against
B4nlssa I-i J.s All m. Wav arouni Mr. sand.
tIae. Dlt lo' MIN asan with ease. Winning DJ siA
I tirI race vs swccps'1Ecs st.cp'crhasr 500
each with plato added, Is ~ the stakes 90 go o tAc
second hore n wa over The str,peca-e course, ahou,
ibrr. .- Tlerr w.r. three 10 Irlrrs- queens County
stables mare F.rurcite Nt, l-'' 'r9fSe NorAl Hemp
stead s,aDlos seIIug Brags,lt a. l75: l. IchcocA :
aud stanley Moruu.eTs scdus iioD-DA's Choice O.. 49,
0Hoot.-Fleurctto . 20 on, Hobson's Cholce .
! to ! against. BrasGagt 10 TO 1.
Hob o's choice ald Il,uI.tte took tho fret jump To-
| gether, Brassat a lcnGih hrhi"d t"e.H li",'Dn -
! Choice then took tue leh ana was never
turn the second limo Feurotte Tapped him 10 the saddle
grjh, but at the next Jump she sluprd ahI SF"lHtd
| iumIIDg poorly tArough ghouL she and Brassart alter
mated second place until the run home vas reached
Dy twenty Lengths In cantcr, tlrurriie being tho
same distance In front Of BTas-sIL Mniuas - 20 81,
Ttef ID yass q
will S4OO added S75 of winch was 10 60 Ia the second
were seven staTters-Rcvore Stables geldiug Puutau
IA, I4j Grimm VI. :. DAlgy's g"iding jack q, l25. T.
! Dawes marc Rose "a, lJI. Canayanji Excelsior
stables horse Abraham Ga, l3l, Popcj; IitchcGck.'
gediHg Driftwood a. l30, LDckwood;
Book,-rnr2n To- ., k1,s 10 70 H. Ap[hnn hn ,o 10 J.
Jack, Dnfwood and Planes were first away. tho
was leading by two lengths the nr't tme past the
stand Rose second ami Phantom third. Going around
tie lower turn the leaders was that Puritan d,po,rd
Phantom from iEIri place. As the horses
sweu mast the stand the second tmo DrtWuOd ~ ru
Rose, who was second, wAilc Jack was tri. As the
horses ook tho jump Just 4. they appeared hom behind
front Dyf wood wa, second and Pdritan thifd. From
bnncsrerh cSs he last mc Abraham aud Jack wcro
head ana head with Rose Third tWo lcngtha back AbEn
ham stayed the longest, DTiitwood quitting badly aud
falling back, aud won BY Length ana hal, Jack
second, the distance Ia front OF Rose third. Nut
Jhc rfth race was a handicap swccpstnkcs S25 cach
with plate added ihc f'cpIh hpTNe 10 receive NEDi
qualiied hunters distance about three miles There
were four stBrtcrH- Queens County sHblrs cc.diug
dundee (aCed ljO. Mr. jacob George Works gcldug
Mars %, TO, Mr IbrowskD; Hcmpsead stables geld
ings Boomer %. 100, l. ltchcOcs) and Iasso "a, 100,
Mr.. LoydD.
BooKs-Mar. TOD on, Dundee 2 to against, to
| against the others.
Mar. aud Dundee jumped of with the lead, and wcro
the first jump. As the horses went past the
the FIRST nr Boomer out ana set Tho
with asso second. Mars thITd and Dundee last This
was order the procession past the stand the
ond tiiSe about nfteen lengths separating the horses
A. they swept around the course again the positions
were the until Tasso stumbled aud fell al hurdle
field aud Boomer wide. when they
took double Jump, Boomer led by two lengths. Mars
seconu hye longs Ia front Of Dundee. ks The Eoraes
took tue lump back Of csGars tho last time Mars took
! the cad aud was not aft"rward headed, winning by
! an tI fnf