New-York tribune., 1886-02-11
VALUABLE HORSES BURNED.
THE MEADOW BROOK CLUBS HEAVY LOSS.
wELL-KNowN HUNTERS PERISH IN THE FLAMES
FIGHTING FIRE With SNOW.

wELL-KSowN HUNTERS PERISH IN THE FLAMES
FIGHTING FIRE With SNOW.
The stable containing twenty four OF the most valua-
BILE horses the Meadow Brook Hunt Club, situated at
East Meadow Brook, which is short distance from
Hampstead, l.. l., was found to be on fire yesterday
about a. 1t the stable in which tho stable boys
slept and they barely escaped with their lives Fortu-
natey OF them awakened by the cracking noise
made by the fire, and he awoke his companions All
efforts the horses. with tao exception OF ohe'
Elliott RoOsevelrs Mohawk, were fruitless. The doors
OF the stable open but the flames had gained
such headway that the animals were crazed oeyonu
control and they perished in their stalls. The burned
stable was three and situated between the other
two Belmont Purdy, master OF the hounds,
was grounds after the fire was discovered
and he directed efforts OF tho and the neigh
boring farmers to save the other buildings.
No modern apparatus for extinguishing fires was at
hand. but there WAS plenty OF snow, and this was
banked up about the adjoining stables and undoubtedly
saved them from being burned. Whenever sparks from
the burning building fell the adjacent barns they
were quickly cxtngushcd by wel-directed snoWDalis
upon them. Fortunately there was little or no
wind stirring this crude way OF lighting nre wouid
have been OF little avail.
Though a majority OF the members Of the club are
men of independent wealth the loss is severe bow for
among the burned some OF the best cross
country animals In this country t ls not ony ior lhe
money value that the club mourns, but that they
cannot replaced at least not In time TO win thOe lau
res at country steeplechase meetings that the cuD hau
hoped TO capture In the coming season. Among the
horses burned wcro Stanley MoItimers HobsOns Choice
Trombone and Royal Flush. Hobsons Choice was
great favorte with Mr. Mortimer, and at the spring
meeting at Jerome Park be matched him against Dun
dee for 81 900 side. Tho race vas over the s'eepe
chase course IIobson's Choice beaten. IL was
sorry exhibition Neither horse at that time seemed TO DC
able TO lump at all. In the fall. however, he redeemeu
himself at Cedarhurst and good steepechSe III
fine STYLE though he seemed to be a horse that was
doomed TO cause his owner humiliation for later on al
the same meeting Mr. Mortimer was riding
him IN another steepechase in which he
was n great favorite. Mr.. Mortimer had a
| commanding lead when he went the wrong course and
| another won Mr. Mortimer attributed the mistake to
his own Ignorance OF the and the horses oDs-
| macy The horse and rider were both ruled OH the
course bn the decision was afterward revoked. rom
none yT on the Ia the Coney Island
Jockey Clnh course But 1t because the other start
ers Bourke Cochran, sun star ahd RORY Hiore, wen
The wrong course The fraud this on tho part OF
In. iockevs OF ROurke Cochran and sun star was so
apparcnt that they ruled of and steoplechaslng
| "a "a abandoncd thereafter.
WI; "a d. stokes lost hs hunters. Jericho and
| Laurelwood. 1t was with tho latter mat
Mr. stokes made his first appearance
as steepechase rider and he his initial race, an
muortant stake at the Country Club meeting last fa.
beating COOL field OF horses ridden by the best OF anna
also among the Tom Boy was one OF tue best OF tho
polo pony class H. o. h"{e o't 'oor iour hnrt
cTs Elliott Roosevelt four hunters J. H. Bcrestod three
hunters. Mr. Kernochan. Belmont Purdy.lAugust BEL
mont lr, aud Pierre Lorard Jr' were aiso among tue
Ts stable belonged to the Stewart estate. OF which
the club leases iia grounGs; Vut ,o " US dnish"d m
hard wood aud each horse hal box stan Ihc stdoc
valued at $4,000 Insured Tue horses %ets yaIte i
OF the fire. Some OF the stable boys uu tOt s1t
home until about An hour before the hre was utcoFeie
They say tLat when they went to bed everything was
safe and uuet,