New-York tribune., 1886-05-03
Sister Mary de saea purity Of fricnfs VIII acconpamy
colonel and Nine Bonapafte to witness the cc'o"o"''
which Is "A solemn and interesting scene
IvPROVEMENTS At CEDARHURST.
GROUNDS AND COURSES N GOOD SHAPE
EVERY PROMISE or A SUCCESSFUL srEFrLEchAsE
,.rn11Nc--. XIsIT nE INSpNCTION.

EVERY PROMISE OF SUCCESSFUL SfEfPLhC"AoH
MrrIrvG-A VISIT Of INsrECTIoN.
sneciaI train steamed ont OF the Long
Island Railroad depot. Long Island CITY, 1" ll''o YES
terday morning. There was pride IN the Shfieh o. i'
cuglues whistle. for IL was not drawing M or"''''
tra'n O. cars filed with ordinary travellers iho'o o'
board the train invitei guests Of the k'ck'"N
sceriachose Assncaon who going TO inspect iho
improvrm,nts mado this spring In the ceaarhurs'
Course rear Kocsaway. Among tho guests WI"
D,verd Thayer. OF Boston o len BOWIE OF NAY '
T. W. saportas, Frank Edrdgc. H. Barry ""'' '
Cowden Lawrence Turhurs. f. G. La VI 'ntasho "h' n
ard Albert Ia Montagnc C. \. Ch"ever' Dr. D'Viu
,i,h, ,t,ialet,u : Burrili Frank wi'herbee Joseph
,re-,,,ct Fo,hau Keene J. /. Lloyd. " \ SimpKlns.
ir Frank Carroll. r. ID. Barl J. Barton key. Rufu'
1eavitt H. O. Bernard. Captain Leslie Bruce and
Joseph Burke.
John d. Checvcr, the daring young amateur sfeeple-
chase rider who has many times tried conclusions
over The tmber with professional rii,rs and
come out each with credit is president OF tho as-
socation He Il using every effort make the assoca
on grand and thus far the outlook Is favor
able one The Office OF president pans out moro In the
way OF dignity than emolumens yet the club members
aud horseiner general call the holder OF that position
Jack" There was. of course, every one expected
there would he anc lunen hid out in the dinng-room
OF the clubhouse aud the bracng atmosphere and the
ride had given all present ks, appetite.
The enthusiastic president, however, with wise fore
thought usually born oi ycuth. insisted first on the
Inspection lie knew that II tho lunch tho first on
PROGRAMME the visitors woud yied to the weakness
o. sitting On the cinbh1us" veran!ah anu wa'chhs
The breakers they rolled in upon the distant beach,
uriay The racing will continue SATURDAYS
and Wednesdays for three weeks. ihe mos,
important OF the meeting Il inc CeiarhnFst
Grand National siecpcchase 10 which me Association
So 900 aided money. It Is rch stak" ana lovers
this race That Mr. Cerv.r la. bestowed the most at
tent"n and he and superintendent Bake hr,t piio'cu
20 stake The distance is about three ana one
hal miles and the contestants viii nave 10 take "cy
four jumps. II IS about mile around the reSntr
track and the horses 90 around ;hrce tim"S Ihc
horses start above the grand stand tax
reach judges stand. they have to lean IonF-ioot
stone wall of the m,'t Formidable appear"ncs th"h
turi bank afterward th" in and out lhmp. anu - on
The scconi tmo around the water Jump rlght IN iroht
The course Is much inpr ,ved and ia arranged that
the dcpIorable mstakcs that last fall 50 Dared tnr
pos.ile exrrpt by the mos, inexc- ible blInicrns.
rhe present course sweers a consd'rt'c INSTANCE
further the southwest than the ola one di an' IS
also shortened northeast end great zeal OF
fng been done, s, as to make thc trdcK safer
than Of old President Chrevrr has an eye for ne hea
uinl and love for tue rural and creen heih-.
with proper number or trees, seem To MIN u M
the bill lie has Accordingly left as m'uy trees as posi-
he ~ the expense of smut ing on
of the They sweep around the eolrsr'
out ihey a.i mnch to ihe attracVe"e'+ n me sr"uns
fields the place have been nicely seed dowr
and flock OF ncbre Soutndown SHE 'p have been pnr-
chased 10 acf ~ la~'npweFs Alr. chrcScT pft a.
constructor OF lawns comes out TO the fnll~St cxeh'
however, he pOluts with q sweeping gesture 10
grassy stretches just front Of the clubhouse Ihe
D.anfy these l. well worth trip 10 Cfdtrhllsi
New grand stands have been ell. Onc i ntt"d up
with boxes reserved for club menbes. Al the end "l
this commodIOus arrangements ior the
press stand has also been huilt foi
me accommodation OF the bookmakers. where
president acrtiousy he VIII also entertain The
sheriff and DiS rict Attorney. The paddock mas Deen
cnl rged and sheds nave been put M
stab has been engaged for ninety six horses Some
will he AT Cciarhurst and others Will be stabbed at the
nalinlle track at Woodbridge thrcr-qnaricrs ot mile
awv The association has lea The Woodbridge track.
and 40 that tile green fields Cedahurst not he
unnecessarily cul M by the exercising caners OF the
horses all OF the preliminary work Of the animals viii
have % there Mr. Chccvrr laughs at the iGea
uat the police VIII interfere with bOokmskinc at the
coming aud declares that the nnbDunhe9 nb"r-
ay club the of purses and STAKES gnaran-
tees AN unusually successful meeting