New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-11
CrDARHURST OPENING DAY.
coon RIDING BY ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

rie
fain u" ., the Rockswav steepechsse Association
tne been crowded yesterday when the season
spened. Tho programme was a'ra'"'o
one interested In sporting matters hsd near"
80, res rrns on the improvements that had peeh
sA ont since year until lie fclt confident th"t
~. .. C.aarhurst In itself would repay whatever e1
sr,,on or ex pense might be involved 60 1t WON" nave
the rain aud the chill wina and 'he "e'
n,ron,tious sky had not combined TO iehd al e uo'o
possible to the ride to the scene AMI to TIE scene
,,.s after one got there and to reduce to minimum
g., affect OF the lovely landscape that seemingly has
ieen woven with the attractions OF Hspenui"iJ '"
mt cross country BravlnS tao enniy OIL lhe
1.,nd Railroad as expressed 10 It's tne-schedues
cd car facing the prospect OF weather
read NOT have gone have duplicated saturdays
t-ror, and hazarding the chances OF the spoilng o.
rety races Of the rain and its possible ehee'
nm Inc track. nearly 1880 people went TO "ha'
,royed 10 be excellent track. aiter al.
In tie way OF racing The CROWD looked
.au when IL got within the grounds OF tho Association
but suppose day had been splendid ehort Oh the
ideal month OF MaJf More than one friend OF the AsSo
citation shook his head declared that he feared 'ne
accom nodations OF the grand and open STANDS "o"d
have fallen lamontably short OF requirements. -
Asu was the rain kept the house OF the ciuo cro"
Indoor. wish members. aud nre WAS 49," On.
vision The boxes running from the grano ''aH" "
clnh house were empty except for saor' une 'n '
,n lis, The sky seemed to be trying TO smile on
,n .eorts of the Association. No shelter had oeen
tuilt over them. aud even the veterans "no h0'e
OF had tdclr COURAGE So''ou ."
occnpyng such exposed positions Yet tnere were many
1g,o,.n oenbers and fr ends Of the Association At
On, n..tng and this brought small bat brilliant cou
tngent fair companions to s'ApJ WIN orisuV oSe
and br Inter faces the color aud light needed "he Tue
AZ, su sed benini the clouds. Colonel William Jay
xh h wife, drove his four-in-hand coach early 70 tue
c-o,uds AMI with him Mr.. and Mrs August Bel
mont IT, Diver Belmont ani Miss I'd Another coach
WIS driven by L. d. Morgan who. besides Mr.. Morgan.
bronsn, party that Included Miss Binnnser ". X
C,unt Z,brissie Stanley Mortimer brought in his
Gag a party that numbered In its members
Mrs sands Mr. and Mrs. Laner and
Mr. woodbury. Kane. Actor Florence whisKed
about the grounds and the clubhouse with Impartial
regularity. James r. Keene with pride the winning
of tUo races by ais Foxhal Others present were
Nj and Mrs. John e. CowdiD. Mr. Samuel Borfo"e
Mss Borrowe. Miss Iurnure. the Misses smith, joseph
A.-rhacA George Work. in mes P. kernoehan. MI
AMI Mrs Blyard Tuckcrman Mr. AMI Mrs NJ = Burr'il
NJ ami Mrs John D Choever. c. A. Cheever MISS
Kceue the Misses stevens A II. stevens, Frederick '"
Stevens. Russell Robbins FREDERICK Nelson LOUIS
Rutherford the Misse. Ii Montague, j. l. Lloyd TIE
Misses Reynolds William c. Sanford Joseph stevens
l. " saportas, John Borland, f. Berry WALL Hliporh-
Roosevelt J. B. Key. A. d. smith n sihpAihs' n d.
Martin ) o. Bonner and :. :. Sands r
The starting was not what should have been. Most
the n.lts were so small that little trouble was ex-
1erenced by the starter sending tAsn o. bat IL the
second race-e.ht entrics-the lot was sent OF wmc
M. Clans had his heal facel opposite direction
y ne o. the tnishei supply and the close
brush on IN, noue,rctcn Rose Draewsod ana
Abraham the ast race excited many ilauuiIsi En
cele-t h"rseln 'n'n,P 80 ,rnug3 the first !
ihrf ana rfth contests with no assistance from |
PROFESSIONAL Jockeys Mr. Loyds riding Of Rose IN the
|.t rae was exceptionally good Mermaid IA the first
No. an Easy Ia Ter of a.. excep, Burkskn. ridden
Nv FoxAaI Keene. nut that horse wac POO pony pony
only IN heng able to H. the coniiiions WeAinsio9
won Wcitor stakes handsomely ana lou. calihrd
tor re-, Deems WS e No. Gavy weight seepe
chase AM Naninons " as Marty p ~ W ' In the
sver Ds.ms rider threw MIN, after having
Tun q, fee Sscsers Of otner hor.-s Hafeow's
toy brought aircs Mr. IItchcock an the surprise
HanGcSp. in which Rose .narchod victory after Til.
ford and Williams had refused mps
DETAILS CONTEST
The nrst race was sweepstakes for polo ponies. dis
tance about haf a mile on tie fiat There were four |
s,rer.. Jo.eph stevens's Buckskin. $50. ridden by
F,xhau KeeBe). !. c. TOwers's MERMAID 400 o"her' /
Elliott Roosevelt Roman 49, william k Thorne' Jrl'
Alexander shiclds's Netue p5O. owner. Betung-Buck-
.k,n 10 TO on; N-tte. to against; Mermaid, TO l.
and Roman 10 TO l.
There was no delay a; the post the starter sending
them OF AZ the frs, attempt Buckskin went to the front
the ial 81 IN hts a'c was nTFc ig. tie,ni5 was
second and Nettie third. Mutnals paid - 20 400
added distance ABOUT three Quarters o. ME Oh Inc
nat There eight starters john D. JARVIS caesS
by -niil: J. II. Mccormick bay colt. Wanderment 4,
ia Brarton Excelsior stable. chestnut geldng, Pat
iennIs Is. 100. MelvIIcG Hampstead stable black
mare Luogy g. 1879. Thomas Hltchcocs); g. Askey- bay
brown -rdne CIT Lge a. TO- u Ly4cas A. m Mi
ia " bay ny Soprano o. 49,, NJ Daiyi Be.Iin-
T1,Denns weiagten to z r. 7an "a Claus to :
There long deay at the pos! ana Wien
le a. the post having bis head turned the wrong way
OF TIE and Eulogy was but te better on Dolh
h Srs' ride Tie best Of The start win Pat Denns and
Git Ldge close up Then came soprano ana and
into the bAcksretch Wandrrment ior "a hionient as
Fan % Gn Ai ea9 aS as anne ann Ee
wa. easily " ,s .S tna Wellington
ald he oame away ron his COMPETITOR" H ana
CHI l. ge third French mulusls paid S22 95.
The Ms.!ow o BrGsf esen y
clp added the third race. Distance, about two |
County stables chestnut gedieg dundee a. $50. Fox.
hal Krenrj Hampstead stable, gi4j gtIdih- uonLa.ne
SSe,ng Agitatar a. So Nr Kernoenan; Aiexan-
saeass brown E1 vo vY;- III As;aG p To
and GOuzdine TO J. As an exhibition q" Jumping TINS
icr-es making exceptionally clean Jumps Dundee set
pace at the start Pat as they came 70 ne orra
he stone wall Mr. Hitchcock ana "2nLHne
ASSUMED That qsSn bat Nc sP1d he not wa so oe to
circle Of the track made matters interesting by letting
iis mee and easily gsoped from his competitors.
hands down BY over Two aTng,ns S %D1zd'ne
Inc fourth race was the Spring Maiden Hurdle race
There were nine starters Excelsior stables bay geding
Worth l6 65 r. Ly ncB. and bay mare silver Dean o.
$50 MI ( nm lacnne Stables black geIIins Nlg.-
sucr A. 1871 GARRISON, William Lakeland bay ge!Ging
NnDoni.t a. 1865. Grlffn r. +. Golfers bay geldinE
Ic.pol-e s. los. saIu T. W. Lap9rt"ss pr1wn seidIns
Ixrel-.or q. 1911 NJ. Lynch; J. h. McCormlcks nay
Folding Referee a. 1876 ". lynch; NJ j. Days brown
horse Jim Carlisle o, l64, ID. "ynn"l ana Alexander
Shields bay gelding cyclone IA, 100 Pope. Betting
M.mnOn.st and jim Carlisle, , TO each referee D 10
Worth to l. and the others from 10 to 40 to each
Dean. Cyclone and Worth In a bunch as the |
FIRST hurdle taken with Referee in cOse attendance.
The first around the Silver Dean led III gal
lyie but from Jumping the hurdle n
front u grand stand be stumbled and his der fell
of The rdrr.ess horse galoped the lead o. the other