New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
WITH PONIES AND JUMPERS AT PELHAM.
FOUR FAvORITEs WON AND ALL THE sIELfAh-
CIIAsERs GOT SAFELY HOME.

CUAsERS GOT SAFELY HOME.
In ,be breezy freshness OF glorious autumn after
noon the Country Club yesterday opened us lai mo-
Ing The gathering is one OF the or'houoA' o'u
fashioned family party sort. where eVeiypou! % o
ar less intimately acquainted with everybody elsc anu
nc usual there was a large representative muster Oh
Vcstchcster County magnates with their wives anu
daughters The weather, If fine ana GEAR, was sum
GENTLY cold TO require the wearing OF heaVy, sopio
hucd garments and warm wraps ana lurs' anu az
consequence the members stand presented oui anu
colorlcss aspect in lieu Of the bright, VaTeea'eu
color one is accustomed TO look for on such ccaSohs'
An tbe features of the orthodox hunt race meeting
uerc pa,nfuly evident There was the customary
lack Of cohesion regularity in all the arrangements
No one of the officials appeared TO have any clear o'a
OF what he was intended to do. and the routine "orA
apDeraining 10 each was conducted IN the most
elementary manner Win inc result 'h"' INC '' W
an hour late all through.
Tho racing evoked rather more excitement ana
calculation than professional sportsmcn are accus-
TONED to bestow upon Suburban, twurty'
Ieger or a Ccsarewitch; but as cach lahl! vi
the stand had a brother who was mahIns
more or less udlcrous exhibition of himself on horse
hack. this circumstance is by no means SURPRISING
Those spectators who deserted Gravesend iOr fei-
ham in the hope of lighting on some " dead cer's
did NOT 90 away empty handed, as four out OF SIX
favoriteS got home
The handicap fiat race, which was first on the
card broucht out a field of four and Of these
Repar,ee ridden by Mr. Kocne, was Installed sTo"s
favoritc al even money, with Mcktnze Tor secohu
choice at thlce TO one Repartec never gave his BAG
ers a moments uneasiness, after waiting on LOTTERY
and Mckenzie until the turn into the homes'retch'
bc came ont and canercd home the easiest OF winners
by two lengths with Mckenzie second ana LOTTERY
third Dick Turpin, the remaining starter stuioiou
ot the top turn, and took no further part III '"0
go, -,
In the maiden pony fat race, hackers laid ouus
Of 5 to 3 on Chic. while II to D was onefeu
against either OF the other two runners-'hciIy
Rounce and Zir-Zag Chic out-paced from INC
start while Cherry BOmce when loohlhS all oNoi &"
winner fell and turned complete somersaui'' i'i-
nnaelv without injulng either herself or her nueT'
This left ZigZag to romp in by five lengths
The third race, an open h"nui'aP
steeplechasc, produced fvo contestants, anu 'io
TALENT rushed Ephin, who saw TO '"i'eh
freely before the flag fell jim Murphy ana Puritan
were next in demand at odds Of IL and 10 "
sncctiyely Backers of Elphin wcro lucky 10 wlh
for Jim Murphy when pulling double stumDoh az 'n'
stone wall in the back field. This mshap lett hphih
with the race in hand and he secured the judges YER
dict by five lengths.
In the open handicap fiat race which 1ollo"eu'
Neptune. with Frank Mclaughlin as his pilot was d
slightly better favorte than Repartoe. who IN view OF
his easy victory in the first OF the day had most
Of partisans at IL to 3. The affair admits OIL Du'
meagre description, inasmuch as Neptune always hdd
command of his field, which he led from start 10
finish and. choking off vigorous Challenge rum
Rcparfee, won with something 10 spare ~ nan
length. Louis bad third. three lengths Denn9
Neptune Don Carlos, when going strongly, stuhioleu
and fell Horse and rider escaped unhurt.
Tie second pony race Of the day. an open hahdicap
on ue fiat. furnished material for q dash In VIA al
who fairly lowered his Two smaller opponents
Tho odds o. to laid him were fully lustned IN
asmuch as he OutstrOdc Roulette and Little Kasca Il ia
eng I'm 10 "a now IacseS had Jared exceedingly
we'll but the upset OF the day was 10 come in the
last race. an open handicap siecpcchaSe over the
| long course. for which four runners turned out
crhoolmaSter was first choice at 10 .; = 10 was
laid against each Mentmorc and Monte Christie While
| 1iercules was almost friendlcsS at , and 10 J.
! Schoomaster made the running at strong pace WE
! Mentmore and Hercules in close attendance Tor nc
| greater part of the distance. all Jumping IN very
! slovcnly fashion. Going along the back hed school
! master was very much abroad and Hercules race
along bv his side until taking the final turn mo th'
! Lomestretch. when the outsider drew away ana II
smile OF SchoolmaStcr's game struggles won al on'
Ii, a length Two circumstances in the history o.
| The DAYS racing deserve mcntlon-FoNhal kcen' roIS
three winners. and in each of the steeplechiseS al
! the runners got safely 10 the journeys emu Inc
meeting will be continued to morrow: =,
| Mrs Stuyvesant Fish gave ball last n'chl ri 'h'
rIoyt House. Pehamville at which nearly MY o
! the leading county gentry were present.