New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-29
A STEEPLECHASE FARCE.
FUN AND EXCITEMENT AT cEDARHURsT
EXPERIMENTS MAIDEN EFFORT BETWEEN THE

EXPERIMENTS MAIDEN EFFORT BETWEEN THE
FLAGS RESULTS IN A Go4As-YoUrLEAsb'
. The Rockaway Maiden steeplechase, run YESTERDAY
1t Cedarhurst, began with disappointment So -.
ended with a catastrophe. Fifteen horses "oie wiz
drawn from a field OF seventeen. leaving only ''in
Murphy and Experiment TO CO. MURPHY Is the pc. y,
the Queens County Stable an establishment o"hou
Jointly by Lloyd Asptnwall and T. C. La Moh'asne, WV
most accomplished and agreeable young sen'I H "
every possible way. Their regular Jockey hens'n~''
rode him and he went the post as good thihs aS
ever looked through bride. The tip on Murphy was
given out week ago 1t double rivetted air-ush''
bound with patent steel clamps and warranted not "
rp Indeed, II was a regular old leau Pipe Inc
betting against Jim was l to D. EAperinon' VD
longs TO W. c. Eustis and was rddeh ny ".
Fvens. The ring laid to l against him. anu
n good many. IS notes wero invested on Nun
In the fond hope that the favorte might fall ana
brs,k his neck Before the flag went down expert
ment tried the first Jump and ran to the douole IN
front of the clubhouse Murphy refused 1t ana cSpsu
over the polo grounds They hnaily gov ''so'h'i
and Mr. Caldwell gave the signal.
of they won't the favorite in front Experiment
declined 10 try tho hodge again. his first e1permen'
not bs,ng as agreeable as he expected to ma H.
Mrrby however vauted gracefully over and galloped
on 10 the double into which he got, but ONT OF "cn
he refused to got until his hanks hao Dcch "oh
tanned. BY the time he did get ont ana was SCI
voin again
This feat was accomplished 10 tho accompaniment OF
,hrs times three cheers and great big
sr.r from the grandstan In the Fon-
eral excitement Murpny was forgotten. "hefS
was he? Over in the dip behind the woods. ne h~!
come to grief the cornstak hurdle lie han 'dus"'
q crab He had como Cropper ana was now re,
ing on the turf beside his jockey In din Of hilarious
shouts Experiment encouraged to 90 on ana uN
N win Nv the hardest kind of work. Evcns peeus''c"
him to crawl through the In andout, snake IL over o
hurdle and cut his way through the tuFl ud'h' "
was then lost to sight for five ninuuS' INC N
concealed both horses and none could "i VIII" me-
DO in front when they rcappearcd The suspense was
awful To the hackers of both the time SecH'e" "
eternity. II, ,u,
Experiment! Experiment" was the wiz .n. ~,
yrbsn that gallant maiden broke through inc
hurdle His coming like the coming VI d" w
phant through a cane brake He carried eNo! "'in w
fore him When he reached stone wall on l'' nun
quarter Of milo ahead, MS rider lookeu o~' '"I ~,
the terrible jim Murphy in hot pursuit and
,s.,,ht WA made o.. Ia Apartments heaVnG slo'S N'"
Txpsrfmeut was over the wall oeior' ho my
was in his path. Murphy, TOO, VjoN "' -,
the WAY he sailed after Experiment was "'"i , =
10 see Over the hedge went Experiment az
o.xr n.,rya IN contemplate quietly the ao-
surdity OF stceplochaSing for madens over no n0le
went Jim Murphy. The fog that hie" !" h'i .o
Reach and Far ROCkaway was hicu oS ''o 80
chorus that rose from grand stand lawn anu ~,
,n,cbtx hound the roaring brook thai washes '"'
en.mo against its asphalt bed. The reception was
80 warm that Experiment brought UP win IHA
which sat W. Evens. esq, upon his heCh' pu' :.
.rd hack where he belonged and the Experiment was
continued until disappeared s"'ohd ",i0 O''"1
3Jsckp Checyer's thickly wooded front !ar"'
Then the gallant Murphy, the prae Oh Su'',s
corn,v became the cynO>ure of all Observers. ~
tbe brook he paused, paused with such e"lPh"9's u"
the Hon Mr. IIemschal came near gYhs On "'u."u'
him But pulling himself and his sa'o'e ''1'' ",'
the gentleman took the maiden PACK '"o''H !","
and mt him at the brook again No" 'he "eie7
that leans over this torrent IS only four feet IN
= adnr nm 10 on the club house side Is fence over
five feet There's no understanding "'ePir'"">
especially maiden In her teens, 50 when jim MUS"
IN, four.foot hedge and cleared the hN"'f'"t ""''
nothing dcrogatory 10 his character or reputation Wa
sab by any man woman on the co1e'' lh''
80 60 mnch shouting, however, that the fog H.'sd
yor the rest of the day and retired to the oocal'
Reinc invited to take the brook second ms
, Who was not al all thirsty. tr'h o."
tenca second time, qualifying haH"'"''
FOR the HIGH jumping contest al NN'"'
S"r.ro Garden. with Leo and Ellen e.
p',t listen, Not satisfied with This perf'''"
Jim aimed straight for he club house Al" ''.
the Young ladies IN" balcony c"AId e''h'' VT
or faint was rolling he grass at 'hNr !" III.
His rider vas beneath him. Eni b"'h got up A."
walked of 10 the saddling paddock, unhurt o''
badly conquered.
Tho Fxperiment then had things his own way an
,ron &C he pleased The second and thM money
went begging. 20 ended Inc ho'A"""S .'"'''"
steeplechasc.
In the open hurdle only six Sttrt"d-"lenbar'
zanpbar. Mentnorr, Willie Palmer, Marlborough an.
Wellington Wellington led unul he WIs pumped
out Mentmore then cam" up and won easily
The betting against him to -
There was talk Of a Job IN the last racr an open
bandcap stecplechaSe at two and uHe-haIi mites
IIIl. lIRY4
Cristo and Elphin. Captain Conner, the PIE
siding fudge called up billing, tho rider %
Elphin and informed hn that the eyes OF his couh-
try were upon him Il he did not nd" 10 "in l"oh OUT
Billings asserted his innocence Of all fraud ana san
he would do his best. Elphrn VS. hot faN"nt" NJ
= 10 @ In the betting ring ten minutes before the
race there was a lively commptCn. A man remarked
that he did not believe Monte Cr>to was out for the
dust Lloyd Aspnwall, one Of the horses o"h'r'
heard him and his wrath rise.
IN bet YOU any thing you like that he does "'n.'
he said brlstlIng up. I'm hc YOU 500 even that ne
wins I'm his owner and know what he can do
The follow skunk away bu; before he g"t out OF the
ring Mr. Asunwal warned him that If no SAID any
thing else about jobs he would DO put out >oi Ihe
grounds.
Wei, Elphn all the way and Monte C''S'o wa
second. Henschal rode the At'cr
The first five races run on the nat Inc S''ohu
third and fourth won BY the acknowledgements
=. .v.n money GIencuco 10 1, and Clontarf az
Futurity 10 l chance. tokk the frat ana DOMAIN
Mt to l. the firth. Donald ran second III inc s''o"
race. ma, uor,,o
baltimore Morris. the pleasant and shiIful ge"''c
man Jockey and partner Of the late Harry hat"o"'
rec.Iyed lecture from Mr. Caldwell before The star
for me fifth race. Ho took 1t gracefully Du' al"
N. race returned the compliment with interest AM
everybody was happy ,,.
rhc management was prompt and efficient. Tho jung
cantan Conf , A. C. Post. jr.. and ElIIo'' "of""SA'
nermrte ted no ununoesSary delays, ana IN" ID! p"So'
nleasantly for all concerned. The a'i"hda'e was w
largest and most faShiohah" "'"'
az .nd Mrs Iadenburgh, Mr. and Mrs. John hone
M and Mrs. Cowdin, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander stevens