New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-11
PONIES RACE AT HEMPSTEAD.
MANY PEOPLE SEE FIVE LIVELY CONTESTS.
KIsMET WINS THE MEADowBRooK cUP-oTliEH
WINNERS, cInEFTAIN, cARTERET, PoCA-
HoNTAs AND NINA.


The FIRST fall meeting OF the American Pony Racing
Association was held the Terry farm at Hampstead
L. L. Yesterday afternoon. Many wel[knOwn people
from NewYork attended and witnessed five exciting
contests The races were held the open pains
over a course studded with golden rod ana wliu
flowers Foxhar Keene rode in two races, but did
not succeed In getting better than second place IN
either of them.
When the special train which left Long Island City
at O'Clock reached the grounds the passengers foud
that there was no way for them to nligllt from the
train unless they took step fully three leet sh'
This landed them in soft sandbed, out OF whieh NEIL
women and children had to scramble only TO ma 'heS
had another sandbar to cross five feet high Ihfee OF
four bookmakers hand at the track, ana some
lively betting done.
The Introductory scramble was FOR horses and ponies
not exceeding fourteen hands inch, to be owned
and ridden by members Of the American Pony Racing
Association The distance 300 yards on the nat
The starters were j. Van Schacks biloxi, lr, George
Whitelock's The Crow, SmthtOwn Stables Wildcat
F. p Magoun's Little Chief &. F. OckerhausenS Posi-
Boy AID Tamaamah Stables Chieftan.
pretty start made the horses breaking nearly
even. and Chiefain, ridden by Arthur Hunter, Just
succeeded in nipping The Crow FoXhall keene up on
the post beating him by the shortest of heads.
The second race was the Jackpot Stakes for horses
and ponies not exceeding fifteen hands mgh' ue
distance a mile and quarter ON the nat Ih9re
were four starters in this race; BILOXI, Jr struhs
for the second time. After some delay at the post
they got away with John Duryea's Lorillard slightly
in advance closely pursued by W. c. Hayess Carterct
At the end Of a mile King Tom and HloM, IT,, were
bopelessy beaten and the became contest be-
tween the two leaders. AS soon Mr.. Rhodes who
rode The Crow touched his horse with the WHIP he
dropped back and allowed Carteret, ridden Dy W.
Hayes to beat him by two lengths.
The Junior Champion Stakes for ponies not over
fourteen hands one inch high was over threequarVci'
OF a mile and had five starters They were sHh'h'o"n
Stables Betsy Foxhall Keenes Buckshot foio haion
Stables Champa Arthur Whites Pocahon'as anu
Arthur Hunters Genvant. This was one OF the
nrettiest races Of the day. Champa had the race
we'll in hand and appeared to be winning easily Whe"
pocahontas ably ridden by Mr.. Hayes caihc "i'h
strong rush, and won by a head.
The fourth race was the Hampstead Huiuie fla"
two miles over eight hurdles. W. Haroords Nina
ridden by Mr. Hayes Tamaamah Stables Roulette
ridden by Harry Hewitt, and F. p. hagouns Inc
NinIner ridden by his owner. were the only stdrtcrs
The start was made I'm front OF me Judges eUau' @
when the first Jump cleared Roulette went ou'
and made the running He held his lead TO te emu
winning by fifty lengths. The race for the place WA
exciting, Nina just beating Inc Miiiinef W LIZ -,
,rhe last race was for the MeadowbroOk cup Inc
distance was about Eve miles the first four miles Of
which WAS over regular hunting country ana the ls'
mile over the mile course. Only Two Oh lNe
ovc entries started They were George stone
BRIDGES Topy, ridden by her owner anu D. t
pamer,s Kismet Nothing could be seen OF inc
horses after the second jump had been cleared ueS
hcinp hidden behind cOtnneld. When they emerged
from the wood Kismet leading by SIX lengths
After the last hurdle had been cleared the race on
the flat became the most exciting OF the day Inc
Jockeys shouted whipped and spurred and urged the
horses for all that was in them. They hnshed heauS
apart Klsmet getting the decision
The officers Of The course were; Judges JehhinS
Van schaick Theodore W. Myers and Francis j. IN
de1hir: starter Thomas Hitchcock, IT,; and clerk OF
the course, J. II. WOOD. . , A., 1o,i Y
Among those present were Mr.. ana mrs. LOUIS v,
He'll Mr. and Mrs J. K. Wood, and Mrs Peters III d
handsome black break: Mr.. and Mrs. Francis 1. IN
derhiII behind handsome spike team " yellow
training break Jenkins Van Schaick Miss van schaGk'
Miss Caroline Lathrop, Miss Campbell MISS Re e
Miss Brown of Baltimore Mr.. and Mrs. STANLEY MOT
timer and a party of ladies on stately biack ufas
Miss Bird o. w. Bird, II. II. Vlngut j. IT, DeIesIori'
Mr. and Mrs Charles Carroll, H. b. Cromwell:
bright little pebalds J. B. Van Schaick, George
MYERS. F. p Magoun, E. W. Roby, Thomas II. Terry,
Nj and Mrs. j. Clinch Smith, R. D. winthrop,
leonard Jacobs, Mr.. and Mrs. John Duryea. John
Duryea, IT, CLARENCE E. D1Tyea Dr. v ana Mrs nssmS an
II over HYDE A. Van ieuren, L. Lucas, A. Talbot,
DR. &. J. g. Finn, Thomas Rushmore, Mr. and Mrs
Rensse laer Kennedy Il: Cotenet j. smith MADDEN
sneteker Miss Lille Snedeker, Henry Field, miss
Addle Richards Miss Bruno, William stilnngwortf
Mr. and Mrs stillingworth Mr.. and Mrs John Soon
ton, Sidney Dillon Ripley and Louis Haight