New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-22
HE THRASHED THE JOCKEY.
W. C. HAYES THEN STRUCK A FRIEND WHO
INTERPRETED.
LIVELY TIME Ar HEMPSTEADS CLOSING DAY
-FoXmALL KEENE HAS TROUBLE WITH A
PROFESSIONAL EIDEH-THE JrMrEE
SMALL. TALK INJURED IN THE

The second and last meeting ms iai OF the
Hampstead Farm Racing Associatioh' TOOK pace
on the Hampstead Plains yesterday AFTERNOON ana
was attended by several stirring incidents that
were not on the programme. The irst OF these I'M
expected incidents occurred just after the mira race
had been run and won by Foxha Keene. who
rode Wazeo professional jockey named Rowan,
who rode Cherokee Rose in the race compaihed
TO the judges, who were John = Hoey' u HOW
land Leavtt and T. J. Hyde that Mr. keehe mad
threatened kill him if he ever got In MS way
again In another race Mr.. Keene was summoned.
and when he was informed Of the nature OF the
complaint made against him, Acknowledged that ne
had made some remarks to that effect to Rowan,
but that they had been caused by Rowan $ actions
In the first race at the meeting on Thursday wheh
Mr.. Keene alleged that the professional Jockey ran
his horse deliberately him, nearly cutting him
or The matter referred to the Board OF stew
ards for action.
A HORSEWIIIP USED on A JOCKEY
The second OF the exciting and interesting Incl
dents of the day at the close OF the fourth
race. when a gentleman jockey. w. c. Hayes, at
tempted to horsewhip "A professional Jockey named
Murray. and afterward struck James Mortimer,
the superintendent OF the course. in the face with
his fist The greatest excitement prevailed nj the
close of the race. when the spectators were sur
prised TO sec Mr. Hayes spring off his horse In front
OF the judges stand and run over to Murray, who
ground and begin to beat him with his short horse
whip. loud cry Immediately went up from the
people, who swarmed on to the track ana surrounded
the excited Jockey Mr. Mortimer was one OF the first
to reach the spot He seized Mr.. Hayes ana eN-
postulated with him for his conduct The latter,
who was livid with rage. struck Mr.. Mortimer
singing blow in the face. Immediately several men
interfered and led Mr.. Hayes who still struggled to
get at the boy, away. The professional jockey es-
capped and FASTENED to the weighng-room The
days sport was suspended for "A time and a meet
ing OF the Board of Stewards called 10 take
immediate action in the matter with the result
that Mr. Hayes was peremptorily ruled off the
course. Murray allowed to ride, under pro-
test and was ordered to show cause why the attack
made.
Mr. Hayes alleged that the young jockey fouled
him several times in the race. and nearly threw
him Off his horse.
"He hedged all around" he said. land 1t
was Intentional on his part" Mr.. Hayes re-
GREETED that he so far forgot himself as to
chastse the youth in the manner he did, but he
considered that he had just provocaion to ad-
minister sound thrashing to the jockey.
SMALL TALKS FAD JUMP.
The third and last of the exciting happenings Of
the day the accident which befell Small Talk.
in the two-mile hurdle The horse, which was
mounted by Hewitt. professional jockey. made
bad Jump at the second hurdle and fell to the
ground injuring its back so badly that 1t was some
time before he could be removed from the track.
The Jockey escaped uninjured.
Aside from the accident and the assaults the
day enjoyable one for the two or three
hundred persons who filed the grandstand and the
grounds about IT. \ special train WAS run from
Long Island city to the grounds. but In the four
coaches there were lcss than 10 passengers. The
majority Of the spectators came from the neigh
boring villages The weather cloudy and
close. and there not even the fantest sugges-
ton OF autumn In the atmosphere yellow. reds
and puppies were the prevailing tints in the many
handsome toilets worn by the women. and these
shades harmonzed well with the sombre aspect 81
, the e"y 81 august em moo snG Charles aro
brakes driven by Francis !. underhlll. Adeibert
and half hundred vehicles OF other styles ana
patterns.
HOW THE RACES WERE Won.
The races began promptly at go O'Clock. There
were five entries for the first. which was for
ponies II hands inches and under 30 yards,
standing start. The race easily won by five
lengths by The CROW ridden by Mr.. Keene. Time.
II seconds. Molly .. was second, and Sea Gull,
ridden by James l.. Kernochan. came In third.
The second race. haldi 'ap, for three year,olds
and upward one mile on the Nat. was llttis
10y two lengths by Comforter. ridden by
Freylng. Mr.. Gebhards Kodman. ridden by Frcl-
MIR Kernochan. third The thrd race handicap.
for ponies. four furl0nes on ths hstmwaS Won n 10y
being open finish. Time, a seconds Phlp
in second and L. +. Gwynncs mare Iiyaka third.
and ponies: five furiongs on the fiat. There were
1--WE entries and the race was won in a close finish
by the shekh ridden by Fi,zpatrIek prof. ,,n,,
den by VI. &. HAYES. came in third. After the ex-
ray and MIR Mortimer the NTH race was called.
It was handiGap for saloways and ponies; l%o
race easily by furlong by e. ". Wads-
worth's chestnut gelding !ndepsndence Day, rid-
Time iO7i2 Maggie. ridden by Freyling, came In
second. and Trump ridden by Rowan. third. The
won by Glenfalon. ridden by Barry. by about two
second. The seventh and last race. known as the
consolation race was won by Topmast ridden by
a close one. 1t was finished in the dark. and it
was almost impossible 10 see just how much Top
closely followed by Nomad. ridden by Rowan
Among those present we're Mrs Charles Carroll.
just arrived from Europe;, Mr. and Mrs. H. Van
White Mrs Foxhall Kccne. Miss Hope Goddard.
Miss MHrray Mr. r., and Mrs. e.. e. IL Hone, Mrs John John
couder'. Miss Mance Miss Potter. Mr.. and Mrs.
M Mar r S'ory rs Ms M MIS-
Philip Randolph, Miss Eddy. Mrs. Oliver " Bird,
Mss MS ga cd hfT " ANA MES EseVGI
Mrs. Mrs." j. "' Rmshmore Wood. Miss CmmpbpIi
Mrs. a. G: Tower; Mr. and Mrs. William Ayrault
Hazard. Miss Bell. Mrs Farley Clarke. Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Nelson Hamilton Cary. Richard Pot
ter De Forest Msnicc George i. Grey. Thomas
Hitchcock. jr. II. r. Case Richard Walach. Robert
Waach f.. Willard Roby j. -. Itomon baldwin
Christopher g. Baldwin. IT.. =, i. Collier. T.. H.
Gwynne. Dwight Foster WorthIngton Whitehousc
w VI. Wright, Stanley Mortimer, Harry Page
Alphonse DE Navarro. Matthew AstOr Wilks. w.
Sullivant Allen, T. Stanley Clarke, Il. &. Potter
g. q. Pell and X. VI. Iittejohn.
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