New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
THE MEADOWBROOK RACES.
STEEPLECHASE CONTESTS on WILL
IAN G. wHITNEY'S COUNTRY PLACE.
GOOD. LIVELY SPORT WATCHED BY MANY
SOCIETY PEoPLE-wINNERs OF THE
VARIOUS CONTESTS.

VARIOUS CONTESTS
usmnstead Long Island, April % (speciaD.-So-
ciety gathered IN force to-day at the picturesque
co,rntry-seat Of William c. Whitney on the wheat
ley Hills TO witness the annual spring races Oh ue
Meadow Brook Steeplechasc Association. which mas
become one Of the most popular racing associations
I'm this section Of the country. The day was per
feet and a large number OF society people Hoi''
Brooklyn and Manhattan. and representatives. VI
all the hunt clubs In this section OF the country
were in attendance. The AFFAIR has always peeh
a prominent social feature Of the hunt CLUBS IN '.e
vicinity of New-York and to-days eclipsed any Oh
its predecessors.
All the races started and finished from the top OF
q high HILL almost opposite Mr.. Whitneys coun.ry
seat where they could be plainly seen oy ME
Whitney who is an invalid Four OF the se'e"
races were over a steeplechase course OF three
miles of splendid hunting country Almost every
portion of the course could be seen by the laleo
number Of spectators with scarcely MOVING io
one position on the top Of the whitney mn O"e
end Of the hill was reserved for drags and fourh-
hands which drove to the GROUNDS from an 'i's
surrounding country seats with large pai"oS
yuests They were all drawn up in one long line
and from the top Of these vehicles many soce'!
people witnessed the contests. The pony races ""u
the open contest for the farmers OF Nassau Couii'
were held on Mr.. Whtneys private racetracK' III
terest In the latter contest was very Keen ai'oe
tho nrominent farmers OF the county, ana IL WIS
watched with considerable enthusiasm by all pres
emit $1,000, -,
The races throughout were warmly coh'es'eu on" ~
extremely interesting. Several choppers occuireu ~
almost every contest but beyond slight shaA'"s
I'D not serious accident of any description haIreu
tho nleasure of the days sport. The turf was III
excellent condition. and excellent time WAS N
In the first race. while putting his hunter o' W
first lump both Of the stirrup straps OF 'oone'
Smith broke almost unseating the rioer' iio"e'.i'
smith remained in the saddle. and put his hunter
iuu1n q
course and won the race by several lehet'is "'.,u
considerable cheering. Almost as soon as 'ne
horses left the post in the second race MI. ma
ton. who riding Little 30, 80 rep, t DANDY was
leading the field and during the tba winner of
The course, and took every jump In very cieVer
1,@nne at,rd rare for the Whitney Cup, marked
-; nisvnr riding by the riders of Trllion and COCK
Robin. who we're almost abreast In the hIs' Two
miles Then Hayes. who was rldng i'iiii0"' '""''
Among WING Witnessed the NTs Tere Mr.
K nG Mr. and Mrs {; Albert Stevens ms Mr
and Mrs p Morgan r willard d Mr Roy M' cu niu
ng and Ms s B. K R26 Mr. M and M Mny
T Tnefis william c. Eustis Dudley winthrop Mr.
and Mrs caTsnSe H. Ma Make A Pase Rawins l.
Cottenet. Miss Eustis. Newbury Frost, KSaipes q
Hn ,lSi Samuel Wiliets. Trowbridge Martin. + o.
Beach. Lee Taller Nj 9nd H Mrs Mr. and
MRS Frederick Gebhardt H l.. Herbert RAYMOND
Herbert Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Dillon RIPLEY , Sof-
don Paddock Frank Hitchcock, WOODBURY. I name
~ " Bull Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wlllets, Harry
X Vingut J. Newton. John E. Cowdin' Albert
Francke and Ricardo Francke.
The summaries of the contests follow;
rirst race tsteeplechase Ladies' Subscription Cupl-
Won by Harrison K. Gamers CHI Sc hudopn 'ssnt nn}
Maxwell stevenson's Oh. Paddy Gstevens2nl, seSoG
" 1. Hayes's b. m Virginia Dare Hsyesl third, r. "
l3eachs b. e. Bay Middleton Page). ana james H. Ae'
nochan's Oh. z. Cupid (BueD also ran NJ, c,.,>
second race IA seepechase for the Meadow Brook up
Won by Harry w Smiths b. g. JACK Dandy lsmthl
II $ Pages b Nestor page. second j. - NJ
nochans CHI e. Bounder stevenson, third r. w OKle
gr z Corporal Jack ,Oke), fourth Mrs. James IL MT
Third CHE Whitney Cup a steepecnase CPeiea
10 registered hunters)-Won by w C. hayes On IL T.
Trion CIayesl F. Kse5es en- g. E SSIX F RnIfe
Mara third and +. T. Keenes br. h. Black C 1oK
tChander). fourth. F. Watsrbury's ch g. BABY hiil
(aogan). also ran ,-...a. ,o. ra,,s,o. a
hunters that have ssepechase or hurdIe
rac4l--Won by j. /. Kernochans ch & Nalock tD1sp'
" Whitney's b. h. Barry (COtteneO. second ana Sfs
j l. Kernochans blk. m. IAtte-Bo-feep a, rrse
s25o presented by Foxhall P. Keene)-Won by j. hui
phy's b h. Talesman murphy Augustus MoIH ~
fJmn4d Corsel second; H. Nelson D. g. sg9 II
third Whistling Bill Risk. Ltte-l-am) ana MusAoua'
Skin race (for bona hde polo ponies; quarter, mile
aashss. for roo ponies played in match OF
matches in 1Ses)-Won by Stanley Mortiners en-, 3,
ponSo Mortimer: W A. Hazards CHI g. Big Enough
(Cowdr), second, ana W. - huS''s vi" o
sysnh race dor polo ponies post entries entrance s9
>ath all winner catch weights over 100 PJua
onarter:rie dashes)-Won by Foxhall P. Keenes b. m.
Mountain Maid (Keene) Stanley MORTIMER o. e. C0uron
Tail Mortimer. second. and c C. Baid"lns D. III "''
Quinto baldwin third