New-York tribune., 1901-09-06
NEWPORTS RACE MEETING.
NEWPORT SOCIETY PEOPLE WATCH sTEE.
PIECHAsEs AND FLAT RACES.
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Newport r. T., Sept 5.-The nrst meeting q ~ ue
Rhode Island Jockey Club was held TINS at'e'"'o"
AT the grounds of the Westchester Foio C'u'
a society event it was great success st.r
was there and it appeared as II yesterday 49, -
roor,s attendance at the horse show nao oe.n
transferred to the polo grounds. The hahdS0Hlo,
gowned women were out In tnelr oeS0 s'"NS' s,.s
their private boxes in the grandStand was gay W.
color The parking spaces were occuPi9u ~ -
ties on four-in- hands, coaches ana D'aNo- ~ .,
G. Vanderbilt and Robert L. Gerry ha'lhe - -
,,.ds Of guests The races. however. lacked ih'''-
est from, the fact that the distances IN each a.
were only approximated and no accurate u'A'
could be taken .o-5av
The most interesting events on the caFu - -, ~,
were the steepIechases. the last OF tHe pout
being particularly exciting. The race tiloas s 49,
US close and the finish under the lasn' Win -
horses only few feet apart AMONG 'H0''
ing seats in the private boxes were wills
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Van Allen. Osden -. -.
tr Mrs Foxhau Keene Mrs T. r. Fo"e'' -. -
J. Collier p. F. Collier. Mrs. whitney rJa-,i
Miss Warren the Rev. and Mrs brau''I t,-ss Isszs
ton Mrs Walter y Eldrdge. Mrs. Juha E'1' 80
Nfarto, story Mr. and Mrs. g. l. F. ROBINSON - -
Kathleen Nelson, 4 de Navarro III. - r-qr-
Austin Flint Mrs. ogden Mills. MFS- :, -, = (r-,v
Mrs Joseph Hartman, John J. NSSoiis' -, - S,sn-
Miss Edith CIapp. Miss WhItehouse' Al - s,r
Ger. Willing Spencer. William Payne -,ss.rs
Mr. and Mrs Hamilton Webster. MIS- 49, -
Sedeewick James g. Stokes Hude NelIson, -,
e. H. Mackay Miss Cireta Pomeroy, MISS Is-. I.as.
Mason Mrs George l.. Rives, John fhidIu' " -.
eeds Reginald Vanderbilt W u. Hatcn u, Ms
John r Drexel Mrs l. T. Burden Ut. r-1ia,
Mrs Eserton L. Winthrop, jr.. Robert W. - -,
Clarence w Dolan Mr.. and Mrs Paui a, Au--S ,H.T,,
Mrs Lewis Cass Ledyard Cornelius NdilSn - -.
tr Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Havemeyer- Nirs - oi,vsr
G. Weld. August Belmont MI anu 4N'S
Iselin and many others. v,x-
The most popular rider Of the afternoon va ss.,s
hall Keene who rode Clarence Mackay pony -,
In the first race and came in a handsohe W -
with plenty to spare This was also the CaS -
seventh race. when he won Stanley Mo''iH-s ~,
Joe Cotton. Tn, summary of the day e's"I'
lows:
First at about four tFIoEss ,1 SgP ' 10 rne -cd
SaIcb wetTbts over 1soEwon 6y Stats C. n Mss ,sssn
ridden by Foxhau Keene; Lady May + + N
second race nat open about furlonss purse iN
which $50 the second added to s4,s Nv Heiaer:
sam Devere. r. Nelson Buckley ridden oy cup for $40
Third race - 1s h oBs9 So 4sS 6T ten 1u 10 y Joe
cotton stanley Mortimer ridden oy ysr,Isv second
which $50 10 second sweepstakes OF NichoIs
SgRsTHiIy fea9her Mim hidden s n Mr. Fierce second one
Fifth lseegIeehass hgn,e5 sio 10 second added to
sweepstakes OF Sa0won by Diver William 1,vss "a ridden
den BY Mr. Nichols; Champion William = iA
sixth race (steepischase open about two sHa % 81 third
sS ~ sn.enSrskes cf Sa51-von by Percn sssr
ridden by Mr. HedeT Irion W NJ S1ar1bIst ridden oy
by Mr.. smith, second OVaissa' MY 'na
Mr. Hickey. third. n,.
In the third race Mr. Buckley lost conuoi " =
horse in the stretch. and after nniShihs 80
thrown but escaped injury. In the nrst raeV :, ar
lev Mortimer was disqualified by the stewards
failing 10 rewcigh after the race.