Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-05
CHEVY CHASE STEEPLECHASE.
Rooster Won the Event Yesterday Over
the Private Course Of the Club.

There was a large turnout of society peo-
pie at the private course Of the Chevy
Chase Hunt Club yesterday afternoon to
witness the steeplechase for two miles for
owners and horses belonging to the club.
The course Is mile around, and the event
yesterday was a two-mile affair. All the
jumpers that have become familiar to the
Washington public through the medium of
the exciting races at the Benning meet
ings were entered, and a most exhilarattng
and close contest followed.
Rooster, we'll ridden BY DR.. Snyder, won
out by a small margin over Dragoman, also
Rooster has proved an unusually sturdy
horse, fast as the wind on the fiat. but at
Benning he was unfortunate IN taxing the
jumps, and generally fell. Yesterday Dr;
Snyder got him of the ground In splendid
form and at the proper time, with the re-
suit that he kept his feet and won the
race. Dragoman went over the jumps IN
clean-cut style. but lacked the speed ana
staying powers Of the winner.
Two falls resulted in taking the jumps,
and In both cases the riders were fortunate
in getting away without serious or fatal
injuries. Colonel Knut, as usual, was on
Twilight. and on the very first Jump nus
mount went down. The colonel managed
to save himself with bad shaking up. but
Twilight got away, and finished the race
without rider. At the second jump Hari-
Kari went down. and Lieut.. McCauley, VINO
was on his back. had narrow escape.
as he was dragged several yards before
gaining control of his mount. The Ieuten-
ant pluckily remounted. but there was TOO
much time lost, and the leaders could not
be caught. Had Hari-Kari kept his feet
1t would have been three-horse nnlsh
worth going miles to see.
MIR. Jesse Brown acted as judge, with Mr..
H. Ashenden as starter.
After the race the first prize. hand
sill vN4f ohnv do a
sign of an antique in the British Mu-
scum, was presented to DR.. Snyder, who
also won a silver crop and steel spurs
and safety stirrup. The second prize, q
handsome loving cup, was presented 70
Mr.. Brown. A hunt dinner will be held
at the club some time this week to chris
ten the cup and celebrate the successful
steeplechase.
The steeplechase was the first held by
the club for four years, and excited I'M
usual interest among the sportsmen and
horse lovers of the District. The club Will
arrange for a second steeplechase next
fall, and hereafter this form of race will
become a permanent event among the out
door exercises and sports of the CLUB.
Among those who made the journey to
the club to see the reopening of the stee-
plechase form of race we're the Presi-
dents daughter. Miss Alice Roosevelt,
Mr.. Jesse Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Lothrop
Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs w. D. Denegre, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh S. Legare. Mr.. Van Rensse-
laer of New York, Dr. A. A. Snyder
| Miss Rose Wallach, Miss Boardman. Rep
resentative F. H. Gillet of Massachu-
| sets. Mr.. Charles H. Poor, Col. and Mrs.
P. Maus Miss Mabel Merriam, Paymaster
]. H. Merriam. Miss Mattipgly,, Mr.. J. Van
Ness Philip. Mr.. Frank p. Mitchell. Mr..
F. o. Horstmann, Miss Harlem. Miss Pan
sy Bloomer, Mrs. Ernest Wilkinson. Mr..
| and Mrs. J. H. Bradley, Mr.. r. r Ely
Mr. Clary Ray. Mr.. Gist Blair. Mr.. Wood
bury Blair. Miss Harriet Wadsworth Miss
Alice B. Langhorne and Miss Rita Clagett.