New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-21
HUNTERS STEEPLECHASE
MORE LIKE II CIRCUS.
Jumpers Perform Acrobatic Pleas
nntries-Tchul1 Wins.

81 UNI UCfS Il q VI nv
antries- Tchula Wins.
one pair of binoculars is quite inadequate TO take
In all the sights afforded by the present-day
steepIechase race. The spectator should nave at
least eight pairs Of eyes. and set tor each ieco
would be preferable. With horses falling ooitlhs'
refusing and putting their riders down between
i,,n7ns the steepechase has become difficult and
ANNOYING to follow as a three-rins circus Inc
Meadow Brook Hunters Steeplechase for hunters
qualified under the rules of the National Steeple-
chase and Hunt Association. or the Canadian Hunt
Association, which renewed for the tniro tinie
at Morris Park yesterday, presented all OF lnese
acrobatic pleasantries and was diverting IN many
ways
At the same time 1t was a pretty fair sort of a
steepechase as steeplechasing has been going THIS
spring. No lives were lost The original held OF
seven hunters was increased to ten by the ADDING
of ". c. Hayes's aged brown gelding Champion
Louis Batjer's aged Meadow Lark and C. van
Schaick's six-year-o gelding AdJutor The others
were ]. W. Appeton's Solomon. Thomas Hitch
cock, jr.'s Tchula, H. s. Pages Genus, Charles
Ffzer's GIenvarloch, w. ]. Prices Kate Spotswood
ard Joseph E Widener's The Virgnian and May
Harrison.
A Gun valued at 500 and presented by August
Belmont, went with the victory, provided the win
ridden by gentleman rider There were
four of them IN yesterdays steepechase, MI Har-
ris on Champion Mr.. Batter on Meadow Lark Mr..
Clark Genus and Mr.. Van Schaick on AdJutor
In spite OF the heat, many hunting men ana women
When Mr. Fitzgerald dropped his flag the grand;
stand braced itself and prepared for shocks ana
yaqoch was Tes s to d draw S
on the first jump but dr ordr hung be next
fence AdjutOr refused positively and
for five or ten minutes and then gave it up il; dis;
gust little further on MeadSw Lark bolted and
At the obstacle next to the water jump Genus fell
aPa M had 0 scary eed its rs pre-
nminary exclamation OF horror when young MI.
Clark up, remOunted and chasing the hy1ng
leaders. solomon turned turtle at one of the jumps
double somersault and finally landed sitting down
down about the same time. but threw his rider
clear of him.
won without much exertion. although Green drew
a very fine lnish. 1t is the third consecutive time
ah M mas 'fs has
~Gm by any and one ws eS about two miles a and half
Kate Spotswood finished second and May HaT n
bet hg.io slD'4 was - ,'. -.
So 5 as w te a 0hd 0
a handicap for three-year-olds and upward over
h hTee oRsTs o0S Mmo8 teoE selling race down ~
qroRgS OF the Epsg and 600 rmaF fo
maiden two-year-olds at fye-eighths Of a mile and
Nile Mi Grand Opera took the last race at ~ fur
longs from a field OF seven.
SUMMARIZES
FIRST RACE-Handicap; 8 years and over non-winners
Of three in 1902: the Eclipse Course,
ST. Betting 81.
1s4;s sesl:, % 6ss5ss$ ~ -
Renorse l. i1o (oNeiD q 10
e. aaa 90 ana snd to s 5P
@65 dfyH9 = Tm fpa to also ran Start faF
SECOND RACE-selling; 2year-olds: last AZ furlongs
Eclipse Course
Frank FaE5slIs CHI If. Mi@ m By Ben
RISt'h bas 81 So llcca asafs "a aS SIS
Eefio
not 1o4 lcoehTsn, to and to + Der Ger the e Rhine
S 70 and 10 e to and The sis qP
Won easily Time, 0:531a.
THIRD RACE-selling: maiden 3year-oids: last 8 fur
longs o Eclipse Course
Golden ~s2nf an GG 80 RoDH Fue e3 Al
Be5 f1sbt 81 81 ien aersn} 90
50 Sir Walt q c9n4ep to and sG 3 or az yitssss
ana nati3e d 3s' io ss g to 1Aea
ran Start good good Won driving. Time. loo N'-'
FOURTH RACE-THE MEADowBRooK HUNTERS
sTEEPLECHAsE. years and about PA mile,
=, LongstEeet.Tafreta 14o-(G eiEssn} 80 80
May RaqTiso9. 1877 (Wson} fS5 5
aged les Ss sAnaa4 % 10 ana and ID 70
tso9mon 1873 ehng 80 to and 10 to % i 1.-THE
aged 3' sS N cf &c and and TO to aad fa 5
Start good. Won cleveriy Time 4:52Rt
coupled in betting tell. TELL but rernounted
sBOlted. fRefused.
FIFTH RACE-Selins; years and oyer; withers Mile.
James Robertson's ch. G. Syrlin, by St.
saviour-Kasse. aged, 1o7...... Felch0 Ii IS
Ella Snyder; B. 100 .tsnyderl 10 81
knight Of the Garter aged. 10 Dyer 81 SIS
Cincnnatus. g. 100 CMcGovern). s to 1 8 1;
Snowman 3. 100 (McCanrerty'. 20 to and to Il Anak
l. 10 CTheme). so to and 10 I; Justice ITO
FuIler). 20 and to and Scoffer 8, O;annon)
5 to and to s. also ran. Start good Won handily
Time. 1:42.
SIXTH RACB-EIghweight handicap years and over;
"A furlongs the Withers Mile.
G. E Smiths blk. c. Grand Opera, by
Wagner-Bonnie Bird 4. 1855. Fuller SIS IS
Colonsay, 3. michaes) 20-1 ST
sacclarometer. 8. 125 (wonder!y), S to and l;
Tugat Bey. 3. l07 Gfartn). Pa TO and TO- First
Chord. 3, Sullivan 10 l o l: Sparkle
Esher. 105 Shea, 30 TO ana TO J. and Lord Badge
T. 116 HIaack), to and to /, also Start good
Won cieverly Time 134&.
MORRIS PARK ENTRIES FOR TODAY.