New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-07
A STEEPLECHASE RECORD
FAST TINE By 4LMANZOR.
-Four Seconds Cut of Time an the
MeQdO7c Brook.

MeadOsc Brook.
When left TO themselves the naaidens and the
platers and commonplace handicap horses are likely
TO make racing routine pleasingly diverting. and
such the case Morris Park yesterday alter
noon. From programme that promised little In
The way OF high class sport some entertaining con
tests were evolved. The Autumn Meadow BrooA
Hunters Steeplechase Handicap, for qualIleu hun'
ers the hard three-rnile journey called course
c.. was supposed to be secondary to the Rancho gel
Paso Stake. for the youngsters as an attraction
but 1t proved far more exciting. and resulted IN
lowering the record for the course by four SECONDS
As a sporting spectacle the Autumn MEADOW
Brook Handicap in fact has had few equals IN the
Eastern steeplechas.ng department this year Ana
a halfbred. moreover was largely responsible Tor
Il. There were eight starters, with ?. NJ Magic
chestnut gelding Manilian taking up top impos',
with l6S pounds and giving away weight IN lots q
from three pounds 10 Alnanzor, the halfbred, 10
fifteen pounds 10 the ancient Cavalier geIuihs
Champion The topweight and the halfbred LETT
the post Ike pair OF quarter horses and SET sueh
a terrific pace that il seemed TO the peop.e III 'is
grandstand as though Safel. on Manlilan, ana
Henry on AlmanZor. had oecioeo VI e'''' -
their goal
At tho water Jump the first time around the TWO
were lengths ahead of the others and were racing
heads apart. Both were taking their JUMPS ~
beautiful form, and at the end OF the ME 81
e erslie realizing the futility Of following such
mad rafr very properly ohucked 81 up and refused
TO take any more obstacles. Those two have eot
10 stop" the grandstand announced declslVely' anu
waited 10 its prediction fulfilled But the son
Of Spendthrft and the game old hafored refused 10
even pause in their fight, and when they reached
the water jump the next time the nelo had re-
solved itself into q speck the horizon somerset
the fav0rite was nearer than the others ana COuiu
be DISTINGUISHED with ordinary high power glasses
C-,,arnrfo- vas out somewhere IN the oflng, pad
ding along ike faithful Newfoundland bringing
home the days marketing
The further the two drew away the louder became
the predictions that they would come back, and
they were not stled until the last jump had been
cleared, and the hslf5red. gamer and stronger
than his rival, had shaken him off and crossed the
finish line I'VE lengths in front IN n 81 MoTe to
THIRD Mr.. Mordecai on the Tattler gelding, ana
Withdrawals eliminated all save five starters for
ne Eise Sgese c, 4r Cre ~ had The condence
Rad little difficulty in winning These nearest him
at 50 to / In race for two-year-old maiden colts
and geldngs Burns handled Greencrest with a good
In fi1e-horse race for the selling pfaters over
fayorite . had 70 stretch himself 70 catch the my
% Ngsse b Tho a 4 s9Tn 80 Isd mae ali the
pace in a handicap at one a9d quarter miles
on F coe h sRo Bga marc waS the
only other starter Prince chng ,r TSp n cheap
fashion from Love Note and pepper.
SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE-Maidens. 8 years and last ga fur
ST Betting s.
E:s oas 4 E =
s 10 u5 ,2 s5 Is 10 ana R. Plate, cag''
oo5 % 70 and 70 p SS S 55 i27 90 - S ana md
to / Csxton g. lo7 nieneeTsonl Is to and 70 e y
HsF APgaIsn o7 81 30 as0 to
5 B o4 20 sss sfe Fd ssa
Won cleverly. Time. 1-2o14-
SECOND RAcE.-AUTUMN MEADowBRooK HUNT
Frs HANDICAP sTEEPLECHAsE years and
over. about miles over Course c.
aa s5i By y ss ' S5 s. Is9 81
M MsTss65 ensf = OR Morasas 81 So
Somerset g. 1872 CDonohue). : 10 8 and to 2 Red
P oA ss sss' i4 s. lD5 535 . 40 EsTss
~ & m ieB 81 to ana 10 8 also Tsn Start
cord. Won ridden out Tina 6;ll
THIRD RAcE-Maiden colts and selalngs. ? years old:
The Eclipse Course
6dcT asS4hf4is Green i6e. Burns, s. s-s
9Tt RSe9S. az 100 NeiD % SIS
& I ahsr9 20 to R, and to 10 M9 la:, u, y
and TO 2: For5 PLAIN ~ CGTayl 10 TO and to l:
Tender ii2 schoenD $50 . and 20 to | and Asoetie
Won driving Time 1:1o.
FOURTH RAcE-RANcHo DEL PAso: 2-year-olds
Eclipse Course
sye4 ,,.n Fassls B. Grenade 81 s
49, i -
(Callshan) Sol 12-1
crown Prince 100 SAILING. l and 70 l. Hippo
rs+es I06 CFIedfernD. u and 8. Memories
NJ fFuliero 10 / and . to ]. also start fair
won ridden out. Time, lDS1.
FIFTH RAcE-sening; years and over: the withers
Mile
Manhattan Stables o. Conundrum. bv
Chsraee-Lydis Belle. O. ITO. Fuller, 50 10
Cincnnstus g lO2 ......-.... icCovern) 81 2-I
Rocky 4 lOs (Creamert, 10 ] and s. and Blue
Victor s. lOl CRedfeTn). 10 1 and "a ].
start good driving. Time. Lax.
SIXTH RAcE-Handiosp: ; years and over: IL miles
over Hill.
John san5ford's Oh. {. Caughna by
CIifford-Ls Toscs. !. l2S ------. tOdou) Ii 1-3
Surgnise. 3, 100. Cannon b. ID