Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-18
BROKE THE RECORD
Fox Hunter Wins Country Club Race
at Brookline. Mass.

Brookline, Mass, June 1.-THE great
performance of Thomas Hitchcocks
Jrs Fox Hunter, in reducing the record
Of the steeplechase course by nearly
four seconds, brought to a brilliant
close, today, the seasons race meet at
the Country Club. Fox Hunters
record breaking run was made in the
race for the grand annual, and against
a swift field that included White
Crest, Whineray and the champion,
Land OF Clover. The time was 4.57 2-5,
as against SOLE made. last Tuesday,
by Land of Clover. White Crest was
but two lengths behind at the finish,
while Whineray beat out the Cham
blet entry for third place by half a
length.
The race was by fer the best Of the
three days and crowd of more than
10, 900 rushed across the fields from one
lump to another as the horses circled
the course. Flying Virginian, Cham
blet entry, made the pace up to the
last water jump in the hope that his
stablemate, Land of Clover, might
come through and win out on the fiat.
I:ut Fox Hunter and White Crest were
too close up to permit Land of Clover
to get by and as the Chamblet horse
faltercd ut the last jump Whineray fol-
lowed the other two horses and the
bunch came into the stretch with Fox
Hunter and White Crest side by side.
Green. the colored jockey managed to
lift Fox Hunter out ahead a hundred
h4 ,tro T..
drive.
The second steeplechase event Of the
day went to Coligny of the Widener
stable, who laid back until the water
jump when he took the lead and won
by five lengths over Trinidad who had
set the pace for the greater part of
the race. The time was ELL.
George Keene, who won the initial
race in each day was disqualified, to-
day, for fouling and the six furlong
sprint went to Edgecomb. In the sec
ond race handicap. Princelet, finished
second, was also disqualified for foul
ing and the place given to Swamp
lands, RathOven taking the race easily.
The mile and half handicap proved
an easy victory for Mr.. Chamblet's
Red Path. The summarizes:
First race. Hack race: Purse $3.50;
%mile. F. Ambrose Clark's b G, Edge
comb $50, Mr.. Clark, l; Mr.. Chetland's
Gwynne. $50, Mr.. Clark. 2; Charles
S. Bird Jr's b m Buelah, $50, Heider, 3.
Time, 1.21. Heart of Oak and Valient
also ran. George Keene disqualified.
Second, handicap. 3 year olds; Purse
$500: One mile. Chelsea stables b 6
Rathoven, 1T, Boiesen, 1; Mr.. Chamb-
lets b Swamplands. $50, Hupp. 2;
Joseph Il. Wideners b h, Kilogram.
las, Donahue. 8. Time, Las. Wild Wave
also ran. Princelet disqualified.
Third, heavy weight handicap;
Purse $500; 1Amile. Mr. Chamblet's, oh
& Red Path, 159, Vcitch. l.: f. Am
brose Clak's blk e, Old Fort. 40. Mr..
Clark. 2: T. E. Mannix. b e, Royalist,
lag, Hayden g. Time, $50 Is.
Fourth, THE Country Club Grand
Annual steeplechase; $3.50. including
cup; about q. miles Thomas Hitch
cock Jr's. CHI &. Fox Hunter. "a, Green,
II: Mr. Storys b &, White Crest, 131.
i. Heider, ,; Mr.. Cotton's CHI g Whin-
cray, 1875; Ray, 5. Time, 4.57 2-5. Flying
Virginian, Land of Clover. Ten Candles
and Hark Forward, also ran. Master
James fell.
Fifth, THE National Hunt Cup
stcepleohase; Purse $1,000: About az
miles. Joseph L. Widener's b &.
Coligny, 1872, Donahue, l; Robert C.
McQuielen's CHI & Trinidad, 1853. w.
Holder, 2: Major Forestcr's b g. DALI
ance. !6s. Gallagher. 3. Time, 5.11.
Horizontal and Dorset also ran.