New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-05
AMATEUR RIDERS DAY.
Mr.. STONE ON ROYELLE
Grenade Takes FGruie5c Selling
Stakes.

~ ste eix aces al Norris Park yesterday there
vas only one that resulted IL finish that could
no described as even mildly diverting. In each Of
.hs other contests the winner was much superior
- ris company or had 50 much the best OF the
racinc luck that il difficult TO conjure up any
.hrlls 70 offset the chilling winds.
IN, associations intentions. however. we're good.
sps with the Cornthiau open steeplechase handl-
can for horses ridden by gentleman riders. and the
Fasr,iew selling stake, for three-year-od platers
~ ,,e and one-sixteeath miles over the hill. II
offered a programme that was really above the sy-
craze week day variety. As is usually the case
when Tire gentlemen riders set chance 10 distin-
srBsh themselves the hunting colonies sent numer-
s renresertatives 10 the track. and the clubhouse
Enclosure was generously sprinkled with amateur
horsenen.
The owners who had entered thsir chasers for the
Co1rthian found little difficulty il obtaining eligible
riders for them. and ~ the eight that were named
on the programme only Headmaster. Wooigatherer
and suuf were Withdrawn. The latter two were
moi missed. TlytnC Buttress and Conover. each
with I56 pounds the top weights. but they were
ret compelled 10 make any great concessions 10 any
save Sidney Holloway's old cross country horse
r B. Sack Mr.. Nosburgh placed only lA0 pounds
NJ hin. and that proved 20 &c considerably more
,bsn ne could carry successfully Between Royele
and Flying Buttress the PLAYERS found il a little
difficult 10 choose. but the latter finally went 10
me post favorite
NJ stone. Of Toronto. rode the Eerzleaoe geldinE
ann n.
Fixing Buttress. AS gentlemen jockeys are rated
both are considered much above the average The
Canadian however. outrode The Baltimorean yesteT-
Gay. and Incidentally was on better horse az the
weights. Mr.. Harris rode MS own morse. Conover
and Mr.. Page lis Terrifer gelding Ivan Until ne
pecked very bs6s Fl ore Of the back stretch
iurapS. Fixing Butt-ess divided the task Of pace
making with Conover When be blUndereo how
ever Re almost threw Ny Taylor and dropped
hack aupareutlv beaten hopeiessly- Mr.. stone
waited with Royee until the last jump before max
ing his running but Il was al over the moment re
called on has horse He passed the leaders ana
won pulled I'd by ABOUT TWO lengths from ConoF er
FIXING Buttress recovered much Of the ground he
had lost and beat both Ivan and q 3. sack
half dozen second class Jhres-g ear-olds mace
I'D the field for the EalrvieW. and although l. y
BeI's Grenade wen i without extending hlEsSlf,
there W. such z play or DICK Bernard. Proceeds
and a., -he others save Nidslipman- that a 5000
Price was obtaiuable against MS chances AZ any
time Dick Bernard running II he col0Ts or NJ J.
Hayman h0t second choice, and catered his
followers by blazing the way for mile. lTaFers'
however. rode II excellent waiting race On the
-aYorite. ana received his reward Whel the coit
Went away IN the stretch and Won with consuII-
mate from Dick Bernard Topic, ore Of Arthur
Featherstore's on Deck colts was the rUnner-up.
Cauteen and sydney L. Love provided The only
platers over the Nithers mile and going 70 the
front near the sixteenth pole mad il hammer and
longs TO the finish, the FLY winning by neck. ".
Davis rode a nicely judged race on her The Dr..
Rice colt was a slight tavortte over IshIana