New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
CHASE FOR SQUADRON A.
HUNT MEET Il SUCCESS.
Dir. DeUereaur Breaks Some Ribs
IN Fail at Norris PARK.

| citation came to end at Morris Park yesterday
afternoon with a programme that was distinctly
better than its predecessors and with an
! attendance which was quite equal to that of the
| two previous days combined. 1T is not an ex-
| aggeration TO say that the promoters of this
amateur race meet are more than encouraged
with the success OF their venture and that in
the future it will become permanent fixture of
the autumn racing calendar One of the most
| gratifying features of the meeting has been the
favor with which the general public has looked
| upon It, 1t was expected that it would have to
| depend largely for its patronage upon the near
| by hunting colonies. and the association was
| prepared TO face deficit, but they declared
yesterday that instead of running behind they
had actually made money and the meeting had
| been more than self-sustaining.
! In its desire to encourage steeplechasng and
| kindred races in the ranks OF the army, the
| association made the Military Steeplechase over
| the short of the chief features of its
| programme Considering the fact that such
| diversions are new to the army and its horses
| and the riders necessarily green, it sue
| ceeded remarkably we'll The conditions of the
race called for horses to be ridden by officers Of
| the army active members of Squadron A.
New-York; Squadron c, Brooklyn; Squadron A.
Baltimore, the 1st Philadelphia Troop and the
| cadets of the Military Academy at West Point
Horses had to be the property of owner month
before the date of closing.
The regular army had one representative in
Lieutenant I. S. Martin, of the 18th Cavalry,
| who rode the halfbred gelding Dominion. The
horse Is not an ideal type of either the steeple-
chaser the hunter in conformation. and
he has only been In training comparatively
inability to give more than a fair account of
himself. The balance of the field was composed
OF Squire Gray. Taps and New-zealand from
Squadron A and Silver Twist from Squadron c.
Crank, also a member of the New-York troop,
was the only absentee
Almost from the start the race resolved itself
between
and Silver Twist, the former ridden by Mr..
Froment of Squadron A, and the latter after by Nj
are clean bred horses and they made rather
short shift of the others. Both Squire Gray
and Taps came to grief in the first mile, but
both remounted and finished. Taps in
fact, took third place from Dominion because OF
last sixteenth pole for the deciding post. Hav-
ing absolutely no line on the horses, the nom
militant bookmakers permitted the army men
to choose their favorites and they quickly Sc
lected New Zealand and backed him down from
twos to 8 to 5.
GENERAL GRANT SAW THE RACE.
Major General Frederick Dent Grant up
to the course from Governors Island especially
to see the Military Steepechase, and, while the
result not altogether satisfactory. he ex-
pressed himself being entirely in sympathy
with the scheme of having the army represented
in such affairs, and ventured the prediction that
at the next meet it would be better represented.
General Grant took occasion to explain that
Dominion green young horse and compl-
mented Mr. Martin on the ability he had shown
in making his mount fair a chaser as he
proved himself to be. Mr.. Martin. by the way.
has trained the horse himself. and else
has had hand in his making.
The great United Hunts Steepleclase Handi-
cap with $1,000 in added money and cup of
the value of $3.50 the richest offering of
the meet but owing probably to the fact that
the distance was nearly four miles, the field
was only small one, and after the withdrawal
OF Buck O'Dowd and two others only five were
left foe to he
Woolgatherer were coupled as the entry Of I. Z.
Phelan. With 155 pounds, Woolgatherer conced-
ed actual weight to all of his company, although
Ben Crockett carried two pounds more by the
scale. Pagan Bey made valiant attempt to
in the last half mile Ben Crockett caught him
and beat him handily enough. The Pagan geld
ing lasted long enough to keep the place from
Woolgatherer.
CROW WINGS CIRCUS JUMP.
Mr.. strawbridges halfbred hunter Crow
Wing which ran brilliant race on the open
ing day, gave as remarkable exhibition of
getting out of a tight place ever seen
either on a racecourse in hunting field
He was the favorite for the Orange County
Hunt Steeplechase, of about four miles, and was
ridden by Mr.. Deveraux. who had the mount on
him in his last start. The horse is a hard
headed lugger, and Mr., Deveraux. realizing the
long journey ahead, did his best to rate him. |
and succeeded in placing him behind Adjutor |
ridden by Mr.. Van Schaick. At the post and |
rails he latter horse refused and fell back on |
his baunches There was not time for Mr. Dew |
eraux to pull Crow Wing up or to change his |
course so he did the only thing left and jumped |
clean Adjutor and his rider For moment |
the stands dumfounded, but when they |
saw that neither horse rider was hurt and |
that Crow Wing was catching his field at every |
Jump they gave way to cheers of approval.
Later in the race Crow Wing came bad |
cropper at a brush Jump. and, falling on Mr.. |
Deveraux, broke three of the latters ribs and
dislocated his shoulder blade Owaissa, which
with Balford coupled as the Mr.. Chetland
entry appeared to have the race won when he
fell at the last jump, and Liffey Bank, which
had been carefully rated by Mr.. Evans. went to
the front and from Crusader Six to one
could be had against the winners chances. Irish
Girl which ran a remarkably game race for
two miles tired badly and Just lasted long
enough to beat Balford.
Knight of Elway and Gen. DArme had
rough and tumble humping match all through
the last sixteenth of mile of the Hunt Cup
AS each seemed equally to blame the result
was not changed when Knight of Elway showed
the only other starter and the favorite fell, but
was remounted and finished. The fiat race
went to the Chelsea Stables Tweedie with
Oleroso second and Macmillan third
SUMMARIES.
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