New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-22
BRILLIANT HUNT MEET.
FIELD DAY FOR 'CH4SERS,
#. ambrose Clark Breads Coltarbone
at Morris Park.

The United Hunts Racing Association began
its three days meeting at Morris Park Ees'e'-
day afternoon and if the eXperiment-lts p'o-
meters admitted frankly and feaTfuly that II
was little more than eXperiment-may De
Judged not only upon the attendance. but upon
the quality OF the sport its success seems wholly
assured. The meeting came distinctly under the
stereetyped head of fashionable and the
names of a great ma jority Of the four thousand
patrons who attended its opening are included in
the city's so-called exclusive lists. There were
generous representations. moreover from every
colony in the country where men and women
ride 10 hounds. and the throng was as sporting
in lis composition as il was exclusive
The day was crisp and sharp and glorious. and
but for a shrewd wind which whisted across
the broad green stretches from the Sound it
would have been typical hunting weather. The
huge gFandstand looked bit dreary and lone
some with its scattered handfuls of humanity
shivering in remote corners. bat the clubhouse,
which was thrown open for the day. was more
than comfortably filed. and the old fashioned
fireplace in which huge logs Tadiated a genial
warmth, was constantly surrounded. The ve4
zanda was also filed with men and women. and
incidentally they did not find furs and winter
sFercoats az all burdensome.
The United Hunts Racing Association was
organized some months ago under the auspices
ef the National steeplschase and Hunt Assoeis-
sier with view to promoting steeplecha sing
and amateur racing along the lines which have
oesn popular IN England for centuries and which
pbtalaed a great measure of success in the days
when the Cedarhurst meet the sporting
Feature Of the amateur turfman's calendar.
The meet yesterday may have lacked some
thing OF the stability which for a hundred years
or more has characterized the NEST of the IIud-
tow Hunt IN Shropshire that of Aylesbury In
sBuektnghamshiro- Many Of the performers
Roth equine and human showed a newness to
fhs ancient Institution Of racing that was quite
apparent. snd there was the Inevitable number
Def accidents. What the amateur riders lacked
sn finished horsema7ship they atoned for IN
esTnestness and do die finishes
In its gorgeous autumn setting the old home
sef the Westchester Racing Association never
Cooked more lovely, and with the parking space
well filed with coaches and drags and the drive
reserved for motor cars suffering with dozens
aof machines, the popular old Enclosure took on
much OF its eidtme glory. A youthful band
from nearby proteetory throbbed out patriotic
ssnd popular airs at terrifying intervals
In the betting ring line of fifteen or twenty
professional ~bookes' did thriving business
ssnd in the clubhouse a half dozen commission
Fers from the metropolitan tracks shaded" prices
with their old time dexterity.
CUP RACE a FEATURE
Although nearly all of the six races bore some
title other, the Clark Cup for qualified hunt
eTs over a course of about three miles was the
real stake feature of the afternoon Aside from
the handsome silver trophy offered by F. Am
brose Clark, II was worth $500 in added money
The conditions of the race called for hunters 10
c8rry 1eS pounds. and be ridden by amateur
riders In place of the Liverpool and the water
jumps stone wall and post and rail were
substituted, and either one of them was forrnid-
able enough 10 bring down any horse other than
a clinking coed jumper,
The stone wall. which was nearly opposite the
clubhouse. particularly frightening" sort
of jump, and was stiff enough to turn horse
head over heels if he raped it hard enough
field of dozen hunters was entered over
night for the cup, but Withdrawals reduced it
to nine. These nine starters represented the Es-
County, the Westminster. the Orange. the
Green Spring Valley. the Middlesex and the
Radnor Hunt clubs Each club could enter as
many horses as il chose, and about all the well
known hunting communities in the East were
represented, with the exception of Major Wads-
worths hounds of Geneseo.
In the black halfbred geldHg Crow Wing the
RadnoF Hunt sent fine a type of the So
called blood hunter as is often seen either in a
hunting field or at meet, and he not only
lived up TO his looks, nut outdid himself The
Radnor men were evidently not ignorant of his
ability, and when the unsuspecting bookmakers
posted 10 to 1 against his chances they got
aboard with an agility that pounded his price
down TO threes in twinkling and sent him TO
the post first choice. Mr.. Devereaux Of Phiia-
delpF,ia, had the leg up Crow Wing and he
, rode that was more brilliant than we'll
i judged. Had not Crow Wing had wonderful
stamina and courage he probably would have
used himself up setting the sizzling pace he
did, but as it was he merely created grief
bestrewn wake
Mr.. CLARK INJURED
Mr.. Clark, the donor Of the cup named after
him buster at jump IN the back field
and had his colarbone broken. He rode H N
Peters aged mare BahsQuada from the West
chester Hunt Erie. the second choice. ridden
by Mr.. Page also turned turtle and put his
rider out Of business for the afternoon Cartbo
the second representative from the Westminster
Club also came buster" and stretched Young
Mr.. Cooley out the ground Before the race
had really begun Squire Gray, a heavyweight
hunter from the Essex County Club ridden by
Dir. Bates, decided that he didn't care for stee-
plechasing ard took to the timber His rider
brought him home with whirlwind finish lust
as the winners were being rubbed down in the
paddock.
The only real contest which the cup afforded
after Crow Wing had obtained a lead Of a half
hundred iengths-was between Liffey Bank and
Owaissa. Mr.. Percy Evans. on the former had
ridden a careful waiting race. and did not make
his run multi the last half mile, when he brought
the gelding along with clatter and unfinished
ar. Higginson Owaissa.
KNIGHT OF ELwAY WINS.
Much to the surprise of Mr. Cotton. his owner
the well known chaser knight of Elwav ridden
hv Brooks the professional Jockey and carry