The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-29
FINE RACES AT C%EDARHURST.
SOCIETY ATTENDS ROCkAHAY
HUNTING CLUB FIXTURE.
Young COWdln Scores Twice on OrtOn
Dobbie- Evans Captures the Governors'
Cup on Solution Mrs, KernOchan's
Cresset and Pliers Silent Bliss Win.

DObbie Evans Captures the GOvernOrs'
Cup on Solution Mrs, KernOchan's
Cresset and Pfzer's Silent Bliss Win.
John Cheeyer Cowdin, son of the polo player
and nephew Of the old time steeplechase
amateur, Jack Cheever, rode the winner in
two fiat races at the Rockaway Hunting club
races yesterday al Cedarhurst. TO prove
imself "a chip of the old block Fletcher
Harper. Jr.. was another Of the Rockaway
riders TO have q winning mount. He won In
he hurdle race, and first In the three other
races between the flags" were +. c. Hayes.
Meadow Brook, Percy Evans Of Chevy Chase
and Duncan Buckley Of the Watching Hunt.
About ?.ODD persons were al The meeting,
and as the last race did not finish until after
0 O'Clock those from a distance had a long
wait for their dinners.
There were three tribes OF Long Islanders
present on the old stamping grounds-the
Cedarhursts. the fierce Meadow Brooks and
the slick Great Neck and Glen Covers. They
whizzed up In motor cars mostly. but there
was a coach or two OF the old style 10 mark
the racing picnic. Two specials were run
from Long Island City, both crowded to the
Guards with society women and men from
clubland. The Westminster, Chevy Chase.
Essex County, Watching and Orange County
hunting representatives came on the trains.
III ulttlulR ~ lHS Fpl llE pdNNico " 'hV
rival hunts, and yesterday IL RockawaY had
not done 50 we'll in the saddle the outsiders
would have made a clean sweep. +. {.
Cowdin won twice for the Westminster Hunt
with his little thoroughbred flyer Orion
Dobbie. by Kingstock Lemon Miss Eloise
Kernoohan led in one winner for Meadow
Brook; Charles PhZer scored a double victory
for the Essex Hunt and John r. Townsend
one for the Orange County Hunt.
Tha inH a nt.a & < HnWIpnd nfnEIdGnt
OF the National Hunt and Steeplechase AS
ISOLATION. Charles T.. Mather OF the Brandy
wine Hunt, and Thomas Hitchcock. Jr,, of
Meadow Brook. W. \. Hazard. Fletcher
Harper, p. B. Thompson and l.. B. Valentine
made up the race committee. The stewards
were all noted cross country II s.
Mandell, Myopia; p. F.. Collier, Monmouth;
o. W. Bird, Meadow Brook, +. S. Reynal.
Westchester; John F.. Cowdin. Rockaway.
and John r.. Tow nsend. Orange County.
T.. c. La gne, as of old al Cedarhurst,
was the starter.
The fiat races finished between lines OF
motor cars and carriages, packed together
along both rails as closely as sardincs in a tin.
The cross-countTy races also finished there.
but to see the start and the greater part of
each race every one focked TO the hillslope
back OF the enclosures. This was a burst OF
$50 Yards. and the throng. women and all.
sprinted back and forth in every Jumping
race. and when the horses had twice passed
the hill there WAS Il grand scramble back 10
the rails for the finish. II was a combinat ion
Of Professionalism and racing that the crowd
seemed to enjoy. The thrush OF people each
time reached the homestretch almost stimuli
taneously with the horses and the mounted
patrol Judges had to hustle to clear the way.
Monte La Montague made a fine finish on
The Orphan in the opening dash. although
the saddle girth had broken and the saddle
wabbled all the way up, the stretch, dropping
of as he pulled up ,d Ia a. M% Ts1tag Fo thought cSht
federacy, for j. B., Thomas, Jr.. Harry T.
Peters and II: l.. Nicholas have each an in
, ,sTs stl II m fsIS l sosia RSlRy; carried MTisd' III II ,' Villains tMns.
Jr.' 8 colors. The finish was with four IN a
bunch, orion Dob5ie getting the verdiGt
surprise, as he thought Cooley had beaten
him out on Brokaw's Grey Bud.
Mrs. F.. Kernochan's Cresset, with the eX-
perienced Hayes mp, won the stecplechase
Tor halibred hunters. At the rails back of
the enelesH a1st Or oSsT' after Intended By fDssintyy,,
Ascetio and Maple Leaf. Wexford had re-
fused a. the first jump, 6nt ahs o~Ihers-Go nm
along nicely. Hayes let Dainty rush past
him for ali interval. Cresset again took the
next, With san Marcus and Maple I.eaf maxi
ing their run. Cresset won easily, San Marcus
and Maple Leaf getting the places. 1t WAS
d ffnere was no mistake about orion Dobble
winning the half mile dash, young CoTdin
iT"spstb'e With Clark bird on Victory BELLE,
who linped OH the parade, oilt must nave
"TTberre We're five starters in the steeple-
| chase for thorou Rhbred hunters; OUR, with
Fletcher Harper W, came At TIE rails oaSk
OF the enclosure all alone the hrst time, me
HARPER Kept looking back, as though. pining
Tor company, i% I.n t 81 Iea 9si Mn a o9 9Hir' ffe
next Time around D6ryali with Hayes up,
had a clear lead AZ the rails, Silent Bliss sec
| ond well ridden by Duncan bnSkIey OF ne
The last jump Silent Bliss and, Quirt were
locked and the, former won under the whip
Percy Evans, who had come on from Chevy
| Chase 10 ride Solution for the governors cup.
get a fast stop pace OF on the the s shor0" Sa1@Ss e maR-
h inson n sp SH had i the i lead on sufsfrance TIE second
5 1an ni Hefy ' but F Fran; Stevens did not ffnfislhi
on HTightfyees T TrssP Ms ,n M9n eaf She 9 pdaef
we'll up on shipper, with Lotto a poor third
The
first Race-For ponies 1913 hands and under
e e SdIny 90 ort PS"nHp sb6 SSe j, z. cowdinI- Won; v:
SoSld B! .sG.yh Tough % SqS Eeesy rG %' o Eps;sli
ri. L. Montague. ihird. Gray Bud Z, c, Tc9SSlsy;
j5j, T RTGSn s T9emesGn g. 0;p "; "f aT%in T o. f.
CCoI,,1' IN,ie Bell IL. n. Valentine, Texas Erred
Kernochanl The Nun ~. A. Rawllns) and Victory
Belle Of, Ambrose Clark also ran.
Betting-Orton Dobbie, eyens; Brokaw. pair,
Rough and Ready and Gray Bud, 4 to 8; The Or.
phan. 2 10 |; 8 10 l the Others,
second Race-Cedarhurst cup: for half bred
hunters; 70 carry l6 pounds. about four miles
over a fair hunting country-Mrs. z. kernoehhn's
Crrsset IW. c. Hayes won; j. Watson Webb's
San Marcus (owner, second; Malcolm SlevenSon's
Maple Leaf townep, third Heine e, F Alpets,,
Pecinc IL. CarIel and Ascetic W'BnenJ also ran,
Wexford david Dowsl did not nnish.
b~ctting-Cressst 2 TO !; San Marcus, s to |: Maple
LeAf. 4 10 4: Q to ! the Others,
Third Race For gAlloways; 10 carry $50 pounds:
about one half MILE. c. Cowdins orion robbie
ii. G. Cowdln), won; ", G. Brokaw,s Grey Sam
Il, c. Cooley, Jn. second;Allen Pinkcrton's Victory
Belle (FAmbrose Clark. tlird Blue Print. Benla-
min Tonel and Gold Ring 70, H. RobbinS also
"Be,tlnE-orton pobble, 8 TO s.: Grey Sam. = to !;
Victory Belle. . 10 !; others 3 70
Fourth Race -RocRaWAy cup, for thoroughbred
four miles Charles PhEer. lr :, Silent Miss. by
ndwfitr-Felicl duncan R1ce'eN), won; !. J..
Iobb,nsS Ouint FLETCHER Hhrncfl, second, n. \.
B~uCklcy's Donal tN. { Hayes. third. Dress
maker ". II Garlic and Canton d. Watson Webb
also ran.
@ 10 s. utNprs, = TO I
Flfth Race Go, crnor's Guy. Tor hunters mini
pornds John n ToTHscnds solution, iI percy
Evans, won, bcvttlr " lloblnSon'S Imperial, $50
towneri. Sccoud. trNcrll W. Rotingon Tat, 10
W.. {. Hayes, third. BtiEat"i -, ln u Stevens.
did not hnlsl.
"SItth race For rnlloways. over hurdles mini