New-York tribune., 1906-06-03
TRY TO RING" PONY
"BOOKIE" SPOILS GAME.
CleUer Ruse Necrly Succeeds at the
Wdtchung Hunt Race Meet.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune |

Plainfield N J., June "A hard thunder
storm brought the second day of the Watching
Hunt Club annual steeplechase meeting to an
abrupt termination this afternoon while three
horses were competing for the Oak Tree Cup.
This was a steeplechase race. and in making one
of the jumps Singleton Van Schaick. whose
chances for winning good. took bad fall
from Adjutor and fractured his leg, as told else
where.
Charles Pfzer, jr.'s. Bacchanal. ridden by
Fletcher Harper of New York won the race.
Louis Batter. of Elizabeth, finished almost even
with the winner. but was disqualified for rum
ming out of the course. There were only three
starters.
The steeplechase for the Masters Cup, in
which there were seven entries was the feature
of the day. Charles ". Fisk's Applejack was
raVortte. He got away slowly, but soon took the
lead, and held it to the finish. Charles D. Free
mans Strongheart lost his chance of winning
py running out. George White, jr.'s Castlebar
second.
A clever scheme to win the farmers race
which was open only to workhorses the prop
erty of farmers in Plainfied, was disclosed. 1t
would have succeeded but for booknaker. 1t
was while Singleton Van Schaick's head groom
was absent from the stable that local man and
a groom arranged the scheme
The conspirators took out Mr.. Van Schaick's
pony Katie, which won the Netherwood Cup on
wednesday, but not entered to-day, and
brought her TO the post as a farm horse. She
was first barred, but then allowed TO compete
The groom held her in, so as not to get too much
of a lead, and finished trifie ahead of the
nearest competitor.
Katie was declared the winner. under the
name OF Lucy, and everything was all right until
q bcokmaker, who hard hit through tips
given by the groom and the local man, became
suspicious. Lucy was disqualified by the clerk
of the course and all bets were off.
The summary Of the races follows
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Singleton Van Schaick. Huntington Long Island; Heen,
Peter Hauck jr. Newark second Jupiter. S A. Cruik
shank Plainheld. third.
Second Mas'ers Cup; seepechase for horses
have been hunted regularly with the Watching Hunt;
shout three miles fair hunting country ana be
ridden by members Of that clubl-Won by Appe1ack,
Charles W Fisk. Planheld; Castlebar George White jr
Plainfeld. second.
Third Farmers event. for work horses the prop
ey os farmers in the neIghborhood PlanhelWon by
Bob, F. NJ. Suydam. Fred Slower rider; Dexter W. H.
Clark. Harvey Clark rider second Dandy Peter
Oliver Lott rider. third
Fourth race Gnion Cup. for hacks hunters; seven
fur!ongs the track)-Won by Anticipation, John
Cheever Cowdin, West Chester; Elerse Charles Phzer.
j., Bernardsvile second; Red Girl Leon S Freeman,
Morrisown third Perion Charles PhEer jr Morristown,
fourth.
Fifth somerset Cup; steeplechase for hafbred
Won by Wexford David Dows. New York: Maple Leaf.
Malcolm Stevenson, New York second: Flick. E.
Schmidt MoTTistown third
Sixth (Oak Tree Cup; steepechase. bonafde
hunters; about three miles hunting country)
Won by Bacehanal, Charles Pfzer. jr. Adjutor fell.