The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-22
WRIT RACING AT LONG BRANCH
,v.TEuR REINSMEN AND GEN.
TIEMEN JOCKEYS DOUBLE UP.
,,,,o,, Hosts for Good Sport at Eikwood
Park Miles O'Brlen's Son Rides q Win.
.oes-Come On Beats Kersey IN Stsepie.
ehase -DownpouP Banishes thestaelles.

park Miles O'Brlen's Son Rides q Win.
.nsr-Come On Beats Kersey IN BtSeple.
ehase-DownpouP Banishcs thesheilea.
yoyo BRANCH. July ai,-Amateuf relnsmen
I'D gentlemen jockeys rubbed shoulders
,nnsther at Elkwood Park. Long Branch.
,o'dsv and the combination brought out good
snort' The rain fell impartially on drivers
"a rIders. and, which was the worst Of II.
s,ade A mess Of the thin dresses and light
bats OF the young girls and married vomen
nho had crowded the stand In disregard Of
The predictions Of a downpour.
-Hack, sirl Hack to the racesi" cried the
c.hmen before the hotels after luncheon. q
csll not heard on the beach since tho closing
Of Monmouth Park, and. even In the face Of q
cyclone. not a belle or beau could resist the
Forth shore resorts brought their full quota
10 the well arranged mile track. but the
rreater number OF the onlookers whlzzed
nm in automobiles or rolled up In. private
earria gcs. The road coach Nimrod gave
asporting touch to the gathering.
The rain began just before the first race
ard storms that varied from light to fierce
splashes continued until the last race. which
WAS run In sunshine and under q rainbow.
Not very many OF the women witnessed the
final dash. The stand tier was as wet and
0AInD db tto Shi phOi ~ - hobF olu ~
each letup In the rain there had been o
s~kurrying away OF bevies Of women. Among
the men who stuck II out, some OF whom
paraded with motor wraps over their light
fannels and tweeds, were many veterans OF
the old Withers mile.
In one group were former Chief OF Police
McCullagh Oh, dainty In white serge: former
Chief Thomas Byrnes. Fred Gerken and
Actor Otis Harlan. Dave johnson and Dla-
5000 Vi. 49,. L-k--LI-l - A. 49,
show secretaries, p. j. Casey and Charley
Smith. were together. Judge O'Gorman Of
Manhattan and Judge Fitzgerald OF Staten
Island, and Of the shore sporting regulars
R LawrenoeS Smith, II. l.. Riker, G. d. Bern
heiner. J. J. ODonohue. Sd. J. r.. BENJAMIN.
r Bage Kerr. Jacob Rothschild and Peter
Mcdonnell.
The driving races we're the first OF seven
matinee cup fixtures to be held by the Elk
wood Park Driving Club. but the gentlemen
Jockeys were only butters-in for the one day.
On the turf at a country club there Ia much
more spirit and good fellowship In amateur
race riding than on an enclosed track. espe-
cially on a sloppy day. The rain and mud. too.
Spoiled the gay silks. white breeches and
polished top boots Of the gentlemen Jockeys.
and. except on the parade past the stand,
Their was no opportunity TO look pretty.
While the man o gers OF the two sets OF races
were chummy. there were rival camps among
the specta tors. MY, why don't they hurry
up the trotsi" exclaimed the young folks.
Said the older set: why did we start an hour
earlier than schedule and cut out 'one fine
trot for the sake Of riding school runners
and jumpers7"
These were the extreme views. There were
enough broadmtnded folks to applaud every
finish, whether to harness OF under saddle,
but the radicals could see no good In anything
but their own pet sport. b. A. Van Brunt,
Jacob Shuts and Lewis Strauss were the
Judges for the Driving Club; Charles H.
Gurrie and NJ. Z. Sexton. timers, and G.. G..
three races In harness were for cups between
horses owned and driven by members. The
sloppy track made fast time out of the aues-
ton, but tho finishes were good, especially
for. ali. Tho South Amboy, mare BioSn diri
h'' d { RaIa I Sy c t. ztS X Sc Z len s 81 s ssSp Rfs
may. Be reversed. and the olubmen viii see q
4. belmont Purdy. ecaIIed BY the old Long
on Flower q Wealth la sentlemen's races.
sslRPnlaaf Fae races COL ing To5@ ads Sp Ss5s w. F ESsi
and Walter aew,, xoS1i.,d = {; La Mon;
s. Parsons were w%aterlogsed but active
monnte ( r pSst{ Sa.c jud sgs';sr George ,%prs, ". Gale.
dripping and accurate clerk OF the scales.
The paddock was covered by a tent, which
was a none too ample protection for the
b Be- Done s for t tSem. ,rS Rst un see Ssst t f1ss sand sa"ld
had no occupants. but the club stand held
about 900 to 200 persons whom the running
races began.
In the race for hunters on the fiat the few
bookmakers who bid defiance to the Jersey
blue laws found the visitors willing to back
William I'd. owned by Charles Pfizer Of the
EeaaY HINT at 6Yan mOnAv The IAnU
Branch Colony had eyes and money only for
Dressmaker. with ,Sergt; Fremont Of SQUAD
stone. and Rossbanf made ali the running. for
the first half mile, Then Dressmaker chal-
lenged Pfizer's hunter and the two raced as
pair TO tho stretch. where Dressmaker won
Theirs Ssfs 1ve starters in the SIX fur
Rns s assh f9r sSa mns e. VIII sinslsTtSSa a
Long Branch foIks Esfe ssa1lp IN right. They
I I'sI1 p 1.sa:n, 81. 81 X a. M, I 9'sTI bs:rS Ynt q
Aseaaon. had tie mount. Nj. md Mrs.
oBrisn end q family, party fromF Red Bank
~. Sln shS !g yss O. t sas yIrafni On r1 Tssi5 h lsS asar II
u tSs way and won 81 feyr lengths. Mr.:
Bessie smnsr P ,oI Il. e. sSt !. "a (, | badly a; but beat out
There were only three In the Elkwoed
Ssis on ssnidouns. owned By the r.. ii. ot
sl:.,s sP sns sssa by nsnii; H.. T HisA a tSs csh. fs par.
i Sssds a o pretty se9 race nss' Kers sS leadippss CAT after t twe
miles, when Come On went to the lead. apd
won finally by fye lengths. In a, hull OF the
Storm the crowd had lined the ralls, to watch
auilp 5sc &. but is.t sh UIrsu Ma' a terrific downDour
gyms IN and Come. onl-. cried Charley
Smith. as he led the rush for shelter.
The summary:
First rsee. ~trotting. class Al:
S@ssasSeit, S:s::. s;.tsilt JOIN ouIre5".".""D:."! !
H''A' D. H. r%i In. : =; ssen s:sS,l.
Gomez sssSn s. race a. . Issin 4. ' Ms1.s p; ..,,
E@,seq.iye. br 9, sie!A q, 4. GampbelR".'..s z
Third race, free for all, troting or pacing:
BBon ,Glri, b. M. s1t q. Scullyl :""."""i ~
Dan l., b. e, a:liA e. Mccue) ...".."n.a Q
Northern Star, b.. q +: Meyer ...:.n...t' sdr
T1S,14%Ss, CD. m, 2osSa W;F. Kilpatrick) ~ :dr
~Tiine@siIa, i:isl5. ass.
Fourth Race.-For hunters; 10 carry id5 pounds:
a. mile and a bali on the nat-L. Victor Fromeni's
RRress,naEer Owner. won; 9. PnEeTs william +,
r.. Tv1s, Owner. third. Time. 2a7i;, Ro.ebank
Wsl,n and Adjutor Carpenter also ran.
ahth Race-For gslloways; 70 carry 100 pounds:
YIN Owner, SECOND: 5. Van Schalck's Simper
"sGsy, and Mani Boy e; ": Coleman, also r.n:
sssq, two and q half miles 9; Blime's Come
N les tBemharp. won; Louis Batjer.s Kersey. l8s
lAhdersonl, second; X, Lawrence Smiths San
aoSns, iss 4. H. Garel. third,