The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
.PLUGKY FOR CUP
Mr. Torment Rode to Victory
with Broken Collar Bone.
THE vIRGINIAN MUCH BEST
drumming Bird Had Gained an
Eighth Of a Mile in Military Stee-
plechase Before the Badly Shaken
up Sew Yorker Remounted and
Beat Lieut.. Martins Mount.

A rider remounting his horse after a
hard fall which broke his collar bone
and then winning the race after his only
adversary had gained q lead Of q fuTlOng.
furnished a thrilling climax to the Grand
Military Steeplechase yesterday at Ben
ming Had il not been for this remark
able display Of pluck on the part of Lieut..
Torment. this feature CT the United Hunts
meeting would have been a dull affair.
When the relocated huntsman chap
eroned the two military men and their
mounts to the post, there was murmur
Of disappointment that there were not
more entrants in the race, but the running
of it furnished the rarest excitement
The Virginian was TO % favorite,
and 10 a keen eye he was . much better
horse than the betting indicated. When
the pair started on their Journey CT two
ana half miles Humming Bird. a little
gray mare, ridden by Lieut. l. s Martin.
Of the Fifteenth Cavalry, L. 5. y, assum-
Cd the task Of setting the pace for The VIZ
ginian, with Lieut.. Torment. Of Squadron
A, n. Y. n G.. in the saddle Humming
Bird, however. had little foot, and her
stride was short The Virginian. o big.
lstCut-looking horse, soon passed Hum
ming Bird and opened Up "a sixteenth Of
a mile on the gray.
The Nirginian Falls.
He fenced fairly well until the Liver
pool, when he went 10 his knees, and
tossed his rider onto his neck. Mr. For
mcnt, however, got The Virginian on his
/ feet nicely. but at the next jump he
4 blundered again and at the obstacle al
/ the head of the back-stretch came a crop
per Mr. Torment was thrcwn over The
4 Nirginian's head, and the horse rolled
over his rider. Mr. Torment was shaken
up, but with the aid Of a policeman was
able 70 get into the saddle again. BY this
/ time Humming Bird had put an eighth OF
q mile between her ana The Yirginian.
4 ne latter. however, soon got into a fast
stride aud gained On Humming Bird IN
| every jump.
/ The Nirginian got I'D 10 Humming Bird
F as she was taking The east turn but he
/ began 10 show fatigue. and he could gal
/ 'op no faster than his company. and un-
/ III the last fence was negotiated they
/ raced close together They were bofE
/ very tired, coming home on the fiat and
/ were hardly doing better tndn a carter al
! the finish, The Firgiuiau winning by 6f-
\ teen lengths.
/ Mr.. Torment did not realize that he
/ was more than slightly injured until he
/ returned 20 the judges stand 90 weigh
out He had 90 b. assisted in dismountiug
I and after going 20 the Jockeys room 1t
I the clubhouse an examination by Dr.
/ Kerr revealed the fact that he had a bad
/ fracture Of the collar bone He VII be
+ unable 10 ride in the renewal Of this race
/ Tomorrow
Another Great SteepIechase.
The running Of the Great United Hunts
! Steepiechase, about three aud one-half
I miles furnished as fine q cross country
contest, until all the fences were taken.
/ -nat the sport has ever produced. There
/ were four contestants FOR the cup. offer
I ed by George Saportas- owner Of the Bon
/ nie Brook Stable, and these were running
I as team more than half OF the journey
Z Mr. c. c. Smithson's Bound Brook was Il
/ have started, too. but FIVE minutes be-
+ fore the call TO the post, the horse was
4 taken ~. He had been favorite IN the
| ring, and the betting was called of.
Ioey ran IN close order for one turn OF
I the inheld with Pure Pepper and Dick
/ Roberts alternating IN a slight lead over
I the oJner two. All were fcuCiuE. exceed
/ lngly well, and covered the second mile
( IN much the same order Going 10 the
4 water jump they were hardly heads apart
and every enc Of the four horses took the
/ jump al The same moment. Pure Pepper
ran into soft spot on the lower turn
and almost fell. Dick Roberts was bump
T =
the Liverpool. After all had successfully
taken thu hazardous fence. Nat Ray got
busy on Woolgatheror, who had been
nursed along. Ray gave Woolgatherer his
mead and he opened up big gap on
NoSthville, and there was never q doubt
as 10 the winner after Ray had set Wool
gatherers foot fer home He was much
the best Of the quartet Of chasers and
galloped in. three lengths ahead Of Billy
Garth's Worthwhile. Dick Roberts refused
the last jump, and limped back 10 the
judges stand
Gypsic Wins Again.
James X. MaddUX's Anna Bruce gave
J. J. c'Brien's GyPsic, ridden by him
self, race over the inheld route but
The o'Brieu horse was much the bet er.
and finally had Landslide TO beat in the
Orange County Hunt Steeplechase, three
and a half miles. Gypsie cut out the run
ming until the plank fence, when thu
four were going easily and wei together.
Cresset refused that plank fence jump
so suddenly that Dion Kerr vas thrown
over the obstacle, landing on his feet,
and pulling the bride with him. The
shaking 10 was too much for Ny. Kerr.
and he would not remount after the
bride had been readjusted. A stable boy.
however. tried twice 70 get tie no 81
over the obstacle, but he refused each
time
Gypsic and Landslide alternated In the
lead Tor the next half Of the round. and
then Anna Bruce went out and give bat
tie 70 Gypsic. The latter was not fenc-
ing as cleverly and Clearly as on Thu s.
day, when he won handily, and il SCENE &.
that Anna Bruce had q very good
chance 70 win, but ia passing the grand
stand the third time around the three
were only heads apart Gyps.c, how
ever. left the little party at the final
obstacle. and oTened UP fifteen lengths
Mr.. Spencer mads a strong move on
Landslide. ana O fuTlong from the finish
Mr.. 0 Brien had TO 90 20 the whip GO
keep landslide from coliaring him. Gyp-
sic responded gameiy. and Landslide was
outrUp the rest Of the way.
The Cullaloo Stable won the Manassas
Stespieehase Plate with adams. ridden
BY Dupee. Westown, with Don Kerr IN