The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-04
MANY ODD RACING INCIDENTS.
MISTAKES OF AMATEUR RIDERS
MAR GRACE FARM MEET.
stc~cpIechasers That run nest Disqualified
I'm Two Races -ssany spills Over the
Jumps-F. Ambrose Clark win on the
~Flat-Hunting SET N society Attend.

yesterday at the pretty course OF the Great
Neck Racing Association. on Graceueld
Farm. Great Neck, J.. !. The sIlken coats
made brilliant splashes OF color on the green
Of the polo field. on which the dat races were
run, while the steeplechases we're over an
outlying course os Ave hurdles, a post and
rails. water jump and Liverpool. which the
horses traversed three times. All the route
had a plain marking with flags. yet although
this was the third year Of the meeting the
best horses in two Of tho races, Adjutor and
Grey BUD. were disqualified for going the
wrong course.
A. Belmont Purdy was the Judge. J. II.
Bradford starter. and H. y. Emerson was
the weighing in clerk at the swinging arm
chair scales. Il. Lawrence Smith, william
Holloway and T.. p. Aker galloped alb nut In
hunt club uniforms as patrol judges. l., V.
Froment. with his arm In a sling, from the
fall in the Grand Military Steeplecbase at
Washington. was an onlooker. with p. +.
Collier, W. Burling Cooks. W. Gould Brokaw.
4. willard Roby, Samuel Willets and a host oil
Long Islands hunting men. Society from the
South and North shores was represented In the
line of automobiles and vehicles along the
outer side Of the stretch and on the cosey
grand stand. For the last two races every one
crowded into the polo field. Among the
onlookers were:
Miss Anita Peabody. Miss Constance Grim
minis. Mrs. August Belmont. Jr.. Mrs. W. n.
Vanderbilt. Jr.; Miss Katherine Barney
Miss Aline Meyer. MIR. and Mrs. Reginald
Brooks. Mrs. W. r. Grace, ST., Miss Louise
Grace. Mr.. and Mrs, Morgan II. Grace. Mr..
and Mrs. J. Russell Barrett, MIR. and Mrs.
A. +. D'Oench, Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Wortley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarkson Cowl. Mr.. and Mrs.
H.. c. Brokaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Brokaw,
Mrs, Clarence II. Mackay. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
=. Kerr, Mrs. Alphonse Acker. MIR. and Mrs.
J. T.. Martin. Mr.. and Mrs. James b. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner NJ. Leeds, Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvert Brewer. Mrs. q. l.. Hadden. Miss
Blanche Barron, Mrs. +. Ambrose Clark,
MIR. and Mrs. W. Scott Cameron, Mrs. Thomas
Hitchcock. Jr.. Miss Lucille Ager, and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas W. King.
DO you notice +. Ambrose Clark schooling
Mrs. Kernochan's Cresset over one of the
jumpsy" asked u patrol judge Of judge Pdrdy
before the second race. HE should be fined
or disqualified. under our National Hunt
rules.
Oresset did not keep the course anyway.
and there was no need TO discipline the rider.
Judge Purdy fold him as Clark weighed out
what he had been told.
Il gave Cresset a couple OF practice jumps.
precisely AS Mrs. KernoChan asked me to do.
was the peppery response from Clark. You
or any one else who objects knows very little
about : teepleCh8sing."
As Clark was in the wrong II seemed a
peUulant answer to r man who had ridden
wll.IIng steeple"ndses at Jerome Park and
Ptlham before the Compensatory youth had
lett the cradle. 30 said the old guard, who
knew 4. Belmont Purdy's record IA a gentle
man rider. Besides Mrs, Eloise kerhochan
, oil the Meadow Brook IIunt, Mrs. Tom PIerc"
sent her colors 70 the post. II was the iIrst
time at the meeting that two women were
There was a funny finish to the last race.
"a steeplechase for ponies. W. Gould BrOkaw's
Grey Bird, Clarence Al. Ro9o.ns NJ. ran. IN
the lead Tor two miles and over. making
a a fne hnish from Wisemal as Il happened
poorly named. for IL Was a mile and three
quarter rHce,, BroksT's other entry. Step
second until the pony fell. Then Van
Schaick's Simper. Fletcher Harper in the
once over the water jump shipper turned
into the stretch aud lett Grey Bird and Wise
man to rate along and beat themselves.
Simper wol. followed az a long distance
by Peter and Colorado, both riders keeping
to the proper course althoggh al the heels
that Patrol Judge smith had told him to take
yns w MSSSF a" Tier" wa. a chart Of G The miie
the Jockeys duty 70 study It. All the others
did this. a precantion that saved the race
for shipper. MIR. Robbins would have been
disqualified. anyhow. as he ran outside of a
red rag. With. Stepaway down and Grey
Bird disqualified it was an unlucky race for
Five met / the opening scurry. at hair a
mile, for n cup presented by Harry :. Kerr.
Useful Lady ran much faster than at the
turf TO q dirt track. The mare carried II n.
Rawiins's, colors, and with James O'Brien
a couple Of le~ pths. with the others punched.
Blue Print. in the middle Of The bunch. gained
second place. Victory Belle was third by
a head from Grew sam. who finished with a
rush on the outside OF the Geld
Eight were Gated to The post FOX the second
race, n steeplechase of three niles. for the
N~irvana cup. RosCbank showed In front for
| a spell, but lost its rider, Louis Batter. At the
rated by j. p. Grace. and led To the last round,
attended by Maple Leaf, Mf. Stevenson; lir-
SNi@ abG'' s MT; Marc ySsa. and snS ssPi irs MaTSn"' cS Nj.
rails jump crossing into the polo neld. The
where Rismet went down, Mr. Grace had a
shaking up and skated along on his face TO
he rode again in the next race AL right. yir-
yOpd tbs jung, leaving MIR, stevenson 70
ridden by w il. Emory, yr,. a son Of Rear
Admiral Emory, were ridden out for second
They finished for the bird race, about one
quarter Of mile on the nat between Two
Purdy placed a chair at one side of the i'm
promptu post and. IN the spirit Of vigilance,
fastest ponies in America came charging at
the chair, aligned IN cavalry formation. IL
t mas h nor = THAI thsi w we're on the course MSrS oJ JudS"
Purdy skipped to the side, lines with mar
veil 1ls duiCkness and saved his life. The VIM
ming pony took the vacated chair as It would
a h"rdle.
The ten made a good race. Alfred Borden
having Whiriwind under the whip from the
start and holding a scant lead past the grand
stand. A shining circle of white skin. made
evident by, the loss OF his CAP enabled the
crowd to single Borden out easily.
60 IL, Badly" shouted the outsiders, IN
irreverent paraphrase Of the Scriptures.
There was a punishment directly. for those
who had said, &c to. thou bald head for
Borden lost the race by a yard. Live " ire,
running Kindly under Mr.. Carrie. who did not
use whip or spur, won the race. Copper King,
a winner at this meC ting last year. was third,
Mr.. Valentine up. The others we're punched
close up. The riders were M notable as the
ponies for records. Those to have mounts.
aside from the placed mon. being J. O'Brien,
X. Il. Baker, c. III. Robbins. Allan Pinkerton.
u. +. Csrmsn, Jr., Joseph 7. Grace and +.
Ambrose Clark.
There were four starters in the open steeple-
chase for Mrs. Vanderbilt cup. AdjutoT.
Hayden up, and Kersey. with JAY OBriCn In
the saddle, had q pretty RICE OF. II. They
alternated in the lead. chased all the way by
Gold Van. Mr.. BELL Of Hayside riding. Turn
ing for the run in on the Nat. Adjutor had the
lead by "A length, with kersey running well
under the whip. The two riders = sung wide
and charged directly on the crowd Of women
aud men before the stand. but they needed
the warning cries and got their mays back over
the barrier board for the .hnish; AdJutor, by