New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-28
RACING TCEDARHURST
HUNT MEET Il SUCCESS.
MALCOLM Stevenson Rides Maple
Leaf to Victory in Chase.

Malcolm Stevenson carried off the honors In
| the Rockaway Hunt Clubs steeplechase meet
! ing at Cedarhurst yesterday. His bay gelding
! Maple Leaf. ridden by himself the CEDAR
hurst Cup for bona fde hunters. winning by
! two good lengths from William c. Hayes's Red
Fox which led c. w. Fisk's Apple Jack after an
| exciting four-mile a fair hunting
country Mr.. Stevenson's Colonel. another bay
, gelding, was second in the race for the Gov
! ernor's Cup over a similar course of four miles
for hunters. The pace set by the winner. Rob
! ert L. Gerry's LOrdling was too hot, however.
for Mr.. Stevenson's mount. which was beaten
fully five hundred yards.
Paul 81. Rainey started three horses during
the afternoon. He won the first race for ponies
with his bay mare Grace Pullen. She defeated
The Lad. ridden by his owner Mr.. COwdin, by
half length in a drive.
The first race was called at 2;45 D. m, but
long before noon the crowds began to arrive by
train and automobile When the buge sounded
Tor the pony race fully five thousand persons
were in attendance. stiff breeze from the
( eastward Kept the scores of pretty pennantS
| swapping briskly and altogether, in spite of the
chilly air, 1t was an ideal day for the sport.
There "A busy scene in and about the Dad-
dock where the gentlemen jockeys in their
/ bright colored Jackets inspecting their
; mounts and weighing in before each Of the
races. Among the prominent persons present
were Ehlnghim Lawrence Franklin Plummer,
Prescott Lawrence. p. F. Collier. Eben Stevens.
G. G. Haight. a. II. MOsle, II, p. Robbins. H.
/ Z. Earle. NJ. s. BurrOwe, X. l.. Burton Thomas
White. jr., +. b. Lord, jr., G. c. Rand, S. b.
Hinckey, S Fl. Brown. Whitney KernOchan.
! Frederick KernOChan. G. b. Mcdonald. Sydney
{. Love, Mr.. FahnestOck and H. K. Evans.
, Every one was the tiptOe Of excitement
when the five horses got away IN the race for the
Cedarhurst Cup. The start was about an eighth
OF mile south Of the judges stand and the
course. marked with red and white flags. was In
circle under and over the hills. that the con-
testants were hidden at times The crowd
surged from side to side in their efforts to keep
them in sight.
Maple Leaf and Red Fox ran in close COM
pany for the first two miles. but in the third
round of the course Maple Leaf drew away and
won rather easily.
The Rockaway Cup race for hunters. had FIVE
starters. William r. Graces brown gelding.
Willie Price. with James J. OBrien up won In
a romp In the NTH race Mr.. O'Brien got an
ugly fall while riding Allan PinkcstonS Ele-
vator. He was carried 10 the clubhouse suffer
ing from n broken coaTbone. The summaries
follow:
First race Gor ponies; quarter mile,Graee Pulen.
100 Maud 10 Marng ss e 100 BT. SrS %
College Widow. Golden West. Blue Mamie. Jumper and
Second race (the Cetarhurst Cup for hunters: four
milesl-Mape Leaf, les tStevensoHl. 70 won; Red
to l. Aiti Wexford and San Marcus finished as named
Third race 0or ponies or Galloway sweepstakes;
wind $50 eFronent,' to 8 second; spring Beauty
toRrtenl to third Sleepy Nell. 10 s. $50 Dick
Fourth race Che RocSaway Cup sweepstakes FOR hunt
ers four mesl-Wlie Price 1875 90 BrIen). even.
SIR Ellerse l65 Harper) 20 3. second Canton. les
CWelch) 70 l. third Diana and Agto finished
Firth 'the Governors CUP sweepstakes for hunt
ers four Inesl-lordlus, 100 Evans; 20 o won;
90 Hrienl 10 l. third Dublin. $50 (Hayes). to 5.
and haO-Tr,spass 100 OIarfer) 70 l. won; Red
lght 100 tCaTek,. 70 ;, second Only two starters