New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
Mr.. COLTS FIELD DAY.
SCORES IN FOUR R-ACES.
GOOD Sized Crofcd Enjoys Sport at
Unfed Hunts Meeting.

j. ". Col. started four OF his jumpers yesterday
aid won as raany races on the second day OF the
United Hunts Racing Association meeting Bel
mont Park This record surpasses the one he made
on Saturday, when he won three races and finished
third in another His horses were so much better
than their opponents that IN several races there
was hardly a senlbance OF competition.
II ideal day lor cross country racing and
tie course could not have been better condition
= fair sized crowd of society folk were on hand TO
rec the races and make small wagers TO give an
added zest 10 the sport. Among those seen in the
Erandstand and the lawns Mr.. and Mrs
". Scott Cameron, Mrs. J. L, Smith Hadden Ham
alton Haddsn, Miss Hadden W Burlingame Cox,
Ernest La Montague jr., Mrs Thomas Hitchcock,
Jr.. F. Ambrose Clark, Mr. and Mrs. ". G. Hayes.
Miss Gwendolyn Burden and Samuel Wietts
From a spectacular point view. chief interest
centred in the fifth race. the E3lmont Steeplechase
al about two miles in which the starters were W.
& Hayes's Aama Christy ]. W. Colts Paprika
and Miss HObhoUse. from The BrOwnleigh Park
Stable. PapriEa, the odds-on favorite made the
early running, and still in front after clearing
the last jump. Yama Christy then closed with a
great rush but the favorite stil had something In
row margin
a winner his four-year-old jumper Kara leading
from start 10 finish in the first race the Hollis
selling hurdle affair. about two miles. Double
q huns on gamey and got the place from ARABIC,
which came from the rear in the last quarter Of
q mile.
Blue Pigeon. another of Mr. Colts jumpers had
no trouble in beating Il. s Pages Pure Pepper
In the second race. az three miles. There were
only two starters and Blue Pigeon was quoted at
] 10 in the betting. Pure Pepper an i'm
proved race over her effort Saturday, when Mr..
Page had the mount
For some unknown reason Malcolm Stevenson's
Diana. with }. O'Brien ny. was made the favorite
over Singleton Van Schaicls Old jumper Adjutor.
with Mr Alpers riding, in the Orange County
Hunters Steeplechase at two miles and a half.
AdjuiOr went right 10 tie front, however. and the
further they went the greater he increased his
lead. The cid campaigner by four hundred
extended,
Mr. Colts three-year-old FLY Economy. which
refused n jump her race on Saturday, came
hack yesterday and easily beat +. Ambrose Clarks
Rufus. the winner that occasion. H. K. Vingut
sent Waterspeed ana Compass II TO the post, but
they were hopelessy outclassed. Rufus opened al
:, to -. but receded to even money because OF the
play on Economy the Colt jumper raced in
front until the last half mile when Rufus made
MS challenge aud drew up on even terms They
took the last jump abreast, but Economy had
the greater speed the fiat and aged to get
the decision by a length and a half. ,
The last race vas for maiden three-year-olds |
sud upward n mile and quarter O the fat
The bulk of the play was on W c Hayes's Fly
ing Machine and F. Ambrose Clark's Maximilian
but there few who attracted by the |
10 against J. Watson Webb's chestnut FLY
LADY Marco. The latter had all the speed and was
never headed afier the flag fell. MaximiIian was |
the best of the others and had difficulty in |
getting the place.
The riding honors among the gentlemen jockeys |
went to MI AlDers. who rode both Lady Marco |
end Adjutor 10 victory McAffee and McInerney |
divided the other races between them The sum- |
maries follow:
FIRST race fthe Hollis Selling Hurdle Race plate of
1900 about TWO milesb-J. W Colts h. & Kara. 14T |
tdcAfeel, 3 10 by lengths: H. A /
18ourne's ch- e. Double o. 1873 Apers). 10 J. /
was second: l. Muliigans ch ARABIC. I47 (Archi- |
badl o third.
second race tthe Brandywine Handicap Steeple- |
erase aeeGt three miles, W. Colts b Blue
Pigeon, 1872 tMcInernyb. s. by lengths;
II 8 Pages b. T. Pure Pepper, las CFinnegan), 10 3.
second.
Third race fthe Hobbehoy Hurdle Race for three
Eear-ods about and three-guarters mies4-J. w. !
colts ch 2. Econornv- 135 (AicInerneyl to >
by two lengths; f Ambrose Clarks g. Rufus. 1
IT O'Bren, even. second; n. NinGut's cI. Z /
WatersQeed. l35 (Pinnegaul ; was third
Fourth race lthe Orange County Hunters Steepie-
chase; plate OF $500; allowance: about two and
one-haf usfess-Singleton Van Scha.cizs b
lutor l6l tMr AlpeTsp = TO 3. oy lengths:
malcolm SteTenson's b. Diana, 16f (Atr. F-eDt.
fith tthe Belmont Selling Steeplechasa. Mate
Of $500 about two miles1-J. ". Colts b.. Papria
1S McAfeea. 70 :. by half lengths.
W G. Hayes's ch. 9 Tama Christv. l53 "A VeTtfr1
20 1 was second; Bfownleigh Park Stables b. m
MISS tothouse. l@9 - Meaney). 10 /. was third
sixth Taee-Fo- ree-year-olds and upward: about |
enc anc one-quarter miles nati-J WafsoD
MeoSs eb. Lady Marco. 142 tMr. AIperol to i
Won nV tilree lengths T. Ambrose C7arIs br N9xi,
snilian, li2 Mr. Clark. TO . was Eecords ~ =,
/. 20 I. third. ~ - -'I"it'''