The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05
CHASING At MEADOW BROCK
ADJUTOR A POPULAR WINNER IN
THE SIXTH RACE.
Hard Work for the Crowd u Pick the Right
Ones IN Most Of the Coatests -GOsd
weather and q Fine Gallery for Open
ing Meeting on the westbury CeurAe.

wEsrBURY. L. l., May A.-The spring meet
ing OF the Meadow Brook steeplechAse Also
citation was held to-day. q card Of elk races
being run OF With but few features Possibly
the most exceptional thing was that In che
hrst three races the favoritea we're badly
out OF IL. IL was not until the fourth race
that the bookmakeTs. OF whom there were
many on the grounds, began TO lose back
something Of ~hat they bad won, The
victory OF Singleton Ven shaick's Adiutor
In the last race was Q Furnishing blow 20 the
layers end most Of them gave up all that
they lad taken out Of the more favorable
earlier part OF the card
The AdjutoE race was watched for more
eagerly than any other Mr.. Van echAiek
held his bay EeldIng out Of the tfth race on
purpose 20 make the sixth HE. Five horses
we're named 90 start over the course OF two
and one-hAif miles Of steepleohAse. The Ratb
challenge cup being the prize offered Two
declined che issue inst before the race was
called. Paul J Rainey's Dublin and Robert L,
0eAry's Lordlins BEING scratched ThHt
leit IN Malcolm StevenSon's bay geldtnB
Colonel. W c. Hayes chestnut Red Fox aud
AdJutor.
Mr. o'Brten, who nad what seemed q most
remarkably quick recovery from bis accident
Of last Saturday, was on AdJutor, IL Was
supposed that Mr.. o'Brlen could not have
been as badly burt az cedsrhurst Ss Nasa al ntst
aKid. The owners rode the two others. T
books quoted 4 70 s on Adlutof. the Colonel
being third In the picking. II was not much
OF a race, as races 60. AdJutor wae carried
10 the front after the nrst time over the wood
aud oame away handsomely thereafter, He
won by o distance that may be imagined Red
Fox was second.
The bookmakess bad their customers 10 tine
for q lonE time after TIE race was over and they
had Cd nneh money TO get that the special
train iete 10 leaving for Long Island City
The day was dne for chasing although. per-
haps. there was q bit too much wind. The
weather was warm and the early threats Of
rain were not made good The crowd at the
races was great.
The reversals for the favorites began right
away. r. Ambrose Clark's Bayonet was an
odds on choice in the FIRST race. THIS was
the Introductory hurdle race Of about two
miles. Bayonet came to grief over the third
hurdis and 7. ,o'Brisa could HniYS esly on
foot, II 40 all A'A. B9nrneS Double Q; elev.
a great deal Of t5oubls Gstting home Il front
wSsiSpe's sf Lad ss Msps9 d seos X 3 tu and 40 = t lfssls
were only eve horses to finish out OF seven
which started. L was a great sStisIaction TO
Brennan was on the second horse and @. Rob-
erts had the mount on oaklawn' which carried
on The he e spSS g FPsssIy tanolsd ". g: Hssss.
were nve other starters. 2. ". Fiskis Apple
S o%tsI $Sso y Hp BIZ jazz jazz. sf PaSas e sfs 't va. ths
w. ESs q PSossht 4 e, 3 e Il ! e. n T bsf ps asu. ss.. tbe r tsy
Parson Kelly and. tot second eisss after very
iafle c 81 E nf fosjipr TS q s saT1rIse ls aH'Seeo Or To some
such thing which naturally did not help his
al WS 9t' tRirS so = Sen ssFs & S Gistsa &c H befo Gs
NJ i fisR sst 1 M5i ws e Ssrd Cf fatf' but Taf !, 'e id
The crowd began % think that it xs: rather
too much O. a goSd Thing n the third SaSe
wasn " snG 4 drs sss,si fii ent T ss s' %ss sse IA :
rush to get aboard that the price q I'll was
s SsTs e. e . O Y - M sSr'f !. t bake . a a. se = ut e
I I%poFtsd, GsroosiSs was not Ssrrssuy sar:
s eGSssq pf q say So say y sss t e.. Id eaA sSst Ma aSse
tine Tolld hnish seooad. Howevsr in Z Hat
r TSs, Ell X. did Suo not oS ST,,rs say T.ss sa nsss Ss'9 e
show. In fact. at no time was Ell In the race,
Marcetlne put Ia 9 little while, racing with
away very ~cleverly 10 the stretch.
for thirS place: Recruit and EI bad : SIN
shea shea iosctSeed tpsset6sr' Tue fsSorits q
agsd TO Be- third, however,
1uG UHlQS DGHHH % IulH kTCuNll 0lEEI
the third race. In the fourth ten we're sup
posed TO go. but scratches reduced that num-
S Ss5s e sb tSTss &, 4, SsT 9oIls g. r Rsss Tx S1e SsS osts wss:
son @sSbis oddly named Nut blanche 50
| close UP that twas only a point between them.
coiusSidsratiOe. Mr.. Page never lad The LEAST
trouble winning the race. Mutt Blanche Tell
rather, early in the contest and AGlo rae out.
bis seat on Mutt blanche and dntsh out the
MIs. EIoise Kerpoehan having two wins for
OF taking it again and getting permanent
entry Of, @iiie, Price which won 50 handlly
at mo ced pefsUns t he T ispr essG5e' e tSst tse g Taos
week that he had, rare qualities as a cross
SSSa.T pro oSr'e' He feq to Ok tie assi lead sSdU and was % never 9
headed d,d i twas was merely Tsn H.. 4 F snSIed IL c ~ sePeha sd
Willie. Price gave a remarkable exhibition
and anished SpPSEsntly within himself SET : II
never had been beaten in a meeting OF this
kind, his few defeats in the last three seasons
S Ss,9F sf Sa t fein TeE fnso second tTsSfi place Sr sftsf a isaea
a mile and three-qus rters to hold the advan-
taRe over, Diana; " was an pnsvsiling at
tempt and in a drive to the nntsn Diana got
The last race already has been spoken Of,
Inere was one unpleasant lnGloent. ttafIy
8. Page protested the victory, saying that MIR.
Van Schaick's horse. was not properly q
qualified hunter; This protest, was not al.
lowed TO stand. however. and the race went
as run.
crowded with notable persons. Among those
who we're there were Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A.
Havemeyer, Mrs. Smith MADDEN. Mrs. Eoise
Z; IlSIp whsrtSn. MI: sPS Mr. WILLIAM
Cowdin, Miss Anna Sands, Mr., and Mrs. w,
Scott Cameron, Miss -Ektps. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr. and Ms. i. 3 pAippss, Rene Il &%ogtsEne.
August Belmont, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. T. Lanier,
Miss Nora Iselin. Maxwell Steyenson. Percy
r. Ambrose Clark. Mn, Adolf Ladenbnrg,
Tabor Wiilets. Samuel Wlllets, Misc Cornelt6
Bryce. Miss Ger rude Sheldon, Mrs. Thomas
Hastings, Mr.. and Mira Paul D.. Cravath.
W, p. Cooks, Mr.. and Mr.; Singleton Van
Schaick, Alfred q. Vanderbilt. Allan Pinker-
ton and I. q Reynal.
The summaries follow:
First Rhos-Ths Introductory Hurdle Race:
four year ODDS and upward; the winner 10 receive
q cup; wsiSst for are; four yoat.oldt 10 carry lar
fA pounda' about two miller. over eight hurdiet-Wou
by n A. BoIrnets Oh. g. Double 9, tgcd. by Rosslns.
Ton Bourne o. Mf. AlperSl 80 10 Z. iN; Pierre
Loriliard'S b,-C. Huddy, 4 (BrehnAnl, even. iSs.
second; Z. {; Page On. 9 oaklhyn 4 Y Rohtris,
70 l iss: islrS; sasa Stdo ed silver Twist also
SECOND Rsot-Ths Ladies' Cup SisspieehAse.
Nn1 hnrtNro ottaIIAeN nndfF the ftiles ~ ina n q