The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-10-06
RACE MEET AT
WHIPPANY CLUB.
Many Entries For Hunters And
Polo Ponies Events for Next
Saturday Afternoon.
SIX RACES ON THE CARD

With the entries coming in rapidly
the race meeting for hunters and
jumpers to be held by the Whippany
River club next Saturday will be a
most successful affair.
The special feature of the afternoon
will be the fourth race for the Whip
pany Cup open to those who regularly
hunt with the Essex county hounds.
The conditions are:
The stewards of the race meeting
are -. Searle Barclay, Jr., Harry S.
Page, Benjamin Nicoll. Charles Pfzer,
Jr. The race committee consists of
DR.. Leslie d. Ward, f. H. HUMPHREYS,
X. B. Schley, Courtlandt Nicoll. r.
III. Williams, Jr, The starter is Rich
ard Newton, Jr.
The races are to be run under the
rules and auspices of the National
Hunt and Steeplechase Association.
Amateurs only are to ride. The COM
mittee has arranged for special cars
for horses to be run free Of charge
from Hoboken to Morrlstown to take
care of the shipment of horses coming
from points in the neighborhood OF
New York City.
The races run are to be as follows:
First Race.-For Polo Ponies owned
by members of the Whippany River or
Essex County Country clubs that have
been regularly played in 1908. $40
sweepstakes and cup added by club,
thirty per cent. of sweepstakes to
second, ten per cent. to third. To
carry $50 lbs. Distance about one
quarter mile on the fat Among those
who have entered ponies are T. D.
Robinson, Benjamin Nicoll, Kenneth
b. Schley, A. Fillmore Hyde, Thorn
KiSSel.
Second Race.-For Half-Bred bona
fide Hunters. Purse or plate 5000, of
which $50 to second, $40 to third. En-
trance fee $15. To carry 1855 lbs. Dis
tance about three miles over a fair
hunting country Among those who
have entered horses are: David BOWS,
r. G. Finch, r.. II. Williams, Jr.,
James Hevor, Peter Hauck, Jr.
Third Race.-For Galloways, Is
hands or under. Purse or plate 300,
of which $50 to second, third horse to
save stake. Entrance fee $40. To
carry $50 lbs. Distance about two
thirds of mile. Among those who
have entered horses are +: August Bel
mont, Jr., Leon Fuller, Alfred Macy,
r. Bradley, T. J. O'Donahue.
Fourth Race Whippany Cup, for
bona fide hunters, regularly hunted
with the Essex hounds. To be won
three times by same owner, not neces.
sarily with same horse. Sweepstake
of SIS, to be divided sixty per cent. to
winner, thirty per cent. to second, ten
per cent. to third. To carry 1855 lbs.
Thoroughbreds 10 lbs. extra. Dis
tance about three miles over fair
hunting country. Among those who
have entered horses are: Lathrop
Brown, K. B. Schley, Benjamin Nicoll,
}. Y. G.. Walker, r. FL. Williams, Jr.
Fifth Race.-Hacks and Hunters.
Purse or plate 800, of which $50 to
second, third horse saves stake. En-
trance fee SO. To carry 1875 lbs. Dis
lance about mile on the fiat. Among
those who have entered horses are: E.
B. Schley, Fletcher Harper, Il. j.
O'Donahue, r. G. Finch, John Shields,
"A. f. Hyde, Howard Marshall.
Sixth Race.-For Thoroughbred
bona tide Hunters. Purse or plate
5000, of which $50 to second, 500 to
third. Entrance fee Sl5. 10 carry
1855 lbs Distance about three miles
over fair hunting country. Among
those who have entered horses are
w. H. Wilday, Ed, Weld, Fletcher
Harper, Leon Fuller.
Altogether nearly sixty entries have
been received which Of course assures
the meeting being a success. The
committee has arranged for buses to
meet trains arriving at Morristown
during the morning and afternoon A
Table D'Hote luncheon can be pro-
cured at the Whippany Club for 81, so
a plate commencing at half past
twelve. Parking spaces may be Sc
cured by application to W. S. Blitz, 35
Nassau street, New York Telephone
No. 7424 Cortlandt. The admission to
the races is 81. The paddock and club
enclosure badges are SO. Both admis-
sion and paddock tickets can be pro-
cured at the entrance,
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