New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-31
HUNT MEET POPULAR
AMATEUR RIDERS STIR,
Prince of Pilsen Loses Fruits Of q
Double VictOry.

Between two and three thousand persons. fncIud-
ing mai ority Of the hunting set from the Meadow
Brook and Rockaway colonies. took advantage OF
the double racing bill and attended the morning
meeting of the United Hunts Racing Association
it's and picturesque course opposite Belmont
Park yesterday The threatening weather may have
deferred many. but those who stayed at home for
this reason missed some excellent sport II rained
a little but not enough 70 mar the pleasure OF an
outing under conditions that otherwise were deal
The course is laid natural country
uphill and down-dale. There were some falls. bur
o serious accidents n1arred the sport Henry J.
Norris Thomas Hitchcock tr.. and F. g. La Non
tagne were the stewards. Most OF the horses vera
ridden by amateur Jockeys.
Malcolm Stevenson rode his mare Diana
victory in the opening race for the Clark Cup. Of
fered by r. Ambrose Clark. Three horses went to
the post led by a huntsnan in the regulation
pink" with Paul J. Raineys DUblin-not the Dub
lin Of turf fame-a strong favorite- The race was
at three miles and a half. over natural hunting
country course. with post and rail fences and thrss
pig pen jumps. which have become familiar even
to the novice a the Madison Square Garden Horse
Show. The race was novel enough 10 make Il n
terestng, even though it was lacking as contest
through the last mile and a half Diana was
much the better that she made all the running and
shaking off Dublin the last turn Of the field won
pulled up TO a walk. much to the amusement OF
the crowd.
Dublin fenced well in the early part and hoped
in and out OF the pig pens" as II IT was ths-
easiest thing in the world but he tired 50 badly
after covering two miles and half that Irish GIRL
which was trapped in a pig pen early IN ina
struggle almost him down after an ambitious
effort By young Mr. Brown.
/ W Colts Prince OF PiIsen. quoted az 70 =
won the Timber Toppers' Hurdle Plate from Wild
Dance after the other three starters had come to
grief. and then. to the surprise OF the crowd was
started right back in the Decoration Day stakes a
steeplechase at about two miles and a half To
the greater surprise and almost delirous delight %
the crowd Prince OF P1lsen won right over again,
but was deprived Of the fruits OF his victory
through the unfortunate bIunder OF his jockey j.
Lynch who failed pull into the course IN the last
sixteenth. T OBrien Macmillan which fin
ished second. made the same mistake so that Tans
Christy the favortte whose jockey was wide awake
earned the purse. the delight of his followers
Those who had backed Prince Of Pilsen wero
shocked when they realized the mistake and got
little comfort from those who Cashed on the third
best horse.
Macmillan made the running for mile and q
half when Prince of PiIsen went TO the from ard
stayed there to the end under mild drive Both
took jump opposite the stand al the fl1sn
Prince OF Pilsen got second money oy gong oac6
and finishing the course before Macmillan
Thomas Hitchcock. jr-'s. Judge o Gin made al
the running in the Hunt Cup Steeplechase. and
well handled by Lee Evans. the well known ana
teur rider. won rather cleverly from Ny Grace.
with Jaw OBrien up. A j. DrexeI PauTs Larons
came with rush in the last quarter and beat Ad-
tutor for third money. Ell and Flying Machine fell
w. R. Grace, who rode the former. not in
jured-
jay O'Bren rode 2. Ambrose Cla-k's Ramrod 70
victory in the mile race on the fat at the fancy
price Of % to / Dir. PauTs Grand Vedette was d
respectable second
Among those in the club inclosUre were Mr. and
Mrs Reginald Brooks. P :. F. Randolph. Harry
w SIocun, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Hitchcock jr.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Butler Duncan. Miss Elsie How
land Mrs Thomas Hastings. Mr. and Mrs August
Belmont IT, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark. Mr.
and Mrs Fletcher Godfrey. c H Robbins. Lindsey
Tappfn Singleton Van Schatck. Philip Thompson.
L. E La Rocque Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Bird. Mss
Bird Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Bates. IT., Harry 5. Page
and Charles W. Gates