New-York tribune., 1909-10-10
AMATEUR RIDERSORAW
WHIPPANY MEET PLEASES
Sir EHerslie Turns Tables on Scout
an Feature Race of Card.

Ideal weather favored the members OF the Whip
pany River Club for the first days racing OF their
annual meet at MoTristown yesterday. and excel
lent sport was provided for the lovers OF amateur
racing who turned out. The races were held
the pretty grounds of the club, and the finishes in
most cases were close enough TO satisfy the most
exactng follower Of the sport. The race commit
tee, too, received warm congratulations on the eX-
cellence of the arrangements.
Many members OF the Morris County Hunt set
went the track Il automobiles and drags, and
the presence OF a large number CT handsomely
gOwned women added picturesqueness 70 the scene.
Among those in the parking spaces ana
grandstand were Mr. and Mrs. r. A. McCuTdy'
Mr., and Mrs. Fl. Mex. Twombly, Mr.. and Mrs K
H. Thomas Mr.. and Mrs W. De Lancey kountze
Jack wiImerding. John l. Waterbury and Miss
Gladys Waterbury. Mr. and Mrs Charles ScrloneT
Mrs. L. c. Stevens, Dr. Leslie ID. Ward, O. q
Schley. jr.. Mr.. AMI Mrs Walter p Bliss r" w
Van Week, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Frelinshuysen
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Fillmore Hyde. Mr. and Mrs Z l.
H. Talmage. Mr.. and Mrs r. II Williams, Jr
Miss Ethel Jenkins. Mr. and Mrs. John o. H. FlI-
ney Or. and Mrs F. H. Humphreys General and
Mrs. L. P. Meaney. Ogden Hammond, l. 1. 1ai-
mage, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hauck, jr-. Mrs n
Raird Blackwell Fl. o. Bourne, James smith 3D.
S Herbert Mapes. Mr. and Mrs George r. Dao-
nun, K B. Schley and Courtlandt Ntcoti-
There were fve races on the card, but the entries
in the third event proved so numerous that they
split in two and extra race added 10 the
programme. The for the Whippany River CUP
the feature Of the day, brought together the TWO
rivals Of a year ago-Arthur Fowler's Scout and
Charles Pfzer's Sir Ellerse. Mr.. Fowler also hau
Gambler, the only other starter in the race. ana
he hoped to repeat his performance OF a year ago
and get another leg the cup. The contest was
the most interesting of the day. For the hrst mile
and half the horses kept closely together COINS
the hurdles prettily that a blanket Would
have covered them. Gambler tired in the last mile
however and left Scout. with Mr. Fowler himself
riding, and Sir Elerse TO night it out. which they
did with much earnestness that scant length
separated them when Mr.. Pfizer's horse dashed un-
der the wire. bringing to his owner second leg on
the cup Last year Scout beat Sir Ellerslie.
Fred Alpers started of the day by winning the
first race. half mile dash, for galloways, in a
driving finish from Ranger, which was the Odds-on
favOrte. Mr. Alpers's luck deserted him in the
next contest however The race a three-mile
affair for half-bred hunters looked easy for Essex
E. whose only competitors were Harry Baylor,
Y hich easily beaten by Mr.. Hauck's horse ear
lier in the year, and Prince Henry. On the first
time around however Essex E came cropper
while going through the woods, turning a complete
somersaut and giving Mr. Alpers a severe shaking
up Harry Bayl0r by ten lengths but more
vigorous ride would have made Prince Henry the
winner.
Ardenia, the to 70 favorite in the third race.
mile on the fat rewarded her hackers by winning
in easy style. after ISRAELI had been left at the
post. The fifth race. steepechase at three miles,
was the most spectacular of the day Rosebank
refused the first jump and left the race between
Nj. Phzer's two horses Dick Roberts sand GypsiC.
the latter the favorite Half way around the
first time Dick Roberts came cropper, but was
quickly caught and mounted again by Mr.. Clapp
When the latter reached the pigpen he found Mr.
WHdey on the ground. his mount Gypsic having
also come CroppeT. Before Mr.. Wildey could
mount again Dick Roberts opened UP a gap that
made him easy winner.
Al H Woods the favorite in the last race
Of the day, mile on the nat for three-year-olds
and upward. Prince Ching, an outsider. won the
contest in a hard drive only a head in front of
Mr.. Davis's horse. after the latter had the worst
of the start
The summaries follow:
FIRST RAcEFor salloways: fouryear-olaz and up
ward About half a mile On the fat
MALAGA. ] E Davis 80 Mr.. Aipsrs..,. IN
spri6 ts1tv 1 % G5a f IS2 Nj NJ BE -
Nobby. A Macy -I55. Winml.....
SECOND RACE-For halfbred bona hde hunters. About
Harry Bayer, Hugh Gormiey- i65- -Mr GoTnlIey. Il,
Essex B.. Peter Hauck jr...I65. Mr.. Alpsrs fell
THRR a2lf 66G o6 Tag S for N 5os @ ss years old and
Aminiaste1 E " winmill i2s MatiSess HiRs -. ss
Uncle oliver. NJ ". Sexton. I20. .CoyIie -.
'IsrafeI. Dr. Leslie D. Ward. 123 j. RYAN,.
Lett at post,
hunters. regularly with the ESSEX HOUNDS i
With same 6orse About three Miles 0 oIer fay
ao5 SIR EieI,lis .s;,! c42Ts. ,a, Phzer caDp
Gambler Arthur Fowler -. .i6S Mr. Nelson - -. 3
FIFTH steeplechase for hunters qualified under
National steeplechase and Hunt Association rules.
About three miles hunting country.
Dick Roberts, Charles Phzer -175. Capp 1890
Gypslc. CharIeS PnZeT- Mr. Widey
Rosebank, Louis Batter .165 Davis -.
Did not finish in time
SMITH RACE-For horses three wears Old and inward
About mile the fat
Prince Ching. F. G. Winmill f26 Matthews
Al H Woods J. F. Davis. %. Waugh
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