The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
WHIPPANY MEET
DRAWS MANY
Fine Weather and Snappy
Racing Help Swell Crowd
at This Noted Club.
PFIzER GETS LEG ON CUP

WcE6 ulIGu w OVEIiiOWiuB DduuIudy dl-
ternoon at the Whippany River club,
a record breaking tflrong being out to
witness the first day of the clubs race
meeting. Prominent society people
from this and other towns we're pres
ent, the ladies gowned in the last word
from Dame Fashion, while hundreds
who are not Sin society" mingled
with them and cheered their ia vorite
horses to victory. The meeting was
unmarried by serious accidents, the
only one that looked bad being in the
second race when Peter Hauck, jr.'s
Essex B. fell at the second jump and
his rider, Alpers, was slightly bruised
Raymond Belmont's Ranger with
Belmont up and J.. Z. Davis Malaga
with Alpers riding raced neck and
neck in the first event, for 0alloways,
half mile fat race. Malaga finally
got the verdict after hard struggle,
Ranger being beaten by only a few
feet.
The second race, steeplechase
event, had only three starters and
Essex B. fell by the wayside at the
second Jump, leaving Hugh Gormley's
Harry Baylor with Gormley up and
Herbert Mapes Prince Henry with
Winmill up to fight 1t out. Though
Prince Henry got a bad start and Win
mill did not push him until too late
he gave Harry Baylor hot finish.
The one mile fiat race was divided,
there being so many entries. The first
race was won by J. Smiths Ardenia,
keeping the lead from the post. DR..
Leslie ID. Wards ISRAELI was left at
the post, the start being characterized
by many as being very poor. The
second race OF this event which was
run as the sixth race was won by Rob-
eru G. Winmill's Prince Ching, Mat
thews up. r. q. St, Georges Adele
c., with Yorke riding, raced abreast
with Prince Ching and was only beaten
out in the stretch In halr rising
finish.
/ The Whippany cup race was taken
by Charles Pliers Sir sEllerslie with
Arthur -Fowiefss Scout and -hisG Gam
bier running second and third. This
was the closest event of the afternoon,
the horses running almost even the
full uhree miles.
; The steeplechase for hunters drew
four entries and was won by Charles
Pliers Dick Roberts, Clapp riding, by
300 yards. Louis Batjer's Rosebank
declined to make even the first jump
while Mr.. Pfizer's Gypsie, the favorite,
refused a jump and lost ground &C.
cordingly.
The stewards of the meet were ].
SearIe Barclay, jr. Lawrence Smith,,
Benjamin Nicoll and Charles Ptizer.
DIR. Leslie d. Ward, f. H. Hum
phreys, Kenneth B. Schley, Charles
Pfizer and Richard III. Williams, jr.,
constituted the race committee. w.
G. Cammann and f. w. Jones, jr.,
were the judges and R. Lawrence
Smith the starter.
SUMMARIES.
First Race, for Galloways, years
old and upward, half mile tiat-Mala-
ga, ch. M, ]. e. Davis (Alpers), weight
1866, first; Ranger, ch. g., Raymond
Belmont (Belmont), weight 1876, sec
ond (; Spring Beauty, br. M, Charles
Pfizer (Wildey), weight 1855, third
NobDy, ch. g., A. Macy (WinmilD,
weight 155, fourth. :
Second Race, steeplechase, for half
bona-fide hunters, three miles over a
fair hunting country Harry Baylor,
b. g., Hugh Gormley (Gormiey) weight
1866, first; Prince Henry, b. g., s. Her
bert Mapes (WinmilD, weight 1855,
second. Peter Hauck's Essex b., rn.
g., also started.
Third Race, for horses 3 years old
and upward, one mile tlat-Ardenia,
f., J. Smith (King), weight 120 first
Aurimaster, ch. g., IL. Wolton VIM
mill (Andrews), weight 126, second
InQuisitor, b. g., White Gate Stables
(Howard), weight 123. third Uncle
Oliver, br. g., NJ. w. Sexton (Coyle),
weight 120, fourth. Leslie ID. Wards
lsrafel left at the post.
Fourth Race, Whippany Cup, for
bona-fde hunters, regularly hunted
with the Essex hounds, three miles
over fair hunting country Sir Eller-
slie, b. g., Charles Ptizer (Clapp) weight
It's, first; Scout, b. g., Arthur Fowler
(Fowler), weight 1865, second Gambler,
IN. g., Arthur Fowler, (Wilson) weight
1855, third.
Fifth Race, Steeplechase for hunt
ers qualified N. S. and HI. A. rules,
three miles over fair hunting country
Dick Roberts, b. g., Charles Ptizer
(Clapp), weight 175, first; Gypsle, b.
e., Charles Pfzer (Wildey), weight IT'S,
second. Louis Batjer's Rosebank, b.
M, also started.
Sixth Race, Open for horses, 3-year-
olds and upward, one mile flat-Prince
Ching, b. g., Robert @. Winmill, MAT
thews), weight 126, first; AL. II. Woods,
ch. g., j. e. Davis (Waugh) weight
l23, second Adele O., CHI. M, r. @. st.
George, (Yorke), weight lis, third
Genesee, b. T., III. B. Schley, (Tuck),
weight 123, fourth Ferrylanding, ch.
g., White Gate Stables (HoWard),
weight 123, fifth.