The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-19
WHIPPANY MI. 7
DRAWS MANY
Fine Weather and Snappy
Racing Help Swell Crowd
at This Noted Club.
PFzER GETS LEG ON CUP

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Grandstand, parking spaces and field
were filled to overhowing Tuesday af-
ternoon at the Whippany River club,
a record breaking throng being out to
witness the first day OF the clubs race
meeting. Prominent society people
from this and other towns were pres-
ent, the ladies gowned in the last word
from Dame Fashion, while hundreds
who are not 4" In society" mingled
with them and cheered their fayorite
horses to victory.
One accident marred the pleasure
on Tuesday. While riding his horse
20. K.'' in the fourth race Leonce
Fuller was thrown. His mount re-
fused the next to the last jump on the
first trip round the course and threw
Fuller over. The horse then jumped
over and landed full upon its rider.
Fuller was carried to the cottage near
the club house and attended by DR..
James Fl. Griswold. Later in the af-
ternoon Fuller was taken to Memorial
hospital and yesterday went to his
home in New York.
J. e. Davis Malaga won the half
mile fat race for Galloways on Satur-
day and took the same event again
Tuesday. The places of Raymond
Belmont's Ranger and Charles Pliers
Spring Beauty, which ran second and
third, were reversed Tuesday Mr..
Pfizer s horse getting second place.
Harry Baylor, Hugh Gormley's roam
gelding, took the three miles steeple-
chase race again both Peter Hauck's
Essex u. with Alpers up, and Herbert
Mapes' Prince Henry, with Winmill
riding, having falls. Essex B. finished
second though way behind the winner.
There were six starters M the third
race, one mile fat for three year olds.
/ Robert @. Winmill's Prince Ching
with Matthews up, was left about two
lengths behind at the post but sue
ceeded In finishing second, j. Smiths
Ardenia taking the race by about two
lengths.
1t was In the fourth race, the three
mile steeplechase, that Mr.. Fuller fell
and with o. K. out, the race was
neck and neck struggle to the stretch
between Charles Pliers Gypsic and
his Sir Ellerslie. Clapp rode Gypsic to
victory by a small margin against
Hoffman's skilful hand.
The last race on the card was con-
ceeded to be the prettiest Of the after
noon. 1t was hack and hunter event
one and half miles on the fat. J. e.
Davis rode his AL. Fl. Woods and took
the race with e. w. Winmill on his
Aurumaster second. Z
The stewards Of the meet were J..
Seare Barclay, jr. Lawrence Smith,
Benjamin Nicoll and Charles Pizer.
DR.. Leslie d. Ward, f. III. Hum
phreys, Kenneth B. Schley, Charles
Pfizer and Richard I'll. Williams, jr.,
constituted the race committee. W.
@. Cammann and f. w. Jones, jr.,
were the judges and r. Lawrence
Smith the starter
The summaries OF Tuesdays races
follow:
First race, for Galloways, four years
old and over Won by ]. e. Davis
Malaga, ch. M, (Mr. Alpers) weight
1866; second Charles Pliers Spring
Beauty. (Mr. Clapp), 155; third. Ray
mond Belmonts Ranger, ch. g., (Mr.
Belmont), 16l.
Second race, steeplechase for half
bred bona tide hunters, three miles.
First, Hugh Gormley's Harry Baylor,
b. g., (Mr Gormley), weight 175; sec
Ond, Peter Hauck, jr. s, Essex b., (Mr
Alpers), l65 Herbert Mapes' Prince
Henry (Mr,WinmilD l68, also started.
Third race, open event for horses
three years old and upwards, one mile
flat. Won by j. Smiths Ardenia, b. f.,
(R. Ring, weight 1876 second, Robert
q. Winmill's Prince Ching, b. e.,
(Matthews), 1913; third. e. B. Schley's
Genesee, b. f., (Iucker), l65; fourta,
r. O. st. Georges Adele c., ch. M.
(Coyle), 1l5; fifth, Whitegate Stables
Inguistor, b. e., (C0oper), 1913; sixth,
j. M Belcher's St. Margraye. ch. e.,
(Jonesl, 123.
Fourth race, steeplechase for hunt
ers qualified under N. S. and II a,
rules, three miles. Won by Charles
Pliers Gypsic, bg. a., (Mr. Clapp)
weight IT'S; second, Charles Pfizer's
Sir Ellerslie, (Mr Hoffman) IT'S.
Leonce Fuller's O. X, bg., (Mr. Full
le), l75, also started
Fifth race, hack and hunter race for
horses four years old and upwards one
and one-half miles fiat. Won by j K.
Davis AL II. Woods, ch. e.. (AIr
Davis, weight 165 second, Il. w. Win
mills ADMINISTER, ch. & al, (Mr Win
milD, 1876; third, George Gilder's HO-
gan, b. h., tMr. Glider, 1865; fourth,
Whitegate Stables Ferrfianding, ch.
Z (slr. Hoffman,, 165; Louis Batter 5
Rosebank, b. m, Mr.. Clapp), l65.
His sixth Birthday.