New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
FUN In AMATEUR RACES
BIG CROWD 1T MEET IN
WATCHUNG HUNT. !.
Dir. GoodzCin Breaks His Arm Wber
Essep B. Falls at Last Jump
IN SteepLechase.

Clear skies and an attractive programme brou..
out a large and fashionable crowd for tba 80
annual amateur race mseting OF the Wa,cbr-t
Hunt Club, at Plainfed. y. J.. yesterday 49,
noon Long before the hour set for the frs, -,
the roads leading to the hunt club. in the -
skirts of the town. were crowded with autopohr.
and carriages, and by the time the meeting 49,
there was little available space left for the -
comers The meet was the most successfuI 49,
has ever been held by the Watching Hunt ~
members OF the club who were the hosts for -.
day provided light luncheon and after the rar.s
furnished elaborate refreshments.
The scene in the field where the course was I,ss
out was brilliant one when the horses with ~
vari-coIored silks OF the Jockeys came out Huntal
men in pink coats rode back and forth In -
parking space mingling with the shining bodies "A
the automobiles. White the predominafina
color of the gowns Of the women. although hs-z
and there a blue and mauve showed IN strrkins
contrast Each horse he came Up to the star.
received applause from the throng. among vhors
there was no end Of friendly partisanship
In the absence Of J. Searle Barclay. jr. Regfnass
Vanderbilt acted as chairman OF the stevrsrs,i
Among those who were grouped the lawn an3
in automobiles at the finish were Mr. and Mrs n
E. Waring, Miss Eleanor Waring. o. T. Wariaz.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. HooIey. Miss HooIey. Mr.. al
Mrs J. P dellick, J. p. Hartley NelHck AIr ans
Mrs. Daniel Runkel ". L Saunders, c. F. WiIdsv
the Misses WiIdey. Mr. and Mrs Morris ] "a
mont. Mr.. and Mrs. Z NJ Van Buren, Mr ~
Mrs John A. Thayer. Of Charleston, ". Va: NJ
and Mrs W. B. Tyler, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E BeIovz
Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Stockton. Mr. and Mrs y
Reeve Stockton. Mr.. and Mrs. Le1nueI ". ssr-sT'
Willard Parker, G. A. AIumford 5. A Cruissha,E'
Rufus Finch MI and Mrs Peter Hawk II M.
]. NJ. Charles. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phzsr. m,t
Charlotte Barnes Benjamin Wood. Paul HanSo,,
Mrs. G. Foster Rawlins. Mrs. Mcguire Mrs =
Wharton, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Barclay, Mrs. II =
and Mrs. Augustus Fisk. Miss Kaufman Mr ana
Mrs. Henry Lowell. Howard Colby, Mr. and Nrs
Arthur Otterson and Mr. and Mrs John Tennev,
There was plenty OF good riding while occasional
falls furnished the spectators some excitement IN
the second race Mr. Goodwin. who was riding Pst.s
Hauck's Essex b. was thrown when his horse far
and sustained a broken arm Essex B. was leadluzs
by about ten lengths coming 70 the last Jump aftsr
racing three-mile course over a post and raG
Goodwin eased the horse up a trife, intending %
take the jump slowly. as he not pressed Instead
Of rising TO the jump. however. Essex B. crashss
nto the hurdle and fell Goodwin was pitched hsaa<
long. but escaped being rolled by the hors.l
Luckily he fell Of the path Of the other horses
The accident threatened TO mar the days sport bus
Il learned that it not OF serious nasl
Ire.
Interest centred in the race for the Watching Gun,
open only TO horses OF the Watching Hunt ThA
contest was steeplechase over a two-and-one-halss
c. ". Fisk, which won the same race last yezEl
romped home after a pretty struggle with Mss
Mabel 3. HOoleys Sue. which was later disqualask
for cutting one OF the flags.
Five horses which have taken part regularly n
he hunts OF the Watching Club went 70 the pest
Appleiacx got of in front but after the first srmv
Sue Joined him. For the first time around the two
lorses ran like a team and then AppleiacS forged
lhead- In the middle jump Of the second round S1s
appeared to be Overtang the trophy holder, but Ne
Fisk urged his horse on, and the next jump Ez4
good two lengths IN the lead Applejack was avt
engths in front when they flashed past the jEdgss
tand at the end Of the third and last round.
Mr.. Bellows riding Mechanic had a lot OF tr0ublJ
n getting his horse over the Jumps. but he was
-apidly overtaking Manifesto II. r c. FInchs
lunter. which finished third at the end The lsss
laned got second place after the disqualification a
Sue
F. G. Won stade's Grassland. with z H CarTut
ID won the fourth race. for the Netherwood Cups
lftsr hard struggle with P. F. Burners ". o.
Head.
The stewards OF the meeting were Reginald Var
erbIt. Edwin s Hooley. Frederic Bull, Charles s.
'dzer and H L Herbert The judges were ". c.
'ammann and Willard Parker. r. Frederick W
ones was the paddock Judge and Harvey Fisk thss
atrol judge. John Shields was the starter Thai
ace committee was made up OF c. E. s Bellows.'
sufus C Finch. Charles F. WiIdey, Charles W
'isk and Lewis e Waring
HUNT CLUB SUMMARIES
'TPST RACF,-Tbs Union Cl1o for hacks O. huntsr<I