New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
AMATEUR RACES DRAW
STORM Has NO TERROPs
Fashionable CrO7cd Enjoys HIM,
Meeting at NOrristozcn

Despite the cold and disagreeable vaa.s
large and fashionable crowd turned 0uf - =
amateur race meeting at the Whippan,7 =, ss
Club, at Morristown. ". J.. YESTERDAY The ossr at
and members OF the club did everythfne u, els .ss
power TO make the guests comfortable and -
the excellent programme offered the noAati, -N'
a decided success Most Of those having eo.,.1
homes In the neighborhood notored over - =.
course. and had luncheon az the club tsgasba- IA,
those from New York who took an early trssn ,,,
from the city.
Although greatcoats and rubber ponchos -,
much in evidence, the scene lost little Of its b;
fancy and the silks Of the jockeys and the Dt.,
coats of the huntsmen made almost as bravo :
show against the green fretwork Of the polo a.i1
as II the day had been bright and sunny
Among those seen in the grandstand and 49,.
the lawn were Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin NeoII NJ
and Mrs Lewis Spencer Morris, Mrs John
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pdzer Mr. and M,
Gustav Kissel. Miss Dorothy KisseL Miss Bestr,e,
Pratt, Miss Eleanor Mortimer. Miss Dorothy Ks7s
Miss Elsie Nicoll. Miss Margaret Dix. DR. Ies,s
D Ward. Stuyvesant Fish. jr-. MIR. and Mrs CAcu
Lyon, Mrs. George 3. Dadmun. Mrs. T Towa-
Bates. Mrs William Shippen. Mrs Henry C. Pea
dleston Mrs. Putnam A Bates, Mrs John Grsn
vile Bates Courtandt NicolI J. Searle Barclay. r
H Williams. tr.. Otto H. Kahn, F. Ambrose Cark.
Mrs J. Prentice. Mr.. and Mrs. William Woodward
Miss Dorothy Whitney, Mrs ]. Gordon Douglaz
W. D. Vanderpool. Richard Forrest. Joseph c. WI.
let's, Frank Outerbrtdge, Lathrop Brown and Rich.
ard Lawrence.
The amateurs who rode in the various races
showed excellent horsemanship and the sport was
interesting from end TO end In the second racs
NJ. J. AyIvard's Roseban'I. with EIr- Cookan ID
cut himself badly by hitting OF the Jumps but
otherwise no accidents marred the racing.
The programme was made up OF six races thres
being over a steeplechase course Of three mEes
Chief interest centred in the chase for the Whip
pany Cup in which i've horses, which have been
hunted regularly with the Essex Hounds, went to
the post Scout, well handled by his owner. A a
Fowler. fenced in clever fashion. and won raths.
easily from Charles Pfzer's thoroughbred So
ElIcrsIie. with Mr.. Maynard up.
Mr. Pdzer found some consolation when Mr
Harper rode his Ciypsic victory in the last raes
at three miles over fair hunting country Gypsc
was lucky to win. however. as o. h. with Mr
AIpers up, refused at the last jump when ne had
the race at his mercy. Mr.. Alpers got the horse
over in time 70 finish second Dick Roberts fen az
the water jump
In the other steepIechase Mr.. Harper got RingstS
running In the name and colors OF Mrs. G. Foster
RawIins, home in front after a pretty race with
Peter Hauck jr.'s, Essex B.
The stewards Of the meet were J. Sesris Bar
clay. tr. R Lawrence Smith. Benjamin NceH and
Charles Pfzer- The patrol judges were Harry Hoy.
Frank -Outerbridge. Francis Kinnicutt, Cecil Lyon
and James Ely Miller. Joseph g. Willis was pad
dock Judge, and E c. Smith clerk OF the course.
The meet which was under the rules Of the
National Hunt and Steeplechase Assoclatlon was
conducted by DR.. Leslie D. Ward. Kenneth B.
sch!ey, Dr. Frederick H Humphreys. Courtlaads
NicoI and Richard H. Williams. jr.
The summaries follow:
First racs Csorses regularly worked farms Il Morris
or Somerset counties: distance. ouenat rnis-Hon y
James RiIsv's Lulu; A : WauEhs Maud sseond
second race (fCr bona dds hunters @ ealy
les pounds miles hunting country = -
Mrs @ Foster RAWLINGS ch. m Ringls-s Mr. Harper
peter Hauck trs. br Essex E. NY llaPpl; ssoo--'
r Ysvfs's ch N Relentless (5ir- Davis Llla
third race Cfor galoWays. IS hands or under Z e 80
$50 roIuds. tvyo-thirds ot a mls-Non oy T. J gD9-o
bHe.s ch m Victory Belle az. Wudey); ? - s ysa
tNr Carlei. second, -slllu'lEs
S+sSIa-, rn 2 Sir Gaze tEr Harper' third - -
Fourth race Che Whippary cup, for oona Hle nln.s
ra~,,IarIy ridden Essex Houn1@s % eaFty y
rc7rrJs distance three mies)Won BY A A Fo@IsCs .
scout Mr. Fowler. Charles PhzeTs D. g SIT Ess.s9
1Vr Navnardl second: Charles PdzeTs , g Seh1A-l1S
tAir Ciappl, third - - 49, AS
,i,-5s. o0a mile on the hatl-Wou by Leslie D W&1s
en- e ISRAELI Mr.. Cars); J. p Dsyts : e. z n ~
woods tNfr. Davis. second, Fe-er fial-N' a. = -
Modest tNIr. Casey, third . - carr rs
SIXTH race (f0r thoroughbrsf hunters q - ~ -
rounds; three miles over hunting .r. F1f-
5rariss Pdrers D. z Gypsc Nir Harper, ....sis,s
t.s n x Mr. Apsrsl. second. Vs-s GATE sua0sS
r ST Alary Nlr- Evans. third