The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25
BRAVES RAIN
FOR RACING
Society Turns Out IN Force to
Attend Whippany River
Club Race Meet.
SCOUT WINS FEATURE EVENT

Rain somewhat mdTIeu uAC oAA"oee
race meet Saturday afternoon at Une
Whippany River club, where an ezcel-
lent programme of six events under
the rules of the National Hunt ana
Steeplechase association was provided.
In spite of the stormy weather several
hundred society people turned out and
witnessed an excellent afternoons
sport.
Exclusive preparations had been
made by the club for the event. The
fat course was unchanged from pre-
yious years, but the steeplechase
course was heightened and the start
and finish was on the polo field imme-
diately in front of the grand stand,
and in addition two jumps on the polo
field we're in full view OF the parking
spaces and club inclosure.
The meet was remarkably free from
spills and accidents usually incidental
to amateur meets, and this IN spite OF
a stiff country wind that faced the
riders. Only one incident interfered
with the regular order of things. This
was in the fifth race, when five OF the
six horses entered made a false start
and ran once around the track. The
horse left standing, DR.. Leslie u.
Wards Israfel, subsequently won the
race.
Tt was society event in all that the
name implies, and the parking spaces
were well filed with autos and vehi-
cles of every description All sorts OF
clothing were worn, from heavy win
ter furs to straw hats. The country
surrounding Morristown sent big
contingent, while many prominent
New Workers were on hand.
The meet drew many people we'll
known in society to the-club, among
them being Mr.. and Mrs. Otto IL.
Kahn, Stuyvesant Fish, Joseph w.
Ogden, Mr.. and Mrs. James Z. Davis,
DR.. David H. McAlpin, Mr.. and Mrs
John o. H. Pitney, Mr.. and Mrs. Dud-
" Olcott, End, James T. Pyle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward w. -VanVleck, Samuel
Freeman, Theodore Robinson, Mr.,
and Mrs. John Mayer, jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore White, DR.. F. L. Hum
phreys, Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Sage, e.
Y. Fl. Tallmadge, Mr.. and mrs. Q. H.
Hammond, Norman Henderson, Chas.
Scribner, George r. d. Schetfelin, Mr.,
and Mrs. Oelrichs, Mr.. and Mrs. Boyer,
George G.. Frelinghuysen, Peter II. =.
Frelinghuysen, Mrs. W. B. Bolton
and Miss Bolton, Charles Raymond,
George Raymond, DR.. and Mrs. Gran
vile M. White, George Walker Jenk-
ins, Miss Jenkins, Miss Cutler, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Fillmore Hyde, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. H. Thomas and Miss Thomas,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Tower Bates, Putnam
Bates, John Bates, Mr. and Mrs.
George e. Dadmun, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Shipper, Mrs. Max Behr, Miss
Elsie Nicoll, Miss Ruth Twombly,
Miss Dix, the Misses Merrell, Mrs.
Gustave E. Kissell, Miss Eleanor Nor
timor, Henry s, Hooper, r. 81. Gran
mis-, jr., Miss Dorothy Kissel, John G,
Wilmerding, Miss Beatrice Pratt,
Lathrop Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer
Morris, Miss Ely Lattimer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph G.. Willis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard B. Duychinck, Albert Swords,
W. D. Vanderpool, Richard Forrest,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pfizer and G.
Wickliffe Throckmorton.
After the racing several parties
were entertained at dinner in the
club house and remained for the in
formal dance III the evening. Those
who entertained we're Mrs. A. Fillmore
Hyde, who was the hostess of a party
Of twelve, Kenneth b. Schley, seven
guests, r. A. Grannis, jr., eight, Miss
Granniss, ten, Richard H. Williams,
jr., ten and George Carr Henry, six.
n The stewards of the meet were J..
Searle Barclay, jr., r. Lawrence Smith,
Benjamin Nicoll and Charles Ptizer.
The patrol judges we're Harry Hoy,
Frank Outerbridge, Francis Kinni-
cutt, Cecil Lyon and James Ely Mil
Ter. Joseph G.. Willis was paddock
judge and e. @. Smith, clerk of the
course. The meet, which was under
the rules of the National Hunt and
Steeplechase association, was con-
Quoted by Dr.. Leslie D. Ward, Ken
meth B. Schley, Or Frederick H.
Humphreys, Courtlandt Nicoll and
Richard H. Williams, IT,, the race
committee.
The Galloway race at two-thirds of
a mile was a big upset for the talent.
p. E. Burners w. o. Head looked
good with the Loudonville Stables
Sir Gaze the second choice. The start
was a struggling one. with T.. J. Dono-
hue's Victory Bell off running. For
the first four furlongs. w. @. Head
hung on well, but Victory Belle had
the best of the footing and won ridden
out by three lengths. The favorite
was second, two lengths ahead of Sir
Gaze. ~
The prettiest race of the afternoon
was for the ,WhippanY Cup, for bona
fide hunters at three miles, Iii which
the riders wore their hunting cos
TUNES. Charles Pfizer was represented
by Sir Ellerslie, the faxorite, and Gen