New-York tribune., 1909-07-06
MIR. ALPERSRIDES W ELL
FIRST IN TWO RACES.
Big Cro1cd Enjoys Good Days
Sport at Long Branch.

Fral AIpers the gentleman rider. was the star
Of the closing day of the meeting of the Mon
mouth County Pony and steeplechase Association
at FIl5wood Park Long Branch, yesterday. He
von two races and finished second in another out
of four mounts. The weather conditions We're ldea'
for racing and a large holiday crowd watched "l'h
keen interest the six races on the programme all
of which were fought out solitary accident hap
pened during the afternoon, and this was in the
last race when Meddlesome Boy came cropper
giving his rider Turnburke, an ugly faIi from
which he escaped with sprained wrist
\ cool breeze played around the lawn and the
Grandstand. which filled with handsomely
gOwned women and enthusiastic followers 7Ol Ihe
amateur racing. There was some oral Oetuhg' out
it was mostly between friends. Among those seen
in the incIosure p J. Casey, SCHUYLER casey
Mr. and Mrs Robert +. Ide Mr.. and Mrs r b.
Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lewisohn' Waiter
I.evisohn. Charles Pfzer, Mr.. and Mrs Gus
Wertheim, Harold Content, \. Peter Wedln, George
Donaldson John J. Egan, II. A. Bourne, William
WiIdev Frederick Alpers, Asa B. Soule. Harry
Rothschnd. Francis Lusser, Mrs. Ella Ferris
Cooper Colonel Martin Cole. Joseph Moore Frank
Ross Oliver Hamilton, Frederick Bull Lewis War
ing Mrs May Carpenter. John Addcks, Martin
Slider, Mr. Hasey, Louis Clark. Albert Downs
Frank Harrington. Mrs. Irene q. Powers. Mrs
Helen Russell. Mrs. Winfred Freeman, Meyer
Conan Harry Swift. Edward Hearn. Samuel Reed
Joseph Hegeman. L. A. La Montague, Gordon
Frank Mr.. and Mrs Reginald Slade. Westmoreland
Davis J. f. Davis Carlton Opdyke. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Lee Bouler, jr., Miss Virginia Dller, NJ T.
Kahn, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Batter, Montenore G.
Kahn, A. Albright jr.. Alexander Wallace, Iheo-
dore Opperman, Clarence S Green, Maurice 3
Hart Miss Kathleen Russell, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Taylor Miss Gwendolyn WOrmser. Robert Worm
ser Mr. and Mrs Marshal Clapp, Miss Adeline
Grant Mr. and Mrs Henry w. Rose. Mr.. and Mrs
J F. Davis Harry S. Page, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Hauck fr Miles NJ. OBrien, Alfred Nathan, Harry
Content Herbert schef-@l L. Gallagher. Colonel
Thomas J. O'Donohue. colonel Hugh O'Donohue.
Edward steinger, A J. segman Charles S. Hirsch.
lanes J. O'Donohue jr, William b. Anderson and
Walter Lewisohn.
Nugget which won the last two times out. looked
to have the opening race-a five furions dash for
galloways-at his mercy, but after delaying the
start for twenty minutes by his bad acting he was
finally left standing. Clandeboye with Mr.. Alpers
up, made the running but bolted In the stretch,
so that Tos won by four lengths.
Nine horses faced the starter in the third race.
with KlIIochan which Saturday but was
disqualified a warm favorite at to .. Mr.. Al
pers had the mount Off TO good start, Waller
took kingsley Swanns Trouveur to the front and
held him there until hundred feet from the wire,
when Kiochan closed with rush and won going
away
James y. won the fifth race from Paddy in a
driving finish after the latter had led until within
a few jumps Of the winning post
The open steeplechase brought out the three
rivals of Saturday-Doube O., Helen Shea and
Memo The 1irst named was quoted at to g. and
upheld the confidence of his supporters by again
winning. by ten lengths.
Essex B. repeated his victory of Saturday in the
steepIechase for bona fde hunters. He took the
lead at the start and was never headed, winning
by eight lengths from Harry Baylor Flying Ma
chine was an easy winner in the last of the
day-a steepIechase for hunters-after Meddlesome
Boy came a cTopper-
Monohan. who rode Guatenotzln in the third race
finishing last was fined SO by the stewards for
asking permission to dismount.
Drs. Wooley and Steinberger had charge of the
field hospital. At the slightest sign of accident
the ambulance quickly on the scene.
HUNT MEETING SUMMARIES.