New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
THOUSANDS ENJOY RACING
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Widener
Entertain Many Guests.
SPIRITED CONTESTS RULE
Zebedee, Ridden by MIR. Kerr,
Wins Challenge Cup After a
Keen Struggle.


Keen racing furnished plenty of excite
rnent at Lynnewood Farm, Elkins Park,
near Philadelphia, yesterday afternoon,
where Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Widener
entertained some six thousand lovers Of
the sport The meeting was the most sue
cessful and best attended that has ever
been held at the course, although there
were a few nasty spills in the steeplechase.
Mclaughlin. who had the mount on
Motor in the third race, was pitched OF at
a jump on the backstTetch, but escaped
with nothing more serious than broken
arm. Mr.. Tuckerrnan, on Web Carter, In
the fourth race, fell in front of the club
house and lay stunned in full view Of the
spectators. It was more than a quarter
Of an hour before he was able to recognize
his friends.
Automobiles were parked at all points of
vantage Despite the fact that an east
wind, which had all the earmarks Of late
November, blew across the course. II did
not in the least trouble the spectators
who were on hand to enjoy every minute
of the sport.
Among those on the lawn of the spacious
grounds were Mr.. and Mrs. R E. Roberts,
T.
Joseph Widener, Mr. and Mrs Alexander
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. David Chew, Mr. ana
Mrs Russell E. Tucker. MI and Mrs
Charles L. Hartman, Mr and Mrs. James
Patton. Mr.. and Mrs Herbert T. Lloyd,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bohlen, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Harrison. Mr.. and Mrs Stanley
Reeves, Clement Williams. Harry S. Page,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Riddle. Mr.. and
Mrs Louis Boiseau, Mr.. and Mrs. An
tello Devereaux, Mr.. and Mrs Z. T Stotes-
bury, Alfred Devereaux, Miss Betty
Deevers. Captain and Mrs. z. 3. Cassatt,
P A 3. Widener, George A. HUM, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Lewis, Mr. and Mrs.
r z. Strowbridge, Mrs. Stetson, George
EIkins, Harry Arrar. George Stackhouse,
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Briggs. Peter Hauck,
jr. Miss Angelica Brown and William R.
Martin.
Interest centered irr the Lynnewood Chal-
lenge Cup, which was contested for in the
next to the last race Of the afternoon.
Eight horses started, the jockeys being
gentlemen riders. Zebedee and Wen
Carter. the former owned by s. H. Cross
and ridden by Mr.. Kerr. and the latter
owned by Mrs Payne Whitney and ridden
bv b. Tuckerman We're joint favorites
when they went to the post,
The start was q good one. and at the out
set Zebelee jumped into the lead. The first
time around showed Zebedee leading. with
Essex r. close UP. and Rubeas Weirdsome,
/ Madder Lake. Web Carter and Peter Young
running strung out in the order named.
Zebedee could dc nc more than hold his
own. and Essex b pushed him hard at every
stage OF the race When the first mile had
beeu covered the positions Of the horses
remained practically unchanged. but at the
hurdle coming into the stretch past the
/ clubhouse Web Carter fell and threw Mr..
Tuckerrnan The other horses forming the
second division OF the race, narrowly es-
caped striking him before attendants could
pick him up and carry him out OF the way.
/ He was lifted to the side, and a physician
worked over him for fifteen minutes before
he was finally brought to. Then it was
found that he was suffering more from
shock than from any other cause.
/ On the same jump on the next time
around Weirdsome struck the hurdle and
/ Mr.. T. Wright was thrown. He managed
to regain the saddle, however, and plucklly
continued the race without his stirrups
/ He finished a fair third to Essex b. which
was unable to catch the flying Zebedee, and
Dassed the Judges stand three lengths be-
hind the winner.
RenauIt, owned by l. NJ. Stackhouse and
ridden by A Smith, won stirring race
from A NJ Harkness's Grand Vendette
with E. Tucker up, in the last event OF the
DAVIS sport. Renault did not show particu-
/ larIv well III the early stages OF the mile
and a quarter struggle, but he came strong
at the end and won after a hard sprint
down the stretch with Grand Nendette.
There we're four horses in the race. Con-
volo the favorite, and Frances being the
1 other starters. COnvoo ridden by Mr.. Har-
rison. was well up at the beginning of the
/ last half. but his driver evidently mistook
the distance he had ridden and spurred
/ his horse on flashing past the judges
! twenty lengths ahead Of Renault. Pulling
I'D on his mount Mr.. Harrison saw the
other horses tear past him. but il was then
/ TOO late. for although he made every effort
/ to race Convolo through the last half the
/ horse was tired and just finished third.
ahead of Frances Renault was hard
pressed by Grand Vendette, but won ou' by
a length in a hard finish.
The CoIigny steeplechase was won by
Joseph Widener's horse OF that name by
six lengths over Mr.. Stackhouse's Renault.
/ This was the race IN which Motor fell.
| breaking McI-aughlins arm. Motor at the
| time OF the accident was leading by half
dozen lengths with only q half mile to go.
! on the hurdle in the baokstretch he jumped
/ badly and threw the jockey 10 the ground.
! Mclaughlin fell heavily on his arm and IT
/ broke under the strain. The horse rolled on
/ TO the other side. and the rider was pulled
/ out OF the way of the other horses. which
by this time were coming over the jump.
with Motor out Of 1t Coligny had an easy
] time in beating out Renaut.
The summaries follow
| FIRST RAcE.--weight for age Six furlongs.
or the fiat.
Horse. weight and owner. Jockey. FiniRh.
Medallion, 123. Capt Casgatt Rowan ..-....I a
! The Rascal. 100. w. l., Bacr T. Davies. "a
Iaymnster, 100. Capt Cassatt. .ti. Moore. .Sh
/ Cintreila 100 Capt Cassatt Lloyd ....,...4
/ O's Song. 10 " T.. Johnson .Muf.auEblu a
Drachme. III. c. n Williams j. Dwyer. r..... 6
Rowan drove Medallion hard n the last fur