New-York tribune., 1910-05-01
MORE GAMBLING RAIDS FIELD DAY FOR SOCEIY
Well Known Persons See Races
of RoCkaway Hunting Club.
REWARDED BY GOOD SPORT
Amateur Riders Show Skill and
Finishes in Several Contests
Are Close.

Under weather conditions that were
welfnigh perfect the RockaWay Hunting
Club opened the amateur TaCir season
on it's pretty grounds at Cedarhurst,
Long Island, yesterday afternoon, with
an attendance of between five thousand
and six thousand persons. It was the
fi1lss~open air event Of the year for So
ciety and almost every member of the
hunting sets of Long Island and New
Jersey took advantage of the pleasant
conditions TO visit the course in auto
mobile or drag. Seldom has a prettier
picture OF the kind been presented than
that which greeted the eye yesterday in
the inclosure and paddock, where hand
some1y gowned women and their more
graveIy garbed escorts celebrated what
was to them the opening Of the outdoor
season.
The racing, too, was of the keenest.
and the finishes in at least half of the
six contests on the card were Of the
kind to cause the blood of the enthusiast
TO tingle
Among those who were seen in the in
closure or parking spaces we're Reginald
dIlUfTDltJ. AUGUST DtililOItlS JIsg hOlilS
La Montague. Frank K. Sturgis, Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Hitchcock, jr., Mr.. and
Mrs J. B. Eustis. Nj and Mrs. Herbert
NJ Hartmann Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Hastings. Mrs. Emily L.adenburg. Mrs
W. K Vanderbilt, jr-. Reginald Rives.
Frederick III. Nfathers, MIR and Mrs. l.,
A. Dalrymple Percival, Nj. and Mrs, ].
A. ". BaItazzi. Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.
Hazard, Mr.. and Mrs. ". r. Pease,
Charles F'leischman. Charles W. Fisk.
Hastings Arnold. James Fox. Mr.. and
Mrs A. Robinson Sargent. Harry
Fahnestock Mr. and Mrs Robert Gerry.
Mr. and Mrs. s. Oakley Vanderpoel. Mr..
and Mrs j. T. Davis. Seward Carey.
Mrs Orin Root. Mr., and Mrs. A n Peck.
Miss Marion HolIins. Harry Page. P H.
Thompson, Taber Willets. w B. Cox,
Louis Haight, Halstead Vanderpoel,
Miss Billings. w r. Grace. J. p Grace.
Allan Pinkerton, r. l.. Benedict. Thomas
White, Mrs z. c. Potter. Mrs. J. II.
Benton and Mrs. A. S. Norris.
Just after the start of the second race
a small boy created a lot Of excitement
among a crowd OF women who had
climbed the hill to the left OF the in
closure to get a better view of the
hurdles Taking live mouse from his
pocket, he threw 1t into the centre OF
a group, and Immediately screaming
women were scampering toward the in
closure. Their small enemy did not live
long, however, the heel of one of the men
terminating it's existence.
". Gould BrOkaW was the most fort
innate owner Of the day. His brown
mare Live Wire. cleverly ridden By
Mr. Rumsey, started in two races. and
won each OF them In an impressive man
ner. The first race was quarter mile
dash for ponies under 143 hands. and at
the finish Mr. Brokaw's mare WAS Il
scant head in front of Osgood NichoIs's
Whirlwind. with Fred Alpers up
After q short rest Live Wire again
started in the Galloway race the third
on the card. at about half q mile. and
had no trouble in winning by half a
length from r c. Thomas's Contrast
with Schuyler Casey In the saddle
The race for the Rockaway Cup was
the feature Of the programme. and IL
brought to the post Mrs. Antelo Deve-
rcllx'a game chestnut Sacandaga the
champion steenleehaser of last year. |
which. cleyerIy ridden by MIR Devereu9.
won the cup by haIf a length from Jere-
miah Bealis's DR. HilIsworth.
Sacandaga jumped into the lead wnen
the nag dropped. ana, with pr. Hils-
worth close behind. set the pace un-
III the last Jump was reached. The
two leaders went over the obstacle
80 close together that a blanket could
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