New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
FINISHES PROVE CLOSE
United Hunts Racing Meet Is En-
joyed by Go0dIy Crowd.
SOCIETY THERE IN FORCE
Lieutenant Spring Brings De-
ceive Home a Winner-Gen-
eral Grants Speech.

Close finishes kept the spectators inter
este6 20 the last in the second meetihS OF
the United Hunts Racing Association at
Belmont Park Terminal yesterday AS on
the previous occasion General FREDERICK
Dent Grant attended and took an active
part in the proceedings. Before the last
race the general made a short address
General Grant began by thanking August
Belmont and the association for ali they
had done toward promoting the sport ana
then went on TO predict that affairs of the
kind would arouse much interest IN army
circles which. the general thought, would
he vel represented at future meetings. lie
said the standard of horses in the army was
100 low. and gave It as his opinion that the
time was not far distant when the service
would be able TO boast OF better mounts.
II REQUIRED plenty OF red blood and no end
Of enthusiasm TO remain cheerful in the
face of the wintry blasts. which chilled TO
the bone Despite the weather, members of
society and horse folk We're out in force
majority arriving in automobiles. Among
those noticed We're:
Mr and Mrs Payne Whitney, Mrs Sid
rey Dillon Ripley. Charles Mather. Mr.. and
Mrs s. Butler Duncan, Mr. and Mrs.
Devereux Emmett, August Belmont, Mr..
and Mrs II. x. Ningut Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gust Belmont, jr-. Mr.. and Mrs. Singleton
Schoick Mr. and Mrs W. A Hazard. Mr..
and Mrs. Burling Cocks, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Scott Burden. Rene La Montague,
W. s. Cameron. H NJ. Earle. Mr.. and Mrs
J. 4. Burden. r. r Potter. Y H Noss, ". S.
Toss. James A Rawlins. Mr.. and Mrs. ". :.
Pease. Nj and Mrs. J. z. S. Hadden, Miss
Frances Hadden. Robert Kelley, Daniel
Noble. Miss Lucille Alger. H c Russell.
II
Duryea. w Russell Grace, Mr and Mrs.
Thomas Hitchcock. Frank Hitchcock, Mr.
and Mrs Henry Bull. John Cowden. Miss
Louise Grace. Miss Emily Ladenburg. Mr..
and Mrs. J. b Eustace, Mr. and Mrs j.
Searle Barclay, Miss Marion Hollins, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Zabriskie Gray, Miss Hilda
Hotlaway and Belmont Purdy.
Included in the military set present We're
General Frederick Dent Grant, Lieutenant
Gordon johnson, Lieutenant Dahm, Lieu
tenant James Z. Shelley. Lieutenant Clin-
ton Mills Lieutenant Edgar Whiting. Lieu
tenant T 5. Martin, Lieutenant Abram
Chaffe Lieutenant Spring. Lieutenant Els
Swift Lieutenant Rockwell, Captain r. G.
Paxton. Captain George Nidmer. Captain
G. Cushman, Captain Robert Wailach,
Lieutel7ant G. s Treat and b. S Bomas,
retired
Although lOnSs including eight races. lLle
programme was run off promptly and with
out q hitch of any kind The first race,
the Corinthian Plate. about TWO miles on
the fat had been postponed from Election
Day, and the brown Eelding, Grand Nedette.
ably ridden by Z. Tucker, passed under the
wire q winner by two lengths in front or
Mr. Rieman's Topright. These two were
equal favorites. the quoted odds being 2 TO
J and 10 for place. Later IN the a1'ef-
noon Grand Vedet1e won again
The first real excitement was stirred uT
in the third race, four-mile affair for
F,o-,a 1d4 hunters. Essex B, with Mr. Clapp
,,p. got away in front. but on the far turn
The first time round the roam gelding bolt
ed and threw his mount, who retired. Ine
horse ran away, but was soon caught by d
stable hand. on the second circuit Of the
course Adventurer fell and threw Mr.. Lee.
who was url1urt A. TO -AdyentureT, when
last seen the Star Ruby horse was disap-
nearing in The woods. Clever horseman-
shin was displayed by Nj Prinsle, who mad
the mount on Stripping. which stumbled on
the second time round Mr. Pringle was
urhorsed for an instant. and, although only
hanging On by one hand, managed TO re
gain hfs seat and finish second The race
was won bv the black mare Diana, ridden
by Mr. Stevenson Diana led stripping oy
two lengths Stripping beat the chestnut
mare Carmen by five lengths In this, as
in eu the other races. no time was gwen
General Grant acted as one of the stew
ARDS during the running of the fifth race
the Westchester County Hunt Cup, Army
Officers Steepiechase. The distance was