New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
HOT FINISHES THE RULE
Society in Strong Force Sees
Racing at Belmont Park.
MAPLE LEAF WINS BY NOSE
Keats Stripping for the Meadow
Brook Hunt Cup-Pinkerton's
Macedonian a Victor.

Malcolm
laden bv NJ. Won slade. won the eighteenth
-,,,ninc Of the Meadow Brook Hunt Cup
h, the scant margin Of nose at the spring
,,.et,rg Of the Meadow Brook Steeplechase
ASSOCIATION at Belmont Park Terminal yes
,oraav Harry ". Smiths Stripping. Mr..
,,,cLer-nan IN the saddle. was second and
IA &, no, been for a bolt from the course
O.. as che horses turned into the last mile
NJ smiths eelding would probably have
.e,cs,od his victory Of week ago over
Maple Leaf.
frederick Bulls Magnolia jumped into the
lad At the start. and was never headed I'M
81, the first mile post was passed. Here MY.
-,,c,e-rnan brought stripping in front and
bent hi-, there until the turn for the last
mile when Mr. Smiths sclding suddenly
turned ont Of the course Mr.. Tuckerman
quickly got him back again. and although
half A dozen lengths were lost. Stripping
responded nobly and after supreme e.
fort. again took the lead before the next
Jump was reached
II was this effort that cost him the race
for. in the driving finish that ended the
contest Maple Leaf Rad just enough left
10 win Mr. stevenson rode his good mare
Diana. which won the cup three years ago.
but finished fifth
The Rats Cup. the first race on the card
resulted in a stirring contest between Mrs
PAYNE Whitney's Web Carter and Allan
Pinkerton's Macedonian. the latter win
ming by a head in the hardest kind OF
drive Macedonian took the lead right az
the start and STAYED there until the last
lump when Mr. Appleton brought up Web
Carter Going into the stretch on even
terms. both riders began 10 apply the whip
and spur vigorously. Macedonian. however.
stuck 70 his task. and Mr. Bell brought
hin under the wire a winner ny a narrow
margin.
AS Il % make the victory Of Mr.. Bell
more noteworthy. he finished the last mile
Of the race with one stirrup, the other hav-
ing been lost going over the liverpool
Richard Mortimer. jr.. on his mare Alice
Carneal was thrown at the last jump. but
was uniniured He rode In the last race
Ten horses faced the starter for the fifth
running Of the Richard Peters challenge
CUP. at a mile and half on the fat. the
result Of which was an easy victory for
Henry W Warmers NoseGay. Silver Ball,
M. Mortimer in the saddle, set the pace
for the first mile. Mr.. Cowdn then gave
Nosegay his head and he hreezed in with
out any effort.
one Of the surprises OF the day was the
defeat Of Harry w Smiths fire sprinter
IN the Combination Plate, the second con-
test on the card. Mr.. Smiths mare was
a 10 favorite. but was hopelessly out OF
the money al the finish ROYAL Vane, NJ
TUckerman riding. won easily. after Rufus
Finch's Punch. Mr.. Wildey in the saddle.
lost whatever chance he had by making
a wide swerve in the turn for home For
the first three jumps the Stewards Steep,e-
chase was Z pretty contest MI Steven
sens Ontario owner riding. and Mr. Pages
Oak-awn. English up, going over the bar
riers together. After that it was a pro-
cession. Ontario winning by fifty lengths.
The me weather and the excellent card
attracted d large number Of devotees Of
the sport of kings 10 the United Hunt
Club grounds just across the road from
Belmont Park. where the races were held.
among them half a dozen Of the English
polo players. who are here for the cup
contests. They were Captains Barrett
Cheape, Edwards. Lloyd. Palms and VII
son. About two thousand persons w-re
on the grounds. which have the reputation
% being the best national steeplechase
course IN America and they included one
Individual who had nerve enough 20 wear
Panama straw hat. or course. the smart
set was present in large numbers.
Among those seen on the grandstand and
around The paddock were Mr.. and Mrs.
PAYNE Whitney. Nj and Mrs. James w.
W ellsworth, jr., Mrs. Charles VI. Oelr.Chs.
Mr and Mrs Robert Livingston Gerry.
Miss Angelica Gerry Miss Evelyn Burden
and Miss GWendOlyn Burden. Ny. AMI MRS.
Arthur Scott Burden. William r. Buraen.
Francis and Maurice Roche. Miss Cele~une
Eustis. Miss Celestine Hitchcock. Miss
Helen Hitchcock Mr.. and Mrs Court .Indt
Dixon Barnes. Ms. James 4 Burden. jr..
Miss Frances MADDEN. Mrs. samuel
stevens Sands. Mr.. and Mrs C. Oliver
lsalu. Mr.. and Mrs. August Belmont Mr.
and Mrs August Belmont jr, Mr. ana
Butler Duncan. Mrs oliver ". Bird. Miss
Claire Bird. Mrs A bert Zabrskie Gray.
Mr and Mrs ". Goadbv LoeW. Nj and
Mrs Frank EgertOu Webb Miss laura
s. Webb Miss Marion Rollins NJ. and
Mrs oliver Gould Jennings LLOYD Warren.
% Creighton Webb and Mr. and Mrs. j.
Ambrose clark Miss Eleanor Palmer
Fred Alpus Colonel g. f. Bellows. Harry
Lew War!ng
The summaries follow.
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