New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29
BY AEROPLANE TO RACES
Aerial Visitors Drop In on the
United Hunts Club Meeting.
SOCIETY. OUT IN NUMBERS
Five Spirited Contests Make up
One of the Best Programmes
Ever Arranged.

,.,,,or,iov afternoon. The spectators came
hv tho unrrete1tious and plebeian Long
Island Railroad. they came by stage theH
49, nc I'm automobiles and last but not leas"
,rev can'o IN acroplanes The aerial VS.
itors. however. were little later IN arrlN-
,rr than their less fortunate brethren and
provided brilliant spectacle for the three
thousand persons already gathered on the
neId when they swooped gracefully TO
earth after a thrilling trip from Nassau
boulevard There were two aeroplanes, ana
each carried a woman passenger.
II was just after the second race had
beon run off tha. a whizzlng and whirrnY
were heard from tho east, and all OF sud
don there burst into view biplane that
scared some four hundred feet above the
ground. and. after making circle OF the
track settled gently 10 earth In midheld.
There was rush from all sides 20 the un-
heralded visitor. and those that reached y
first found y l.. Welsh assisting Mrs MAY
Corcoran 10 alight. The pair said they had
had delightful trip. and turned to the
srandstand 10 view the races when. just
rs suddenly as the first. second air run
about slipped up from behind the eastern
hilItops and headed straight for the field.
This one made no fancy circle; II coasted
10 the ground and came TO stop couple
81 hundred feet from aeroplane Nc. I. The
second visitor carried Philip w Page. and
he had as a companion Miss Blanche Scott.
The arrival Of the aeroplanes upset
triHe the plans Of the racing committee,
hut things Strengthened themselves ont all
right. so that the races went on without
incident Apparently fast gathering dusk
made the air travellers fear that they
would have difficulty in finding their way
back 10 the boulevard II they waited until
the programme was over. so they jumped
into seats after the fourth race and
vhizzed out OF sight in less time than it
takes to tell
Five Of the best contests that the United
Hunts Racing Association has ever held
made IN the afternoons programme. All
except one of the races were over the
steeplechase course. and although there
were q couple OF tumbles there we're no
accidents more serious than fall or two
20 mar the sport. Mrs. Payne Whitneys
Web Carter won the Smithtown Hunt Club
Steeplechase. the feature event of the day,
otter spirited struggle with Peter Haucks
Essex r. G. Appleton had the mount on
Mrs Whitneys horse. and had him well in
hand all the way. Essex r. was ridden by
Kenneth Whitendale. who forced Appleton
10 push Web Carter hard on the turn into
the stretch.
Four horses started. but David Dows's
Rutwell and Bayard Tuckerman's kenne-
wick dislOdged their riders early in the
contest. and ii settled down TO race be-
tween Essex E and Web Garter. Web
Carter was out in front practically 20 the
last jump. when Essex B. made de-
termined effort and went over the jump
on even terms with the Whitney horse. In
the run down the stretch. however, Essex
p. slowed up suddenly. and Web Carter
won BY coiSle Of lengths. When Whiten-
dale dismoupted from Mr.. Haucks horse Il.
was found that his left shoulder was dislo-
Gated. and that he had ridden nearly half
the race with only one hand. In going
over one Of the jumps the horse pulled
so hard that Whitendales shoulder was
wrenched out Of Joint but he was plucky
enough to finish the race
The big surprise OF the meeting came IN
the fifth race. nile and a half contest
on the fat Fircstont. Nestor. Spectator
and Nosegay started, with Firestone an
odds-on favorite. Harry L. Bell rode the
old Williams and Hiidretn horse. ana it was
!. looked upon as an almost certain winner.
M Nosegay, however. a to l chance made
kEthe running in the first half mile, and Mr..
~ Bell had 10 force Firestone TO extend him
self to get up with the leader on the back
stretch lie had no sooner pulled into the
lead. however. than Spectator came
through with a rush and SWEPT out into the
van. All through the backstretch then II
was n pretty race. with NoSegay forcing
FirestOne fast for the place. Coming into
The hOmestretch Spectator led by length,
and Increased il by another in the last
iurlong F1restOne disappointed the crowd
by firing badly I'm the sprint. and Nosegay
had TO trouble i'm winning the place by a
couple of lengths.
The only serious fan OF tie day was re-
corded in the third race. which was thc
Ilemton Steepechasc. Supplement, Mace
DOMAIN and Adjutor were the only starters
rank LTyan had no end OF trouble I'm get
ting the horses of. and it was only after
they had been sent back half dozen times
that they finally Wers sent on their way.
The trouble broke out anew at the first
jump for although Macedonian. which was
leading. went over clearly. Supplement mo
mcntarily refused and i'm doing so edged
IN on Adjutor. That caused Davis. on Ad-
iutor. 20 throw his morse TO one side. with
the result that IL stumbled over the bar
I.el and The Jockey went flying to the fence.
supplement, got over al right after thdt
md D&yis picked himself up. lie had land
ri heavily ON his arm, and for a time II
looked aa if ais arm was badly hurt, but
alter ii little rubbing ii came around all
J.sht, ard Davis remounted lis horse after
lie others had finished and went around
the course for third place. Macedonian
beat supplement by nearly a quarter Of a
mile.
Raymond Belmont rode his own horse.
CuNcrt. to victory I'm the second race. d
h'c-furloug dash FOR "a gWcepstak es Mr..
Belmont forced his horse into the lead at
tie start ami kept him there throughout.
NaJ.e Bumppo. ridden by J. Tucker. took
tho place, and Robert Kolly's Undertook
was third
Those who were present az the meeting
included Mrs. Payne Whitney, Mr.. and
Airs. August Belmont. f. Ambrose Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. T.. g. Potter. Mr.. and Mrs.
d. j.. Lee Pratt. air and Mrs. G. b. Kip.
Miss 4 r. Tinker. Mr.. and Mrs +. H.
tinker. Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Tinker Miss
Gertrude fOulhes, Fhilp DWySr, X. Il. VIII
son, jr.. Jack BloOdSood. Or. and Mrs
BsrrOws, Eugene Woods. Mrs c. Wighton,
Mr.. and Mrs 6. W MMturn, Mrs. g.
Dresser. Mrs Middleton :. Burren, NJ.
and Mrs. Willoughby Sharp, Joseph Harrl-
man Paul d. Crayath Frank r. Hitch
cock, Schuyler II. Parsons. II. w. Slocum,
Frederic HOusemdn, Mrs L. Berry Wall,
Mr.. and Mrs. ). A. Davis, Mr. and Mrs.
o. w. Bird, Mrs. j. Z. Smith Hadden Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond T. Admiral. Mrs. Alex