New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-09
CROWD TURNS OUT
FOR LIVELY RACING
Brilliant Scene When Lieut.. Alex
ander Rides Metaphor to
Victory in Army Race.
DRIVING FINISHES THE RULE
Booger Red Captures the Sprint,
but Only by a Head from
Culvert, with Raymond
Belmont Up.

The attractive and picturesque course OF
the United Hunts Racing Association at
Belmont Park Terminal had every appear
ance Yesterday OF huge house party Low
ers of the thoroughbred and the inviSora'-
ing sport Of racing turned out IN Soooy
numbers for the first OF a two-day meetlns'
the second Of which will come tomorrow
The low hanging lowering clouds or MOI
CAV. Tuesday and Wednesday had disap-
reared The dulness and gloom were SUI
per<eded by dazzling sunlight and cheerl-
ness Needless 10 say. this chance TO get
oJt in the open had the effect of emptyinS
the homes Of the big country estates on
Long Island. where guests are being enter
tanned over the international polo match'
the Nineola dog show and the United Hunts
meeting. and almost every one turned TO
racing. with the polo players idle.
seven we'll filed races we're or the pro
cramme Yesterday. and. with whipping.
driving finishes the rule. tho racing was oi
the best. Chief interest, perhaps centred
in the race At about two miles on the i'a'
for the Mounted Service cup. in which army
horses ridden by army men. in the white
duck dress summer uniform competed io'
a nurse and three cups offered by captain
l. F. Cassatt.
tieutcnan; r. c. Alexander. Of the corps
Of engineers. rode his own morse Me''-
rhor. 10 victory after a spirited drive VII"
Tan,p:co. which. owned by the unltcd N'a'eS
government and with Lieutenant luminous"
IN. finished a good second. May Lee VII"
IJeutenant Adair I'M the saddle jumper ~
the front and made the running by "iue
margin for mile and quarter WIN
Metaphor trailing. The latter dld not 'ooh
dangerous until rounding the lar 'ui"
when he moved W steadily and TOOK com
r,ard coming down the long straight ram
rico and Matahon. ridden by Lleu'eIidH'
pc,Loou made a brave struggle. but Met
,pbor drew. OH, at the end under pressure
20 win by a scant two lengths.
uetanhor is a cast-om from the james
i-oanA static. and raced IN England
.or time. He is a four-Near-old Ho' -
~. Discrise-Bjturca and consequently 4
.,u h~o,her TO the great race mare MAS
r.,,. which won a Futurity in the "hite'
linz snots of the vice-chairman OF the
-. ,t,b Major General FREDERICK
1.nt Grant was unable % he present "
not as a steward for the race out WHon
Che horses paradeG to the post the pan,
nlavsd "The Star-Spangled Banner anu
.v.rvhody appeared to be BUDDING over
with enthusiasm.
The crowd numbered fully Eve thousand
nersonz and society and the huh'lHs 90
wer. ont IN force. There was no EMU
siveness. however. and the pam NV
ers ~ racing mingled with the uppe, W.
as the United Hunts Racing -AssoCi Wv"
had thrown the grounds open TO an
moving even the partition IN Inc SrdnN
.,snd which heretofore has lehceu vi D."
section for clubhouse members AUG ue'
Belmont, chairman OF the Jockey
was the presiding steward NliIia"
wigs and Alsernon DainGerheld ac,eu Do
judges. while Frank j. Bryan uiu "io
starting and did it well.
Among those seen on the lawn OF III 'le
stand we're Mr.. and Mrs. August be'Inon"
AR and Mrs John Sanford. Mr.. ana MIS-
Ttonss hitchcock. Mrs. Middleton = bur
reu. Miss Burrell. Miss Marion hoI'ihs'
Mr.. Arthur Scott Burden. Mrs Mortimer
I schiN Mrs j T. Davis. Mrs. y. Butter
prncan. Miss Carolyn Bryce. Mr. ana MIS-
3 Smith Uadden. Miss Frances HAD
den AFR and Mrs. r Ambrose CLARK MI
and Mrs. n. X. Vingut Mrs. Payne Nhl'-
,ev Mrs w X Vanderbilt jrr Mr.. ana
Mr. II NJ. Earle. Mrs. Norman Nhlte-
house Belmont Purdy Nj. and Mrs. Berry
wall Mr. and Mrs ". q. Talmadge. NJ
and Mrs Reginald Brooks, Lady Sybil Grey
Nc Eleanor Sears. Mr.. and Mrs. O. w.
rird Mr. and Mrs. w. Scott Cameron,
Miss Elsie ladew, J. Harry Alexandle'
lerry W. Bull. Harry 5 Page, Malcolm
Stevenson. Raymond Belmont and ROBERT
J.. Burton.
Polo players we're IS thick as bees ABOUT
n honey po:. Most OF the invading Ehshsh
plavcrs were on hand, including captain
How'd. leader of the British forces While
larr.. Waterbury and DevereuX Mllpurh
watched thrc. races before hurryng away
Tor some practice with the bail ana inahet'
anon. others seen were {. +. Beadlestoh'
r a. Rumsev. Eugene Eeynal. 5. Bur
den. Foxhan =. keene. j. +. Cowdin' T.
v,ss and rcne LaMontagne.
Bert Tuckerman rode Stripping TO VICTORY
IN the oclor9 OF the well known sportsman
Harry W. Smith i'm tie Essex Hunt Steepie-
chase Ter horses went 10 the pest Tor a
r,co ~ three miles over a post and rail-
course. and the Smith pair. Stripping and
Jollv Spanker were backed by those WI"
..,ed 20 wager among themselves at even
,ncnev Striplins was pounds the best OF
his deld. lie fenced well and had enough
sneed on the fat 10 20 to the front when
his rider pleased. Malcolm Stevenson rode
8 well Judged race on lis own horse. Maple
Leaf but could not do better than finish
second. after q drive up the course with
Harry Bell who handled Tyosa.
Major w. NJ Roberts had his hands full
with Marmion. which was so hard mouthed
he tp q q
Of his own choosing. This ended his
chances. although he had plenty OF speed.
Elliot &. Cowdin. Cd. fell at the pig pen
iump with Mutt Blanche but was not in
jrred.
Donohue, the professional jockey. showed
that he had lost none Of his skill by the
clever way he handled +. Ambrose Clark x
Iiylda in the open steeplechsse at two and
a half miles over a brush course. lie wait
ed patiently while Bishop and Ontario took
turns IN forcing the fast pace. and then
moved up in the last half mile with a
well timed run. ontario was fun OF fight.
End chung tenaciously TO his lead. but
Hylda had been saved in the early part
and was strong enough TO draw out In the
closing strides after a Ions neck-and-neck
struggle. 10 win driving by a length and a
half
Boocer Red, Allan Pinkertons speedy
sprinter. took up l6s pounds In the six FUR
long race and. making all the pace, won
by a short head from culvert. on which
Diamond Belmont rode smooth, strong
finish The stirring drive through the last
furiong brought the crowd 10 It's feet. and
those who had wagere1 on Boogor Red at
the short price of 10 had some anxious
,nnn,ents Harry ". Smith could not fin