New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-12
STIRRING FINISHES RULE
Good Sport at Seasons Final
Amateur Race Meeting.
SOCIETY ATTENDS IN FORCE
Mrs. Payne Whitney Captures a
Cup with Webb Carter-Aenry
L. Bell Wins Two Events.

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The last OF the amateur race meetings
Of the season was held on the Grace es-
tate. at Great Neck, Long Island, yester-
dav afternoon. The day was replete WIN
interest from one end OF the card TO the
other. and there were close and stirring
fins shes galore II was. on the whoie' ONO
Of the best days sport that racing roih
hereab bouts have had all year. The attenu-
ance was far beyond the expectations oi
the directors Of the association, ana the
field. clubhouse and paddock were crowded
from noon until dusk.
Weather more favorable for the sport
could not have been had on ORDER lot
Long Island provided one OF It's oalmiest
fall DAYS The track is some three miles
from the village Of Great Neck proper ana
is reached by a road that winds between
fields studded with shocks or corn that
r,.JIoved the otherwise barren and rusty
Iandscspe. Society went by conveyances
~ every description There were smart
little trans and cumbersome coaches. Then
there were racing motor cars and the more
luxurious and leisurely touring machines'
that hummed over the brown road"ays'
Last of all were those who rode on saddie
horses and lent a decidedly dorsey touch
TO the meeting.
The shortest race on the programme OF
six events. that Tor the Martin Han up
was by all odds the one tina, best held the
interest Of the crowd. Every one OF the
eight horses that had been entered wen'
to the post There was lot OF jockeyIns
for start. and it took Mr.. Bradford, the
starter. not little time TO get the horses
lined I'D TO his satisfaction. Finally, how
ever. the barrier went UP and the eight
animals broke off with a bang. The two
Belmont horses-Culvert, ridden by Kay
mond Belmont ard Scotch Bonnet. ridden
BY W. H. -wildey-got little the better
Of II at the start, and in the frst hait-
dozen strides we're slightly in advance o.
the field Before they had covered tur-
long David Dows Cricket with Henry ~
Bell in the saddle, came smashing np
through the field and AT the quarter-mile
most he was leading by half length. rreu
Alpers. on Constance. was making des-
perate effort 10 come through, ana nnails
did succeed IN getting past CulVort pu'
the finish was too near at hand and Crick-
~ romped home Constance was SECOND
and Culvert third Scotch Bonnet had
gradually fallen back. and was in the ruck
AT the finish. What made Crickets victory
the moro surprising was the fact that he
Is polo pony and has been trained for
racing for only ten days.
The last race OF the day furnished the
biggest surprise Of the meeting, when
Unico bay 9elding owned by Thomas
White. came ND from behind in the last
furlone and snatched victory in a race
that seemed to he between Henry w
Warmers Faultless and August Belmonts
Raymond Coming into the stretch unico
was fully fifty lengths behind, but MT
Wildev who had the mount, piled the
vhip with so much vieor that the white
horse took the bit In his teeth and went
out a such a rate that he fairly flew past
Faultless and RAYMOND. beating the former
at the tape by a scant head. IL was sen
sationa finish. and as Unico was an TO
shot both the first and second choices
were put out.
Racing under the name Of Helen HAY
whitney, Mrs. Payne Whitney carried OF
the Greentree cup, a steeplechase Tor
qualified hunters. In which only one other
horse besides Mrs. Whitney's Web carter
vas entered. Appleton had the mount on
Web Carter and Mr.. Won Stade rode r.
Ambrose Clark's DOrmont. From the
drop of the flag the two raced stride Tor
stride and took the jumps together
Throughout the entire race Of three miles
the two horses were never more than
ward apart. In the stretch Web Carter
TD'OrmOnt and
nassed the Judges stand almost full
length ahead OF the Clark horse. Inc cup
was presented by Payne Whitney, and the
victory of Mrs Whitney's entry keeps IL
in the family.
RAYMOND Belmont. on his fathers horse
RAYMOND. won the first honors OF the DAY
when he captured the Sands Point cup. d
tronhv presented by residents OF SANDS
Point for the winner of the opening race
The event was half-mile sprint, ana KAY :
mopd took the lead at the start. IieiiS
w Warmers Faultiess. with Mr. Aipers up
was lust at Raymond's heels all the way,
but could not get up to the Belmont morse
which Won by full length. Faultless beat
Henry L. Bells Pilot ii, which was RIDDEN
by MIR. Bell. a full length, 1t was WHIP
ping finish. and young Belmont had TO get
he hest out of Raymond in order to beat
out Faultless
FIRST RACE.-THE SANDS POINT CUP; for
hacks and hunters. One-half mile on the
nat - -,
Horse owner and jockey VT. odds. Fin.
Raymond. August Belmont tMr =, :,
raStiess; Henry W Warner >, ..
rilo or II 1'pT Henry L. Bell CMr.
Rein ..................l4I 10-l
II was whipping finish and Raymond won
by length. Al three horses were ou1sneu ,oI
gradually drew in front. with Fsutless close be
hind
SECOND RACE.-THD SUNSHINE CUP; an
open steeplechsse weight for age. Three
Horse owner and jockey. VT Odds. Fin.
windrow. Allan Pinkerton Mr. -. ga.
Guatemotzin. Thomas White CMr.
White) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES loo 10
Guatemotzin refused at the first jump, and It
was so long before Mr. White could get his
mount TO go over that Windrow bad practically
a ualkoVer
THIRD RACE.-THE MARTIN HALL CUP; a
sweepstakes for galloVsys; cup presented by
Mrs r. i. Satterwhite One-quarter of a
Horse. owner and Jockey. VT Odds Fin.
Cricket David Dows mfr. BelO. .l4I col 10
Constance. Squadron oMr. Al
ca Divert Raymond Belmont (Mr.
Grey Bird, r G Grant Mr p.
Live SeFv wir.' NJ J. ctolffoiidi tMr. ~ -
A. Davis, ..................... 1871 1o-l 5n
Scotch Bonnet. Raymond Bel
mont (Mr. w H widey). ...iaI IS g.
Alwyn. Karl Whitendae tMr.
whitendale, ..........:....... i47 col n
Nugget. Morgan D. Blair tMr
Blair OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL
II a. close start and Culvert and Scotch
Bonnet got of FIRST Cricket however showed
up strong In the stretch and beat out Constance
by nose. The frst half dozen were so closely
punched at the finish that II was almost impossi-
bic to distinguish between them.
FOURTH RACE.-THE GREENTREE Ct'P. a
steeplechase for qualified hunters. for a
sweepstakes; cup presented by PAYNE Whit
ney. Three miles
Horse. owner and jockey VT Odds Fin
Web Carter, Mrs. Helen Hay