New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

GRAND VEDETTE REPEATS
Wins Two Races Before Gay
Crowd at Belmont Park
Terminal-English Polo
Players Onlookers.

Major Roberts Of Fort Thomas. Georgia
and Lieutenant Rumbough rode their
horses into third and second places. re-
spectiveiy. with their righ, arms hang
ing limp and useless al their sides from
injuries sustained in ugly falls in the
race for the Remount Cup Steeplechase
AZ Belmont Park Terminal Yesterday.
The good sized crowd which went down
10 the attractive course of the United
Hunts Racing Association for the sec
ond day OF the spring meeting. appreci-
ating the rare nerve and courage. ap-
plauded vigorously.
Major Roberts fell near the woods on
the backstretch when his mount. Rose
mount, while racing along in second
place took off too short. and. hitting the
top Of a jump. came cropper Al
though suffering acute pain Major Rob
erts remounted and went on after his
field FOR what looked like hopeless,
stern chase He worked up to third
place however. when Great Kahn ran
out and Marmion bolted through the
wing OF a jump.
Tampico. the odds-on favorite. with
Lieutenant Rumbough up. went crashing
down at the third jump from home when
racing along four lengths in front. With
out thought Of the pain in his shoulder
Lieutenant Rumbough pluckily remount-
ed. and while he could not overtake
Knight Of Elway, well handled by Lieu
tenant Tate. which ronIped TO the Judges
an easy winner, he brought his mount
home second. The race was confined To
horses owned by the United States gov
ernment and ridden by army officers.
! Major Roberts suffered a broken col
lar bone. while Lieutenant Rumbougn
dislocated his shoulder. The latter dis
mounted at the judges stand and rode
off in the starters wagon, hut Major
Roberts. with the pluck and grit OF A
! Spartan, calmly rode his horse to the
paddock before acknowledging that he
was injured The fracture was reduced
by a physician before he left the
! grounds.
The English polo players beaten on
Friday in the second and deciding match
| for the international cup were among
the onlookers. Captain Lloyd, Captain
barrett and Lieutenant Edwards were
| congratulated on all sides for the good
eobt made. Devereux Milhurn was the
only one Of the American team TO put IN
an appearance, and he was the lion N
tho hour. Society and the hunting set
turned out in force. and the lawn. pad
dcck and stand were gay with color.
Among those who enjoyed the keen.
snirited snort were Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Sanford. Mr. and Mrs. a. :. Burden, Mr
o,d Mrs q. w. Bird. Mr. and Mrs. W.
Hazard. Mr. and Mrs Tyler Morse,
,,r and Mrs w Scott Cameron. Mr. and
Nre F.. Ambrose Clark. Mr.. and Mrs
II e. Godfrey. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Albert
poaeo Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Earle, nr.
rd Mrs. J. f Smith-Hadden. Mr.. and
Nrs August Belmont. jr.. Mr.. and Mrs.
phillips b. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs h.
y vingut. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitch
ooh Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Grace. Mrs.
povne Whitney. Miss Eleanor Sears.
4 ,,tes clair Bird. Miss Frances Hadden.
! ,,iss Ethel Hitchcock. Mr.. and Mrs. VI
/ . Talmadge, f. n. Townsend. ir, w.
purlings Cocks. Samuel Willetts II. L.
,forbert. Raymond Belmont. s Hastings
I Arnold. Mr. and Mrs j. r. Davis, j. o..
,,oIIansbee Elliot G. Cowdin. 2d. Eu-
,,ore Reynal and John J. Graham.
Grand Vedette, an aged son of Long
s,reet started in two races and won two
,aces He showed that all distances
teak alike 10 him by winning the third
arent. at six furlones, and coming back
IN the last 10 gallop home at one mile
and a half. He cooled out So well after
his first race that A. NJ Herkness de-
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