New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-06
CHALLENGE CUP FOR
MRS. PAYNE WHITNEY
Webb Carter Beats HerCulold a
Head After Furious Drive
in SteepIeChaSe.
LACK OF A WHIP COSTLY
Good Sized Crowd Enjoys Fine
Days Racing and Close
Finishes at Meadow
Brook Meeting.

Brook Meeting
Mrs Payne Whitney enjoyed the keen
satisfaction Of seeing her good hunter and
jumper. Webb Carter, win the Retribution
Challenge Cup at the Meadow Brook
Steeplechase Associations fall meeting at
Belmont Park Terminal yesterday G. r.
Appleton. who blundered a few days ago
when he eased up his mount. thinking
the horse in front had cut the course
again had the leg up. and more than
made amends by his clever work In the
saddle. He let Webb Carter make most
of the running, but saved enough to stand
of a determined challenge by Herculoid
in the last half mile and TO win by
head under a strong hand ride.
Charles Pfzer started Herculoid and
Rock Abbey, and, with his trainer, was so
confident of winning that Mr.. Alpers, VINO
rode the former, did not carry whip or
spurs. This proved fatal. Herculoid Is
a big, rather sluggish, horse and needed
rousing In the final drive. Il shook my
hand at him." said Mr.. Alpers, but II
was not enough. The lack Of whip cost
me the race"
The Retribution Challenge Cup is COW
eted by amateur sportsmen. 1t was Of
fered q year ago by Mrs. A. Butler Dun
can, to be held by the winner until the
next running of the race. Bayard TUCK
erman, jr., captured it last season with
Kennewick.
In the race yesterday Gold Plate I'M
seated Mr.. Won Staed at the fourth jump,
but raced on with his field and worried
Mr. Appleton, even IL he did not hamper
him at two OF three jumps.
AS one of the hunting set was heard to
remark, 1t was a pretty day The air
was bracing, without being too sharp,
and lovers of racing turned out in goodly
numbers The cosey little stand was
crowded, while the lawn was well filled
and the rail lined
Prices were quoted on the various races,
but there was no sign Of bookmaking or
open betting, although a number Of indi-
vldual wagers were made.
The judges did not appear to be in their
best form. Petites ChevauX was mistak-
en- for his stable companion, Plutocrat, in
the third race. while Nosegay was placed
second in the fifth race, although it looked
from the stand as IL Spectator followed
Zellwood home a good neck before the
Nasturtium gelding.
A photographer named Stefano had a
narrow escape from death at the finish
Of the third race. He, with several
Others. was trying to get snapshot of
Reybourn, as the Star Shoot gelding
came from behind and raced to victory,
when Sickle. with Elliot c. Cowdin, %,
up, which finished third, swerved over
and crashed into him. Stefano was
,jcked up in an unconscious condition,
'ut revived later
Tango once more proved his speed and
courage by winning the last race for
Piping Pock subscription ponies. Creased
Lightning closed with a rush, but Evans
fucker failed to get him up by short
cad
NJ NJ Whitney was in ugly humor at
he start of the fifth race, and, unseating
!. Tucker, ran away and played hide and
eek with some boys who finally cornered
,im. He was led back to the start but
cared and broke away again, so that
Frank Clark sent the field away without
Aim.
parties were given at the Turf and Field
Club. Among those who had tables were
w. Scott Cameron, Albert Eugene Gala
tin. ]. B. Taylor, Johnson Livingston, w.
Burling Cocks, A. c. Sage, c. c. Bar
rows, B. c. Brown Mrs. James B. Eustis,
r. X. sturgis, Frederick g. Bourne, Mr..
and Mrs. william Carson Kane, o. An
derson, 3. B. Kerr, r.. L. Smith and E.
G. Blum.
Others present were Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gust Belmont, Mrs. Edmund Randolph,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden, Mr..
and Mrs. James A. Burden, Mrs. Adolf
Iadenburg, Miss Eugene Ladenburg'
Mrs. Oliver w. Bird, Miss Claire Bird,
Mrs. ]. E. Smith Hadden, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Goadby Loew, Mrs. T. Ambrose
Clark, Mrs w. Emlen Roosevelt, Miss
Roosevelt, Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, Miss
Celestine Hitchcock, Mrs. Payne Whit
ney, Miss Marion Hollins, Mr.. and Mrs.
49An T. Cowdln. Mr.. and Mrs. August
Belmont, jr.. Miss Anna Sands, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Cravath, Mrs. David Codding-
ton. Miss Vera Cravath, Mrs. J. Sergeant
Cram and her children. Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Gunther, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
o. Tallmadge. Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius H.
Tangeman, Mrs. II. z. Atterbury, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gardner w. Brown, Justice James
w. Gerard, Cornelius Vanderbilt, William
Watson, Andrew Miller. Foxhall P.
Keene, r. Victor Loew. w. Russell Grace,
Schuyler L. Parsons. Harry S. PGge, FL
lot c. Cowdin, I'd, Louis Haight, Samuel
Willets. II. a. Buck and Morton c.
Nichols.
The summaries follow:
r,RsT RACE. - THE sYossET HURDLE
PLATE OF $500 for three-year-olds and up
ILL., nd sgs VT Jockey Fin.
<nrbitt aged. las ]. Clark .......,... ~
gauItIcss. 6.....16s Mr.. Alpers ........ 2''
.oyentry. aged .143 Mr.. Bamberger 3
No time taken. Start good. Winner, b, e..