New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
Hard Race Marks Feature
Event at Belmont
Terminal.
GOOD CROWD SEES SPORT
Reybourne, Gold Plate and
Kyrat Are Other Win
ners at Lively
Meet.

crowd was not as large as that when
attended the Piping Rock races, but what
Il lacked I'm quantity IT more than mace
IN IN enthusiasm.
With warm sun. tempering the emil
Of the air, conditions could hardly have
been more favorable for day Of Keen
snort. Close finishes, with the winner get
ting 10 the front in the last few yards
were the order, and there was not SIN
gle accident of a serious nature TO mar
the enjoyment of the day To be sure
three riders were thrown in the hurti"
races. but each was able to pick himself
I'd and return to the paddock uninjureo'
The racing might have been better had
the fields been larger. There were whole
sale scratches I'm several Of the races
and only three or four hOreses faced the
starter where ten or a dozen had been
named. This was the only feature that
detracted from the real sport that was
Afforded OF betting there was none or
practically none. so far as one couid see
from an observation Of the paddock or
the Enclosure in front of the grandstand.
The Blemton Steeplechase was the best
race of the day. John r. Fell's High
bridge, which showed it's worth at flplhS
Rock. won, but only after hard race
with Miss Chamblet's Rice Grain and
The Evader, from Robert l.. Gerry :
stable. Without doubt HighbridGe was
the best horse in the race, but II looked
as II Rice Grain could have done better
II OBrien had saved the corners ana
applied the whip a trine sooner than he
did Furthermore with the place IN his
grasp, he eased up. and The Eyader
nosed him ont. so that he had to be con-
tent with third money
Rice Grain went to the front with the
fall Of the barrier, with Highoridge IN
second position and The Evader thiru
Francis w Sargent, jr.'s, entry, OCoh-
nor, ridden by Mr.. Lee, refused at an
early Jump and the race was Det"ee"
the three first named. At the first jump
Rice Grain was fully two lengths to tie
good. and The Evader was just nose
ahead of Highbridge. The three ian wei
punched over the next three jumps, with
Highbridge pulling UP on the leader anu
The Evader half a length or so IN inc
rear, Rice Grain never yielded an men,
however. and was in the van all the way
through the first round of the course.
Going through the backstretch for the
last time. Highbridge under some skill
full driving by Pemberton, closed in rapid
~ on Miss Chamblet's gelding, ana haiI
a mile from the finish caught him. FROM
that point II was hammer and tongs al
though O'Brien did not begin to use MS
whip until less than a furlong from the
Judges stand. Then it was too late ana
Highbridge won by two lengths. The
Evader came strong and nosed out Rice
Grain on the line.
Peter G. Gerry's Eadbald the only one
of the Gerry horses TO win at Piping
Rock, was beaten at the tape by Rey-
bourne, from Frederick Johnsons stable,
in the Combination Plate, a seven-furlong
sprint on the fat Badbald got of In the
lead at the break and had the race well IN
hand until within a few yards of the
finish, when Harry Tucker. who was rid
effect. Reybourne answered with an I'M
effect.h Reybourne answered with an I'M
expected burst and breezed past Eadbold,
winning by length.
Harry Pages Gold Plate won the Hunt
Cup over the regulation three-mile course
after q tip top race with Title D.,
brown mare, owned by Richard Mortimer,
jr. There were five horses in the field,
but Gold Plate and Title d. made a run
away affair OF the race, and beat the
second division in by fifty lengths, Ex-
cept for about a furlong in the back
stretch the first time around Gold Plate
was in front all the way, although al
ways hard pressed by Tillie D. Harry
Tucker, who had the mount on the Page
horse, rode a capital race, and didn't let
the fact that he was leading get the bet
ter OF his judgment. Title d. came strong
after taking the last obstacle. but Mr..
Tucker brought Gold Plate through the
last furlong with fine sprint.
AS is usual with the United Hunts
races, the army had place on the pro-
gramme, with the General Sheridan Of
ficers Plate as the attraction. Troop G
had three entries In the race and the 18th
Cavalry one, and the victory of one of
the Troop c horses was not unexpected.
Lieutenant A. X. b. Lyman rode Kyrat,
the winner. Captain c. w. Orwell. of
Troop c, rode Hannah Louise, one Of his
own mounts, and led for the first mile of
the two-mile race. He gave way to Kyrat
at the beginning OF the second mile. and.
despite a hard drive at the finish, never
succeeded in regaining the lead. Lieu
tenant Rockwell, on Matabon. was third.
Two riders were thrown in the first
race, but neither was injured. although
the mishaps had a decided effect on the
result. Seven horses faced the starter
for mile and half race over hurdles.
Harry NJ Warmers Faultless, ridden
by Mr. +. Alpers. was the choice. but got
away badly, and after taking the first
hurdle was no better than fifth, with Mr..
T. Stevensons Plutocrat, on which W.
McCloskey had the mount. leading com
fortably. l.. T. Martins Pilot II was
second. and Clarence II. Robbins's Little
Nearer third
II was at the second hurdle, just beyond
the grand stand, that Plutocrat jumped
too low and stumbled throwing Nc
Closkey By chance he was tossed to the
outside of the course. and did not fan In
the path Of the rest OF the field. Ail the
others cleared safely, except Faultless.
which tripped and jostled Mr.. Alpers out
OF the saddle That left only five in
the running, with William Hogan's Not
tingham showing the way.
Nottingham kept in front right through,
and the riderless Plutocrat kent right
behind him. Nottingham won eascd up.
although Miss Chamblet's Simon Dale
came down the stretch with great burst
Of speed in a vain effort to catch the
wipner Little Nearer was third. a dozen
len0Ybs he hind Simon Dale