New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-05
MANY RIDERS THROWN
IN HUNT CLUB RACES
Harry S. Page Escapes Serious
Injury in Fall Under
Horses HoofS.
TY0SA AN EASY WINNER
Mr.. Bells Mount Takes Clever
Victory in Nineteenth Run
ming of Meadow
Hunt Cup.

have been serious in the first race OF the
spring meeting of the Meadow Broom
Steeplechase Association at Belmont Park
Terminal yesterday. He was riding Far
West over the hurdles. when his mount
took of too close at the jump across tne
field from the grandstand. throwing MY
Page. He was well up at the time anu
one OF the horses following stepped on
Mr.. Pages face inhicting two deep gasheS
on the left check
Mr.. Page was picked up unconscious and
taken 10 the paddock, where Drs. Dean
and Creighorn worked over him. He opened
his eyes with the laconic remark: We'll
I've Just been in dreamland: / suppose |
have spoiled my beauty by that fall AZ
ter the surgeons had put half a dozen
stitches in Mr.. Pages face he was taken
home but not before he had seen his chest
nut gelding Gold Plate win the race fol-
lowing in hollow fashion.
A. Davis, who had the mount on Rising
Star in the first contest. also came crop
per at the same time that Mr. Page was
injured but he escaped unhurt
Ideal weather conditions and a good card
attracted the largest gathering of lovers OF
thoroughbred racing that mas been seen ut
any Of the amateur tracks in good many
years. After the second race there was be
tween four thousand and five thousand
persons on the ground, d good many of
them women, who apparently found more
fascination in the contests on the pretty
racetrack than i'm tho suffrage parade.
There were quite number OF old-tlme
racing enthusiasts on the grounds. too. ana
more than one of them remarked as they
greeted friends OF old that the scene was
reminiscent of the days At Sheepshead Bay.
Henry l.. Bells Tyosa. Cleverly ridden by
his owner won the nineteenth running OF
the Meadow Hunt cup. after pretty CON
tcst. Mr.. Bells ST Leonid. Mr. Lewis In
the saddle was second. Mrs. Rawlinss
Ringlets jumped into the lead AT the fall
Of the flag and held Il Up TO the pigpen,
when J. r. Davis sent Garterette to the
front From then up 10 half a mile from
tho finish II was nip and tuck. first Ring
let's leading and then Garterette.
At this point Mr.. Bell. who had been
rating mis- mount along nicely. called on
Tyosa, and the black gelding responded
and was soon up with the bunch Going
over the last Jump blanket could have
covered half a dozen Of the horses, but
when they straighteued out for the finish
Tyosa. had the most left and won handily.
MIR. Lewis also handled st. Leonid in good
styIe bringing him from the rear just be-
fore the last lump was reached. He did
not have enough in him TO beat his stable
mate. however
The fourth race the Stewards Open
Steeplechase. proved the most spectacular
race of the day, Macedonian. Fred Alpers.
riding, finishing practically alone. Four
he byf NJ
threw their riders. one of them twice.
Young Morpheus Heider riding perked at
the lump lust across from the grandstand,
and threw his mount. At the following
jump Buckthorn threw Noe. who was up.
The Jockey caught his horse and quickly
remounted only TO be thrown a second
time at the jump following. Neither rider
was injured. Miss Chambet's Ruxton bolt
ed into the woods the first time around, but
Simpson managed 20 get him back In time
TO finish for second money.
Miss Chamblet's Rice Grain won the
opening contest in a driving finish from
Faultless, the favorite Rice Grain lost a
lot of ground at the first turn. but made II
UP In time TO enter the stretch on even
terms with Fautless and Pretty MichCl.
Rice Grain had the most left and won by a
length.
Henry W. Warmers Nosegay. well rid
den by Mr.. Cowdin. had an easy time in
the third race, six furlongs on the fat He
let Petit Chauvaux, Mr.. Alpers in the sad
die, make the running until furlong from
home, when he let Mr.. Warmers horse have
his head, and he breezed in six lengths In
front of August Belmont's Raymond.
ria Nott hoI
police arrangements, and he and his depu-
ties stopped fifteen crooks from entering
the grounds. In spite of the vigilance OF
the Sheriff, however. there was some quiet
betting among friends
The Long Island and New Jersey hunt
sets turned out in large numbers at the
meeting. and many we'll known persons
were noticed within the Enclosure and in
the grandstand.
Among the society people present wero
frederick o. Beach Mr.. and Mrs q w
Bird, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock Ar
and Mrs s A. W. Baltazzi Mr. and Mr..
J. =. Grace. w. r. Grace, Mr. and Mrs
August Belmont. sr Mr. and Mrs. August
Belmont, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. W Scott Cam
eron, Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. r Kennedy.
James Parks. the Misses Kennedy. Miss
Martha Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Will
let's Rene La Monta gne, Miss Clair Bird.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Warner, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Tarquhar, Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
Scott Burden, Mr. and Mrs. Payne Whit
ney. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Phipps. Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Phipps. II. Z. Drler. Mr.. and
Mrs. !. f. Davis, Alfred B. Maclay. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Livingstone Bell, X. r.
Potter, Leonard Jacobs. II. w. Slocum.
George w. Bull. II. NJ. Earle Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Bull Miss Marion Hollins, McPher-
son Kennedy. Clarence V. Mckay, Mrs. ].
r. S. Had6en, Miss Frances Hadden. John
White. Surrogate John J. J. Graham,
Miss CeIestine Hitchcock, II. Utehardt,
Belmont Purdy, Richard Schermerhorn,
Devereaux Milburn, j. @. Milburn, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Searle Barclay. w. Voss, w.
z. Gray and Mrs. Gray, Paul d. Cravath.
Frank Croker, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kenny
Colonel Archibald Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs.
III. X. Vingut, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Erhardy,
A. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Bro
kaw, William Manice, Mr.. and Mrs Robert
l.. Gerry. Franklin b. Lord. w. Burling
Cocks. Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Clark. Miss Elice
Ladew, Howard Renshaw. Frank Schoon-
maker, j. Watson Webb, Mrs. Arthur Glib,
w. sturgis. F. f. Taft. DR.. Charles c. Bow
ers. NJ J. r. d. Lanier. Alamo de Ma
varro. w. c. Hayes. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Gray Griswold and Allan Pinkerton.
FIRST RACE.-THE INTRODUCTORY HUR-
DIE PLATE OF $50; for thrce-year-olds
and upward. About one and half miles
r-odds>
Horse. weigh, and Jockey. SIR; p, Fin.