New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
RACING DRAWS THRONC
TO HUNT CLUB MEETING
Close and Driving Finishes Mark
Nearly Every Contest on
the Programme.
ESSEX B. THROWS HIS RIDER
Army Officers Race Won by
o. K, Lieutenant Rockwell
Up-Mrs. Payne Whit
ney's Colors in Front.

An ideal day and an excellent programme
attracted some three thousand persons to
the closing days races Of the United
Hunts Racing Associations meeting At
BELMONT Park Terminal YESTERDAY. They
we're rewarded with ripping good after
roon's sport. Each Of the sin races on
tho card Vas holly contested and the
finishes were close and exciting
Tn. srsndstand, the paddock and the
lawn presented a picturesque and charm
INK sight as the hundreds Of handsomely
rcpned women fitted 10 and fro. vieinC
with one another in their admiration Of the
horses. There were many mon prominent
IN the business world there, TOO. As il to
bring hack the memories ~ years ago, Fh|
pwver. apparently IN good health, WAS
seen stroling about the lawn.
The spectators were given thrill IN tho
fourth race when Essex E. Peter Hsuok.
VS., eccentric gelding. took OF too clos
AZ the lump in front Of the grandstand and
threp Mr.. Bamberger. who had IN" mount
NJ. Bamherger's tumble was most spec
'scular ono. He turned complete soyner
ssult IN the air. and when he struck tho
ground he turned another He was ON his
feer unhurt in q minute. however. Essex
2 kept IN cunning and jumping for 4
mile before he vas caught
There VAS 1ot of interest IN the r..
mount steeplechase. for horses owned and
hidden by Tinted States army officers he
cause St Angelo. which finished first ~
the recent fourteen. mile military test rao"
at Bernings vas a srarrer. liertonaui
Creole rode his selding hut IN" best H.
could get was third.
s.. Angelo jumped into the lead a. the
start. and SET hot pace FOR tuo miles.
Leading his field IN some places by six NJ
seven lengths. Al the turn for nome y"
tired badly, and Knight of Elwsy, the t.
= favcrite, took the lead, closely followed
by 0. X. with lieutenant Rockwell in the
saddle. From there to the wire it was a
ard drive, q. K. winning by two lengths.
IN the military race on Monday o. L. made
z poor showing. not even finishing in the
money.
Harry s Page entertained big party AZ
dinner al the Turf and Field club last night
as the result Of his winning the sports
mans Steeplechase Dinner Stakes. with his
splendid jumper. Gold Plate. Nine horses
faced the starter. and before they had gone
2 mile Mrs Payne Whitney's Web Carter
and ]. E. Davis's Zellwood had refused and
Essex g. had thrown his rider II was
pretty contest for the remaining horses
however, all six of them being punched up
10 the turn for home
Tyoss. with Mr.. Bell his owner, riding
then jumped 20 the front, but was quickly
challenged by Gold Plate, which was clev-
srly ridden by MI Won Stade. In driving
finish Mr. Pages Gelding won by two
lengths.
Mrs Whitney. however, had the satisfsc-
ton Of seeing her brown gelding, Wrinkle.
win the Between the Flags cup. the next
race on the programme. In clever style,
with r Ambrose Clark in the saddle Mr..
Clark rated Wrinkle along nicely, letting
the others make the pace. Turning into
The stretch he called on Wrinkle, which re-
sponded nobly, and he went under the wire
Two lengths in front of Duke Of Duluth,
with Mr.. Park. his owner, in the saddle
Charles p. F. Fleischman's Apache, well
ridden by NJ ]. Tucker, won the Hollis
Plate. a stx-furlong scramble, from August
Belmont's Raymond In stirring finish.
Raymond Belmont rode his fathers geld
ing. Scotch Lassie was off in front, and
set the pace up to the head OF the stretch,
when Apache and Raymond went to the
front 1t was an exciting drive TO the wire,
Mr.. Fleischman's geding winning by
scant length
Among those seen around the paddock
and in the grandstand were Mr.. and Mrs.
August Belmont. Raymond Belmont, Mrs.
Payne Whitney. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry K.
V,nsut Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Kernochan,
Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs. Cortlandt Barnes,
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene s. Woods, Mr. and
Mrs r. Ambrose Clark. Miss Anna Sands,
Miss Eleanor Palmer. DR.. oliver c. Failey.
Algernon Daingerfeld, L. n. Greenick. Mrs.
NJ W. Nevtns, William Il. Henry, James
Chamberlain. Harry 8. Page, Charles
Pfxer, Harry Bourne, Mr.. and MrS La
throp Brown. Philip Thompson, W. l. Bur
ton, Henry W. Bull, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
w. Baltazzi. Monte La Montague, Mrs. J.
r. s. MADDEN. Mrs. Charles c. Rumsey,
Miss Frances Hadden. A. Butler Duncan.
{. III. Robbins, Louis Haight, MIR. and Mrs.
Thomas Hitchcock. the Misses Helen ana
Celestine Hitchcock. Mr.. and Mrs. James
A. Burden, r F. Potter. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w Minturn, d. b. Pratt Alfred Maclay.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davis. Alfonso De Ma
yarro, Mr. and Mrs. o. w. Bird, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred z, Dietrich. Miss Claire Bro,
Mr.. and Mrs ]. P. Grace. Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert NJ. Hartman. Mr. and Mrs. Ray
nond 8. Almirall, Mrs. James Stevens. Mrs
frederick Havemeyer and Schuyler Casey.
The summaries follow:
FIRST RAcn-THB TURF AND YIELD
Plate OF 600; for three -year-olds and up
ward About one and half miles over the
hurdles. o.s
xd., VT Str. Pl Fin.
Fsuitiess (Mr wndeyo.....Iss u p ~
Malaga CMr. Alper0: ......'ioa g.
Var West IT. Tuckey). ....; .lD 90 IL
Ariosto and Hauppause also ran
SECOND RACH.-THE HOLLIS CUP OF $3.50;
hiehvsirht handicap: for three-year-ods and
upward. About six furlonss on the fiat
Hor.. and rider. VT; SIR p: Fin.
Arsehe (hr ]. TuckeD.....leo 50 j.
Rsyrnopd (Mr Beimont) So. 40 % 40 =
scotch IAddie (Mr. Bamber- .
Enyton F,.id' Roistsrous The Thief, Lord Di-
vet John A. Munro, Planter. Royal Meteor and
Matte Bumppo also nan.
ruIpD RACE.-THE REMOUNT STEEPLE-
CHASE of $3.50; for four-year ods and up
ward the property OF United states govern
rnent or army Officers; TO be ridden by oncers
Of the regular army In summer dress uni
form About two and q half miles over the
regulation course. on.
uor.e and rider VT. Str p. Fin.