New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
Wins Subscription Race in Stir
ring Stretch Drive at the
Meadow Brook Steeple-
chase Meet.
HOT FINISHES IN COLD WIND
Herculoid Captures Suffolk
Handicap After Neck and
Neck Struggle with Web
Carter at Belmont
Park Terminal,

more than 800 enthusiasts gathered yes
terday for the first day of racing under
the auspices of the Meadow Brook Steeple-
chase Association at the picturesque
Belmont Terminal track. and were re-
warded by seeing sport that was livery
from the time the starters fag iell TOT
the first race until the last horse haa
passed under the wire.
In strong contrast with the conditions
that obtained a week earlier When Tue
horses raced In a heavy doWnpour over
q deeply saturated course. yesterday
going was perfect. Only the riders had
any grounds FOR an objection. major
ity Of them took the saddle In little more
than breeches, silken jacket boots anu
can. Even the excitement OF contest
failed to keep the riders warm ana most
Of them shivered as they unsadoled an"
weighed in after the races.
The tang Of early winter that was car
ried in the ar-day gale was a signal lot
the wearing of furs and overcoatS' anu
those who were deceived by the bright
sun had reason to regret their lack OF
beav,, outer covering as the day wore on
there
the programme Of FIVE races, a cuI" .
mept that was not strongly appreciate
nv the visitors to the course IL ""s '"e
pinins Rock Subscription, in Which '"o
habv racers were required TO cover
route of about seven furlongs under re7"'
,otion weights True, they had been
ested TO 20 a mile at Piping Rock le"
weeks ago but even the shorter distance
eor the Juveniles means still test "hu
the starters included maJorit! o. w
Eastern youngsters that have sh'"n
class I'm these events since the ''oSo VI
.he Saratoga meeting
Andes the winner of the earlier iaAie
race il may be said did not sport s'NS'
h,,t he was about the only prominent az
,a,,ee The Jericho Stable. Of when TIC
1, .ba star. was represented by BOMBAY
n,h,cb GOT IN under a big pull In the
Weights but failed TO distinguish MN
self.
The subscription race yesterday "a
Uon nv ". r. Goes Election Bet which
coupled with Piping Hot, was luxe
Uarno second choice among the oral oe'
,or. Election Bet is a daughter OF Elec-
,t,o.- we'll remembered by racegoers as
Vocational tyo-year-old under the
snts Of Billy Lakeland few years aso'
sbs proved herself chip OF the old pioch
~ defeating q round dozen opponents
.f+.r coming from behind In strring
stretch drive
Ar,,rcton an Fll,sdale colt, in the Ia
,,,Iior scarlet, orange cap Of Frederick
Johnson. was the choice for the SuoscrlP
ton. but was practically on even terms
in the speculation with J. z. Aldred Is VIZ
r1nia Lass and ". D. Thorntons Deie-
gate. To a ragged start. In whlch Ar
ri7gton soon sifted back 20 nearly las'
rlace running his chances, Election BET
on, suav in the first fight After IN
dulKtng Delegate with the lead until the
stre,ch was reached, she responoeu
quickly TO McIntyre's urging, and al the
end was going away. Arlington came
with a rattle in the final drive and man
aged 70 snatch third money behind Deie-
gate. 49,.
rhs oral bettors. and especially those
who nrefer 10 lay odds against the puDhc
choices, received one Of the olgges' sur
prises of the season before the sunoih
Huntsrs' steeplechase Handicap gailop
OF about two and half miles over the
,srplation course, which was run es the
second race.
originally engaging seven horses. the
SUFFOLK was scratched down to three ana
these were posted on the board, with
r,dsrt ODDS were quickly forthcoming
on the basis OF Herculoid. Web Garter ana
Adventurer starting, the first named
be,ng a decided choice over Web Carter
II was possible, however. TO secure odos
for the place against the latter, on the
Of chance that he might be beaten out
nv Adventurer or might fail to cover the
course Twelve or fifteen minutes later
Adventurous number and rider were
eliminated, leaving the spectators en-
tirelv at sea. There was little grumblins'
however, as the odds had failed TO appeal
20 more than few.
This Suffolk Handicap was. in a way.
one Of the finest spectacles seen on local
racecourse this year or In several years.
Breaking together, the two horses raced
stride FOR stride nearly the entire dis
lance. At no time were they more than
a length and a half apart and that was
only on the turns, where the one on the
inside saved ground.
Over the Anal obstacle both horses land
ed simultaneously, and from there 1t wax
only q question of the one better able 10
stand a drive. This proved to be Hercu-
loId, which was carrying 1853 pounds TO
Web Carriers 1H. The winner was all out
as he passed the line a neck to the good,
while Web Carter was dead on his feet.
A lusty cheer. unusual at the Terminal
course greeted the game performance
Another nerve-stirring finish marked
the first race. a hve-furlong dash on the
FAT. called the Nursery Plate, and en-
gazing galloways, hacks and hunters
The public choice was Reybourn over
Former, and these two provided the sem
xational wind-up. Reybourn lacked early
sneed. and for half a mile II looked ike
a Certainty for Former. which broke well
and -eagled the field. Right at the
end Harry Tucker got Reybourn running
ana the way he ate up the margin that
sanarated him from the leader was amaz-
ing. Gaining at least three feet at every
stride. he came from two lengths behind
in the last few jumps to nip Former right
ON the post. At half A mile further he
would have lost him. Johnny was third.
The South Shore Steeplechase Handi-
CAD. at about two miles, brought about
the defeat OF Hands All Around. the ap-
..ootlv overrated Knight Errant flly