New-York tribune., 1913-10-26
The Faithful Turn Out in Mack
intoShes and GoIoSheS to
Fall Meeting of Unit
ed Hunts Club.
SCRATCHES RIDDLE CARD
Herculoid Romps Away with
Hunters Champion Chase
Piping Hot Also a Good
Mudlark at Bel
mont Terminal.

Hunts meeting at the Belmont IermlnaI
track Yesterday. Throughout the entire
racing period the rain came straight down.
and the ordinarily springy turf courses
were converted into bosgy traps for the
feet Of the runners.
That the programme was able to at
tract even 500 persons was a olsuhc'
tribute to the popularity of the sport Tor
the officials Of the meet did not look for
more than a few dozen visitors outside OF
those who were compelled to be Oh hand
For the opening contest on the card II
did look, in fact, as if the closest race
Of the day would be between Miss Lam
ders's band and the remainder OF the
spectators for supremacy i'm numbers, but
as the afternoon wore on limousnes
brought good sized parties from the coun-
try homes near by, quite enough to fur-
nish a rousing cheer for a good finish
Society was represented. but in such
small numbers as to be almost neg
ligible quantity And they came in the
toegery Of the Rainy Daises-raincoats'
eoloshes and umbrellas-so that every one
looked like everybody else That Is, all
EXCEPT +. Ambrose Clark, who wore an
outfit that attracted attention from all, so
thoroughly English it was
Most of the half dozen races were start
ed across the field from the grondstand'
and il was difficult to distinguish the
colors of the riders through the rain and
mist To fix the identity of the ono in
front was the principal effort of all, ard
that was generally enough, as the break
usually decided the issue.
have bppO pXpprfpd. the blue
pencil PLAYED havoc with the programme,
which was pretty well riddled by
scratches. leaving the fields small and
confined principally to sons and daughters
of web-footed slres and dams. What
little speculation there was, however APP
peared TO favor the spectators. three de-
cided first choices and three well sup
ported second choices carrying away all
six purses.
Until the numbers appeared on the
board it had been expected that the best
race of the day would be the eleventh
running of the Hunters Champion Stee-
plechase, for which seven had been en-
tered overnight The condition or the
going however, scared out all but three,
and these finally splashed through the
long route to take their respective por-
tions of the money.
Mrs. Charles Pfzers old Saville gelding
Herculoid. Tommy Wright up, was top
heavy favorite for the Champion, and he
easily held the confidence of his admirers
by finishing hundreds Of lengths ahead OF
Web Carter and Adventurer, both OF
which came to grief in the running.
off under double wraps, as were the
other two, Hercuolid ambled along IN
front all the way Adventurer was well
up for the two miles, when he came
cropper entering the stretch.
There was still the chance OF well
fought race, as Web Carter was close
enough to make a bid. but at the hedge
in front of the stand he landed badly
throwing his rider, Fred Alpers. the
latter gamely held to the reins and
remounted after delay of two or three
minutes. but his best was dispirited
chase after the leader Adventurer was
also caught and remounted, finally
finishing.
One of the horses withdrawn from the
Champion was Mrs Pfzers Rock Abb
bey, a stable companion of the winner.
and the reason for his declination was
apparent when ne sported the blue. old
gold cap" in the Great United Hunts
Steeplechase, at two miles, winning In
gallop from Cherry Malotte and Aurific.
Twelve Of the nineteen entrants de-
clined the issue in this race. and OF the
remaining seven Miss Chamblet's Hands
All Around was a warm favorite. She
failed utterly after being in the thick
OF the fight for a mile and half. AS
tute also flashed out as contender In
the first half mile. after indulging In
runaway on the way TO the post but
succumbed meekly when the pace
auickened. while O'Connor fell and The
Top came to anchor in the Liverpool
ditch in front of the stand.
smart lot Of juveniles sported SILKS
in the Piping Rock Subscription, at five
and a half furlongs. only six Of the
original eighteen entries declining the
Seue. Among these was the Jericho
Stables Andes, winner Of one OF these
races at Piping Rock week ago. The
stable was represented by Bombay
Roanerges colt and presumed to be
mudder
There was nothing to the subscription
race but Piping Hot. a son OF Bowling
Brook, himself a mud runner Of high de-
gree In his racing days. OFF in the first
fight, Radtke carried Piping Hot to the
front at the end of the quarter and there
after kept him well in hand, 10 win by two
lengths from Virginia Lass. the favorite,
with Delegate in third place and the re-
mainder badly strung out
The card started with the Combination
Handicap, five furlong dash for regis
tered hacks, hunters and galloways. Off,
GERS OF the United States army were
eligible TO ride. but none of them ap.
reared. Three Of the Tucker boys of
Philadelphia had mounts, Johnny hand
ling Culyer:, the odds-on favorite. The
winner turned up in C. A. Doscher's
Former. ridden by Mr.. Alpers, who was
easing his mount UP at the end ahead
Of Culvet and Fred Essen.
Two OF the original five went TO the post
in the Queens Steeplechase. a gallop of
two and one-half miles, with purse OF
500 at stake. Adventures, owned by
Leonard Jacob. was a hot choice, and al
though she won her performance was
quite in keeping with the smallness Of the
purse. Hoity Toity, the other starter
lasted only three-quarters of mile be-
fore he turned turtle. Fom that time on
Adventures swerved at every obstacle
and hit most of them. so that her hackers
were kept in suspense until she had nego-
tiated the last fence and was certain to
reach the wire.
As far as contention was concerned,