New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-28
PLAYS A LONE HAND
IN DINNER CHASE
oock Abbey Wins Alone When
''G univ Other Starter Refuses
at First Jump.
CHARLES PFIzER THE HOST
ruo Horses Race Together,
Then Fall Together at Last
Hedge in Another Chase
at Hunts Meeting.

at Hunts Meeting.
o,.v Abbey won the much talked Of
..,-,snen's steeplechase Dinner Stakes
:, Belmont Park Terminal yesterday, but
:. rare proved a hollow mockery In
.,,t II was not a race at all, simply a
..s,,on Of whether the winner could
,,nop three miles and make two jumps
without falling
% did. and as a result Charles Phzer
r,s the host at the dinner last evening,
which was provided for in the conditions.
~ deducting $ from the subscription Of
"A which thirteen owners made TO enter
their horses.
Why the owners were so disposed TO
enter and so indisposed TO start cannot
;. said. but scratches cut the field TO two
,o-sss-J z. Daviss o Bear. an odds-on
,,vorite. and Charles Pliers Rock Abbey.
An this was bad enough. but the worst
vas to come.
n Bear refused and ran out al the first
i,rp. refused again, and finally when he
,o,psd over Rock Abbey was fully a
quarter OF a mile in front. with Tommy
wight looking back 20 see what had be-
come OF his only opponent. After that II
vas only a question OF the winner stand
,,g NJ. which he did by taking his jumps
I, the cleanest possible manner. o Bear
also Jumped well after the first fiasco and
made I'D a little ground, but of course
Rad no chance 10 win barring accidents
The United Hunts Racing Association
deserved better Of a race which had been
framed along such novel lines and which
nromised 50 well. Ii was worth $65o-out
n which came the price Of the dinner and
Two silver cups-a massive one for the
svper and a smaller one for Tommy
Wright, the rider.
The crowd. and It was one Of fair num-
bars and good friends Of racing, made the
most Of the unhappy farce, and really got
a lot Of amusement out Of it all-thati rs.
an sxcept those who had made oral
vagers on o Bear To them it was
tragedy
The opening race FOR the Green Steeple-
chase was in a sense almost as disap-
pointing but II furnished keen struggle
and a spectacular touch, which added
much spice.
After racing in close company all the
vav Maltbie and Windrow fell together in
a heap at the last jump, so that Harry
: Pages Ben Cabell and James Parks
Native Maid. which were twenty or thirty
lengths back. came on 10 fight out a driv-
irg finish. with Ben Cabell winning by
Ingth.
Maltbie and Windrow we're about eQua!
isyorites, and an through the last mile
they raced neck and neck. taking the
Jumps like a team. Coming 20 the lat
hedge. Maltbie drew out slightly, but hit
the rail and crashed down while Windrow
tsn over him. Mr.. Tuckerman, who had
The mount on the former. was stunned for
few moments while Mr.. Lewis fairly
rolled Up on his feet and, remounung'
rode Windrow over the finish line for
third money. a wise stable boy caught
Naltble. and mounting got across the line
first, but he had failed 10 go back 20 the
point Of falling, so that the Judges did not
recognize him
The start for the second race was FAR
over behind a clump Of trees, and Frank
Clark had the horses all 70 himself Tor
good fifteen minutes IN an effort 70 get
them Of in something like fair order. lie
failed, TOO. when the flag dropped, as x.
7 Wilson's Flying Yankee was practically
Jeff, With two or three others, while De-
duction was OF "winging'' and could have
taken one Of the jumps on the side ana
still won. In driving finish for the place
Philip Stevenson rode strongly and lanoeo
bis Piutocrat half a length In front OF
Elnar, on which 2. Tucker had the mount
Flying Yankee closed enough ground TO In
dicste he might have won with an even
break
J. E. Wideners Fl Bart was such
GOOD horse In the Hampstead Selling han
dicap steeplechase that Heider had his
head In the air most OF the way and under
such stout pull that many IN the stano
msryelled al his nerve. There was method
In hs apparent madness, however as ne
kept his mount Just inside Of Simon Dale
most Of the way 10 keep him reasonably
straight st the Jumps, where he showed
q disposition 20 bear out. The two horses
took the last hedge head and. head but
q Bart drew out in the r''n 10 the wire 70
Win as his rider pleased.
:. l. Josephthal rode his own morse
OConnor. but finished distant third al
though he worked to the front for few
strides at the end Of a mile or so.
UNITED HUNTS SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE - THE GREEN sTEEPLE-
CHASE Of 500. for four year-olds and up
ward About two miles Start good won
driving No time taken Winner. Oh. g.. by
First Nate-Valorosa- owner II. 3 Page.
Horse. VT. Jockey. ODDS Fin.
Ben Csbell ....... 49,. Corbett ....... 20 J.
Native Maid.....lA....Mr. PARK 20
Nndrow .........l59....Mr. Lewis ....
Naltbie ...........i59....Mr. Tkman BIZ
'Fell a, last Jump; was remounted and nm
shed tell az last jump.
SECOND RACE THE NASSAU WELTER