New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-06
Incident Mars Otherwise Fine
Days Racing at Piping
Rock Meeting.
KEEN SPORT OF THE BEST
gP. Whitney and H. X. Knapp
See Colors in Front in
Elimination Trials of
subscription Race.

rosritat .f Minvo.a, Lost evening from u
fracture OF the skull and internal injuries.
u4 had th, mount oa Joseph r.. Wide
rsrs Ezemp.ar which took of too shor,
q, the third Jump from home and crashed
~ ire ur. Fau.Uess and Shannon River
rel. over hsrs bur their jockeys escaped
,itl shaking zap.
Lvrel. however. iaE where no fell 4ad
never .,-a,uea consciousness IL looked
from ,h. stand a- b. me- had been kicked
r the Isl .y One of the strucCliu,
,,rsss aud tn, doctors confirmed IT, He
vas hurried % the hospital but was bee
,,7d medical attention
This unfortunate accident marred what
o,herw.se was one of the most brilliant
and successful meetings ever held oy the
rlp.re Rock RacinE Association over its
picturesque course at Locust VALLEY.
Harry Payne Whitney and h. Is. Knapp
were among the lucky ones i'm the thor
.--h5ied y-ari.ng pool last fall, as the
former captured one division of the Piping
Rack subscription rafe with Some Kid.
a fny by Roanerges, and the latter the
other elimination trial with Belle Tore.
also lilly bv Russell
Zach won U.-l1 outright and the Two
Young racers. with the placed horses.
susnfed for the final $1,000 sprint % he
I'm on Monday
The sporting conditions of the trials and
ne large fields. seventeen starting in the
s-st and fifteen in the second division.
formed the most spectacular and exciting
struggles on the card of seven races that
successfully inaugurated the three-day
so-.rg meeting Of the Piping Rock Rae
lcg Association.
There was q splendid attendance from
Tie countryside. which included the farm
s-s and their families as well As the
villa residents Of the North and South
Sbora colonies among whom the fox
hunting polo. coaching and golhng sets
we're CONSPICUOUS. Many society people
and a quota Of regular racegoers went
down bv the special trains. and the long
card was -un of so promptly that they
we're back in town in time for early
dinners
The ra-,lke course and verdant back
ground made a delightful setting for the
snort an unusual bit OF color being an
English Tag and the stars and Stripes in
.ix-aposition on high stats above the
white colonial STYLE clubhouse. The Brit
.sb emblem waved in honor az the Hur-
Hashau polo players. who are guests at
The Piping Rock Country Club.
Everything was as picniclike as could
he without infringing on the hard ana
fast conditions that safeguard racing as
ne fsvorite recreation Of all sorts and
conditions OF men. TO summon the horses
for the first parade a cornetist stationed AT
lie head Of the homestretch played Few
bars Of AUD Lang Syne.' AS II an ecno'
second cornetist beyond the clubhouse
took I'd the strain. and as a climax the
Cd song was finished out by the band on
the lawn. midway between the soloists.
Then came the alignment OF racers, each
s.spplrg as jauntily as bellies at ball
Thomas Hitchcock. Of the race committee
dad IN q whipcord suit and golf cap led
he parade through the stretch before each
rare
The Judges we're William I. Powers ana
z c. Smith. James Milton and Frank j.
Bryan. who also was clerk Of the course
sltsrnated as starter The latter served
IN the races under the National Hunt and
siseplechase Association rules. Milton
Used the barrier for the two-year-olds'
Beforehand Milton had said: "Once they
are headed straight I'll let EN- 60 but
as a matter Of fact he had the errauc
Youngsters of nicely each time.
In the first two-year-old elimination
srurry Of four furlongs Delegate acted
badly AZ the post by bucktumping' out
Tss Of In front al the start. attended oy
Belle Te-re and Nancy Orne.
The two last named soon took COM
nand. but all were close UP. Belle Terre
von by length, with Nancy Orme clear
o the rest by three lengths. Piping ROCK
Vho had worked through on the rail-
matched third place by half length
ron LILY Orme
Mr Whitney's Some Kid made a run
away race Of the second elimination d.
vision rom the rise OF the barrier ana
Won by nearly two lengths. Aurora, also
Prominent throughout. was second but
heat Virginia Lass by only short head
'or the place. Both Belle Terre and
some KID were bred by o. n. Chenault'
q Lexington. Ky.
The first steepiscnase. for the Orange
County Plate. was merely romp for
Jesuit. a name 10 aptly indicate that his
're was The Friar. Golden was beaten
Thirty lengths. and the only other starter
y Bart, ran out after three-quarters OF
nile
Nine ran IN the steeplechase for the
-ooperstown Plate. Exemplar was on
mt 70 good start. with Wrinkle second.
sil Andrews. Exemplar and Rock Abbey
we're leaders az the mile. on the back
Ffetch Himauon made his run up the
ln and took the lead from Bill An
"e~s. with Exempar third. At the mis-
ZAP which put Exemplsr down Wrinkle
vas moving mp. and after good race
.om the last jump ne won from Hima-
NA BY half 4 length.
lord Leighton and Culvert had early
'eo IN the opening race for galloWays'
o"h gentlemen riders up, but Reyoourn
a. never IN difficulties and won handy
ION The Thief and Culvert. There was
- une taken 90 this race. The Piping
''ck Handicap carded fourth. had the
ss' stirring finish. Captain Cassatt 5
"lng Board, which led At the mile nv
s"' lengths looked a certain winner
YIN August Belmonts Mission. the con-
11ef throughout. but r. r. Wilson
.'ah came through in the stretch with
N'F7he squirt and won by a head.
'H o. tho riders in the closing race. for
and Hunters. were army officers IN
"sue uniforms, Lieutenant Patton