New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
ru,iol,s Downpour Sends Crowd
10 Cover Under Trees
and Awnings.
PosA WINS THE FEATURE
urh;tnev Memorial Chase Goes
to Relluf-Billings Colors
Placed for First Time
by Virile.

.A., drove the onlookers 10 hasty shelter
AVA the unusual weather conditions for
cha second day OF the spring meeting at
che PIPING Rock Country Club Yesterday,
,o,o Monies. hunters, army mounts and
hacks as well a. the high nettled racers
had places on the card.
The owners " the respective winners
r,re John D. Graham. the Nassau County
sgrrocate: Peter q. Gerry. j. +. Davis,
,,a Wiuwiu stable. owned by Samuel vii
lots and a Ions Island hunting confed-
.rscy. Thomas Cottman Joseph L.
n-l5ouer and Jesse Williamson. Cd. c. X.
r billings. who owns so many great trot-
tors saw his colors placed for the first
time in o running race when Nirile ran
third for the Ramapo Plate
All may not wear the victor's crown.
end Mrs PAYNE Whitney, who enters as
rent Of having Web Carter. a horse that
has often won for her. fall in the race
FOR the Harvester Plate.
The popular choices as indicated in the
sub rosa betting won in all but one Of the
seven races. Black clouds were threaten
ing rs the horses finished in the third
race. and many rushed to the clubhouse
for shelter Those who cared more Tor
the snort than for their new spring attire.
muster Of hundreds that included many
women kept their places to await Inc
consolation race between the beaten ~
The two divisions Of the Pipins Rock sub
scri1tion stakes.
Before the twenty two-year-olds were
dre A. the post q terrific dovnpour began.
accompanied by peals Of thunder ano
vivid lightning There was a rush tor
the trees. the small umbrella-like avn
,,ps and the scant protection of the spaces
beneath the low stands and boxes
Women and men were packed in Ike sar-
dimes IN a tin. They kept dry. in wa,
and retained their good humor through
Il al
DO they sell umbrellas here" asked
one spectator anXiously. as he ran 70
cover The lack OF roofs over the stands
was deplored by the committee. and this
Will be remedied before the next meet al
Piping Rock After two races the skies
cleared and the crowd returned 10 the
rails. now bordered by a babbling brook.
while the inheld was studded with casual
water" in countless pools.
While the Jockeys had their silks
soaked. they finished otherwise clean and
unsoiled not mud spattered. as they
would have been had they raced on dirt
instead Of turf
The twenty two-year-olds In the feature
race rushed from the barrier in a solid
bunch. with Rosa well placed. They fin
ished under sheets Of rain-Rosa clear in
front by two lengths, Apt-to-Re length
back and Arlington only beating Andes
head for third place. All the others were
running together and could hardly be told
apart In the rain and gloom.
J. ButweH was TO have ridden Oktb-
bena. but Frederick Johnson claimed his
services for Arlington under an agree
ment entered into last winter. The stew
ards. 70 whom the matter was referred.
decided Mr. Johnson's claim 70 be valid.
W r Midgley then withdrew Oktiboena,
and Clifford A. Cochran was not repre-
sented in the race, q disappointment 10
the newcomer IN racing, as suitable
rider could not be secured on such short
notice
Seven started In the steeplechase for
the Harvester Plate in the heel OF the
storm. but only four finished, as Essex
ran out and Silver Fox and Web Carter
fell Silver Fox went down at the first
jump. Web Carter and Herculoid led the
field for over two miles. Two Saints chai-
lenged the leaders a half mile from the
finish and led over the first Of the three
hurdles at the head Of the stretch, where
Web Carter fell. Herculoid ran gamely'
but Two Saints won by a length, ridden
out under the whip.
In the Whitney Memorial Steeplechase.
after the storm, The Welkin and o Bear
attended by Himation. which also bore J.
E Davis's colors. were most prominent
for q mile. >flelluf ran a waiting race In
fourth place. Himation was eliminated
by a fall on the backstretch, and O'Con-
nor. which had never been prominent, also
came 10 grief There was nip and tuck
race between Relluf and o Bear until they
reached the three jumps before the run
In. Here Rellf drew away and won with
plenty 10 spare.
Charles Kohler. the turfman who died
on Friday in Paris, presented $1,000 70
the three year old race for the Ramapo
Plate. To racegoers the trophy will be
remembered as q memorial 10 him. FIFTY
Five and Astute ran IN front, Tapped to-
gether for three-quarters Of mile; the
other three Virile, Blankenburg and Star
Gaze, in similar formation behind them as
4 second division. Star Gaze made his
run In the last half OF the mile and
quarter race but Fifty Five was not 10 be
easily overcome. The duel between the
tao was a fierce one, Star Gaze winning
by length finally under vigorous ride
By McCahey. Star Gaze was worked out
'or another mile before being pulled up.
Eadbald ran a well placed race under
Nr. J Tucker for the Suffolk Plate. at
nile and a sixteenth. Johnny and WILL
Ing were the early pair 10 be prominent.
out the former fell back as Eadbald made
MS run. Willing drew out with Eadbald,
out could not stand the pace. The two
finished by themselves. Eadbald eight
isngths before Willing. which was ten
lengths before Lieutenant Rockwell on
handrunning The winner is one Of the
SIX or eight good campaigners sired by
hthebert, before the horse sold by the
ate James Galway 20 Perry Belmont was
sent 10 France. Ethelbert is now owned
ny August Belmont
Army officers had mounts In the race
lor the American Eclipse Plate, but Mr..
i. Wright was ALWAYS master OF the sltu-