New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
Some Kid Shows Way to Field
of TWenty-eight Starters In
the Piping Rock Sub
sCription Race.
NORWOOD PLATE TO BALLET
Reyburn, with Heavy Impost,
Romps In a Winner and
Californian Springs a Sur
prise at the Autumn
Meeting.


a length ahead OF the twenty-eight start
ers in the running of the Piping ROCK
Subscription. for two-year-olds, at six fur
longs. on the first day of the autumn race
meeting of the association, at Locust
Valley. Long Island, yesterday, for Not
ter. who bore the Whitney silks TO VIC
tory in the Metropolitan, Brooklyn and
Suburban handicaps, had the leg up on
Some Kid.
The race itself was spectacular enough
il il was not a true test of the ability
of some OF the horses. Few escaped in
reference and those that did finished in
the first fight. But Some Kid ran
bang-up race. of in fifth place, she
moved up to third in the backstretch, to
second in the straightaway, and won go
ing away.
Virginia Lass. which Butwell brought
in for second money, set the pace from
the start. but weakened furlong from
the finish +. Ambrose Clark's BaDsia
took third money.
Aurora, winner Of the fixture last
sprins, finished a good fourth after much
humping. closing we'll in the stretch.
Andes, a winner on the Eastern tracks
this summer. also had rough trip but
finished we'll up.
II is many years since nearly thirty
horses have faced the starter hereabouts.
Many in the crowd. as the horses came
out for the parade through the little
gate by the judges stand wondered
when the line would end But it was the
finish that thrilled the crowd.
The two-year-olds got away we'll to-
gether and ran we'll punched When
they came into the straightaway they
spread out fanwise. The gayly colored
silks Of the riders and the thunderous
pounding of hoofs on the green turf
made it seem more like the charge OF
cavalry regiment than a race.
To get riders for all those mounts IT
was necessary. to scour the country for
jockeys. Not a few came up from the
meeting at Laurel just for this one race
Among those who made the trip were
Butwell. Karrick. F. Adams. Hopkins,
lie w OH, l. DdNleS, CpNoH' AiiiDi OSC'
Troxler. Radtke and G. Burns.
The crowd. a typical Piping Rock
crowd, was out in force. 1t filled the
stands and spread out over the broad
lawns. The weather was almost ideal, a
October day without a chill in the air.
The "neighborhood field" was well
filed and it had a band. too.
Mrs Payne Whitney's Ballet is now the
probable favorlte for the Harbor Hill
cup. to be run on Saturday next. Ballet,
with E. Heider up. flashed home win
ner by three lengths in the Northwood
Plate. steeplechase of about two miles
for three-year-olds.
The Norwood was more Of a prelimi-
nary to the Harbor Hill than anything
else and Ballet proved she is about the
best of the three-year-olds in training
hereabouts.
j. Donohue's Sand Hog led all the way
into the backstretch, with Repenant and
the Whitney flly pressing him closely.
Sand Hog had all the speed and jumped
cleanlv but lacked the stamina in the
final drive. Astute, well favored by those
in the know. got away last. but sprint
ed and took second position. holding II
for about a mile. The pace was too fast
and he dragged back, to finish fourth
Four horses and riders came TO grief
in this race. Colonetta and Orowoc threw
their Jockeys B. Haynes, on the latter
turned a somersault before he hit the
turf His injuries amounted only to a
bad shaking up,
Reybourne. carrying 10 pounds, rompec
home in the first race, at about five and d
half furlongs and Frederick Johnson be
came the owner Of the Booger Red gal
loway championship plate. Conditions
were that the Allan Pinkerton trophy
should become the property Of the owner
winning it twice, not necessarily consecu'
lively. Reybourne won at the fall meet
Ing last year.
Culvert, ridden by John Tucker LEI
until the three starters came into the
stretch, but his brother. II. Tucker, or
the favorte. rode a fine race and came II
four lengths in the lead Miss Oakley
which kicked UP quite d stir in the pad
dock while being saddled. got off badly
and was pulled up in third place.
Reybourne ran his race, despite the
crushing impost. II was nip and tuck al
the way for Johnny Tucker on Culver
but mis- brother, on the son of Star Shoot
took his time till the stretch and the res
was easy.
Ottoman sprang one of the biggest sur.
prices of the day in winning the Oal
Ridge Cup. piece of plate valued at $3.50
and purse Of 81 900, presented by Thomas
r. Ryan. The Islington gelding made a
fine race of it for the two and a hall
miles over the steeplechase course, clos
ing with a rush in the last quarter. and
won going away by three lengths. Weld
ship and Maltbie the more favored. fin
shed in the order named
O'Bear fought IL out with Weldship al
the way up TO the next 10 the last jump
but fell after clearing the hedge. Maltbie
ridden by Mr.. Mortimer. was third
OConnor. ridden by S. Josephthal, Eel
in front Of the clubhouse on the frs
turn OF the field. He came to grief at thi:
hedge a year ago.
The Braes Cup, at a mile and a quarter
was easy for Nosegay. OF TO a fair start
he was well up all the way. coming fas
in the run down the backstretch. ii,
stood a long drive from b. Davis in tn,
tnal furlong to defeat Willing. Farmer
which finished third. ran the best race o.
his career, closing ground finely TOWARD
the end.
The sixth race. the Heyday Plate. TO
two-year-old maidens. at five and a hal