Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
RELLUF WINS WHITNEY.
Memorial Steeplechase Ran in the
Mud, With Widener's Gelding First.

PIPING ROCK CLUB. LOCUST VAL
LEY, n. Y, June For three rases the
sun shone gloriously on $500 society men
and women. Then dark clouds gathered
and the rain fell in torrents. Many valu-
able gowns were ruined by the rain, as
Piping Rock has no inclosed stands
The chief event of the day was the
Whitney Memorial steeplechase, an event
to perpetuate the memory of the late
". c. Whitney as patron of the turf
To subscription of So. with all start
ers paying 500 additional, Harry Payne
Whitney donated 5000. Twenty-Five
horses were named to start. but the storm
had injured the course TO such an eN-
tent that sixteen of the entries were
withdrawn. Six horses went to the post.
The distance of the race was two and
half miles, but long before the nnlsh all
the horses were tired out because Of the
heavy track The event was won 10y
Relluf.
The opening event. the Polo Subscrip-
ton, limited to polo ponies, pufchdseu
nv members of the Piping Rock Cluo OF
Virginia and allotted tins spring, was
a gentlemen riders event 1t was hoi-
low victory for Surrogate Graham
grayling, ridden by Mr.. Bell
The Suffolk Plate. at a mile ana SIN
tenth was won by the favorite. Ea-
bald. ridden by Johnny Tucker OF the
Baltimore family OF gentlemen riders.
Summaries:
First race the Polo subscriptions: sweepstakes
of $40 each. with 500 added; sn iaroa .;s
rural Delivery 1856 u-ieut. Alpcrs'. I" l. 8
TO 5 and ont, second; Middlehursh, i61 TX; v.
Lewis. to l. . to ana !" : ln'iu i'ne'
Second race, the snrloik Plate. for four-year-
ods and upward; pure. Sooo one ih'ie ana ~, =
ont nrst: Wiling III. IL. Tucker. TO !. !; 10
5 and i 10 \. second; Handwriting, io1 u.ieni
ZINE 81 20. johnny, Gilbert, Inquisi.or and
Due Guard also ran.
Third race the Ramapo Plate, for ,hree.year-
ods: PURSE $1,000; one mile and quarter
Star Gaze. i22 ,Mccsh.y'. 10 and out. hrs! ];
saisyd sir il 1913 !'s su,se IL f I" ana TO
and / TO j. third. Time. EOS Astute and
BANKER Bury ais. ran ,,,,. po.,. s,,..r,n,,,n
race: consoia ton for beaten two-yearolds; parse.
$500 about four furlongs-Rosa, ile .McTasstru
arlington i22 ,Bntwen,; $ to ). !; TO ; and on: m,
' nrs a l,%a lr Gn Ee, nas BIT Mss
Dead Loss. Waking Fox lrawn' Er"9msed t'.
Armament, carms ira,apa,s ,ne ran .a'a" ne
Fifth race. The Harvester Plate: han,ii. ap;
seeplechasc; purse $500; ab'n. three nli. e.
loid 1915 u.ewisS even, TO > and out, second !;
= IN < third Time. 6W,. Essex. Web Carter,
Zar.ia and silver Fox also ran. Essex bolted
and Zarda fell.
sixth race. the Whitney Memorial streplechase
hap1iicap for four ycar-ods and upward: about
two and half miles-Keliuf. lag ,WOket. . 10
& ; 10 Z and odt first. y Bear. li5 tHeader-
SOM, to s. 10 :; and out. second: The Welkin.
16., tAIlen, 3 to I. and ont. third. Time.
oil l.. Navarro Himatcn and O'Connor also
ran.
seventh race. The American Eclipse Plate
mil mi hulf
Abs.onder 16S IT. Wright . to ~ and out.
first; Highland Chief. 1e5 Capt. MITCHELL, 10
TO L. 10 ) and l 10 g. second: Cloud. 1J1
Lieut. Alpers,, to L. 2 to 3 and out, third.
Time 24S Is. Old Erin also