Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25
Thrilling Finishes Mark Second
Days Events of Washington
Riding and Hunt Club.
LIEUT.. ROCKWELL AGAIN
PROMINENT AS A RIDER
Wins Army and Navy Cup Race and
Captures Three Seconds
Tate Injured.

4 series OF tnTlli-HS HIllSies WHICH
brought the crowds to their feet: large
gathering of prominent society people, IN
GLIDING many beautifully sowned women
and warm sun which broke through me
clouds as though smiling on the occasion
made the second day of the WasninS'
ton Riding and Hunt cubs sprh
meeting at Benning yesterday an eVcn'
long to be remembered The general m
terest forecasted great success Tor th'
meeting. which comes to close toinor-
row. ;,
The track was heavy as a result VI
the steady rains of Friday ana
night. but the mud seemed to ahee' "
the horses alike and did not mar VIC
sport or upset the predictions TO any
great extent The sun shone all during
the afternoon, and made the day ideal
from the spectators standpoint. Many
people braved the damp grass to go out
near the jumps.
The clubhouse and grandstand were
well filled with prominent women wear
ing delightful spring and summer gowns.
which added color to the scene. me
three Misses Wilson attended the races
together with DIR. Cary Grayson and
Miss Belle Hagner. and the Russian am
bassador and Nine. Bakhmeteff. the
Brazilian ambassador and many others
well known in society made the crowd
watching the horses notable one.
Lieut.. Tate Is Injured.
Only one accident threatened to mar
the occasion. Lieut.. Tate. riding Old
Erin in the Henry of Navarro steeple-
| chase, was thrown while going over one
| of the jumps. and a physician stated aft
nd hot had hpQn broken.
| He.was thrown in a heap. his horse step
| ping on him. He walked from the track.
| however, and assured his friends he felt
| no great pain,
| Lieut.. c. X. Rockwell, who Won three
/ races Thursday, was again prominent.
| would have had good chance to do even
| better than this had not Norbitt thrown
| him at the beginning of the first race,
| the Bennngs. and run all the way to the
! stables before being captured. T. Wright
| was the most prominent winning rider OF
| the day, capturing three firsts.
| There was general disappointment
| over the forced postponement OF the serv-
| ice race of seventeen miles across coun-
try, and the early announcement that
this race would not be held Until tomor-
row undoubtedly kept the attendance
down. The country over which the course
for the service tests lies was SO wet how
ever that it was thought the race would
l II
however. added to the prospects for to-
morrow's meeting.
Close Finishes the Rule.
There were so many close finishes dur
ing the day that it was hard to pick the
best race Of the day. The Henry Of Ma
varre steeplechase, the Stephen B. Elkins
cup. the army and navy cup, and the
Washington Riding and Hunt Club cup
| were particularly close The latter race
was as pretty as was ever run at Ben
ming.
In the first race, the Benning, there
Cloud, Ballybay and Norbitt. Just as the
| start was about to be made Norbitt threw
Lieut.. Rockwell heavily and galloped to
his stable. The race was held while the
plucky rider recovered his mount Sir
Giles led during the first half mile with
Cloud and Raymond pushing close be-
| hind, and Ballybay and Norbitt trailing
| behind. At the three-quarters RAYMOND
forged ahead. but could not stand the
pace. and coming down the stretch Bally-
| bay took the lead, followed closely by
Norbitt and Cloud, who finished in that
| order. The winner was ridden by T.
Wright.
United States Army and Navy officers
rode all the, entries in the Henry of
Navarro steeplechase, which furnished a
| most exciting finish. Zagg. ridden by
Lieut. Patton, led all the way but o. K,
| ridden by Lieut.. Rockwell. was an am
! bilious contender. San Angelo. ridden by
Lieut.. E. st. John Greble, did not prove
| formidable until the last half mile but
then came in strong. In this race Old
| Erin threw Lieut. Tate.
Absconder Wins Third.
The Rock Creek cup brought out four
good entries-Willing. Spectator, Abb
sconder and Zellwood. all ridden by gen.
tleman riders. Willing led during the
\ first mile and was hard pressed by Zell-
wood. who. however. could not stand the
pace and finished last. Absconder ridden
| by T. Wright. kept in third place until
| the stretch and then came forward and
| beat out Willing. while Spectator nosed
| out Zellwood for third place.
Particular interest was attached to the
fourth race because of the beauty of the
| cup presented In honor of the late Sena-
tor Stephen B. Elkins. The cup must be
won three years to become the perma-
nent property of any owner, but small
| gold replica of the prize cup goes, to the
winner each year Last year one of Ivan
Foxs mounts won the race. and yes
terday he had Lena entered to try for a
second leg. Lena, however, finished only
third. WoolteX led for while. but then
| L. Navarro, owned and ridden by Charles
&. Harrison. jr.. forged into the lead.
| finally beating .O'Bear by two lengths.
of Lena. who defeated Rice Grain by
| ten lengths. Edward Mclean had Gun
Cotton entered in this race but she was
| scratched
The army and navy cup was real
thriller. with eight starters. Only Off
Handwriting. ridden by Lieut.. Rockwell,