New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
Captures HarbOr Hill Cup
i'm Neck and-NeCk Finish
with ChupaderO.
SCRATCHES RIDDLE
A LIKELY CARD
Captain Cassatt Triumphs in
BrOOkville Plate. When
Spearhead Wins.


furry of whips that sent the little
shivers down to the toes of even the
most blase of racegoers at Piping Rock
yesterday afternoon.
1t was the only race on the card for
the closing day of the fall amateur
meeting that did not feel the blight of
the scratching pencil keenly, for ten
three-year-old jumpers out of he nine
teen named to start went TO the post.
Long before the field had covered
the first mile Of the two the crowd was
ND and cheering. There was no end of
thrills. for several of the horses
Jumped greeniy and swerved badly in
the running. However, only two falls
marred the race.
The victory was a popular one. FOR
J. +. Davis. the owner OF Single Stick
is president Of the Piping Rock Rae
ing Association, and his horse won.
outgaming the favorite in the last fifty
yards.
Cagliostro. which won the Norwood
Plate for I. =. Whitney on Wednes-
CAV. showed that he has tine makings
sof a Jumper of no little worth. and
was in the night every step OF the last
half mile.
of to a good start Collector went
ont in front of ms field at kill
ing pace. with Cagliostro, Chupa'
dero. Single Stick and Indian Arrow
well up and the rest strung out Bell
master hobbled and went out of the
running early. A furlong OF two 1ur-
Their on Collector swerved over the
liverpool on the backstretch ana
threw his rider.
From then on Caghostro and Chup-
adero fought it ont for the lead. with
Single Stick rating nicely behind and
Jumping faultlessly. Indian Arrow,
which was favored by many on his
performances earlier this fall, began
10 weaken. and the rest were nowhere.
Then came the dng-dong battle down
the stretch.
Incidentally. the race was worth
$3.50 TO Mr. Davis. Which includes the
silver cup, the gift of Clarence II.
Mackay.
The defeat of Chupadero was quite
disappo.ntment TO Mrs. Lathrop
Brown. his owner. who races under
the name of Miss Chamblet, and not
few Of the Long Island set. for the
son Of Sam Phillip was the paddock
tip.
All roads led to Piping Rock. 1t
seemed The motors came in droVes
ard the good old Long Island Railroad
brought out It's quota 10 the Locust
Valley course Piping Rock has been
ccued the Goodwood Of America, but
the "toppers" and tall. white hats and
formal dress that are 50 conspicuous
at the English course were noice-
able by their absence Riding t0g;
and the gayest of fall tinery and furs
added the touches of color that the
frost-nipped trees failed TO supply.
Miss Lander's Band had its annual
battle Of music. with the musicians
out i'm the NciGhborhood field.
1t was day Of popular victories
particularly that in the Brook Cham
pion SteeplechaSe Trophy, for hunters
n, about two miles. Mrs. Payne whit
ney's good mare Cherry Malotte car
ried the pink and black silks OF hei
owner TO well won victory IN ms
heating Thomas Hltchcocks imoei
Wolf by short head.
Vincent Powers. who was riding IN
France before the Germans started to
fulfil the threat of the late Mr.. BIS,
,narck, had the leg up on Cherry, ana
his clever riding brought the daugh-
ter of Orlando first past the winning
most. Cherry and Timber Wolf were
head and head over the last jump, ano
the mare outgamed the brown son OF
Ogden in the last few strides. Weld-
snip was third, a score OF lengths De
bird.
Election Bet did it again. She has
won so many Piping Rock subscrlp'
Of the Hunt Club meet
mos hereabouts for W. X. Coe, hei
owner. that even the regulars have
lost track of them. As usual. she was
of last Yesterday in the mile and
frrlong race. and. after waiting race
came on with her usual burst OF spee'
when Nicklaus shook her up. Arma
mont looked like a winner up 10 TN
stretch, but he hung badly IN the las
I fly, wards. while Virginia Lass pea
Aurora for the shortest end Oh In
purse. I'LL. Lod col
dav hut. in spite of the scratches tina
,ijdled the card, leaving fields OF lou
in three races, all the finishes wer
Keen. u,,.;.
,nd Rlue." blared the band whe
Spearhead came up 10 report IN tn
Brookville Plate. Captain +. b. Cas-
yatt's red. white and blue thirds wer
always in front in this race and IN
victory was cheered the more TO max
up for the defeat of Spring Board II
1ae North Shore Plate Captain Cas-
satt appeared delighted at the com
Iliment
Old Lad of Langden made BRAY
try to carry his owners silks TO vic
tory in the Brookdale. but was easil
beaten by Coreopsis. with Johnn
Tucker up, for the place.
Liy Orme. with a big pull in tn
weights. carried off the opening race
.he North Shore Plate, at six fur
longs. I'm this Spring Board shouI
dcred 14S pounds. and tried vainly I
ian the feet little flly. Bearded Lad
beat Scotch Laddie for show. Scotc
Laddie also ran unplaced IN the othe
lightweight handicap, the Brookville.
Johnny Tucker scored a double /
the last two races on the card. In IN
Dosoris Plate. al a mile and furlons
ne made every post winning one o.
Cloud. which had an lmpost of II
mounds. Former and Day Bell fin
shed in the order named Condition
allowed army officers 20 ride. Lieuten
ant Alpers had the leg up on Day Bel
ana Major General Leonard Wood
who saw all the races. did not look a
toough he enioyed the last one a bit.
Tucker repeated in the extra race
p ouartcr-mile dash, taking Culvert on
"a front at the fall OF the flag ant
heating David Dowss Cricket by fiv
lengths.