El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
American Woman's Horses
Are Steeplechasing Well
Ambrose Stokes, Riding For His WIFE Draws POut and
Smile When He Finishes Third However, Meadow
sweet Retrieves Loss by Scoring Vic
tory When Odds Are 1OOto7.
BY E. G. B. FITzHAlION.

7 ONDON, Eng, April 4-When the
good American mare Savannah, b5
Yankee-Campo, finished third II
the Blaby handicap steeplechase at
Leicester a few days ago it was no
ticed that her owner. a well known
society woman in the United States
who races a string Of American bred
chasers in England under the assumed
name Of Mr.. Stokes both pouted and
smiled as she met her jockey after the
race. But the jockey, Struggling his
shoulders, merely remarked lacOnicallyl
You're a peach" and let it go at that
Your true jockey always is laconlci
according to tradition. Still, those
not in the know thought it was hardly
the way for a jockey to treat his en-
ployer-and lady at that.
The fairspOrtsWOman is said to be
Mrs. Ambrose Clark, a popular member
Of the Westchester, MeadoWbrOOk and
ROckaWay racing hunting polo sets,
Yankee, the sire Of her mare Savannah,
viii be remembered as winner of the
1901 Futurity Tor which Winnie O'Con-
nor (nOW riding in France for H. dc
Mummy got him home ahead Of LUX
Casta, Barron and is others.
Guess she tOuted him TO bet on his
mount" remarked an American habitue
OF the English turf, who was not in
the know.
I'll bet she won't pay him anything
for his ride" laUghingIy retorted an
other, who was wise to who's who.
Clark, the Jockey.
The second speaker undoubtedly was
right; although there was nothing the
matter with the ride In fact Savan-
nah was ridden quite acceptably. The
Jockey was Mr.. Clark; first name,
Ambrose. Mr. Stokes" has first call
on him-On and off the turf
Since the foregoing disappointment
with Savannah Mr.. Stokes" has scored
triumph with Meadowsweet,
younger American mare, at the great
annual steeplechase meeting Of the
National Hunt club, held at Chelten-
ham. In a field of 10, Meadowsweet,
at the remunerative odds of 100 to z,
won the Cheltenham Grand Annual
Steeplechase, worth $500, by two
lengths. As she was giving weight to
seven horses, this was d meritOrious
performance over the formidable Chel-
tenham course for so young a mare,
and many good judges are coming to
regard MeadOWsWeet as one OF the
best novice 'chasers in the British
Isles.
Mendowsweet Fast Improving.
This is quite a big score for Yankee;
for MeadOWSWeet is another Of his get
and is a younger sister Of Savannah,
both mares being by the 1901 Futurity
winner out of Campo. If Meadow
sweet continues as she has been doing
this winter her first cross country
season, she is likely to mature into
chaser Of grand national class and to
accomplish at Aintree next year, or
within a few years, the great achieve
ment at which Mr. FelIs Highbridge |
failed last year, good horse though ne I
was.
Although only a novice three months /
ago, AIeadowsweet already has earned /
an enviable record against seasoned /
chasers Of the British Isles Last De-
'ember, as a four year old filly,
AeadQwsweet fin field Of nine at
Hurst park ran second to BlOWplpe,
grand national horse. On New
Years eve she won the Reading
iteeplechase. worth $1,000 at New
bury. with five to two against her. At I
on February 9, in a field
If nine Mr. StOkes's" smart and pow
.rfuI daughter of Yankee won the
coventry handicap steeplechase with
90 pounds with three TO one against
Ter.
Is Fine Jumper.
Two days later, at Ltngtield, and
gain in a field Of nine, Meadowsweet
even to four for the Southern handi-
an steepIechase and came from be-
ind to win and beat by q head a sea-
Oned campaigner carrying no more
.ian she did.
The long odds laid against her on
he occasion of her latest win at Chel-
enham. indicate that the talent fig
red the young American mare at last
ad got into company too classy for !
er. But she won handily in spite Of
onceding weight to seven of her Il