The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-05
HARBOR HILL CUP IS
PIPING ROCK SPECIAL
Important Steeplechase One of
Many Features at Two
Day Meeting.
ALL RACES WELL FILLED

Piping Rock. which concluded its sue
to a more strenuous form OF equine com
petition on two days OF this week. the fall
meeting OF the Piping Rock Racing Asso-
clatfon being set for next Wednesday and
Saturday. The events for both days have
filled so we'll that high class sport Is as
sured on the fiat and over the Jumps, the
beautiful course at Locust Valley being
particularly adapted to the decision OF
cross-country events.
The stewards OF the meeting have been
appointed for their fitness in supervising
the important steeplechases TO be decided.
which include the Harbor Hill Cup, rap
Idly developing into classic for three
year-old Jumpers. The stewards named
are Capt. Il. r. Cassatt, Henry w. Bull.
Henry J. Morris. J. +. Davis and Thomas
Hitchcock The horses will be placed at
the finish by Judges william =. Riggs and
w l.. Powers. while the starting will be
In the capable hands OF James Milton and
Frank J. Bryan.
Four of the races OF the opening day
will be handicRps. for which the weights
have been announced by Handicapped
Frank j. Bryan. The Northwood Plate.
a steeplechase for three yea odds is also
set for Wednesday and in this event many
OF the candidates for the Harbor Hill Cup
will take their final preparation In public
The other important race on Wednesday
Is the Heyday Plate. a private sweep
stakes for -year-olds. For this event
che subscribers were permitted to enter
two youngsters. the conditions calling for
their being maidens at the time OF entry
Considering that the entries closed on
August Ii. the class OF two-year- olds en-
gagged Is much better than was expected
Most OF these have won since the time OF
entry and for this will have 20 carry
penalties
The representative OF each subscriber
had TO be named i've days before the
race and those selected to start are Schuy-
Ter l.. Plrsops's Sharpshooter Deep Run
Stables Ptolemy. RAJ PARIS Captain Parr.
Cant. T. Il Cassatts Sand Bank, Herbert
l.. Prat''s Muzant. +. r. Whitneys Rhine
Maiden, \. H. Morriss Intone j. l.
Davis's Violent and Clifford a. Cochran's
Royal Martyr.
In the handlcaps the largest entry has
been received for the Piping Rock Sub
scription Serial Handicap. 1t is proof
OF the earnestness OF the Piping Rock
members that twenty-three of the two
year-olds subscribed for last year have
been carried along In training and are
ready 10 race for their original owners
eighteen months after their first appear
ance Many OF these have earned win
ming brackets on the regular tracks, but
a victory over the mile route on Wednes-
day before the home crowd will he more
esteemed than any number OF wins out
side. In the top weight division are such
well known thoroughbreds as the Jericho
Stables Andes, l24 pounds Harry Payne
Whitney's Some Kid. l22 W. r. Goes
Election Bet. 100; W. u. Thorntons Dele
gate, ll9. and Frederick Johnsons Ar
ringtoH, IFS.
In the oak Ridge Cup Handicap Steeple-
chase over the two mile and a half course
Robert i. Gerrys Footlights and the
Greentree Stables Cherry Malotte are
asked 20 carry top weight Of 1855. with
old Gold Plate rated at three pounds less
There are dozen entries altogether in
cludirg some very useful horses through
the field. Cherry Malotte has 20 divide
the honor 10 op weight with Herculoid
In the Piping Rock Cup Handicap over
the hunters course OF three and n half
miles. In the Braes Cup Handicap for
hacks. hunters and army horses. Cloud
tered, and will have TO shoulder 40
pounds for the race OF one mile and "A
quarter on the fiat.
Some OF the horses Will be quartered
for the meeting at the Piping Rock
stables. but on both days special trains
VIII leave Belmont Park between 10 30
and II o'clock TO convey horses TO the
course. The advance sale OF tickets indi-
Gates that the meeting will be az great
a social success as ever.