New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-08
Wildly Cheered as He Re-
mounts HerCulOid and
Captures Cup Race.
w. r. GOES ELECTION
BET AGAIN IN FRONT
e. F. Whitney's COlors Carried
to Victory by Rhine Maiden
and CagliOstro.

Mrs. Charles Pfser carried of the
p;pinc Rock Cup at the opening day OF
the fall amateur race meeting at 'he
Ioeu,t Valley track yesterday, thanks
to the pluck of Tommy Wright, the
gentleman jockey.
Three horses went 20 the post ior
the three.and -s-hslf-mile steeplechsse
and all three came troopers. Tommy
Wright had the leg up on Mrs. Phzer =
Herculoid and he fell last, but not
lichtest. three jumps from the winning
post. Will.
~ wasn't hurt much said Wright
IN tho maddox lust before mounting
for the next race, che Just lay on me
All the same il took the patrol Judges
several minutes 70 bring Wright oac"
90 himself and get him back IN the SAD
die. lie was Keeling groSgily as nc
ralloped through the stretch 70 cneer-
;,g the like OF which never has been
baard at the course that has come 10
be called the Goodwood of America.
BIB. Lewis on his own horse. which
fell at the foot Of the hill, MADE
game try of it, and might have won
had he beer able to catch ms mount
sooner, but ne had deal OF trouble
and as il WAS finished about minute
behind Herculoid. Early in the race
the cirth on Webb Carriers saddle
slipped and Lieutenant Alpers lost ms
horse and all interest In the race.
As Herculoid won at the fail meet
ing last year the cup became the prop
erty Of mis- owner, Mrs. Pfler
\ Day of Real Sport.
II was day of real sport at Piping
Poek. II was clowery enough over
head. but the goodly crowd in holiday
mood frightened things up and the
fair racegoing contingent added the
usual touches Of color.
II had become quite the thlnG TOT
Election Bet to win Piping Rock SUD
scriptjon race with halr-Talslng nm
insh. But Yesterday the daughter OF
Elcctionccr piled on tho thrills. Ia
voritc in field Of eight IN the one
mile handicap. she sent chllls 70 the
feet Of her hackers when she met with
"a nu,h interference at the start mat
She was bufctcd back 10 last place and =
bad last.
For half mile il looked as though :
Lily Orme could not help but romp
home winner And then the green
and white polka dots Of ". Il. Zoe I
bcrsn 10 move M. At tho thrcc-quar- {
ter pole Election Bet was running over
her field. and she came away at the
end 10 win by three lengths, with Nlr- .
cinia Lass second and Armament tnlrd' F
Armament. however, was dlSquaIi-
lied for fouling. although he, TOO, met
with q deal OF interference al the hrSt
turn. Lily 0rme thereupon came IN lor
the short end Of the purse
Two Races for T.. +. Whitnev.
Dame Fortune smiled on Edward F.
Whitney yesterday, Tor MS SILKS
flashed first past the winning post IN
the first two races on the caro-, tne B
Hcvdev and the Norwood plates
In the first. thanks 10 the breaking
Of Ksrrick's stirrup strap, Rhine Maid /
On beat the almost prohibitive IA
vorite. Sharpshooter, from the stable 4
Of SCHUYLER l.. Parsons by head.
Rhine Maiden led all the way. sand
Bank. the other starter, ran VIDE IN /
the stretch turn and carried the ia
vorite with HIM.
Three falls brought about an upset
in the Norwood Plate, the chase at two .
miles that is a trial for the Harbor
Hill Cup. Deyoter bobbled and went /
down. Caswine bolted and later Duty .
came a cropper Just before Indian Ar
row, the favorite. fell. Cagliostro then .
made his bid and outgamed Collector /
10 win his first brackets as jumper
All in all it was quite day Tor
doubles, as Tommy Wright rode his !
Bay Brook TO victory in the Oak Ridge !
Cup. There were no spills in this
chase. but Footlights bowed tendon
in the running and pulled up lame
after finishing third.
No amateur meeting would be reg
ular affair without one Of the Tucker
boys winning a race. Johnny. with the
leg up on Cloud. carried off the Braes
Cup. the closing event on the card. OFF
at the fall of the flag, Cloud led his
field throughout the mile and quarter
Journey and easily stood off Cherry
Malotte's bid in the stretch. willing
beat the other two starters easily.