New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
MRS. CASTLE SEES
VERNON RIDE AT
HUNT CLUB MEET
Thrills and Attractions for
Crowd at Belmont
Park Terminal. e.
PARK WINS AGAIN ON
DUKE OF DULUTH
Loses Another Race by Running
Out-Meeting House Dlsap-
points in First Start.

Most any one may see Vernon Castle
dance any day, but 1t isn't every day
one may see him ride.
A rather small and select crowd saw
him ride his Chimney Sweep in the
special pony race that was an added
feature TO the second day Of the United
Hunts Racing Association meeting at
Belmont Park Terminal yesterday.
The Castles are going 20 dance for
the benefit Of the Blue Cross at Bel
mont Park this afternoon. and they
motored down TO the Terminal yester-
day for the needed atmosphere. At
least Mrs. Castle did. Vernon was
there 10 ride. Mrs. Castle was mod
ishly gowned, as the saying goes, In n
pale blue dancing frock. and wore one
Of those new raffia hats. Mr.. Castle
wore the last word in riding kits and
no hat. Mrs. Castle carried monkey,
all wrapped IN in silk scarf. She
divided her attention between her pet
his name is Rastus and the racing,
and the racing came off second best.
Put she forgot Rastus for minute
or two as she stood on chair and
watched the rush Of the field over the
quarter Of a mile. and followed the
yellow. blue belt and black cap. her
husbands silks.
Vernon did ride q good race OF It..
and about seventy yards from the
finish it looked "a though he would
make the place. But even then Mrs.
Castle did not wave her programme
and exhort: ooh, you Chimney Sweep!
Come on. you bird. Roll home-now
that's il! Come on"
No. Mrs. Vernon Castle Just smiled
After il was all over the judges put
up the number Of Overyonda j, PIP
ing Rock Subscription filly, which had
the foot Of that field. DR.. Cook, with
Johnny Tucker up. was second, and
Reindeer, with Evan Tucker up, was
third.
But the Castles did not hold the
stage all the afternoon. number or
things happened. and there were SIX
good races. However. the card did
feel the blight of the scratching pencil
James Park rode his Duke of Duluth
70 their third victory. 1t was in the
Bellerose Steeplechase Handicap at
about two miles in which was perhaps
the pretties race Of the day. For the
first time around Ben Cabell, Web Car.
ter and the Duke matched strides and
came over the liverpool in front of the
stands abreast. And the crowd cheered.
Web Carter stopped bit and
dropped back when Park made his bid
for the lead. Web came strongly at
the end and beat Ben Cabell for the
place.
There was one note OF disappoint-
ment to MANY yesterday. for none or
Mrs. Payne Whitney's horses got down
in front. She had two, Cabaret and
Meeting House, which was making ms
first start under colors through the
field. in the Hampstead Steeplechase
Handicap. The Voter MONDAY geld
ing jumped greenly and ran a dull
race. pulling up five jumps from home.
Adventures, the other starter IN the
race. came on and beat Cabaret rather
handily.
Johnny Tucker won his usual race
on Cloud, without which no hunt club
meeting would be complete. Cloud was
under a pull till the turn for home and
then the son Of Albert Scotch Lassie
came away to beat Superstition, which
ran TO much better form than on Sat
urday, and Nosegay by five lengths.
James Park thought that he had rid
6en the full three and half miles
over the sticks on Indicator in the
Smithtown Stceplechase when he had
still about a mile and furlong TO go,
and he went down the stretch at a
gallon in spite of TIE warning yells Of
the crowd. When he found that he
had run out it was too late to catch
up with the field and he pulled up and
watched VI. J. Shannon win easily after
outjumping Unico in the last mile.