The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-03
SWISH EASY VICTOR;
SO Is SINGLE STICK
AT LOCUST VALLEY
Twelve Hundred Society Folk
Well Repaid for Trip to
Piping Rock Meet.
MORE NOVEMBER THAN
JUNE. BUT GOOD SPORT

It was more Ike November tn June
n. Piping Rock Yesterday. but the twelve
hundred society folk who prefer steep'e-
chasing to the more conventional Kind
OF racing were we'll repaid for their
trip to Locust Valley. They saw Thomas
Hltchcock's good jumper Swish defeat
q smart field in the North shore Plate
and Joseph T. Davis's better horse
Single Stick beat a cleverer field in the
cooperstown Plate. And besides these
there was a capital race on the nat at
one mile Tor handicap horses OF the 3
and up division-the Fox Point Plate
a print for two-year-olds Of quality
known as the Brookville Plate. and a
couple of excellent events In which non
professional riders had a nance to
show their skill.
The two steeplechases were disap-
pointing in that several candidates for
the famous Whitney Memorial steeple-
chase. which will he run on SATURDAY.
did not accept the issue In spite OF the
fact that they were named to 20 over
night. but the events were spiritedly
contested just the same.
Sencgnmbinn starts Too Late.
swish met The Elephant. !Astute. Zell-
wood, Senegambian and Yarico in the
North Shore Plate and the talent made
him favorlte. For a spell IL looked as
though the popular confidence had been
misplaced. for Astute and The Elephant
got n long way in front OF him the first
turn Of the field. When. however. AS
tute fell at the jump at the beginning
OF the straight. he interfered with The
Elephant and Swish oveihauled the lat
ter In the run past the stand and to
the clubhouse. The Elephant struggled
on for half "A mile, fencing cleverly. but
Swish finally had disposed of him be-
fore the head OF the homestretch was
reached the last time and he won easily
from Senegambian. which came with a
belated rush from a long way uack.
Zellwood ran out.
Mrs. Payne Whitney started a new
aspirant FOR cross country fame in the
Cocperstown in Cabaret. a half brother
OF Sweep. and 4 big. fiashy son OF Delhi
and Pink Domino The reports OF his
work were so good the crowd made him
favorite ut . to 10 over Timber Wolf.
which was held at 8 to :, and Single
Stick and Adventures. which found
support at 4 to / and ) to . respec-
lively. Cabaret. fencing swiftly and
smoothly, cut out the running for up
wards of a mile and a half with a wild
patch OF daylight separating nam ION
Timber VOL. and Single Stick. But
they got TO him at the top OF the hill
and SlnSle Stick. slipping past on the
Pail. assume a commanding lead. Cab
aret made a valiant effort TO keep In
front OF Timber Wolf. but he too got
by in the last hundred yards. to finish
second a couple of lengths back of Single
Stick and half a length in front OF cab
aret. The others We're beaten on. They
all jumped We'll and Cabaret will make
his mark in the best company when he
learns "A bit more of real steeplechasing.
Mustard n Disn appointment.
Mustard. which W. T.. Coe bought the
other day from James Mclaughlin for
s., 800. Wa. q disappointment in the
BIookvillc Plate. Favorite at I to
-, he did not appear to like the sodded
course. lie loitcred far in the rear while
S1cunN, bearln" the colors of Herbert
L. Pratt. raced out with Plumose
SOcony shook Plumose off at the last
turn and came home easily In front OF
Plquctte. the outsider. Mustard brough,
OF third because plumose stopped TO a
walk in the last fifty yards,
Nj. Pratts star Gaze, Saratoga CUP
winner last year. looked a good thing
IN the Fox Point Plate and the crowd
took him At to 10. But he was not
able to keep up with Absconder and Ber
Dale in tn" first half. and although
ne passed Zen Dale at the top Of tbs
hill, Absconder outran him in the homs
stretch, to win cleverly by three lengths
Noltnt and Doublet stopped early
Doublets race At belmont Park in the
Amateur cup seemed to have taken the
edge IN his speed. W Il. Coe said
after the finish that he intended to make
q jumper OF Ben Dale, which Is one OF
the handsomest horses in training.
Cloud, under the skilful handling OF
John Tucker, won the Broad Hollow
Plate. one mile and a furlong. in spite
OF a steadying impost OF IFS pounds
knight of Mercl outran him for sever