The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10
HARBOR HILL CUP is WON
BY VFR AT PIPING ROCK
J. E. Davis's Jumper Beats Good Field in Race for
Three-year-old Crown-Skibbereen Cap
lures Oak Ridge Trophy.

admirers were hushed as the outsider
vinr Joined hin for n duel through the
stretch. Murphy had conserved his ener-
gies for the asst run and the pair took
the last fence together. There Bill Dud-
ley faltered and Vifr dashed over the
short space Of turf to the Judges two
lengths In front. The strong finish had
carried the leaders twenty lengths in
front of Fakir, which tool show money
forty lengths before IL. l.. Pratt's Super
human.
Some Of the best chasers in training
started In the handicap for the Oak
Ridge Cup. and this resulted In a closer
race than the Harbor Hill As was the
rule with one exception throughout the
day the choices were beaten. Harry La
Montagne's Swish. the favorite. finish
ing out OF the money. The Greentree
Stable also met with another reverse. a.
Cherry Malotte. carrying the popular
pink and black. was beaten in a head
finish. Swish was used up by cutting
out a lead of ten lengths In the first half
OF the Journey. Their Cherry Malotte
went to the front. with Skibbereen. EN-
ton and the Duke Of Duluth close w. At
the Jump on the far turn Duk Of Du-
luth fell. and his owner. James Park.
the only gentleman rider In the race,
was thrown heavily.
Cherry Malotte Gets q surprise.
Cherry Malotte seemed to ave the
race at her mercy. as she turned into
the homestretch several lengths to The
good. Woke had been biding his time
with Skibbereen and came with tre-
mendous speed through the stretch. Over
the last jump Cherry MalUtte leaped
with a short fifty yards to victory n
a lead OF two lengths. The case was
desperate for Skibbereen and his rider.
but Woke got up In the last few strides
and landed Skibbereen a winner for
J. r. Widener. Mr.. Parks hip was
thrown out of joint when he fell, but II
was put back in place and the rider
was carried to the clubhouse with no
serious INJURIES.
The Piping Rock cup for hunters re-
suited in a fiasco. as the last horse
TO finish won the cup. There were only
three starters ever the trying and In
tricate course of three and a half miles.
and in the run down the hill for the
last time VI. J. Shannon n Web Car
ter went clean away from Lampblack.
VI. j. shannon finishing first eight
lengths in front OF Wei Carter. which
beat Lampblack by twenty lengths.
George de Kay Glider rod his own horse
Lampblack in his first trip over the
course. He. however. was the only rider
who steered his horse in the proper
direction and both VI. j, shannon n
Web Carter were disqualified for going
on the wrong side OF the flags.
The Sorthwood Stables Plaintiff,
which won the Heyday Plate for two-
year-olds In a two horse race, was the
only winning favorite. The meeting will
conclude on Tuesday. when another good
card has been arranged. The sum-
maries
FIRST RACE.
Heyday Plate; for two-y ear-oids; private
sweeps, AXE OF $lv) each TO the winner; six
furlonss
Horse and age. VT. Jockey. Prices Fin
Plaimin. 2.........i2 t. Waugh ....... g, out l.
Bet. ?.............. lls. Nicklaus...,. 81 out :
Time ...i.
Good start won easily Plaintiff. h g. by
Sir John Johnson-Lingant owned by North
wood Stable. trained 10y j, X. Frayling
ECOND RACE.
Messenger Plate: high weight handicap; for
three year-olds and upward; purse, stS; one