New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23

RACE SATURDAY
AT ROCKAwAY
Curtain To Be Raised on
Most Promising Racing
Season in Years.

Thoroughbred racing in the Nor'n
begins next Saturday with the annual
hunter and PONY races Of the Rocksway
Hunting Club. to be held at Hewlett BAY
Park. Long Island. This two-day meet
Saturday, May 6, being the second day
will also inaugurate the amateur rae
ing season in this country and be the
first outdoor social function IN 'h's
section. SO
At this meeting the curtain viii so
M on the most promising season that
thoroughbred racing has enjoyed m
many wears. This is particularly the
case n the field OF amateur racing. The
popularity Of the ancient sport OF kings
has been increasing for several years
mast and will be enhanced TINS season
by the participation OF number OF I'M
ported horses. thereby giving the meets
more of an international character, ana
by the debut Of many newcomers. m
Guiding both owners and gentlemen
riders. who will sport silks for the hrst
time over the brush and timber.
Close 10 one hundred entries have
been made for the two days racing
offered by the Rockaway Hunting Club,
and number Of prominent persons
are included among the entrants. Lsst
YEAR there were forty-seven entries
and forty-one in 1914. the races in botn
these years being confined 10 one day.
The 'chases" have drawn record entry
lists. while the events for timber
toppers' are also we'll flled. Inc rev
fat races on the two-day programme
are only up to last year in the number
Of entries.
Included in those who have entered
one or more horses are Foxhsll r.
Keene. Robert l. Gerry. George Giler'
F 3. Voss. VI. l.. Swartz. shelton +.
Martin. A. Ludlow Kramer, }. Harper
Bonnell. Dr. r. b. Alderman, Mortimer
L. SchiF. Leonard Jacob. Mrs. + Am
brose Clark and the Milltown Stable
the last named being the racing name
OF the stable OF a prominent clergy man
Among the newcomers are NUMBER
Of Philadelphians and Nirg mans. IN
cluding ". !. Clothier. VI. F. II. OF the
Pickering Hunt and veteran tennis ex-
pert. and Jesse Williamson. I'd, both OF
Philadelphia; K. Hunter Dulany. a
member Of the famous old Nirginia
family of the same name. and A. r.
Humphrey. both OF Upperville. va.
Others are F. H. Prince, OF Boston, and
Pau. France. father Of Norman Prince
who as anaviator in the French army
has achieved fame in the big war. A. A.
Fowler. Of the Essex Foxhounds, OF
Peapack. n. j.: Nicholas l.. Tilney, I:
G Eastman. Clarence NJ. Schultz and
Mrs. Cecil Brabazon are yet others.
There was a marked revival of anna
teur racing in Pennsylvania and Nir-
ginia last season. and the participation
in the Rockawsy meet Of several prom
inent men from those states shows
that they are already reaching out for
national honors. The running OF For-
hall p. Keene's Toreador. the stout
hearted son of Beau Gallant, winner OF
the Rockaway Cup last year, will be
watched with great interest Al least
one other horse will also carry the
famous colors, white with blue dots. OF
this veteran sportsman, polo player,
automobile race driver and gentleman
rider.
Because OF the prominence Of the
Rockaway Hunting Club its annual
rare meets attract large and brilliant
attendanees. This organization has
been conducting racing since 1881. The
amateur character of its meets Is most
Pronounced, and all but one race on
cacn Of the two days is limited to gen
tlemen rides William A. Hazard is
president OF the club; r. Hobart Por-
ter. ice-president; Newbold I. Law
renee. secretary, and Frederic Il.
Hatch. treasurer. The race committee
i John G. Livingston. chairman; Carl
ton Macy, John Tucker. Franklin b.
Vcss and John Howes Burton.
SIX races are on the programme for
each Of the two days. three being
steeplechases. one for hunters over the
post and rails course and two on the
fat. The general excellence OF the
course at Hewlett Bay Park. both from
the standpoint OF participants and
spectstors, has much TO do with the
popularity OF the races OF the Rock
away Hunting Club.