New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
Hwfa Is Best of Three Horses
in Two-Year-Old
Handicap.

Thirty-nine thoroughbreds faced the
starter in the six races at the spring
meeting Of the Piping Rock Racing As
ISOLATION yesterday, which with large
attendance under the mingled allure
ments of sunshine and the hopes OF
speedy finishes were evidences of a sim
cere appreciation by racegoers of the
efforts of the loyal band of turfmen in
harboring the sport in its years Of dis
tress at the pretty rural coure IN Lo-
Gust Valley.
Men who race horses or ride them
for the fun of it, with the women of
their families, who are in most cases
as keen on sport, formed the bulk Of
the onlookers and the races, fought out
on the park-lke turf of the polo field
and golf green, were fine spectacles
against the background of verdant
trees. gay tents, waving flags and pen
nants. And there was music of two
bands to hail the chief in each contest.
Only three started of the thirty-one
eligible for the Piping Rock invitation
handicap for two-year-olds, at five fur
longs, yet the sweepstakes was worth
S6,950 TO the winner. This was II. p.
Whitney's brown colt Hwfa, by Ham
burg-Dovelet, the Welsh rarebit nom
enclature being a combination of the
owners initials and those Of his friend,
+. Ambrose Clark, the Cooperstown polo
player. Both the other starters were
importations-C. X. G.. Billings's Omar
Khayyam and w. r. Coles Jack Mount.
The start was back of a clump o.
trees, and, although there was no halt
ing in the rhythm of Omar's hoofbeats
nor in Jack Mounts effort, the Whitney
light blue jacket was the first 10 emerge
from the leaves and Jockey Notter kept
a-pronounced "Urfar"-in the lead
throughout Hwfa won by two lengths
from Omar Khayyam, with Jack Mount
pulling up five lengths away The turf
was more cuppy than IL looked, so that
the time, 0:58A, was fast enough for
a colt not whipped out
Victory for Schiff.
The Broad Hollow Plate, the trophy
for the lightweight handicap for hacks
and hunters that opened the sport, at
a mile and furlong, was a victory
for the North Shore owner, Mortimer
l.. Schif, with his Northwood Stables
Chvalry, ridden by J. McTaggart. Chiv-
airy raced in the lead all the way, at
tended by Mrs. T. j. DOnohue's Sand
Hog, but only gained the verdict by a
short head. There were nine starters.
a number duplicated in the remaining
race on the fiat of the card. which was
also a lightweight handicap, but at six
furlongs, for the Roslyn plate.
The finish was between three OF the
lot only heads apart, Ahara which had
the worst of the struggling start and
came from behind in the stretch, get
ting the race by this close margin. H..
Williams rode pretty finish under
the whip, Mr.. II. Tucker being second
with Doublet, and the favorite, Socony,
owned by Herbert l.. Pratt. president
of the nearby Nassau Country Club,
was third, FIVE lengths from the i'm
ported gelding, II. w. Sage's Simon
Jones. which led the others home.
Culvert. also a starter with Doublet
in A. Ludlow Kramer's colors, and with
Mr.. J. Tucker up, won the Roslyn last
wear and in 1913. but, after setting
the early pace this time, finished IN
the ruck.
Sandwiched IN between the Broad
Hollow and the Roslyn were two
steeplechases, each over the two-mile
course. and fiat race at mile. Tor
tbree-vear-o and upward. The lat
ter was a commanding win for Edward