The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
TUCKER FAMILY
Is SENSATION OF
OPENING RACES
Johnny Rides Three Winners.
Evans One and Harry
Scores Twice.
GREAT THRONG SEXES
POINTS or VANTAGE.

POINTS or VANTAGE.
N'cu llo call to boots and saddle re-
vcrhorat"I over the Hewlett BAY course,
H. picturesque home Of the i,ockaway
1lun;ing club. Yesterday. 5000 enthusi-
ests occupying every possible place Of
Vantage welcomed the thoroughbred
horses to the metropolitan district. II
was the first day of the Rockaway Hunt
Ing Gu, meeting and the initial series
OF competitions for the thoroughbreds
In the North. The crowd OF 5000 that
turned out TO see the sport was a record
breaker for an opening meet. and a sport
hungry crowd 1t was. for the greater
part of II had not seen a race since last
fall.
Thai the lovers OF the game turned
out in such large numbers was due partly
to the ideal weather conditions. It was
the first really fine day this spring.
But 1t Mas the meeting itself that proved
the main attraction in calling out society
for its first big Outdoor social function OF
the season. Every one of note and his
brother we're there. Long before the
horses were called to the post for the
first race the crowd began to pour into
the course to And places on the lawns. in
the paddock or In the stands.
The scene in and around the course
reminded one OF nothing SO much as the
old days OF the Vanderbilt cup auto
mobile rae on Long Island. OF the
5000 that found their way to the curse
AT least ~three-uuarters came In autoino-
hiles. Motor ears of all varieties. from
the big heavy limousine with a capacity
for seven passengers. to the little road
eter. which holds We with considerable
squeezing, were represented In the park
ing spaces. Nor were the parking spaces
usurped entirely by automobiles. for
sprinkled here and there in the throng
we're horse drawn vehicles.
sport Popular as Ever.
Certainly the sport has lost none of It's
great popularity. II was noticeable that
the crowd was not made up so much
Of outing seekers as OF true lovers Of
the game. There can be no doubt that
n Yesterdays turnout is to be taken
as a criterion. II Il in any way presages
WHAT ls 10 coue WneH tHe season opens
at Jamaica in a few weeks, II will be
q banner year for thoroughbred racing
IN this section OF the country.
There was a general spirit OF re-
5oicing throughout the course. and even
the horses themselves seemed glad TO
Get back in the game surely the riders
did. II any one was at the races who
has more cause for rejoicing than any
or all others hat person is Johnny
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low Kramess horses. Johnny Tucker
made It a very suspicious opening day
for himself and Kramer by winning
three OF The six races. As a matter Of
fact IL was n great day for the whole
Tucker family. for Evans Tucker car
Pied Off a first. while Harry Tucker took
q second and a third,
Johnny Tucker started his string OF
triumphs in the very first race when he
guided Culvcrt. Eramer's bay geld!ng,
to an easy victory for ;he Alhro Farm
cup. Evans Tucker took the second
race. hat for the Rockaway cup. on
Foxhall l.. Keene's Toreador. which won
this same race last year with keene
up. Johnny did not start again until
the fourth race. the South Shore Plate.
which he won on Cloud, and he closed
the day by taking Doublet home in the
Dash.
Dixon Park Finishes strong
The Cedarhurst cup. a ace of about
two miles over the brush course for
four-year-olds and upward, won by
Dixon Park with II. Williams up. was
the feature of the day. Among the en-
tries were Abdon, Crest Hill and Ren
wyvis. all capable horses. and there was
an element OF keen competition In II that
gave the rae" a distinctive flavor: Abb
don, the favorite. started we'll and kept
right up in the front for the first half
Of the race. Dixon Park got away badly
and was held back in the early part OF
h race.
It was not until the Anal half mile
that Dixon Park took the lead. Going
along steadily then. he stood on a final
challenge under a mild drive and won
handily from Crest Hill. X. l.. Gerry's
bay gelding. Crest Hill had been outrun
in the early part of the race but made
up a lot OF ground in the final half mile.
Rem wyvis, an imported horse, owned by
the Greentree stable and ridden by F..
Kelleher, showed good form In getting
third place In his first appearance on the
track. Abdon, the favorite, finished
fourth. Belle Of Bryn Mawr, owned and
ridden by a. i. Humphrey. Jr.. was ex-
pected by many 10 be In the money IN
his race. in spite OF the fact that II
was at neT UTSt Wy AZ Nv jump
out. At the time she ran out. she was
In second place and going strong.
The third race. in which the Hewlett
Plate was vi for competition. furnished
the closest finish OF the afternoon. NJ.
!. hanno once more proved ms SUI
pAemacy over Web Carter. winning from
him easily with Courcur De Bots third,
NJ. ]. Shannon was made the favorfts
ON the strength Of his good races last
wear and proved that he deserved the
honor. Tommy Wright, riding Web
Carter. seemed anxious to get as big a
lead as possible for his mount early IN
the race and brought him to the front
under a drive. AS a result Web Garter
vas tired when he was still a mile from
home.
vmvorted Hunter Disappoints.
Shannon broke very slowly and
trailed by some distance for the nrst
mile and a quarter. AZ the mile ana a
half. however. he had made up ground
and took the lead. lie was Wei In hand
ali through the last half. Fattauta. an
imported hunter making It's initial bow
In this country. broke well. but pulled
nm passing the stand on the first time
around,
Cloud, Kramcr's fast brown gelding.
lived NJ to his reputation made last
year for winning races carrying top
weight by bringing home the South
Shore Plate. Alma, a Nirginian horse
making his first appearance IN this sec
ton of the country, was brought into
second place 10y I. wight. While C,