The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
GAY RACING CROWD
THRILLED BY SERIES
OF UNUSUAL UPSETS
Four FavOritcs Are Beaten in
second Days Events Of
Rockaway Meet.
TOMMY WRIGHT GAINS
RIG SHARE OF GLORY

The Enckaway Hunting club grounds
A. Hewlett Bay Park. Long Island. which
opened the amateur racing season IN
budding fashion n week ago. burst into
mi, bloom Yesterday afternoon. whc,
the concluding programme Of the two
day meet produced thrilling contests
ard incidents that made tho meeting one
spices OF this pioneer club.
Instead OF the romping home of pre-
determined winners, which VAS the rule
n, the opening day. the glorious UNI
certain, 81 tie sror, of kings was
IMPRESSED ON the large society CROWD
hat watched the events from the grand
stand. parkiNc spaces and enclosures.
Tie whirl Of the wheel meant financial
losses to those who Judged hat because
avery favorite but one had won on the
orcrirg day the public cho,rc was II safe
Investment one 10y on" the selections
= 'hr 'ti"r' were called over until
the mr.. race. Then. when the rank
rrf mic mad .rlvn weary of playing IA
yrriir. 10 zoe them finish in the
rack. Dixon Park and Dcublct. both win
rers on the opening day. came to the
ron, aud clcverly defeated their fields.
-Four favorites beaten NJ a hunt meet
. 2 rather unusual occurrence and
ore that pron'ed the conservative cle-
mont, which would rather lay against
n horse than wager on one to win.
Perhaps the most remarkable happen
ne was the downfall OF the Tucker
family. which almost monopol!zed the
glory on the opening day. II always
"A To- .hn- - tho .nr, ~ a ~ avrafn,tH
rider to beat the Tucker boys. and Judged
by TINS standard Mr.. Thomas Wright OF
Baltimore was entitled TO the lions
share Of the glory yesterday. He cap
'urod two OF tho 1--WE cups that went to
ne winning amateurs, scoring one vic
tory over the jumps II one on the fiat.
seats hole Tuck~ r Family.
n Ne Hat race foE the Hazard Plate
Tommy Wrigh, had the delightful eS-
perence OF beating the Whole collection
o. Tucker riders. the only three that
opposed him. He had the mount on r.
Hunter bulany's Alma, am! patiently
waiting until the favorite Cloud tired
after coming up tina hill In tho home
stretch, drove Alma to IN frDnt to win
BY two lengths. Cloud was ridden by
Joilny Tucker. rated the best OF the
family. while evan Tucker rode Devo,er.
which finished third. and Harry Tucker
had the mount on Zc,lwood. the fourth
and last horse in the race.
The Baltimore amateurs most I'M
portsnt victory. outside OF the pleasure
In leaving the Tucker boys behind, was
scored in the historic race for the Long
Island Handicap. in which Wright
rio'od the Green'ree stables Web Carter
to = clever three length win over knight
81 f-R-b -aI 49, L. lF1a I'll
and ridden by the English amateur. Cecil
Brabazon. knight OF Merci was an odds
Oh fAvorite and IL tool all Wright's skill
AZ we'll as hard luck Tor the favorite 70
land h m IN front.
II was the ;h.rty-second anniversary
Of the stake, which was won at It's first
running by Morris & Harwood's Tonk-
away, ridden by Mr.. HARDWOOD. who af-
terward was killed riding Warrington
The second and third horses at that time
were owned by j. I. Dawes Of Montreal,
Rose. the second, being ridden by the
srea, rider. Pat Meany, and the third,
thar,emagne, by y. Belmont Purdy, the
amateur, who In all probability watched
Wricht's victory on Web Carter in the
renewal yesterday.
There were many noted old time
sportsmen and racing men among the
crowd that enthused over the sport. By
'hr ~" larger portion OF these reached
'Ac course ia automobiles. but there were
a few Of the dyed IN the wool old time
'orsc'reu who refused any other meant
than the horse ny which to reach tho
race course. William \. Hazard, one OF
the stinchcs' OF the Rockaway Hunting
CUB ,.Owi ~ the secretary OF the as.
sooittion. was CARRIED in riding brooches
Nuirh indicated that he had travelled
from ~, nearby home at Cedarhurst or
horseback. II. l.. Herbert. chairman o,
The Polo Association. Was noticed
p'r'hcd IN top ~ Il drag while the races
were .g progress.