New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14
w. J. Clothier's Impulsive
Breaks Neck Falling Over
BruShWOOd Barrier.
CHERRY MALOTTE
WINS RICHEST STAKE
Famous Timber Toppers Crowd.
ed with Thrills and Un-
fortunate Incidents.


ured the opening day programme OF
the United Hunts Racing Association at
Belmont Park Terminal yesterday
afternoon.
For the privilege Of competing with
other great hunters in the champion
chase of the afternoon W. J. Clothier's
brown mare Impulsive gave her gal
liant life, breaking her neck when she
fell over the brushwood barrier imme-
diately in front Of the grandstand in
the third race.
She was only one of seven Jumpers
that fell during the running of the
four-mile feature, but she was the
only one which was more than super
ficially injured.
Three Winners.
The Greentree Stable was represent
ed by three winners during the course
of the afternoon, V. Powers riding two
OF the Whitney entries to victory and
Mr.. Fsirbrother the third. August
Belmont had the pleasure of seeing his
son ride a winner, when the latter
piloted Top Hat through classy field
in the Turf and Field Handicap. 70
win from J. Tucker, on Doublet, by a
comfortable margin.
The Great United Hunts Steeplechsse,
carrying a $1,000 prize TO the winner,
went to Mr.. Powers on Cherry Malotte,
other starters and breezed home ahead
OF Weldship and FL Bart for the rich
est stake Of the 1916 hunt season.
Fourteen Fall.
A total of fourteen horses fell IN the
three jumping races of the day. Seven,
including the i'll fated Impulsive. took
tumbles in the Timber Toppers' Cham
pion Chase, four in the Great United
Hunts and three in the Hopeful Steeple-
chase.
Two riders. Messrs Kohler and Ken
nedy, sustained bad bruises when their
mounts came troopers, but neither was
seriously injured.
The programme did not start of au-
spiciously, only two horses out OF thir-
teen entered facing the barrier for the
first race. This proved TO be a com
paratively easy victory for Mr..
Schwartzs bay geldng Archdale,
though Mrs. Stevensons gallant mare
Repentant ran neck and neck with the
winner over a mile and three-quarters
Of the two-mile squirt. In the stretch,
however, Archdale responded 70 the call
OF his rider and showed burst OF
speed that Repentsnt could not chal-
lenge.
Marcellinus, favored equally With
Ahara in the second race, received all
the best OF il from the starter, being
permitted 70 get away from the barrier
fully twenty lengths in advance OF his
field. The son of d'Arenburg and May
Dunn was too good horse TO lose TINS
advantage and romped home IN the
lead, with Ahsra second and Hands
Of, Clifford Cochran's entry, a good
third. Zellwood and Protector finished
in the ruek.
Full of Thrills.
The third-the famous Timber Top
pers'-was crowded full of thrilling
and unfortunate incidents. Fifteen
1.-the and eager hunters started away
on the long four-mile contest over the
timber; but only eight managed 70
finish.
The Limit fell at the first leap, Mr..
Kennedy suffering a dislocated shou!-
der as the chestnut went down. iheH
followed, in succession, Miss Meadows'
Oxygen, Impulsive, Patrick, Bachelor,
KiliX and Induction. lmpulsive fell
squarely on her neck, in front OF the
stand, and her rider. Mr.. Lucas, barely
rolled clear. She gave only two or
three weak reAexive kicks and was
dead when Mr.. Lucas got TO her side.
With the most formidable horses
scratched or fallen. Mr.. Cranes chest
nut Association won easily. Induction,
which made a great pace for three
miles, fell at the final barrier.
AS the eleven starters In the Great
United Hunt Steeplechase emerged
from the paddock A. p. Humphreys
beautiful black mare Belle OF Bryn
Nawr. with tho owner up. took the bit
in her teeth and ran away, encircllng
the track twice before her Disguised
rider could bring her under control
Mr.. Humphreys was excused from com
peting.
NJ. ]. Shannon, great fayorlte WIN
the PLAYERS of form, started OIL with a
fine burst of speed, but Mr.. Brsoazon
stirrup strap broke as ne and me
Schwartz gelding went over the fourth
iumn and was compelled TO pull up.
This left the Greentree entry, Cherry
Malotte and Ben Wyiis, in control OF
the field. and the former came on TO
win handily. beating of the successive
challenges Of Swish. Shannon RIVER
Fl Bart and Weldship. With a better
rider IN Weldship would likely have
won the rich stake. -,
Only four out Of seventeen entries
responded TO the bugle announcing the
Turf and Field Handicap. Top nat
with young Mr.. Belmont up, lustihed
the confidence Of large number OF
admirers by taking the measure OF MI
Kramer's sterling horse Doublet in a
spectacular finish. Mr. Brabazon
whipped Torero into third place, beat
ing Mr.. Bamberger, on Figinny, IN the
stretch.
The sixth-the Hopeful Steeplechase
was a wslkover for the great chest
nut gelding. Syosset IL, which won
as he pleased from the field of eight
other starters. Coureur de Bots and
Northwood made the pace az the start;
but the splendid son OF Hamburg was
not 10 be denied and moved to the front
when his rider whispered. He won
easily from Mr.. La Montagne's Tradi-
toner. with Mr.. Hitchcocks Hustler a
good third, and those who were left on
their feet-Burgrave, Northwood, Pay
Streak. Texas Star, Margery Jaque,
Eagle Thistle and Coureur de Bois-
A Mere Workout.
The seventh and last race OF the
afternoon was little more than a work
out for Mr. Kramer's gallant gelding,
Cloud, which carried his field along at
terrific clip. Alma, which. beat
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