New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29
Gen. Humidity
HadForces Out
Strong at Track
Nv HARRIETTE UNDERHILL

Going out in the 1881 special TO the
Empire Track yesterday some one re-
marked: Eve racing people have got
to stick together" The words were
prophetic-they did; for not only was
il the hottest fourteenth day Of the
racing meeting on record, but General
Humidity had his forces out one hun
bred thousand strong over at the CLUB
house, which, by the way, is not nearly
so good a place to watch the racing
There was a semblance of breeze, but
on the lawn and in the grandstand the
heat was terrific.
The top which was added TO the
press stand, and which has heretofore
served only to exclude the sun and the
air, was put to another use yesterday.
Some woman with troublesome child
TO entertain conceived the idea OF let
ting him walk around on the roof OF
the press stand, and other harassed
parents followed suit. No doubt, 1t en-
tertained the children. They sounded
as though they were having q rollick-
ing time, but, as 1t used to say on the
shaving mugs, Think of me-
Lawn Crowd Taught Lesson
When the band played our splendid,
inspiring national hymn, every one in
the grandstand rose to his feet. but
not one man in ten down on the lawn
removed his hat, and couple of them
received a good lesson. One Of our
boys in khaki stood at attention, look
ing like bronze statue, when two men
attempted TO pass him. As he did not
move they did as men always seem to
do at rscetracks--tried to push him
overland he turned to them and said:
Remove your hats or I'll make you"
So they took them of without waiting
for him TO make them, and so did all of
the men in the vicinity. II was most
pleasing.
The little Aivver Is so gay these daysl
II is decorated with flags of all the Al
lied nations and seems TO breath pa
triotism.
That childlike Lyke-Christian name
Laurie--is riding out in front a lot of
late. He piloted the winner, Man
gancse, to victory in the first race and
defeated the favorite, Englebert. One
OF the oldtimers exclaimed, as he
watched him win: THAT boy is a
wonder. He never had 70 be taught
how to ride. The first time they put
him up on a horse he began treading
the saddle, and he took King Radford,
which had had nothing but bad luck,
out on the track and won with him
the first race he ever rode in. Which
means. that jockeys are born and not
made"
Cassidy Is Elated
Staten Island meeting, to open August
of his endeavors.
More than a hundred horses are now
at the track at Dongan Hills, and by
the opening day there will be 300
more. The first race each day will be
run at $3.50, and five races will be run
each day at distances Of from five fur
longs up TO one and a sixteenth miles.
Harry Stevens will have charge Of
the refreshments. II has been neces-
sary to build 200 new stalls to accom- !
modste the horses, and the track has |
been graded, so that it is now one of |
the fastest half-mile courses in the |
country.
The stewards for the meeting are
Henry J. Morris, secretary Of the Ma.
tional Steeplechase and Hunt Club, and
Charles W. Bowring
The Judges are c. Cornehlsen and Fl.
p. Conkling. and the starter is William
Snyder.
Among those whose horses are en-
tered are W. Oliver, Quincy Stable,
Nate Byers, Louis Feustel, J. Kelly, |
J. Mayberry, G. Alexander, W. D. Alt
house, W. " Casey and many others.