New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
HeuZeH Bay Park Meet
Furnishes a Few Thrills
Oscar Lewisohn's Filly, Lady
Edwina, Beats Solar
Star in First
By FRANK O'NEILL

Rockawsy Hunt CUP stake az Hewlett
Raw Park yesterday. Not that his
spsnking chestnut IS steoPiechaser'
but the services Of some sort Of pilot
silent or otherwise, were urgently need
cd by tho small but select field that
faced the barrier in the second race
OF the opening meeting held by the
Rockaway Hunting Club.
FOR about ten minutes all that any
- ,be crowd knew was that tho horses
were somewhere iu Long Island.
Tben. lust as everybody was beginning
% forget that a race meeting was DC
ing held, Eliistown Boy lopcd down
he stretch and pulled up IN front oil
the stands.
INC course Of the average racctracN
e rather easy to follow. but the HcW-
lett Rav track is far from ordinary
from tho number Of disqualification
the inability o. the horses and jockeys
10 remain ON tho course, and sundfE
other incidents that added touch o.
ioUitv 20 tho meeting, ono would gather
that the course was rather cAlfaol-
binary. c
Ellistown Boy, Chcstruts and Con-
cuoror. the last named an odds-on
favorite. responded 90 the call 10 the
post Tor the three aud one-halt mlle
race over posts and rails. For ono lap
iii vos according 20 the tcucts OF rae
ing. hut then things began 10 happen.
Passing the stand the second time, ~.
L. Ticrnev. who rode Elustown BOY
was directed out OF his course. Hc
want along the new route, yards and
x.sr6e ia advance and then VcnturCd Oh
on a trail Of discovery.
Ellstowu Boy finally came nome
amid cheers. The report that lhP
other were lost, straycd or stolen
gaiYed credit. when Chcstnuts straG-
Cled home and finally ConqucroF ar
rived. n-
There was long discussion on whether
or not the race should be thrown our.
Much was said on all sides, but inaI!E
the Judges decided TO allow the ahar
20 stand as run. and the red board was
put up. t:.:
dents that provided thrills and amusc-
ment for the crowd. i'm the fourth
race tho entire field. with the except
of Silent Pilot. was disqualified Tor
running out Of the course. The thlrd
race was not without incident for OF
The three horses that started only one
finished. Real thrills were had n the
Cedarhurst Cup, when Bridget q onnor
ran over Orme's Head in the last fur
long and won by nod.
Sand Hog Finishes
Il has been the contention that
misunderstanding develops the real type
of horses needed for cavalry re-
mounts. Had our army been mount
cd on the tyne Of horses that raced for
the Hewlett Park Plate II would have
stubbed It's toe. N. =, shannon. the ia.
yorite. Sand Hog, second choice, and
OTeurbliD. with little standing al all.
faced the barrier Sand Hog finished
NJ. j. shannon tripped AT one of the
jumps on the second lap, and then, leap
ipe lightly over his sprawhng rider,
went of on @ personally conducted
tour Of the course. BE carefully AVOID
cd all other iumns. and, lodging sew
eral would-bo cantors, Won close de-
cision from q stable hand IN a uash
for the stall. OLoughln didn't fall
lie declined to risk life and limb in
lightly soaring over the jumps, so ne
balked with rare enthusiasm and would
not jump.
the South Shore Plate. although he was
fourth To- cross tho line. lie kept TO
the course The others overlooked that
little formality. They ran of the
course and were ruled out. Archdalc,
which was popular with the crowd, won
\ the race with Little Nearer ~ second
Il place and Toynbee third. George W.
III Cell, clerk of the course, reported that
- Silent Pilot alone had run true race,
and the action OF the stewards fol-
lowed speedily.
Lady Edwina Wins
Lady Edwina, the imported lily
which bore the colors Of Oscar Levi
sohn, won the first race in impressive
STYLE. She ran the legs OF Solar Star,
the favoritc, and cracked him so badly
that ne finished fourth. Silent Pilot
was second in this race. Mr.. Specs ac-
counted for the final race on the card,
with Cabaret in second position.
TIC most thrilling race was the Ce-
darhurst Cup. The affair was regarded
ne nice little workout for Orme's
Head. but the critics rcckoned without
Bridget O'Connor This good, game
daughter % Galvcston-L Lady Strath
more rated of the pace Of the favor
ito, and, coming into the head Of the
stretch on even terms, had enough left
90 win by nod
The results follow:
Ymsr RACT-Ihe Ailo Farm cup. pure. $50
Including cup value 500. q vllcl So 20 the
fecoad hors So to tle ihrd ho..r iar lliee-
yeafots sd upward. about ole-lai mile. 90
Hous ,octe AID weigh, ODDS Fin
LADY EdFina. e hlrlngae 10 50 l-lo u
Tippsrary Baker. lt9. ........... q
solar star. Tucker. !os.......... Out q
.1osam II. clarfs l,1........ 10
Baaysr. J. Brown li9...........-
wnaer e. m. 5. 1ach1sn.Nns. Boos. own
e. Ososr Lewisl,t. Trainer T. Murphy Won
ridden out Place same
SECOND HAcE-Te Rociawsy Cup. purse. $3.50
Including cup. value. $lpo. ~ which $50 % see
ord horse and S-' to Nifd. Tor hunters, al
about 5h nalo over posi AID rails
H0fe lorkfy Ar4 uclg.t oias. I'm
riHdoau BOY. n. I.rg. lt,....-. -
Chcsfruts D. NUt. l'i ..--.....-.. IS
wisrer bE Bm5pry- BLACK Bird. owner.
y r. riney 1raner. r. Madden. start good
Won 10 haf a mile. Plaoo same.
THIRD .RAcE-The Hsvist r ark Plate purse ..:
10 second horse and SIS n the third FOR hunters.
over tho brt.h course distance about two and
Home one jocieg End wesh. ODDS Fio.
Strd Hog. z Msdden. u. .-....... "a
" J. shannon. H. Tucker. i52..... % Out 2
soIouehln refused
wiere, bl. II. Burrcuas,or- sandha Owner.
r. Nadden 1ralucr same. Start god Won
~ about q rife
FOURTH IACE-1he South shore Plate: pure.
$500 inc'udrr cup. value 500. q which SIS
TO second Aaiso snd 80 % Third. about ore
Ho-,s ,oer-, srd ws'aht odd. I'm.
sslsat rno,, 81 Hsrohefssssss lo'..... ~
tfosrheo J. Tucker. 1sQ. ......... ga b-A