New-York tribune., 1922-11-05
Whippet Racing
Popular Sport at
Morristown Club
Mr.. Harvey Ladew's High
Flyer and Mr.. William
Ross Proctor's Marcus
Winners Of Chief Events

Tint whippct races are proving pop-
niar in society circles was proved YES
terday at the Whippany River Club,
Morristown, N. j., where d race meet
was held. The races were run prior
to the hunt meet and large gathering
OF prominent persons turned out TO
watch the events.
mere were two large feature races
divided into ten heats, each heat con-
stituting race in itself. The first race
was won by Mr.. Harvey Ladew's High
Flyer, which won the silver trophv for
the November Plate event, which was
a handicap race for 200 yards. In the
first heat Madford Full Flight. owned bv
Mrs. Charles G. West jr., finished arst,
Higher Flight second and third went to
Hands Up, the Canadian dog owned by
Mr.. Gourd, of Toronto.
The second heat brought ont tho
favorite of the race, Ask Him, owned
by Mr.. f.. D. Morgan jr., which finished d
an a. easy hrst. Second was won by Mr..
". >. Wards Prince. Fair Play. owned
by Mr. Dalngerfield Lewis, was disauali-
ned for jumping the tape.
Mr.. A. Lowenstein had his Resolnte
entered, but arrived too late far the
weighing in and the stewards refused
TO let his dog run. The final heat
brought out Full Flight, High FLYER,
ASK Him and Prince. High Flyer came
across the line first in thirteen seq
onds fiat. A close second was MadFord
Full Flight, Prince finished third and
ASK Him stumbled and got away to a
bad start and could not get his leaders
in time,
Marcus Wins Second
Inc Novice Plate, an elimination
race for two hundred yards. was won
by Marcus, owned by Mr.. william Ross
Proctor jr., of New York.
The first heat brought out chamnion
Galloping Dominoes, owned by Mr. n
EE. Damon jr, first; Mr., H. B. Phipps
Comet came in second, and third went
to Milhill Jasmine, owned by Mr.. E.
Coe Kerr.
The second heat brought out Gilli-
gaHs JOCK, Adventuress and Nomod
Jewel; They finished in the order
named.
The third heat went to Maxim. owned
by Mr.. E. d. Morgan jr., second place
was won by Milhill Midget. Ch. Nancy
OF Oxen and Single G were scratched.
The fourth heat went to the winner
of the plate, Marcus, who ran the
fastest heat Of the meet, doing the two
hundred yards in eleven and four
fifths seconds; Manford Man O. War
owned by Mrs. G. G. West jr., second,
and third went to a newly imported
one IN Mischief, owned by Mr.. Win
throp McKim, of Tuxedo Park, N. Y.
This dog shows beautiful form but has
not yet become acclimated.
The first semi-fnals brought out
Galloping Dominoes, Comet, Gilligans
Jock and Adventures. First went to
Gilligans Jock, second place to cham
pion Galloping Dominoes The second
semi-inals brought out Maxim, Mil
hill Midget, Marcus, and Manford Man
o. War.
Strong First
For the finals Marcus, handled and
trained by Mr.. E. Lambic, trainer for
the Long Island Whippet Association
dogs, finished strong first, second
went to Mr.. f. D. Morgan iris Maxim
Galloping Dominoes was third and the
favorite, Gilligan's Jock, who ran the
tils st heat in remarkable time, got bad
start and stumbled on the turf, which
was in very poor condition for racing
Along the course many Of the So
cially prominent members Of society
watched the races. Mrs. Charles G.
West, Mr.. Harvey S. Ladew, Mr.. E. Coe
Kerr, Mrs. H. E. Damon jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Winthrop McKimm, with many
Tuxedo Park residents; Mr.. e. D. Nor
gan jr., Mr. and Mrs. Richard Whitney,
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Thomson and chill
dren, Mr., and Mrs. D. Leonard, MIR.
James Mclean, Miss Betty Levins, Mr..
A.. F. Ely, Miss Gladys Waterbury
Miss Caroline Foster, Mrs. William
6tackpole, Mrs, Griswold Lorillard, Mr..
Nipper Swords, Mr.. Charles Fleisch-
nlann, Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Victor,
Mr.. James, Mr. C. H. Mellen, Mr.. Nc
Alpin Pyle, Mr.. f. H. Behr and Mrs.
Ceorpa Eyer