VOL. XX, NO. 8
WINTER GO LF NUMBER, 1917
FIVE CENTS
THE RED AND GREEN
Pinehurst Colors First Home in Steeple
Chase. Crocker Lands Guests' Purse
JHi Hlis W!n from Mlis Yaeg-er
Kittron, Walter C. and Itoaalie
Vint
5!THE Pinehurst
Steeple Chase for
the $100 purse
raised even more ex
citement than usual
Wednesday after
noon. In the first
place they have lengthened out
the course, and the start was
down the road behind the pines
out of sight of the stand. In con
sequence the thundering of hoofs
and the rush of the oncoming
steeds brought the people to
their feet a moment before Col.
Swigert's Magenta and Canary
colors came whizzing into view on
the great sorrel mare, Miriam H.,
with George Crocker's Blue jack
et whipping the air one jump be
hind, and a span ahead of the
Green and White of the Pinehurst
Stables carried by Cameron on the
old Jumper George. George was
at his best this day. Ask Cameron
about George any time. "Steady,"
That's what he says. "Steady will
win yet." And steady did. The
brilliant mare went across the
polo field like a wild cat, but didn't
fancy the new hurdle, and swung
around just enough to leave Bach
elor on the ground. She sailed on
regardless, and over the next hur
dle without rein or rider, but gave
place then to George who was
right there with the goods, as
reliable as a pendulum, and trav
elling with an even keel at top
speed. Travellor gave Crocker
some trouble at the same first
hurdle, and after that there was
no recovering the slight lead the
old stager had. They made a
pretty chase of it twice around
the field, George winner by a
length or more.
A HARD FINISH
Mrs. J. C. Yaeger of French
Lick, Indiana, took issue with
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what looked like a ride to a fin
ish between the winners of the
last half dozen girls' races. And
she was right there with them at
the finish. It had been given out
at the paddock that she had better
be placed in the prophecies, that
she keeps her horse like a real
jock. She got a knot in those
ieins the time she hit the horse's
back just like a professional.
Miss Bliss came back with a
vengence today. She rode Jessie
C, got off in front and was never
headed. Mrs. Yaeger on Crow
took issue from the start and
stayed with her inch for inch, and
the two came into the finish as if
they were tied in that position.
This doesn't mean that Miss
Eleanor Abbe and Miss Esther
Tufts were not contending for
their customary leading position.
Miss Abbe handled Button to the
Queen's taste and held the leaders
all the way. Miss Tufts mean
while got a bad start, and at the
bend seemed lost. And then she
took counsel with her mare.
Nellie, and went to the bat at the
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CORDES AND JONES
Midwinter Tennis Tournament Narrowed
. to Ehode Island and Cincinnati
Ifllii. Ilallla and Alias Cohen
Star In the Women'
Events
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Agawam Hunt,
sometime champion
of Rhode Island, and
winner of two legs
of the Pinehurst
championship cup,
will work for permanent posses
sion against Howard Cordes of
the Westwood Club, champion of
Cincinnati and the ranking play
er of Hamilton County. These
two will meet in the finals of the
Midwinter Tennis Tournament at
the Pinehurst Country Club Sat
urday. Cordes sprang a surprise Wed
nesday in the semi-finals. It was
known that he was no novice in
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ARMSTRONG AND CARTER. FINALS OF MID-WINTER TOURNAMENT