Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
.UPpERVlIE RACES |
TO DRAW TnRONG
Historic LlahgolIen Scene Of
Four Unusual Steeple-
ohases Tuesday.


UPPERvTLLE. Va. November IA
The eyes Of the sporting world win turn
Tuesday to L,angollen, historic estate
belonging to Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Whit
ney, where four steeplecnases are on
the card for the inaugural meeting to
be held under auspices OF the Piedmont
Fox Hounds and sponsored by Mr..
Whitney. The races begin at 1880 and
win be preceded at D am. by d hunt
meet Of the Piedmont hounds, followed
BY . breakfast given BIT the whitney
mansion.
Notables In the society and sporting
world have been invited 10 attend, The
main timber course has been open for
schooling Thursday, Friday and Satur.
day Of this week and the brush eosaEse
was open for schooling Thursday. Only
the top steeplechasers In the country
The barriers, both Of timber and
brush, are built 10 test the courage and
speed OF the thoroughbreds. Hofsemen
OF wide experience who have been over
Lne Llangollen course, on which Mr..
Whitney has spent money laVisnly,
agree that the fences are safe and that
good horse can stand up over them.
Aiken Type Barriers.
Barriers on the timber course are Of
the. Aiken type. The rails are Of
blighted chestnut, with the TOP RAN
sawed lehethwise through the center, DO
% to weaken them and cause them to
break should horse crash, into them.
On either side OF the fence dried brush.
some Of IL heavy, has been piled % )
width Of 5 feet and TO within . few
inches Of the ton rail.
A horse going INTO the fence wfIi be
forced to take On feet Ia front of the
Barrier, which ranges In height from
feet inches to feet 8 inches. The
length Of the fences runs from 30 to
LOO feet, aHofdine ample space Tor .
gether without danger Of humping.
The brush course fences are no less
sitter than the timber. Tough bifch
saplings were used to build up the
brush jumps. Heavy logs were bolted
to stout posts, cut OF about foot above
the ground, Q ditch dug between the
logs and q tractor used TO pull the
rs stone wall. On top Of the jumps
lighter brush has been placed, through
which horse may crash.
On the brush course there a an
open ditch 10 be taken with the bar
rier.. The water. jump consists Of q
brush. fence, with . concrete pool Z
feet deep and feet wide On the far
side, From the bottom Of the pool to
the top Of the landing side Of the jump
Is about feet and frofi the point 81
take-oh to the far edge Of the water
Is about "a feet.
LlAngoIsen Geld Cup.
The four races include the LlAneol-
len Gold Cup, the winner Of which
vii be presented the cup. By Mrs.
Grand, champion 3.year.old OF the
world. The rider of the winner also
win receive trophy and the trainer
800. The Piedmont Cold Cup, for
4-year-olds and upward, about 3 miles
over Aiken-type fence. The trophy IL
q gold cup presented BY Mr.. and Mrs.
whitney. TO be retained By the OWNER
cup win become the properly 81 any
horse winning It three years. The
Ayrshire Cup for horses that have been
hunted with the Warrepton, Orange
County, Casanova, Middlebnfg. Blue
Ridge and Piedmont Hunt Clubs, 70 Be
run over Aiken fences, distance about &
miles. Winner 10 receive . place Of
plate, presented By the late Gen. James
about ~ miles over brush, for hunters
holding certificates from the hunts
Committee Of the National steeple-
chase and Hunts Association. The
owner Of the winner viii receive the
amount Of entrance and starting Zee.
less $3.50 TO the second horse and RfS
70 the third. The owner win also re-.
ceive Q trophy significant Of the event.
with the rider Of the winner to receive
. piece Of plate presented By the East
ern Horse Club.
Entry forms show field Of many
thoroughbreds carded to 20 Go the poSt
In the Llangollen Open eteeplechase.
. IN the Ayrshire Cup, 20 In the Pied
mont Gold Cup and 10 In the Blue
Riband Chase.
Among the noted horses entered are
5rose Hover, winner Of the MARYLAND
Hunt Cup in 1880; Papley Epinney.
holder OF the Huntington Valley and
White Marsh Cups; Hubar. stabiemate
Of the immortal Billy Barton and win-
ner OF the Maryland and New Jersey
Hunt Cups.
There win also be Capt. Kettle, win
ner OF the Maryland Grand National:
RED Bridge, one Of the greatest steeple.
chase horses under silks, and DeelSe.
pup, victor Of the Green spring val.
ley, at Pimlico.
Mr.. Whitney Is entering creen
Cheese, winner Of the Grand Nationai
TINS year at Belmont PARK: 0len6esia
owned by Richard Mellon, and Mrs'
frank Gould's Wise Guy.