The Washington times., 1932-05-05
FINAL CUP RACE
. At WARRENTON
SATURDAY
BY HARRY COSTELLO

Fox-hunters Of the Virginia-Dis-
trict of Columbia Maryland area,
and other devotees Of the timber
toppers, are inclined to rank M.
McGiffin's Stonedale. BENJAMIN
Leslie Behr's Brose Hover, Mrs.
T. H. Sommerville's pair Of geld
ings, Racketeer I'd and Trouble
maker, and Miss Frances Lynch'S
Yeoman at the head Of the list
competing in the spring series Of
point-to-point races.
It is possible that the running
Of the Virginia Gold Cup, at War
renton Saturday may add to the
list. The Warrenton event is the
final Of the spring series Of six
which started April 8 at Deep
Run, Richmond. The five which
have gone down in history are
Deep Run, Middleburg, My Lady's
Manor, the Grand National, and
the Maryland Hunt Cup.
Stonedale, Racketeer I'd and
BroSe Hover have thus far each
gained one first and one second.
Stonedale took the Middleburg
Hunt Cup in a driving finish from
Racketeer I'd. He was second to
Yeoman in the Grand National,
racing luck going against him on
the final fence. Racketeer I'd took
the Deep Run event and was Sec
ond to Stonedale in the Middle
burg Hunt Cup. Brose Hover
took the Hartford Hunt Challenge
Cup, in My Lady's Manor, and was
second last Saturday to Trouble
maker in the Maryland Hunt Cup.
Others to Finish
Yeoman has a win and a show
to his credit. He took the Grand
National and was third in the
Hartford Hunt Challenge Cup.
Troublemaker won the Maryland
Hunt Cup.
Others finishing one, two or
three in the five major events
include Mrs. T. H. Symington'S
Irish hunter, Primero, second at
Deep Run; w. w. Lanahan's Reel
Foot, second in the Hartford Hunt
Challenge Cup; Flying Horse
Farms Light HampSon, third in
the Middleburg Hunt Cup; j. w.
Y. Martins Buddy Clark, third at
Deep Run; Mrs. T. w. Durant's
popular Louvois La Paloma geld
ing, MacCarthy More, third in
the Maryland Hunt Cup; and, DR..
Lewis M. Aliens Ostend, third in
the Grand National.
# the william Skinner Memo
rial, at Middleburg, and the Right
Royal, in My Lady's Manor, are
included with the major group,
six names are added: Mrs. Som
merville's son of Man O. War,
Annapolis, took the Memorial, R.
C. Winmill'S Virginia Lightning
was second, and j. w. Y. Mar
tins Comus was third. Decouroy
Wright's Kahler won the Right
Royal, with Mrs. Laura M. Curtis
Fugitive second and Mrs. F. M.
Gould'S Kim third.
Sea Soldier DisappOints
Among the outstanding disap-
pointments Of the season were
Mil Greek Stables famous son OF
Man O. War, Sea Soldier, and Fly
ing Horse Farms Light Brigade
Alsika gelding, scissors. The
former, following the Grand Ma.
tional at Aintree, was shipped
from England to Maryland. His
first race was the Maryland
Grand National. He finished
eighth, and at no time was dan
gerous. In the Maryland Hunt
Cup he fell, but was not a con-
tender when he went down at the
ninth fence.
Scissors was never a contender
at Middleburg and was even
worse in the Maryland Hunt Cup.
In the latter race he refused at
the second fence and was pulled
up later in the race.
Mrs. Durant's MacCarthy More
seemed a bit short in each of his
starts. Mrs. Curtis Fugitive
showed excellent early foot in the
Grand National, leading the pack
for the first mile and half.
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