Evening star., 1932-05-01
HUNT CUP CLASSIC
TO TROUBLEMAKER
rs, 900 See Favorite Lose by
Nose in Maryland SteepIe-
chase.
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, JR.,
STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.


bay gelding, won the thirty-ninth run
ming of the historic Maryland Hunt Cup
this afternoon on the Charles l.. A
Heiser estate here.
Reused to a record breaking perform
ance in the last quarter Of the 4-mile
race, Mrs. T. H. Sommervtlle's son OF
Berrtlldon beat out the favored Brose
Hover by nose in the stretch. The
time was 8:513, or lis seconds better
than the mark Brose Hover established
In 1880. The Benjamin Leslie Behr
gelding, second by inches, must have
surpassed his former time by two full
seconds.
Twenty-Five thousand people gathered
this afternoon from Maryland, Virginia,
Washington, New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and as far as Canada to
witness the classic among MARYLAND
steeplechases. More than an hour be-
fore the start the valley roads were
lined with automobiles headed for the
scene and half dozen airplanes scared
overhead, prepared to land in time for
their sportsmen passengers to see the
great contest.
Grounds Crowded.
Shortly after 3 O'Clock a light
drizzle began a two-hour career, but
the crowds continued to pour in with
unabated enthusiasm. Half an hour
later the paddock fence was jammed
with spectators watching the slow
warm-up process put to the thorough
breds, and the vantage point hill which
presents a fine view Of this unusual
course had begun to fll. By post time
the grounds were an almost solid slope
of humanity.
The eight starters paraded to the
post, led by mounted, pink-coated
stewards.
The field was of evenly and cleared
the first fence without mishap.
James Ryan took r. X. Mellon's
Comea to the fore, Noel Laing followed
q close second on Troublemaker and
Frank Bonsal, jr, laid back in nice DO
sition with BroSe Hover. At the second
fence, scissors, Flying Horse Farms
geldtng which won the cup in 1881, re-
fused and put himself out of the run
nlng for the day, although he later
finished the course.
Troublemaker fenced the second bar
r1er cleanly and gained a slight ad-
vantage over Comea. but BroSe Hover,
apparently under wraps, remained third
After the next jump, Comea snatched
the lead with squirt, Troublemaker
dropped into second and Mill Creek
Stables Sea Soldier rushed In from a
threatening fourth to third.
Sea Soldier Gains Lead.
Across the fiat stretch following. Sea
Soldier showed unaccustomed speed and
pushed into the lead, with Trouble
maker alone taking up the challenge
at close second. Comea and Brose
Hover followed in q pair
AS they slowed up for the next leap
the three contenders closed In Sea
Soldier, horse which finished the
English grand national standing I'D,
struck the fence and fell heavily. Rider
Alexis Wilson, who rode the son Of
Man O. War at Aintree, was thrown fiat
and lay still while the field passed.
Wilson was badly shaken up, but not
injured seriously.
Ryan took Comea forward again,
but Brose Hover had begun to move
from third position, and, when they
turned to pass the crowd the second
time, had assumed command.
The field was closely punched behind
Brose Hover for the next few minutes,
with Mrs. T. H. Symington's Prtmero
and Mrs. T. w. Durant's Mccarthy
More see-sawing between third and
fourth, while Comea was temporarily
displaced.
As they again hit the fat run before
the fence which threw Sea Soldier,
Troublemaker surged to the lead a
moment, but fell back as Brose Hover
increased the pace. Melons Comea
rushed from nth 10 third in this
stretch, but met the same Waterloo
that eliminated Sea Soldier. James
Ryan was not hurt In the fall.
Troubiemaker Speeds Up.
with half mile left to go, Brose
Hover stepped up 10 the killing pace
which earned him the record two sea-
sons past. Troublemaker appeared to
be hanging on, but as they cleared the
last fence in close order Noel Laing
leaned down on his mount and seemed
to speak the word, for the stout-hearted
bay began to pour out speed
Brose Hover was straight as string,
and clung to the lead as they turned
into the picket fence chute to home.
Troublemaker drew to even terms for
q second, but Bonsal called on Brose
Hover and came away. The Ross
Whistler Cup which for 90 years has
challenged any and all to win it three
times, appeared to tremble on the verge
of defeat as Brose Hover threatened to
become BENJAMIN Behr'S third Mary
land Cup victor. Then Laing begged
for the last ounce from Troublemaker,
the gelding came even bravely, and In
the last 10 yards got up to win by a
nose. Mccarthy More was third far
back, and w. Wallace Lanahan's Reel
Foot finished fourth.
. The victory today climaXed q series
of four good races Troublemaker had
run within the last year. He was sec
ond In the Meadowbrook Hunt Steeple-
chase last Fall, followed that with a
second to Glangesia over the difhcult
GraSslands course in the Winter, and
recently captured the Carolina Cup.
Many WashingtOnians Attend.
Among the many Washingtonians
who attended the race were Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall ExnicioS, Mr.. and Mrs
Alex B. Hagner, r. Moran MeConihe,
Tinsley Garnett, Miss Heller Robbins
Lieut.. Col c. P George, Capt George
Shea, William CuShman, Miss Evelyn
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. John Skinner
and others.
Marylanders among the spectators
we're Mrs. T. H. Symington, Janon
Fisher, John Walter Foster. John x.
Shaw, jr. Horatio L. Whitredge, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Sawyer Wilson, jr; Mrs.
Walter Abel and Mrs. Eugene Levering
The list of oflcials included: Walter
Brooks, Frank j. Ryan and Charles V.
Reeves, secretary Of the race. in the
stand as both judges and stewards;
Albert G. Ober. jr,. and Latimer S.
Stewart, paddock judge and assistant,
respectively, and S. Lurman Stewart,
clerk Of the scales, assisted by J. Ham
ilton Ober.
Patrol judges: John R. Vanderbogart,
j. william Middendorf, Harry Midden-
dorf, James Piper, jr.; Jack Ewing, Ben
jamin williams, jr,; Thomas Cover. Sd
Edgar A. Poe, John O. Needles, Alex
ander Griswold, ]. Walter Delgiano, A.
H. Bishop, Kinkney Mclean, c. M
Stewart. jr.; Capt. Harold S. wilkins
and George Carey
Memb-rs of the committee: Redmond
c. Stewart, Cough w Thompson, Jacob
A. Ulmen, Raj Parr. Albert @. Ober, C
L. A. Heiser and q. Bernard Fenwick.
r. Buchanan Black and Cough w
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