Evening star., 1932-05-08
VIRGINIA GOLD CUP
IS WON BY MEL|TA
Victory Is Second for Sum-
ner Pingree at War
renton.
BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY stan correspondent OF The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, May Tn q
sun hot enough to slow up all but the
most energetic, Melita, 7-year old bay
gelding, ran 4 miles over a gruelling
course to win the eleventh running OF
the Virginia Gold Cup here this after
noon.
Under a steady ride by Jack Skinner
the stout son of Melcager-Dusty Girl
came home a city block ahead of Dun
can Reads Silvery Jim, which the
owner rode Mrs. F. M. Gould's OS-
tend finished faSt-going third after
falling near the end of the race. Will
liam STREET. remounted after the spill
and made up ground, but was too far
back to regain the commanding posi-
ton he held previously.
Gets Second Victory.
While Col Bradley today was joining
the ranks of Derby winners for the
third time. Melita's victory before sew
eral thousand spectators gave Sumner
Pingree a second leg on the Gold Cup,
equally famous in amateur steeple-
chasing The owner of Flying Horse
Farms first captured the event in 1880
with scissors.
The days program opened with two
races on the R. c. Winmill estate Mrs.
T. w. Durant's Fugitive took the first
contest by $50 lengths or more L. r.
StuyveSant's Halo was second and
Charles Castleman remounted Shaugton
Boy after a fall to come in third. Fugi-
tive'S owner will receive the Warrenton
Hunt Cup valued at $500
In the North Wales Cup, which fol-
lowed, William Almy, jr., on his own
William Kennett snatched victory in
the last quarter mile after rating his
mount in third position. L. R. Stuyve-
SAINTS How Divine and Mrs. Sonnmer-
ville's Palm Of came in second and
third, respectively There were half a
dozen spills in the morning contests,
but were not serious.
Ostend Takes Fall.
After Mrs. Sommerville's Grenadier
Guard had worn himself out as pace
setter in the Gold Cup, the race mar
rowed to Melita and OStend. The lat
ter fell and Jack Skinner fenced care
fully the rest of the way to help his
victory.
among the spectators were Brig Gen
Pelham d. GlaSsfOrd, Tinsley Garnett.
Miss Phyllis Hight, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Kurtz. Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall EXnicios.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Lockwood. and
others of Washington; Capt. George
Shea, Mrs. Charles George, DR.. and
Mrs. Edward Horgan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Baird, Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald
Vickers, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bryan
and many others from Virginia; Hamil-
ton Southworth, Basil Ryan, Antionette
Frissell, Alice de Peyster, Rosmund Pin
chot and others from New York.
Summaries:
First race, Warrenton Hunt Cup; six
started, three flnished-First, Fugitive,
Mrs. T. w. Durant: second, Halo, Lewis
Rutherford Stuyyesant, owner and
rider; third, Shaughton Boy, Walter
BoweS. Charles Castleman, rider.
Second race, North Wales Cup; lC
started, finished-First, William Ken
nett, William Almy. jr.. owner and
rider; second. How Divine, L. r.
Stuyvesant, owner and rider: third
Palm Of, Mrs. T. H. SomervilIe, Noel
Laing, rider.
Virginia Gold Cup race: seven started
five finished; timber course, 412 miles
First race, Melta, Flying Horse
Farm, Jack Skinner, rider: second,
Silvery Jim, Duncan H. Read, owner
and rider; third. Ostend, Mrs. Frank
! M. Gould, William Street, rider.