Evening star., 1932-04-22
THRON'G GEXPECTED'
AT GRAND NATIONAL
Lightning-Fast Test Indi-
Gated in Americas Own
Jumping Classic.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, JR.

bH -hObEh1 d. fhIlAIIfS, Jh.
A crowd greater than the $4,000 who
witnessed the race last year is expected
20 assemble for the thirty-third running
of Americas own Grand National
Point to Point, which will send to the
post dozen or more of the best timber
toppers and gentleman jockeys in the
country tomorrow afternoon at Brook
land Wood, Md
With favorable weather conditions to-
day and tomorrow morning, the 3-mile
Green Spring Valley course promises
lightning fast test of the fiat speed as
well as fencing ability of the thorough
b-eds.
The winner will earn leg on the
gold cup offered by DR.. and Mrs. Walter
Wickes and will receive a silver cup
presented by the Race Committee. Post
time for the event has not been an
nounced but will be about 3 or o'clock.
Topnotchers on List.
Headed by Sea Soldier, son of Man
O. War and only American-bred horse
to finish standing up in the 1892 Eng
lish Grand National, the entry list in
cludes topnotchers among horses which
ran in the Middleburg and My Lady's
Manor races last Saturday.
Stonedale, which won the feature
trophy for Malcolm McGiffln at Middle
burg. April 16; Kahler, w. H. DeCourcy
Wrights victor in the Maryland Right
Royal Cup on the same day; Primero,
conqueror of u competitors in the 1881
Grand National, and Aimwel, 1929
winner of the event. which will carry
Mrs. r. Curzon Hoffmans colors, are
among the strong contenders in the
field.
The IT entries received for the gala
day at the estate of Mrs. Isaac Emer-
son represent leading fencer stables
of Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania and New York. Five of
the horses listed are owned by women.
In addition to the mounts put up by
Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Thomas H.
Symington, owner of Primero, there
will be two-Barleycorn and Mccarthy
More-from Mrs. T. w. Durant's extern
sive string of steeplechasers, while Mrs.
Laura M. Curtis will send Fugitive to
the post.
Sea Soldier q Favorite.
Austin Niblacks Sea Soldier is con-
sidered a dead sure fencer and should
have no trouble with the seven post and
rail, seven board fence and the combi-
nation post and rail water jump which
form the ma jor obstacles. In the opln-
ion of many his clean performance over
the SO Aintree jumps merits the Man
O. War gelding the rank Of favorite.
The lack of speed on the fiat, which
prevented Sea Soldier from finishing in
the money in England, may, however,
figure against him in the fast race
tomorrow.
Winner of the 1881 Middleburg Cup,
Sea Soldier will match strides and
stamina with the recent victor there,
Stonedale, horse which demonstrated
short-race speed in winning the Pied
mont Cup at 2 miles at Llangollen last
Fall and covered the Az miles of the
Middleburg course without tiring. Alexis
Wilson of Toronto Will pilot Sea Soldier,
while James Ryan will again take
Stonedale at the jumps
Among the others who must be count
ed heavily are Primero, which showed
a liking for the Grand National course
last year when the Irish hunter went
the 3 miles in 6:06 under 165 pounds,
outgaming the favorite, Capt. Kettle, IN
the stretch, and Aimwell, the 1929 win
ner, now evidently returned to form If
a recent junior croSs-country steeple-
chase race is noted. The latter will be
ridden by r. CurZon Hoffman, Sd, IT.
year-old son of the owner.
Others Named for Race.
Named for the race also are the
experienced leapers, Kilrush, owned
and piloted by Albert G. Ober, jr.;
Buddy Clark. owned by ]. w. Y. Martin,
William Whitney to ride; Sieve Lune,
owned by w. Wallace Lanahan; Comea:
owned by R. K. Mellon, James Park
UP; Ostend and Lee Cooper, DR.. L. M.
Allen entry, William Street, to ride;
Yoeman, owned by Janon Fisher, J.
Bowes Bond up; Melita and Light
Hampson, owned by Flying Horse Farm,
Jack Skinner of Middleburg, who pilot
ed scissors to victory in the Maryland
Hunt Cup last year, to ride.
The committee in charge of tomor-
rows event includes John K. Shaw, jr.,
secretary; George Blackiston, Frank A.
Bonsal, ir.: Bonsal Brooks. Lewis Nc
Lane Merryman, Benjamin H. Brewster,
Sd, and Rieman Mcintosh.