Evening star., 1934-03-21
CROWD EXPECTED
AT CAMDEN MEET
Carolina Cup SteepIechase
Saturday to Have Many
Prominent Entries.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

IN THIS Oalfny sector OF Lne CdrOuIldS,
the natives and Winter residents are
preparing this week to outdo them
selves in staging their already his
torically popular Carolina Cup Steeple-
chase meet Saturday afternoon.
Favored by the three prime elements
in any racing event-horses. crowd
and the combination of good course
and good weather-the Camden CO.
horts. led by Harry D. Kirkover, are
planning to give the hunt meet sea-
son rousing send-off. From every
frozen sporting area north of here
and from most of those below the line
will come throng of visitors, whose
names constitute the social register
OF horse sport.
Gathered on the splendid Spring
dale course just outside this little
town will be the most impressive
array of timber jumpers collected at
one testing grounds in several years.
And backing them up in the six-race
card the enthusiasts will see about
three dozen of the best brush and
amateur fat runners in training.
The DurantS WhitneyS, SomerVllleS,
Duponts. Clarks, Hitchcocks and
others famous in this sport already
were gathered at nearby Aiken last
week for inaugural there of another
annual specially of the National
Steeplechase and Hunt Associations
Spring schedule.
List of Prominent Entries
All the equine stars to be seen in
full blaze here this week, however,
did not emerge last Saturday. The
brilliant list now to be revealed to
an audience of keen fans reads:
Mrs. Thomas H. Somerville's Trouble
maker winner of this coveted trophy
and MARYLAND Hunt Cup in 1882, the
Meadowbrook Cup on Long Island, the
Piedmont Gold Cup in Virginia and
the Alligator Cup in Maryland last
season.
BENJAMIN Leslie Behr's Brose
Hover, victor in the Maryland HUNT
Cup of 1890: My Lady's Manor ChaI-
lenge Cup, in Maryland the WlSSa-
hickon Cup in Pennsylvania. and the
Long Island Hunt Cup, in 1882 NO
victories were won last year, due TO
training difficulties, but he is reported
to be in top shape now.
Mrs. T w. Durants Little Dan.
winner of the Long Island Hunt Cup
last year, in first year OF racing
fell twice last week at Aiken, but is
considered a speedy, clever horse.
Mrs. Durants Fugitive, victor in the
Warrenton Hunt Cup; the Foxhan
Farm Cup. in Pennsylvania; the OK
Ridge Plate. in Connecticut; the Mea-
dowbrook Cup and the Monmouth
County Hunt Cup in New Jersey. in
1882. started only once last year and
that time held big lead in the
MARYLAND Hunt Cup when a fall
stopped him. He was remounted and
finished fourth.
Rond Du Roi Won Three Cups.
Carleton M. Palmers Rond Du Roi,
winner of the Connecticut and New
Jersey Cups, in 1882. and the Carry
On Cup, at West Hills, Long Island. in
1888.
Mrs. w. Austin Wadsworth'S Hot
spur. I'd. for three successive years
winner of the Washington Birthday
Plate timber race, at this course, and
in 1893 also victor in the Geneseo
Valley Cup. in Upper New York.
Mrs. Somerville's Oliver c. young
horse which beat Fugitive and Little
Dan last week in capturing the Aiken
Cup.
Alvin T. Untermeyer's Ward Eagle,
winner of a timber race on the sup
porting card at the February % meet
ing here, and Conqueror of Oliver G
at that time.
Paul Melons Drinmore Lad. WIN
ner of the Mount Defiance Cup at Far
Hills, N. j.. last season and a hard
pressing second to Troublemaker in
the Piedmont Cup.
James E. Ryan's Tout Droit,
double winner at the Rose Tree. Pa,
meetings, taking the Syracuse Mills
Plate and the Rose Tree Challenge
Hunter Cup.
Mrs, Behr's Outlaw. winner of the
Llangollen National Steeplechase in
1882.
Others to Start.
In addition to this impressive out
lay of timber horses. the list Of start
ers here includes Mrs. Somerville's
Battleship and Tereus, each with
record of triumphs in the leading
brush races for hunters: Mrs. Werner
z. Reeds Our Friend. which has won
two smashing victories in the last two
starts here and at Aiken; S. A. War
ner Baltazzis white Lightning and
Mrs. Somerville's Brittanicus 3D. each
home first under the wire in the two
divisions of the fat races at Aiken;
Mrs. Durant's Free Wheeler, the Dor
wood Stables GreatoreX and Mrs.
Norman Toerges Godd Grey Horse o,
which led the last of 1882 winners.
Among the gentlemen jockeys on
hand to face the barrier Saturday are
Rigan Mckinney, G. H. "Pete" BoSt-
wick. Raymond Woolfe. Carroll K.
Bassett, Noel Laing. Stuart Janney,
Henry w. Frost, jr.; Randolph Duff
fiery, James E. Ryan and others.
Stewards of the meeting will be AL
gernon S. Craven, F. S. Won Stade
and Henry G. Vaughan; judges, F.
Wallis Armstrong, Augustus Goodwin.
D. Walter Mabee and DR.. oscar
CeeIev. tirnekeenerS F. Ambrose Clark