Evening star., 1934-04-07
DEEPRUNHUNTCUP
IS At STAKE TODAY.
Sportsmen of II States En-
ter SteepIechases for
i Races This Afternoon.
sya STAFF CORRESPONDENT of The Star.


from the stables of prominent sports
men in IL States throughout the East,
a vanguard of the best horses in anna
teur steeplechasing arrived here yes
terday preparatory to the Deep Run
hunt races at CurleS Neck this after
noon.
In the Deep Run Hunt Cup, about
3 miles over post and rail, for A.
year-olds and others, the list of out
standing entries includes Trouble
maker, Mrs. Thomas H. Somerville's
Maryland Hunt Cup winner; Ostend,
owned by Mrs. Frank Gould, which
last year won the Middleburg Cup;
Paul Melons Drinmore Lad, T. w.
Durant's Fugitive and Mrs. T. w.
Durant's Little Dan.
The $500 Challenge Cup, presented
by members of the Deep nun Hunt
Club, to become the property of the
owner winning the race three times,
is being sought by Mrs. Somerville
who won it in 1881 with Primero and
in 1882 with Racketeer I'd. She is
pinning her hopes on Troublemaker,
which Noel Laing has been training
in the South. He will probably be
the favorite in a field of stiff COM
petition.
Other Entries.
There are II entries for this race,
Soleil, owned by Howard Bruce: The
Prophet, owned by Flying Horse Farm
and ridden by Mr.. J. T. Skinner;
Troublemaker, Mrs. T. H. Somer-
vile, Mr.. Noel Laing; Drinmore Lad,
Paul Mellon, Mr.. J. E. Ryan; Ostend,
Mrs. Frank Gould, Mr.. William B.
STREET.: Gigolo, Mrs. Vadim Makaroff.
Mr.. r. B. Young; Comea, R. K.
Mellon; Starlite, Mrs. Frank M.
Gould, Mr.. William B. STREET.; Fugi-
tive, T. w. Durant, Mr. c. R. White;
Rond du Roi, Carleton H. Palmer. Mr.
Minot Howard; Little Dan, Mrs. T. W.
Durant, and Sea Chart, Mrs. Francis
P. Garvan
The fifth race on the card of six
IS the Richmond Plate. 1t is a
steeplechase, about miles over brush,
for 4year-oldS and over. Mrs.
Somerville will present silver trophy
to the winner. Well known horses
have been entered for this event. Mr..
Laing is putting in his own Fairy
Lore. Mrs. Somerville has two entries,
Battleship and Tereus, with Carroll
Bassett riding whichever one she does
not scratch. Mrs. Jock Whitney has
two entries also, Cog Girls and Quick
March. Free Wheeler, Mrs. T. w.
Durant's good horse, will be ridden
by Charlie White. The Dorwood
StahlaS ORC
Davis riding, and Mrs. Robert Wind
mill is going to run Chalice.
There will be two brush races, two
timber races and two on the fiat.
Course in Good Shape.
The course is said to be in better
condition this year than in any meet
heretofore and, provided there is 40
more rain, should be a fair stamping
ground for the entries.
The horses began coming in in
vanloads Thursday. Mrs Somerville
is bringing down 10 horses, Mrs.
Jock Whitney, three.
The first race of the meet is the
Malvern Hill Steeplechase. 1t is
about two miles over brush, for 4
year-olds and upward Maidens and
winners of one race may run. The
riders may be amateur or profess
sional. The entries for this race are:
Straide Gift, Richard K. Mellon
owner, Mr.. P. Shuler, rider; Chalice,
Mrs. Robert Windmill; Fair Seas,
Mrs. John A. Payne, Peter Sheridan;
Yellow Feather, Mrs. T. H Somer-
vile, Mr.. Carroll Bassett; Handsome
Man, John F.. -Jelke, jr., Mr.. Thomas
F. Ryan; Kanem, Noel Laing, Mr..
Noel Laing; Brandon Brander, Thomas
B. Gay, Mr. Randolph Duffey; Cog
Girls, Mrs. J. H. Whitney; Northern
Light, Allison Stern; Faun Ore, Mrs.
Campbell Weir; Quick March, Mrs. J.
H. Whitney; Tom Erickson, Mrs L. E.
Wallihan, Mr.. Russell Walther: Free
Wheeler, Hrs. T. w. Durant; Tereus,
Mrs. T. H. Somerville, Mr.. Carroll
Bassett, and Weeya, Frederick F.
Alexandra, Mr.. William B. STREET..
Second Flat on Turf.
The second race is a fiat race on
the turf. about 512 furlongs. In it
will be Cottyto, owned by Mrs. John
A. Payne and ridden by Peter Sheri-
dan; Brigade Rose, Mrs. T. H.
Somerville; Bonnie Laddie, Mrs. Will
liam Anderson; Sable Muff, Mrs T.
H. Somerville; Quadrel, Mrs Lewis A.
Park, Mr.. Raymond Wolfe; Range
Finder, Mrs. John Hay Whitney;
Aughrim Boy Mrs. j. E. Ryan, Mr..
Raymond Wolfe; Larissa, Mrs. T. w.
Durant; Marvick Neice, Mrs. T. H.
Somerville; Sea Chart, Mrs. Francis
p. Garvin and Lady Reveille, Mrs. L.
E. Wallihan, Mr.. William Frayser.
The fourth race, the Curles Neck,
Is another fiat race, run on the turf.
The distance is about one mile. The
entries are Brittanicus, Mrs. T. H.
Somerville owner, Mr.. Carroll Bas-
sett, rider; Starwink, Mrs. T. E. Proc
tor, Mr.. Noel Laing; Charley j. s.,
Charles w. Byers; Range Finder, Mrs.
John Hay Whitney; The Stag I'd,
r. X. Mellon: Aughrim Boy, Mrs. J.
E. Ryan; Big Show, Mrs. T. H.
Somerville, Mr. Anderson Fowler;
Cipolin, B. A. TompkinS, Mr.. James
P. Mccormick; Wood Grand, Edward
w. Ferry. Mr.. Edward w. Ferry;
Catoral Sd, Randolph Duffey, Mr..
Randolph Duffey, and Arundel, Mrs.
Francis P. Garvan.
Sixth Race Entries.
The sixth race is the Broad Rock.
21a miles over timber, for registered
half-bred or thoroughbred horses
that have never won race. 1t is to
be ridden by amateur riders. The
entries include Professor I'd, Benja-
min H. Griswold. Sd; Lough Ennell,
Mrs. John A. Payne, Mr.. Charles
Castleman; Pendennis, John F.. Jelke,
jr; Some Hero. Mrs. S. R. Legare;
The Padre. Lewis M. Allen, Mr.. Will
liam B. STREET.; All Horse, Mrs.
Harry Lee Smith; Flyalong, Mrs.
Frank B. Gould, Mr.. William B.
STREET.; Corn Dodger, Mrs. T. H.
Somerville, Mr.. Noel Laing; Laguna
Secca, c. E. Perkins, Mr.. Henry
Frost. jr., and Friar's Hope, j. North
Fletcher, Mr.. Randolph Duffey.
Eyes Good at 102.
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