Evening star., 1935-02-23
DESTROY HORSES
AFTER RACE SPILL
Camden, S. c., Event Fatal
to Three-"Cherokee"ls Is
Feature Chase.
BY GRACE HENDRICK EUSTIS,
Star STAFF Correspondent.

BY GRACE HENDRICK EUSTIS,
Star Statf Correspondent.
CAMDEN, 8. c., February GA
fine afternoons racing at the WASH
ington birthday Camden hunt race
meeting was rnarred by tragic fourth
event. This was the Mulberry" q
mile race over brush for non winners.
Three horses fell and had to be de-
stroyed.
The first to go was Mrs. Somerville's
Wrack Brigade. ridden by Eddie Jen-
nings. He went down at a fence in
front of the spectators and broke
a hind leg. Next Play Lad, owned
by the Brandywine Stables and ridden
by Bobby Davis. fell and broke his
shoulder At the next fence. Tout.
owned by Tom Waller Of Virginia and
ridden by Eddie Mitchell crashed
through the brush, coming up with
broken shoulder. None of the riders
were hurt.
Meeting Is Successful.
NTHERWISE, it was good meet
~ ing as Camden has ever had.
This is considering it Is the
first race of the season and neither
horses nor jockeys are as fit or 60 as
far as they do later in the season.
There must have been at least 600
cars parked along the track and 5000
people milling about; the sun was hot,
there wasn't much wind, the going
was perfect.
The most exciting race of the day
was the Cherokee steeplechase." This
Is two miles over brush for 4-year -olds
and upwards. Rocky Shore, owned
by Harry D. Kirkover and ridden by
Raymond G. Woolfe, to / in the
books, beat Arthur Hagan's Docklight
ridden by J. v. H. Davis; Alvin INTER
meyers Drapeau, ridden by Randy
Davis and Noel Laing's Fairy Lore.
ridden by the owner. Carroll Bassett
riding Mrs. T. H. Somervilles Mac
roome took the lead and for a while
all those watching thought new and
really great horse was in the making.
Some day this strong brown gelding
will make history. His stride is tre-
mendous and he jumps with great
boldness This was his first race,
though he was entered once before
but never got away, and because he
was too keen he overjumped and went
down, hurting neither himself nor his
rider. When he fell he was four or
five strides ahead Of the rest of the
field.
Unable to Keep Pace.
After Macroome fell Fairy Lore took
the lead and kept it for awhile. He
jumped beautifully, but wasn't quite
fit enough to hold the pace and
Rocky Shore, Drapeau and Dock
Light passed him.
In the "Washington's Plate" Hot
spur, I'd, the grand old chestnut ia
vorite, owned by Mrs. w. A. Wads-
worth, and ridden by Stuart Janney,
pushed his way to a lead in the last
third Of the race and won.
In the fifth race, the bloomsbury"
there was an exciting finish. Blue
Admiral, owned and ridden by Jim
Ryan, won by a neck from The Mole.
owned by Mrs. George Eustis and
ridden by Bobby Davis. The Mole,
which had been running an even
third, jumping consistently and well
started to make his move before the
last fence. He gained ground rapidly,
was right In the bit and as they came
to the flags 1t was nip and tuck.
Complete results were:
First race, "a mile fiat-Won by
Last Command, owned by Mrs. T. H.
Sommervi1le, ridden by c. K. Bassett:
second, London Town, owned by j. E.
Ryan, ridden by Morgan Macy; third,
Appear, owned by Carleton Palmer,
ridden by w. B. Cocks. Time
o:24 is.
Second race, 2-mile steeplechase
over bruSh-First, Rocky Shore, owned
by Poplar Lane Farm, ridden by Ray
mond G. Woolfe; second, Drapeau,
owned by Alvin T. Untermeyer, ridden
by Randolph Duffey; third, Dock
Light, owned by Arthur Hagan, rid
den by J. v. H. Davis. Time
1854 is.
Third race, az miles over timber
Won by HotSpur, End, owned by Mrs.
A. Wadsworth, ridden by Stuart jan
ney; second, Career, owned by Mrs.
Simon T. Patterson, ridden by Noel
Laing; third, Bagatelle, owned by Al
vim r. Untermeyer. ridden by Ran
dolph Duffey. Time-4:34 Us.
Fourth race, two miles over brush
Won by the Stag, owned by Richard
Mellon, ridden by w. B. Cocks: Sec
ond, Abolir, owned by Mrs. G. K. Bas-
sett ridden by G. K. Bassett; third.
Marletotz, owned by Carleton H.
Palmer, ridden by p. Shuler. Time,
3.54.2.
Fifth race, two miles over timber
Won by ]. e. Ryan's Blue Admiral,
ridden by J. e. Ryan; second, The
Mole, owned by Mrs. George Eustis,
ridden by j. v. H. Davis; third, Medi
Lough, owned by Poplar Lane Farms
and ridden by r. q. Woolfe. Time,
3.54 2-5.
Sixth race. ga furlongs on the fiat
Won by Mrs. L. A. Parks Royal
Thomas, ridden by w. B. Cocks; sec.
ond, Mrs. T. II. Sommerville's Bally
Stratford, ridden by e. Jennings;
third, Lough Rose, owned by the Pop
lar Lane Farm. ridden bS r. q.
Woolfe. Time, l.271.