Evening star., 1938-04-21
HURDLE THRILLER
TO TRANSPORTER
Heads The Stag I'd in Duel
at Midd|eburg-Dark Hope
Scores HandiIy.
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS,
staff Correspondent of The Star.

MIDDLEBURG, Va, April 2l-
Beneath a sweltering sun the Middle
! burg Hunt Race Association brought
to close here yesterday one of the
most successful meetings in its history.
| Approximately 5000 persons, con-
stituting one of the largest Wednesday
crowds in the annals of this great
sporting organization, turned out to
see the six races, and the representa-
ton Of horses was strong in quality
II not in quantity.
Greatest disappointment of the day
came from the fact that the Rose
Hill timber race had only one entry
and Col. w W. Torr's Lassitude II
was able to walk to the post, take a
s.4-'+ gallop and then come back to
oe declared winner in what is techni-
cally known as 'walkover."
Contrary to expectations a two-horse
race between Richard K Melons The
Stag I'd and Anderson Fowler's Trans
porter turned into thriller. The two
horses we're away evenly, clung close
together throughout the route and
finally tangled up in stretch drive
that found Transporter emerging the
winner by several lengths, going away.
Ryan Saddles Two Winners.
James E. Ryan, trainer of the
strongest barn now operating on the
hunt race circuits, saddled pair of
winners when r. K. Melons The
Boaster won the Groveton hurdle race,
and Mrs. James c. Brady's Grooming
in outlasting the challenges Of Home
steader and Little Hurd to win the
Panther Skin brush race.
J. w. Y. Martin and Frank A.
Bonsal Of Worthington Valley, Md,
had q former fiat stake horse winner
in the other brush race. Dark Hope
showed class all the way and in the
end held a neat margin over the rest
Of the field.
There were four falls during the
afternoon, but no rider was badly in
jured.
Won BY Transporter. owned BY Ander-
son Fowler. ridden by z. Jennings; second.
The, The Stag II, ridden by J. Byrne. Time,
-. The Groveton, Ia miles over hurdles
Won by The Boaster II. owned by r.. K.
Mellon, ridden by J. MCGEE; second. Do
THAR, Rokeby Stables, ridden by e. Rob-
erts: third, May Boy. Morris Clark, ridden
by s. Banks: Also .ran-Tapet, Singing
Water. Quality Folk, Meriea, Caught,
Casanova II. Fell.Gidion Ring. Monks
-, The Panther Skin. emile brush race
Won by Grooming Water. owned by Mrs.
J; c. Brady. ridden by J. MCGEE: second,
Homesteader,. Montpelier. ridden BY J.
McGovern; third. Little Hurd. Sandy
Woods Stables. ridden by M. Clelland.
Also ran-Lady Forum. Time: 4:002s.
The Rose Hill, 3-mile timber race
Won by Lassitude II. owned by Col. W.. w.
Torr, with Jack Skinner Up. Walked to
post. Scratched in this race-Faction
Flghter. Comonhome. Gil Bias, Ronilla,
Corn Dodger. Seafarin' Dan.
The Little River, 2 miles over brush
course-Won by Dark Hope, owned by ].
". Y: Martin. ridden by ]. Gill: second,
MAG Policy J. q. Skinner. ridden by =.
ridden by J. McGee. Also ran-Top
HHock Stir. Separater; Fell-sweepemup,
The Covert ia miles over turf course
Won BY Herroro. owned by Mrs, Jane
Fowler Bessett, ridden by J. ". H. Davis:
second, Palm Springs, Sandy Woods
Stables. ridden by D. K. Kerr jr.: third.
Coppice, W: B. Duthrauff. ridden by r. g.
Woolie. Also ran-Passing Sun, Justa
Par. Bosopi. Time. 2:3sb.