Evening star., 1938-04-17
.M|DDLEBURG CUP
TO CORN DODGER
Shows Speed and Courage
in Scoring Over 0stend.
Headed Only Once.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.,
Stan Correspondent OF The Star.

BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.,
Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
MIDDLEBURG, Va, April 16-In
the fastest running of the Middleburg
Hunt Cup since that great classic was
inaugurated almost two decades ago,
Paul Melons Corn Dodger put on q
circus Of bad jumping, courageous
running and keen will to win this aft
ernoon before a crowd Of 5000 spec
tators gathered at the Glenwood race
course.
Corn Dodgers victory brought the
spectators to their feet, for none had
expected that the son OF Dodge
Frances Jane would be able to stand
up over 4 miles Of stiff timber and
beat of the repeated challenges OF
Mrs. Frank M. Goulds Ostend. WIN
ner of the Carolina Cup only a fort
night ago. and generally regarded as
best OF the timber horses now In
training
Almost Throws Rider.
Nevertheless Corn Dodger went out
ON top, set the pace most of the way.
and was headed only once. That was
when the field of four turned the
second time around In front of the
stands. and there the erratic. hard
headed Dodger made a terrific mis-
take at a fence. So hard did he
smack the top rail the had already
llfted two out OF the course with no
great difficulty) that he almost un-
seated Jack Skinner, the veteran gen.
tleman jockey Of Middleburg. Skim
ner managed to straighten up in the
saddle, get the old horse running
again. and beat off the only real
challenge that Ostend was able to
offer. After the race Skinner. who
rode Corn Dodger in everything but
q brace and bit and hacksaw, said
He did rap q few but he was good
horse all the way"
John s. Harrison, winner of the
outstanding classics over timber in
America last year and the rider of
Ostend. reported to his trainer. VIII
liam B. STREET., Bill, that was the
fastest timber race I ever rode in
and when had chance to take the
lead after Corn Dodger made the bad
mistake near the stands, I could only
hold 1t until the other horse got run
ming again. After that he ran away
from us"
Run in Fast Time.
A fast race it was. too. for the time
was 7:50:02 for full miles over hard
fences. The former record had been
held by the Flying Horse Farms
Prophet, which in 1885 ran the course
in 500.
Capt. Ewart Johnston's Sefarin'
Dan was third in the feature, and he
was cleverly handled by Evans PAN
coast. but all the shrewd saving OF
ground. easing at fences and other
tricks OF the trade could not have
outdone Corn Dodgers great stamina.
The Rokeby Stable. nom de course
OF Paul Mellon, rather cleaned up
on the day, for the secondary timber
event. the Raymond Belmont Me-
mortal. went to Faction Fighter rid
den by Sidney Waters, jr, and the
Three Oaks Of l mile on the fiat was
taken over easily by Dothair, from
the same barn.
While one owner seemed to domi-
nate the game of collecting purses
ard trophies, there was not a single
race without its quality Of thrills and
suspense. In the William Skinner
Memorial Walter BoWes' Saughton
Boy seemed to have the first money
tied up in a sack until the old horse
turned end over end in the second
mile, giving Sidney Walters the only
bad fall sustained by any rider during
the day. The boy revived after
treatment. however and long before
he was conscious the Sandy Woods
Stables Little Hurd had won the race
under smooth handling by w.
Leonard.
Another Stirring Event.
If anything was more rousing than
the big timber race, it was the LOU
doun Plate, miles over brush. in
which Richard K Melons Toolbox.
formerly fat and hurdle horse, made
one of his new tries over brush. APP
parently beaten in the last half mile,
Toolbox settled his head to running
and came on to nose out Miss Maude
Stevenson's Trojan Racket.
The second day of the meeting will
be held on Wednesday. with most Of
the same horses running.
Summaries:
The Sunnybank: Il miles over hurdles
Won by Itssboy. owned by Mrs J. c.
Clark ridden by P. Byrne: second; Herroro,
third. Erse H. E. Atwell; c. Dufey.
Folk doth cut has. DISQUALIFIED. Time.
William, Skinner, Memorial, :,,a miles
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% ssss!es, Matss5s Also Anan ranEG}Sqs SSTs
The Mid Middleburs , Cup ,steepleehase; A.
Rdk.by @ mssr 81 Corn
ostend. Mrs frank n Goaidj S Har-
rison: third, Seafarin Dan; Capt. Ewart
T2me }Ghns0n: .ds, = Panc0ast' Also ran-R0d.
The Loudoun Plate; . miles over brush
Won by Tool Box +; K. Mellon. ridden
Dy MC1ct. ScCOHU lIOlAH fldCkeI. MISS
Maude Stevenson. w Leonard; third. Our
Sailor: c. Mahlon Kline, NJ H. Dixon. Also
ran-War Port. Still. Corky. John Broome.
Time. 3:54ls.
The Raymond Belmont Memorial: 3-mile
timber race-Won by Faction Fighter.
Rokeby Stables. ridden by Sidney Waters:
second, Justa Racket owner and rider, J.
ODonovan; third. Sea Burn. Capt. Ewart
johnson. a. A. Baldwin. Also ran-Rack-
The Three Oaks: one-mile turf race
Won by Dothair, Rokeby Stables. ridden
by e Roberts: second. Dun Lucky. Capt
Ewart Johnson. H. Mereler: third Monk S
Shadow. Mrs. Marion K. Mackenzie. E.
R. Owens Also ran-Red Stocking Palm
Springs. Champneury Jim Swinburn. Justa
Par: Sister Canter. Rouge Catalan. Time.
1:47.
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