Evening star., 1940-04-14
Black Sweep Becomes First Two Time Winner Of iddebwg CUP Ste
Or Else Trails Victor
By Two Lengths in
8-horse Race
Scratches Mar Contest;
Fire Light Scores in
Skinner Memorial

Skinner Memorial
BY ROBERT HENRY.
Star sta6 Correspondent.
MIDDLEBURG, Va, April a.
Mrs. Frank M. Gould's Black Sweep,
once a half-starved selling platter,
became the first horse ever to win
the $1,000 Middleburg Cup. Steeple-
chase twice when he galloped OIL
with the 20th renewal of that 4
mile timber test at Glenwood Park
today.
Confidently ridden by 23-year-old
Johnny Harrison, the heavily
backed 2-1 second choice finished
two lengths ahead Of William F.
Cochran, jr.'s, Or Else to repeat his
triumph of last year, when he made
his debut as steeplechaser. Four
lengths back in third place came
Mrs. A. S. Carhart's Sir Romeo, the
early pacemaker.
The race lost some interest when
Mrs. Stewart Spilman's Postman
Home and Richard K. Melons
Escape, Sd, were scratched. Three
of the starters fell and Paul Mel
Ions 80 favorite, Faction Fighter,
finished a poor fifth after making
= short bid a mile from home. The
time, 1921, was good considering
the slow course.
5000 Brave Chilly Wind.
Some 5000 chilled fans braved a
strong wind to see the six-race.
card and cheer as four favorites
bounced home first. Chief among
these was Mrs. Lewis A. Parks
Crooked Wood, which easily won
the William Skinner Memorial over
. az -mile brush course from Rich
ard v. N. Gambrill's Telemark, the
early leader, and F. Ambrose Clarks
Fay Cottage, which ran out while
battling for the lead at the final
fence.
Major surprise of the day came
In the running of the Panther Skin,
q 2-mile brush race, won by Mrs.
Crompton Smiths Fire Light, an
81 shot. Clark's Horner Wood,
even-money favorite, fell three
fences from home while running
close second.
In winning the feature, Black
Sweep, sold by Turner Wiltshire of
this town to Mrs. Gould of New York
after the 7-year-old son of Sweep
BY had licked a star studded field
in the race last year, showed COM
plete superiority. Jumping better
than usual, the long-striding black
horse was kept we'll of the early
pace of Sir Romeo and at one stage
was 20 lengths back.
Runaways Avoid Trouble.
Running in the second flight with
Or Else, ridden by John Gill, and
Faction Fighter, ridden by Sidney
Waters, jr.,, Black Sweep began to
make up ground on the leaders as
the field thundered past the stands
for the third and last lap. The fall
Of Mrs. Robert c. Winmill's Little
Duchess, with Henry Frost in the
saddle, and Raymond Guests Tiger
Lane, ridden by John Bosley, pre-
ceded that of Mrs. Gould's Hold
Forth, with Art Scruton up, and they
were running loose. Several times
they threatened to cause serious
trouble, but always managed to stay
clear.
Coming to the 14th fence, Black
Sweep breezed by Or Else, which
had taken the lead from Sir Romeo
q few moments before, and set sail
for home. Over the last two fences
the ultimate winner increased his
lead until he was six lengths to the
good. Entering the stretch, Harrison
eased up and Or Else closed ground,
but was licked thoroughly as they
galloped past the judges stand.
Mrs. Turner Wiltshire's Housemanl
finished fourth and Faction Fighter,
dead tired, fifth.
Black Sweep, which Wiltshire
hunted here for two years after buy
ing him from poor Charles Town
(W. Va) feed man, now becomes a
serious threat to Mrs. E. Read
Boards Blockade for the 46th an
nual Maryland Hunt Cup this
month. Although Blockade has won
the last two runnings of that famous
event, many who witnessed Black
Sweeps victory today said they be-
ieved the horse would provide the
Beard campaigner with plenty Of
opposition. Black Sweeps rider was
among these.
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owned By William r. Cochran. 1r.; ridden
By Mrs. A. 9. Carhart: ridden BY Louis
Murdock. Also ran. Houseman. Faction
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Panther Skin (about 2 miles over brush)
won BY Fire Lght, 81. owned by Mrs.
second Phillip 2nd, 81. owned BY c.
Mahlon Kline. ridden by w. Passamore;
third; noga, 2,l owned By Richard v.
Also ran. Coxswain. Palm Stone and
= Homer Wood, Time, 4:1Oss.
By Tarbrush. IL, ownkd by c. Mahlon
Kline. ridden BY John Harrison; second,
Raceme. 10-1. owned By Mrs. William P.
Roth, ridden BY Dion Kerr, jr.; third,
Phillips Pete. 80. owned BY walter Wickes.
ridden hy Sidney Waters. 3r. Also ran.
&ecape 3rd.
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