Evening star., 1940-05-31
Finds Such Contests
Hold Large Crowd
In Spite Of Rain
Weather Keeps Monty R..
Others Away, but Keen
Sport Is Provided
BY ROBERT HENRY.

notch program should work out in
pleasing fashion, for, although q
driving rain played havoc with
riders and spectators at the meet
yesterday at Brooke Johns farm
near Norbeck, Nd, the event pro-
vided considerable entertainment.
Present plans call for the Manor
Hunt to stage races in which fair
brand of thoroughbreds would COM
pete and drop the horse show en-
tirely. That races would prove pop
ular with the fans was shown yes
terday, when some 1000 drenched
horse lovers stayed to the finish to
watch the gee-gees run.
Only Big Disappointment.
Probably the only sour note on
the days card was the failure Of
Louis A. Randall's Monty r. to COM
pete in the Andrew j. (Cy) Cum
mings Memorial timber race. Billed
as the main attraction, the we'll
known cross-country runner did not
show up. The fact that he had
beaten the great Blockade several
weeks ago made the name Monty r.
drawing card.
Bad weather was given as the
reason for the halfbred's absence,
and the excuse was reasonable
enough. Rain also kept several
other show and race competitors
away.
A variety of events kept the
weather beaten crowd happy.
Glasses for ponies, hunters and
jumpers, and brush, timber and fat
races were held. Generally the
quality of horses was not up to
expectations, but competition was
keen nevertheless.
Four Start, Two Finish.
Four started in the Cummings
Memorial, but only two finished the
2-mile feature. Jock, owned and
ridden by Dr. E. E. Huffer. wcs a
handy winner with Charlie Nc
Carthy, ridden by little Ed-crd
Cashell, jr, second. Bobe and Big
Boy. the other starters, fell early.
The best show ring class was the
knockdown and out which was won
by Shangai, big black horse owned
by DR.. Carl Wood and ridden by
Frank Wilson. Two jump-offs were
required before the ribbons were
awarded and the two barriers stood
more than feet high in the last
| round.
The fact that a horse namel Billy
Barton finished second here reminds
that several other entries had names
OF former greats of the turf. Billy
Barton, the original. was one of the
best and most popular timber horses
ever to race and 1t doesn't seem
right for another horse to be given
the same name. There also was a
Flying Ebony, Black Maria and Jock
present which recalled the famous
racers 10 and 20 years ago with the
same names. Why not call them
Man O. War and really have some
thing
Several Register Doubles.
Canmas, fair sort of selling
platter, owned by Boyd Keyes, took
third in the Manor Club Trophy.
which was won by Lillian Crowder's
Yellow Girl, and a short While later
won the Brook, 2-mile brush race.
More successful doubles were regis
tered by June Curran who won the
junior horsemanship class and the
ladies' hunters with Tahra and
young aPtsy Downs of Warrenton.
Va, who won pony races with Flying
Ebony and Sunny South. David
Belongs ponies, which win wherever
shown, also took two events when
Star Boy and Star Roam. both ridden
by Bucky Magill, scored.
Summaries:
pony saddle 12.2 and under)-Won by
Donny Armiger; second. Star Boy. owned
Y David Belding, ridden by Bucky Magill;
Jimmy hla JEeanby EdeIbyint owned and ridden By
owned and ridden by Patsy Downes.
g.. Pony saddle 14,o and under)-Won by
5es, Sear =, E9an 9,o owned by David Beldng. rid
ohRned 3hi1s am, and ridden by George Rexrode
ridder Inlde, June, m E own owned by North End Stable,
oWned by by saIaa ksph Rrk fourth Iron Duke
Pony jumping ue,s and under,-won
ridden by Bucky Masill second. u Napoleon, eeion,
9qWned by David Martin. ridden by Bob
Ieuatbesher: Lev s,s: third, Flying Ebony. owned
spring Hope owned and ridden by Donny
!, Pony jumping u4.e and under)-won
Hamilton; second. Star Way. s.H owned w narnd snd
rluoen by David Belding third, Nanette,
Meg owned by EliZahAfh
by Joan Randall.
Junior horsemansbip--won by June
curran on Tahra; second. George Rexrode
Caddy's Trump; fourth, Bucky Masiil on
Star Roam "eN' VII
Pony raee-Won by Flying Ebony. owned
ny PATSY Downes, ridden bv Robert Ford
dden By RapR Krk o' MfT Mia Hspeson e. RN9ds
owned by David Martin. ridden by Bob
Leutbecker; fourth, Hotcha, owned by Billy
Fury' ridden by Jackie Fury
Ladies' hunters-Won by Tahra. owned
and ridden by June Curran: second. Perry,
owned by Buddy Thomas. ridden by Eva
raden Rdde't by third Antac csrdys Trump owned and
IA. nai. owned by DR.. Karl Wood ridden BY
ovnsd nsns b. s. ss The zss:n
and ridden BY Patsy Downes: third. Tahrs.
owned owned by June curran, ridden BY Marion
and ridden by oliver Durant.
knockdown and out-Won by SHANGHAI,
wson 1Tnsa BY s.cdnd Or TSCd ridden By Frank
ridden BY 'I Frank S wilson; !on third, ne Nancg @
Steele. owned BY Dorothy. Counselman
owned sS Lous lddsn s1npy s.
Manor Club rrophy-won BY yellow
Girl. owned and ridden BY Lillian Crowder;
second. Sergeant Murphy, owned by Or: J.
y Whitebread; ridden BY. owner: third,
selman; ridden by Ralph Counselman.
Triple bar-Won BY Midnight, owned by
second, Good Times, owned By Blanche
Johnson. ridden by Eddy Talbert; third
Frank Lillard: u: fourth: willoushby
Wilson.
Rock Greek Junior Derby-won by
Sum- South. ridden bv Patsy Downes:
second Me-, ridden bv Joan Pondall:
third Black Maria. ridden BY Edward
The Brook fabout miles over b-ush)-
Won by Canrnas. ridden by w. Walker:
second Eagle. ridden by p. Russell: third
Gussie G. ridden bv j. Burns.
Andrew J. (Cyl CUMMINGS Memorial
fabout miles over timher)-Won bv Jock