Evening star., 1940-11-17
Parma Carries Great
Impost 10 Record
In Laing Chase
152 Pounds Up, OutIosts
Beech Maiden to lund
Decision by Nose
BY JACK ALLEN,
Star San CORRESPONDENT

Nov. l6.-Parma, big jumping son OF
MeSsenger-Silver Lustre, won the
fourth running of the Noel Laing
Steeplechase Handicap by a nose in
record-breaking time at the Mont
pelier hunts race meeting here to-
day.
A chilled crowd of 1000 persons
who gathered on the windswept hills
Of Mrs. Marion Dupont Scott's
estate saw the 5-year-old gray from
the Pittsburgh stables of L. w.
Robinson, jr., outlast Redding Fur
mace Farms Beach Maiden in a
thrilling stretch drive that left the
spectators limp from excitement.
Third in the six-horse field was
H. E. Talbott's Big Rebel, winner of
the Laing chase in 1888, which ran
in contention to the last fence in
the 21a-mile brush course, but
which was left eight lengths behind
at the end.
Carrying the heaviest impost ever
borne by a winner of the Laing,
Parma, ridden by John Bosley, jr.,
Of Howard County, Md, set a new
mark of 5 minutes 1s second for the
race, named for the late Noel Laing,
one Of the greatest amateur riders
in history, who died at Emergency
Hospital in Washington four years
ago after long illness.
Canio Takes Close One.
The days secondary feature-the
Montpelier Cup, 2-mile event over
brush-went to Larry Mills Canio
in another tight finish. Farragut,
from Mrs. SCOTS Montpelier Farm.
was second, while Meeting House,
owned by the Rokeby Stables of
Paul Mellon. was third.
Mrs. Scott's War Lance took the
Bellevue Plate, a L.. mile race on
the fiat, in which Mahlon Kline
The Rook dropped dead in the back
stretch while trailing the field the
second time around the heavy oval
The Rocks jockey. w. Gallagher,
was thrown as the horse went down
but escaped injury. Meet officials
said The Rook apparently died of
heart trouble.
Another nose finish developed
when Kline's Argentine won the
Madison Plate, Ia miles over hur-
dies, from Mrs. V. L. Blacks Stroll
ing On. Sun Bee. owned by Ed
ward Jenkins, took the Virginia
Plate, a race of a mile on the fiat.
Parma Even Money.
Parma, even-money favorite, car
rying l52 pounds. gave away l3
pounds to Beach Maiden and 6 to
Big Rebel in the Laing Chase.
Broadside King carried lat. Don
Roberto 1856 and Longitude 1876.
When the field was sent away
fBroadside King and Big Rebel went
into the lead and held on for a
mile with Parma close to the pace
and the remainder of the starters
punched on his heel. Shortly, after
negotiating the first mile Longitude
"cnucked" it.
A mile from home Beach Maiden
moved up to the head end with
Parma a length back and Big Rebel
Don Roberto and Broadside King
still breathing on his back. Over
the last fence it was Parma and
Beach Maiden running head and
head and then Beach Maiden forged
a length lead at the top of the
stretch.
Young Bosley on Parma and Will
liam PaSsmore on Beach Maiden
both went to the whip as they raced
for the wire, but finally Parma
dropped his nose in front as they
roared past the judges stand. {
Third Victory for Parma.
1t was the third victory for Parma,
trained by r. G. Woolfe. The gray,
bought by Robinson as a 3-year- old,
first won in a maiden race over
brush at Aiken, then took a brush
race at Delaware Park. He barely
missed another triumph at Pimlico
on Tuesday, pecking badly at the
last fence after leading throughout,
but recovering and going on to fin
ish second.
oCFSii llOlS SCS "cllI W Iile pOSI
in the Montpelier and they ran in
a tightly-knit pattern throughout
with Canio cutting out virtually all
OF the pace. Farragut and Canio
landed together over the last fence
and Farragut took a brief lead, but
was soon headed and Farragut and
Canio came down to the wire like
a team, Canio bursting into front
by nose at the finish.
The win was Canio's second in
eight days, the 5-year-old gray hav-
ing captured the Dresden, secondary
feature at the Middleburg Hunt S
race meet, last Saturday.
Summaries:
Madison Plate; for 3-year-olds and up-
by c. Mahlon Klines Argentine wv. Gala :
gherl; second Mrs. " L. Blacks Strolling
On ~ PenrodD; third, Mrs. Jane Fowler
Square, Scurry Along. Time, 3:O5.
Virginia Plate: for 3-year-olds and up-
ward wsrd' ,I,,il ! mile on, on the hst-Won by Ed
Mrs. Charles S.. Bromleys Brannon (W.
Passmorel: third; 8. Bryce Wings Balk
KesreR K peRrad a1 ,me Alse raansmaPensuin asa Price
Noel Laing Steeplechase Handicap: for
4-year-olds and upward: about ga miles
over brush-Won by L. w. Robinson, jr 3
Purma tMr. John Bosley, jrD: seconds,
Redding Furnace Farms Beach Maiden
wv. Passmore): third, H T. Talbotts Big
Rebel g. Gayerl. Also ran-Don Ro-
5:0015. New track record
Montpelier Cup; for 3-year-olds and up
ward; about 2 miles over brush-Won by
Larry Mills Canio IF. Maier): second.
Montpelier's Farragut (Mr. w. Jones. jrD:
third. Rokebys Stables Meeting House r..
Miller). Also ran-Bagpipe, Never Sur
prised. Danny Deever Time. 4:22ls.
Bellevue Plate: for 3-yesr-olds and up
ward; 1HI miles on the hat-Won by
Montpeliers War Lance tE Jenningsl:
second, Larry Mills Bursoman F. MaieD
third. John Kay Whitney's The McI.ain
tB. McKenna). Also ran-Oakrid. The
Rock dropped dead. Time, 1865.
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