Evening star., 1941-04-27
Sfrawbridge GeIding
Wins in Duel Over
Final Is Yards
Victor Within Second
Of Chase Record; Is, 900
See Greet Race
Ry LARRY LAWRENCE.

GLYNDON, Md, April 26-Coq
Bruyere. sporting the green and
white silks of John Strawbridge OF
Philadelphia, STAYED off the onrush
of Mrs. Stuart S. Janney, jr.s
favored Vaunt to win the 48th re-
newal of the classic Maryland Hunt
Cup here today in one OF the most
spirited, stamina testing and bit
terly contested timber races ever
run over J. w. Y. Martins famous
Worthington Valley estate.
On the sloping hillside that forms
a natural grandstand overlooking
Americas Aintree, $4,000 steeple-
chase fans cheered the 12-year-old
gray son. of Cog Gaulois-Madge
Wildfire, cleverly and audaciously
ridden by r. P. Hamilton, as he out
raced Vaunt to take the coveted
trophy in the good time Of 8
minutes, As seconds.
The course was in such fine shape
that the time was within a second
of the record made by Blockade in
1899, when Man o Wars great son
was forced to that extreme effort
by the gelding that Won today.
Mansfield Park First Away.
Nine of the 16 star timber horses
of the country that had been named
for the classic were sent away by
Starter George Blakiston.
Mansfield Park made the running
at the start, leading over the first
two jumps He broke a rail at the
third and striking hard at the fourth
jump went down and was eliminat-
ed. Port Law, ridden by his owners
son, Thomas T. Mott, jr., then led
past the seventh jump where Cog
Bruyere, headed for the middle pan
el, let out burst of speed, flashed
TO the front and held the pace until
just before the last Jump, the 22d.
John E Hughes Field Glass, rid
den by Mansfield Hughes, was in
challenging position throughout and
finished third.
COG Bruyere Steps Out.
Up with the leaders was L. A
Randalls Monty r. until the un-
lucky 18th jump where he struck
hard, but John Merryman rode the
chestnut gelding all the way to the
ground and succeeded in holding
him up.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Bucks ESpadin
seemed full of run and was jumping
consistently until the 18th obstacle
where he hit hard enough to break
a rail and he repeated the perform
snce at the 18th jump.
At the 10th jump, Cog Bruyere
turned on the heat and pulled out
to a good lead with only Vaunt and
Field Glass in a real challenging
position 1t was after the Goth
Jump that Vaunt, who was given an
excellent ride by Stuart S. Janney,
jr., began his bid that carried him
so near to the top laurels.
At the goth jump Port Law fell.
This cut the field to seven.
Vaunt Loses Lead.
Coo Bruyere took the water jump,
the 21st, in the lead and was on
his way to the last jump the 22d,
when Janney brought Vaunt to the
a
two-length lead over Cog Bruyere
until the two took off for the last
jump. Strawbridge's gray took the
jump as cleanly and easily as
though it was the first instead of
the last barricade on the 4-mile
course. Vaunt was firing fast and
dragged his rear feet over the jump.
From then on a blanket could
have covered the two up to within
Is yards of the finish when Hamil-
ton booted Coo Bruyere to half
lengths lead that was maintained
to the end.
Ten lengths back was Field Glass,
which finished ahead of Mrs. Frank
M, Gould's Hold Forth, followed by
Monty R., ESpadin, Field Glass and
Cherry Brook.