Evening star., 1941-04-13
Greer Horse 0ufruns
Port Law, Mowg|i
For Hunting Title
Mansfield Park Scores
EosiIy in Cup Chase;
Tiqer Lane Second
By LARRY LAWRENCE.

M1lJD1EbORS, va, April L.
c. M. Greer, jr's, courageous hunter,
Goldun, ridden by John Bosley, Sd,
forged to the front in the last half
mile today to win the revised Ray
mond Belmont Memorial national
hunting championship. feature Of
the 21st annual Middleburg Hunt
race meeting at the celebrated Glen
wood Park course.
Before a crowd of 5000, Goldun
triumphed over the most representa-
tive field of hunting hunters ever to
face a starter in Virginia. The son
of WeStwick- Golden Maid, in his
first steeplechase, earned the Me-
mortal Trophy and the major share
of the $1,000 purse for the Piedmont
Hunts paneling fund, as we'll as ma
tional hunting laurels.
Fifteen of the original 26 entries
went to the post. Metope, owned
and ridden by George T. Walker of
Washington, led over the first jump,
followed closely by Port Law, ridden
by Thomas T. Mott jr; Five Star,
of the Orange County Hunt, ridden
by Louis E. Duffy, and Slim Hope,
Mrs. Amory F. Carhart's Warrenton
Hunt entry, ridden by Dick Kirk
patrick.
Port Law Saves Place.
Comedienne, owned and ridden by
r. Beatty Brown. a favorite in the
betting with Mrs. Crompton Smiths
Mowgli, went down at the first fence.
Neither horse nor rider was injured.
After the first jump, Port Law
took the lead and held it until just
before the finish of the race. At
different times he was challenged
by Cliftons Gem, Rockland Lad
and the highly favored Manarue of
the Sewickley Hunt near Pitts
burgh, Pa. But Port Law shook
them all off with the exception of
Mowgi, who, in the last mile, moved
up to within a length of the Mott
horse.
A half mile from the finish Now
gil passed the Redland Hunt entry
and it looked as though Mrs. Cromp-
ton Smiths hard-luck horse would
take the award. Between the 25th
and 26th jumps, however, Goldun
started his sprint which brought
him within challenging distance
of the two leaders After the last
jump he passed the tiring Mowgli
and Port Law.
Apparently getting his second
wind, Port Law also went by the
Smith entry. Goldun crossed the
line in 9 minutes, 4045 seconds,
good eight lengths ahead of Port
Law, which was a length ahead of
Mowgli
Course Is Severe Test.
The 4-mile course, we'll devised,
was test for any hunter. There
were 26 jumps and circles over
fine turf. Despite the good going,
there were plenty of casualties Of
the IS starters, only 5 finished.
In the 10 mishaps none of the riders
was injured and but one horse, Slim
Hope, appeared in a bad way.
In the Middleburg Steeplechase,
co-featured with the Belmont, 6
horses of the original 10 entries went
to the post At the start Paul G.
Days Mansfield Park, ridden by
Johnny Harrison, went to the front
and never was headed. The Mid
dleburg is gruelling 4-mile test
and the DAILY entry proved his abil-
ity by winning in 7 minutes, So
seconds, within seconds of the
record made by Black Sweep last
year.
Hold Forth Tumbles.
Only near the end of the race was
Mansfield Park seriously challenged
when Mrs. Frank M. Gould's chest
nut gelding, Hold Forth, ridden by
E. H. Bennet, was moving up and
rapidly closing the gap. But at
next to last fence Hold Forth struck
hard and went down and Mans
field Park won by Is lengths.
Second was Tiger Lane, owned by
Raymond Guest and ridden by L.
Gibson, and third, the Rokeby Sta
bles' Memory Lane I'd, ridden by
Sidney Waters, jr.
The Wanquepin was a walk away
for G. Malin Kline's Argentine,
given an excellent ride by w. Gala
her, who moved the bay gelding up
In the last quarter-mile to win over
Richard K. Melons Similar and
Mrs. Fay ingalls, Sunador. The
William Skinner Memorial had so
many scratches that only two horses
finally went to the post, with F. Am
brose Clark's La Touche winning
over Greek Idol. The Panther Skin
was taken by Allan M. Hirsh's Sur
tax. and the Covert, a fiat race,
was won by the Rokeby Stables
Good Chance.
Summary:
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ard K. Mellon, ridden by j. Mage; third
BY J; Harrison. Time: :4O4s.
Tonohs PwPsd by Am6T9Ye Aa6Da k Gsk Tde
Bosley Sd (only two starters. Time
~ Middlebugs ID aIs Cup stsePlechsseiL gai by
end By By rdde eF By
Gibson; third; Memory Lane II. owned by
Rokeby. Stables, ridden by S. Waters.
PsntheT skn-won by surtax; owned
By Allan M Hirsh IIsIn ridden BY Harrison
Clark. ridden by F.. Bellhouse; third, Meet
ing House ,oTned by Rokeby Stables rid
Raymond Belmont Memorial National
Hunting Championship Steeplechase-Won
by Goldun, Piedmont Hunt owned by G.
M, Greer, jr; ridden by j. Bosley Sd:
second Port Law. Redland Hunt owned
by T. 7. Mott. ridden by T T. Mott, jr.;
Mrs. Crompton Smith ridden by J. Har-
rison. Time-9;4o4s. ~ c
owned by Rokeby Stables, ridden by E.
Roberts; second, Epindel. owned by Her
Tarbrush, owned by c. Mahlon Kline rid
den py w. Balzaretti. Time-2:043s.
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