Evening star., 1942-03-27
Mowg|i and Kitty Kidd
Renew Hot Rivalry
In Potomac Hunt
Other Keen Contenders
Are Entered for Smile
Contest Tomorrow
BY LARRY LAWRENCE.

Two great Virginia horses, MoWgli
and Kitty Kidd, will continue an
exciting cross-country duel, started
three weeks ago, when they meet
at pm. tomorrow in the Potomac
Hunts point-to-point races to be
held on the estate Of Edward B.
Beale near Potomac, Md.
On March Kitty Kidd, owned
by Mrs. E. Douglas Prime Of War
renton, Va, in a driving finish de-
feated Mowgli, owned by Mrs.
Crompton Smith of Middleburg,
Va, and a great field Of point-to-
point racers to take the Redland
Bowl and establish herself as one
of the years top cros-country con-
tenders. Since then they met in
the Middleburg Bowl which Mowgll
won handily In the Warrenton last
Saturday Kitty Kidd did not COM
pete.
Now that these outstanding win
nerS, owned by two OF Virginia S
noted horsewomen, are meeting in
the feature, the Pin Coat, Capital
fans are all agog. Both MoWgll and
Kitty Kidd are careful jumpers, OF
the highest rating in their field, and
will be ridden by two OF the best
gentleman riders the hunt country
ever produced. Arnold Scruton,
who has trained Mrs. Primes entry.
will ride the mare, and Crompton
Smith, who is tops as hand rloer
and has raced abroad as well as IN
America, will pilot his wife's geldlng
Other Entries Strong.
To single out Mowgi and Kitty
Kidd is natural but there are other
entries in this event any one OF
which may upset the apple cart IN
the smile grueling contest and
take down the Pink with its re-
ouirement of 1870 pounds. Boyd
Keyes will ride his Locomotive, a
big jumping gelding that took thlro
in the Redland Bowl; T. Beatty
Brown has a decided threat in his
Dunlad; Judy Johnson riding Mrs.
McSherry's Peter Chat should be
well up, and Cash Cargo. ridden by
his owner, Edward Cashell, Jr., IS
fast, a good jumper A half dozen
other excellent chasers, including
DR.. Edmund Horgan'S High Pin
nacle, ridden by Marshall Hughes,
are entered.
The Dunboyne Challenge Bowl is
q trophy for subscribers to the Poto-
mac Hunt and each year the COM
petition in it is of the keenest
variety. Last year this important
event was won by Mrs. Robin Red
dick Hunt on her great point-to-
point horse Chyenna. AS Mrs. Hunt
has sold the mare she will ride Mrs
McSherry's Fox. Oliver Durants S
Red Sails and George Walkers
Metope should be well up in this
event.
Women's Entries Numerous.
Entries are pouring in for the
ladies' race which will be five mile
Journey at catchweights. Prominent
contestants for the trophy are Mrs
Robert c. Windmill's Keeline, the
half-bred hunter she entered in the
Warrenton pair race last week and
with her partner Marshall Hughes
on High Pinnacle won the event
going away; Laura Ann Hughes has
a COON one in Chatorock; Mrs. NC
Sherry on her veteran Regiment
should hurry the field and Mrs
Robin Reddick Hunt among others
will be there on Dr. Robert S. Mo-
rams Metome, as will Nancy Hanna
on her Gone Away.
The best route for those coming
from Washington will be the River
road by way Of Potomac. For Vir-
ginians, from Leesburg by way Of
Point of Rocks to Rockville and
Glen, Md Markers will be on the
roads.
The judges will be Col. Henry
Leonary. Wilbur Hubbard, H. Ro-
sier Wulany, Henry Frost, jr.; Ray
Norton and William H. Lipscomb
and timekeepers. Hall Poole, Earl
Stonbock and Frank Yates. Nor
man Clark will be the starter.