Evening star., 1944-04-09
Caddie Wins Skinner
Memorial, Defeating
Canado at Finish
By LARRY LAWRENCE,
Star Ssaff Correspondent.

MIDDLEBURG, Va, April g.
Rokeby Stables odds-on favorite.
Caddie, WOE the featured William
Skinner Memorial in a driving finish
over Edward P. McVitty's Canada
at the path annual spring meeting
of the MidaIeburg Hunt Race AS
ISOLATION at The famous Glenwood
Park course Today.
That the hunt country early sent
It's young men to the wars was
proved by scratches in all events,
due to the inability of owners to get
riders for tEfejr mounts. This cut
down the entries in all four races
but did not seem to dampen the
enthusiasm of the $500 steeple-
chase and fla& race fans Of the Old
Dominion.
Caddie was ridden to brilliant
verdict in the l-mile test over brush
by E. Roberts, who stayed off the
pace for milo and three-quarters,
when he brought the 6-year -old son
of Link Boy"}BEown Jill alongside
IL year old Canado, and the
pair raced as 4 team until Caddie
forged to the fsont in the last 10
strides to beat the firing Canado,
ably ridden By w. Owens, in the
fair time of "A
Muffled Drums Victor.
The opening Wanquepin, for s.
year-olds and upward, at a distance
of IL miles uHs.r hurdles, brought
only three entries to the post 1t
was won by Nat Clyman's Muffied
Drums, ridden by E. Roberts, in
Pat is. The .7-year-old son Of
Man O. War-C -Crasta broke alert1y
and quickly toos command of the
pace. He never was headed, and
when challengea by w. B. Cock IS
Admiral Jim. the chestnut geldipg
simply lengthensd his stride and
opened up bit snore distance We
expect this brilliant performer 70
be heard from. He stands back,
jumps big, and has an apparently
tireless space-eahng stride.
The Covert, 81 lat race of about
l1l2 miles, attra&fad unusual inter-
est as one of Gre9.t Britain's Lead
ing amateur rid@r$ had leg up on
Mrs. J. T. SINNERS Carteret. MAJ.
Charles E. UndeTeown of the British
Army, known to the English race
world as Teddy" now on duty III
this country, proved his ability as
pilot by bringing his mount home In
a blanket finish With Edward Jen-
kin's Sun Bee and Mrs. M. E. Whit
ney's Spikery. Sfaj: Underdown
kept his mount ira second place un-
til close to the bnish when by
mastery bit OF hand-riding he
brought Carteret. under the wire
to win by head in the good time
of 1:4925. F. Kratz Immediately
took Sun Bee to the front where
the brown geldtgg held the pace
until the last 200 yards when he was
overtaken by Csrteret and Spikery.
The three raced as a hippodrome
team to the wire when Carteret
moved into ths winning position.
Seafight Wims Tough Race.
The Panther akin, a 2-mile
steeplechase over brush, proved to
be the most exciting on the card. 7.
Bieber's Seafight, an odds-on IA
vorite, ridden by f. Roberts, and
Elizabeth McVittrs Eremon, ably
piloted by w. Ovens, made a q
horse race of it fnr the entire dis
tance. Eremon maintained a slight
lead throughout the course, but in
the stretch Roberts brought Sea-
fight on even terms with Miss
McVitty,s black geading. After Ro-
J, berts' mount had pulled 10 lengths
INTO the lead, ETeuon challenged
!. and managed to come up within 8
, lengths of Seahgll. but could not
) close the gap. At the finish Sea-
/ | hight again was pulling away from
the challenger. Time was 4:O35.