Evening star., 1950-04-16
Irish Pep Second;
Irish Oyster Takes
Skinner Memorial
BY Angelina J. CorobeIIi

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Special Correspondent of The Star.
MIDDLEBURG, Va, April l5.-
Royal Mission, Lee Chandler III
7-year-old brown gelding by Dou'
BILE Scotch-Royal Marriage, wor
the Louie Leith Cup, feature even
Of the 29th annual spring meetin,
of the Middleburg Hunt Race AS.
sociation, held here today on thu
Glenwood race course.
Mrs. w. j. Clothier's Pine Pep
Valley Forge, Pa, finished second
half length behind, and Pau
Buffers Some Gold from Hins.
dale, Ill, was third. The time
for the 4-mile, 18-obstacle tim
ber test was 8:01.1. equaling thu
track record for the race set las
year by E. Weymouth's Cormac
Five norses went to the post
Done Sleeping, Alvin Untermyer'
highly rated chaser, winner of last
weeks Virginia Gold Cup and the
unouestioned favorite in the Louie
Leith. was a last-minute scratch
because of the extremely hard
ground. Done Sleeping is slated
to run in next Saturdays final
day of the spring meet.
Royal Mission broke on top
Sycamore Farms Irish Tip led over
the first fence and at the fifth this
12-year-old campaigner was still
length and a half in front. From
this point on Royal Mission was
in command.
Pine Pep Moves Up.
Paul Buffers Some Gold was in
second place until the 10th fence,
when Pine Pep, with D. M. Mike
Smithwick" in the saddle. made
his move. Royal Mission, given a
mastery ride by Grover Stephens
was two lengths in front of Pine
Pep over the 18th fence.
Some Gold finished 10 lengths
behind Pine Pep. The other start
ers failed to finish, with Mrs. s. T.
Patterson's The Cardinal, second
losing his rider at the fourth
fence. Irish Tip, making his first
start Of the season, fell at the
10th fence.
Co-Feature to Irish Oyster.
The William Skinner Memorial
the co-featured race, furnished
plenty Of excitement in the two
mile brush test and thrilled the
several thousand chilled specta-
tors as c. Mahlon Kline's Irish
Oyster, a 7-year-old by Oyster
Bay-Irish Colleen. came to the
front / nthe final stages Of the
race to win. F. Ambrose Clark S
Lone Fisherman placed and Happy
Hill Farms Adaptable was third.
Joseph Smerski's Whatta knight
led from the start to the 10th
fence. Going into the 18th and
final obstacle, Irish Oyster. with
P. Smithwick riding, took the
lead, overtaking the field to finish
by a slim margin of head. Lone
Fisherman, who had ben running
third throughout the race, made
a magnificent stretch bid to fin
ish second, and Adaptable, with
Earl Phelps up, came from behind
to finish third. Irish Oyster was
making his first start of the sea-
son. The Glenwood course is evi-
IDENTIFY to the bay gelding's liking,
since his only two starts last year
were on this track and he was
the winner of both.
Summaries.
The Glenwood. Hurdles. Ia miles.
never won two races other than claiming
or hunt meeting. S4O0. Time. 2:3S2
/. Rialto P. snithwick), C. Malon Kline
nson jr 0'E Extra s D. r. Nike s smt- aGR-
XsF XisIl; -! FIFTH ~ whesl; The gaTked FRA Fra,
Hippius pulled up after third fence. e.
For The steePsshase miles
nsrs over brush other than af1 hunt eMin meetinEs
800 Ssn Time. Time. 4:oS'S Pase, County IN;
(P. smithwick). c. MahIon Kline. Also
ran: Hitchhiker lost rider at first fence
chase (timber). For 4year-olds aSi Sseesisi and
upward. $500. Time, soil. /. Royal
Mission SGroyer Stephensl, Lee
Chandler. 3rd. 2. Pine pep ID. NJ Mike
smithwick). Mrs. VIM. j.. C1otrier. 8
Some Gold "a: Brown, Paul Butler. Also
ran; The Cardinal 2nd lost rider at 4th
Irish Tip fell at 10th
sbssi WILLIAM aP1,! Skinner Memorial; speeple.
3:54; 1. irish oyster (P. smithwick5
G: Mahlon Kline. 2. Lone Fisherman
(E; Carter, F. Ambrose Clark g. Adapt
able (E: Phelps Happy Hill Farms Also
ran: Whatta Knight, Replica Sd.
Three Oaks. Flat. l mile. For 3.
yearr-olds and upward. $3.50. Time
Ambrose Clark. .. Irish Easter o. Muir
phy). r. K. Mellon. g. Monkey Wrench
IT. Field, Mill River Stable Also ran:
vardell. Tourville. Moroccan, Friese,
Trout Brook McDoel, Hobby Horse