Evening star., 1952-03-30
South American WAY
Proves Effective in
Race al Berryvine
By Robert B. Phillips.

SpeCtOt NOueSpCHOGHI OF NUe 9IQT
BERRYVILLE. Va. Mar. a.
The Blue Ridge Hunt put on an
afternoons sport here today
which mixed high comedy, two
neck-and-n race finishes and
a dab of hard luck.
The comedy was largely sup
piled by an Argentine horse
named Polichinelia, racing in the
colorS of Mrs. j. T. Skinner of
Middleburg. In the Joseph w.
Lewis Memorial, an open race
which drew four starters, Polichi-
nelia, ridden by Lewis Murdock,
managed to run out of three
fences in a four-mile course and
each time came back to take over
the lead. BY the time they were
turning for the home stretch
again, the speedy chestnut was
lengths on top, definitely proving
races can be won the South Amer
lean way.
The only other horse still in
action at this point was Justin
Funkhoueer'S Auf Tack, which
crashed into the last flag and
spilled Rider Sidney Culver. He
remounted to finish second.
DIR. Rogers Injured.
The tough luck also turned up
in this contest when DR.. Joseph
Rogers of Leesburg lost a stirrup
after his horse, Grey Prince hit
the third fence and was thrown
over his mounts head after an
Other bobhle at the fourth. DR..
Rogers was taken to Loudoun
County Hospital in LeeSburg with
leg fracture below the knee.
The fourth starter in this race.
Mallory Nash's Magee, made the
mistake of giving up the chase
after a single run out. u
The most exciting races Of the
afternoon had small fields and
determined riders. In the ladies'
race which opened the card. Mrs.
Richard Fadeley gave the big
stridlng Head Agent a beautifully
paced ride to beat out Mrs. VIII
liam Rochester on Black Slave
and Sally RoSzell on Sidney Gull
ver's Reynolds Town. This con-
test had special, flavor Cor point
to-point fans since Reynolds
Town and Black Slave ran one
two at the recent Piedmont meet
and Head Agent won the ladies
race on the same day. Head
Agent has now won three in a
row and may be headed for big
time races before the season Is
out.
Falls at 11th Fence.
Four horses started also in the
ladies event, but last years VIM
ner, the pony-sized Pepper Toes,
came down at the 11th renee after
leading in the early stages and
then tiring rapidly. 49,, -,
While only two horses went.
postward in the heavyweight race.
they managed to keep the crowd
on edge, partially by some chancy
jumping and partially because
the underdog,. Turner Wiltshire's
Penny O., always was threat
and came on with determined
drive at the end which almost
wore down Richard Dole's Jordon.
Between races today, the Blue
Ridge sportsmen played host to
a class which drew entries from
nine Virginia hunts. When the
smoke had cleared away after a
few refusals, fall and some top
hunter performances, five hunts
were still in the running. They
were Piedmont, Middleburg, Kes-
wick, Pennington and Warren.
ton. The judges looked these over
and at last pinned the. tri-color
of victory on Mrs. John Maloneys
Substitution.
Since the trophy has gone to
Warrenton for 1852, the Warren
ton Hunt will stage the Virginia
field hunter championship trial
next season.
Summaries:
Ladies Race-First., Head Agent, owned
by Mrs. Fenton Fadeley, ridden by Mrs.
Richard Fadeley; second, Black - Slave.
owned by w. L. Rochester, ridden by Mrs;
Rochester: Third, Reynolds Town, owned
by Sidney Culver ridden by Sally Roszell.
Pepper Toes fell
open Race-First. Polichinelia, owned
by Mrs. j. T. Skinner, ridden by Lewis
Murdock; second. Auf Tack. owned BY
Justin Funkhouser, ridden by Sidney Cui-
yer. Grey Prince fell and Magee was
HeavyWeieht Race-Ftrst Jordon, owned
by Richard Dole, ridden by Sidney Culver; I
shire ridden by Chuck Dart, Only two
started.
Virginia Field Hunter Championship-
First Substitution, Mrs. John Maloney,
Warrenton Hunt; second Bonfire, MIS-
Daniel Wexford, Farmington Hunt.