Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-09
CherweI Wins
Cup
-Four Lengths
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS

by ROBERT b. PHILLIPS
Special Correspondent OF The Star
FAIR HILL. Md, Sept. 8.-For
the second time in five years,
William c. Robinson's steady old
jumper, Cherwell, won the three
mile Foxcatcher National Cup
Steeplecliase here this afternoon
as 5000 fans saw two track rec
ords fall.
Ridden by James Murphy and
trained by Sidney Waters, jr.,
Cherwell, a 9-year-old gelding,
ran a patient race behind the
Bellevue Farms spectacular
front-running Ares during the
first two-thirds Of the race over
the towering brush course. Ares
opened up an early lead of 20
lengths and near the ninth fence
began to weave and bob like a
slalom skier.
Ares ran all the way down the
famous Chinese Wall, a 6-foot
mass Of brush which is the 18th
obstacle on the course. Jockey
Melvin Ferral yanked his stag
|gering mount back on course
and still held the lead going to
the 14th where Ares took
another slant-wise dive, Ferral
fell and Tor bailed out.
CherwelI Gains Control
Murphy then eased Cherwell
forward behind Mrs. A. j. Smith
wick's Crag, who had held steady
lin second place. BY the 18th
obstacle Cherwell had control
and withstood Crag's run at him
from the last fence through the
stretch to a four-length victory.
wv. NJ. Duryea's Amik was third.
Cherwell returned 81, $3.50
and 1920 in the victory, which
was worth $3.50 to Robinson.
Although there were only four
starters, betting to show was
permitted. The total handle for
the six-race card was $35, 419, a
new high for hunt meeting pari-
mutuel betting.
Cherwell last won the Fox
catcher Cup in 1852 in the colors
of Mrs. E. DUPONT Weir. His time
then was 6:03.2. and today it
was 6.02.4.
This was not a track record,
but two were registered in row
earlier in the day by horses who
have, as they say, Virginia con-
nections.
Gillian Wins TrOublemaker
Gillian, 1856 winner of the
Virginia Gold Cup. galloped to a
two-length victory over George
T. Weymouth's Flash B. in the
Troublemaker Steeplechase, the
timber race. Ridden by Grover
Stephens of Warrenton, Gillian
easily was best of a field of five
travelling the course without a
fall. The time Of 6:19 set a new
course mark.
Half an hour, later, Charles
Snowden's Nizam's Pet, trained
by Mike Smithwick of Middle
burg, Va, and Hyde. Md, top
pied another mark with the
winning time of 2:45.2 in the
Christiana hurdle race Of ia
miles.
A father-and-Son trainer COM
bination accounted for two of
the lesser races today. Morris
Dixon. ST., won the Convention
hurdle race with the geiding
Flaw, son of Whirlaway.D Dam
aged Goods. Flaw came from
far back to nail Randolph
Rouse's Curly Joe in the run
to the wire.
Morris Dixon, jr.. put over
James McHugh's Star Flare in
the Big Elk fiat race.
FIRST RACE-The Lewisville Cfiat);
purse, $500; maiden 3-year-olds and UP;
Gaffsrsn Murphy $50 4.so ESQ
Attend Sir (M'DOnald) AGO 29O
Televise DeveuD 800
Avinmore. Ballymore. Pats Twin. The
cO sEcoNb R RiSf: 1IS'' Big Elk mat,
parse. $500; 3-year-olds and up; liz
Star FIar. phelps, $50 500 ESQ
Daiila cGilpin) $40 800
Thy Delight tFieldl 400
Fighting Byrne. Ripshot. Friar Bill,
The Ditch. Time 1850
DAILY DOUBLE t1-D PAID sI4.6O
- THIRD RACE = The Troublemaker
steeplechase; purse, $1,000; 4-year-olds
Gillian (Stephens) 40 $50 ESQ
Flash B. tSeymouth) $50 $50
Neds Flying FanninG) 800
Grand chal, Gallant Ship. Time. 6:i9
FOURTH RACE-The Christina Hur-
die Race; purse, 81 900: maiden 3-year-
olds and UP; Ia miles (hurdlesl.
FIamen (PhelpsJ $50
a Jack Dow. The widEel Planned.
Time. 2:452s (new track record).
Mrs. NJ. A. Rumsey-R. K. Mellon
FIFTH RACE-Ths Foxcatcher Ma
tional Cup 6teepieehase; purse, S473O:
4-year-olds and upi allowances; 3 miles
brushl
GherweII 9Murphyp TOO $50 s.eo
Crag tSmithwiek) $50 200
Amik (FieId) 2,2O
Ares. Time, $685..
SIXTH RACE-The Convention Hurdle:
claiming; la miles
Flaw lDeveu) 5.2O $50 3.4O
Curly Joe (Smithwiek) 800 2.6O
Evian HerraD 3OO
3:19Is.