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Neds Flying to Again Seek Radnor Hunt Cup CupWinner Winner of Event in 1954 Heads Field of Eight Likely Starters StartersMALVERN MALVERN Pa May 7 Fresh from vic ¬ tory in the recent Maryland Hunt Cup Mrs C Paul Dencklas Neds Flying heads a field of eight timbertoppers named for Saturdays twentyeighth running of the Radnor Hunt Cup Carrying a 1000 purse and contested over 3 12 miles the timber feature is one of six races on the program sponsored by the Radnor Hunt Club at the clubs property at adjacent White Horse The session opens the spring hunt racing season in this state and will start at 230 p m EDT To be ridden by Philip Fanning a Bal ¬ timore amateur rider who piloted him to victoryin the timber race at Glyndon Md for the second straight year Neds Flying will be seeking a second triumph in the Radnor Hunt Cup He won it in 1954 1954George George L Ohrstrpm Jrs Fast an early nominee was expected to furnish strong opposition Saturday However after fin ¬ ishing sixth in last Saturdays Virginia Gold Cup he was withdrawn and retired for the balance of the season seasonThird Third to CoupdeVite and Coit in last Saturdays Virginia Gold Cup arid winner of the Carolina Cup at Camden S C in April Alfred H Smiths Grand Chal shapes up as Neds Flyings most serious rival Ship ¬ ping here from Upper Marlboro Md Grand Chal won four timber features last year including the spring and fall features at the Rose Tree Hunts meeting at Media Joseph L Aitcheson Jr who rode him in all of last years winning races will again be in the saddle saddleOthers Others named for the Radnor Hunt Cup are Miss Audrey Rikers Golden Fly Mrs A J Smithwicks Crag Mrs Amory H Hutchinsons Night Command George L dhrstrom JrVs Irish Well John B Hani num ms El Arabi and William B Thomp ¬ sons Gofetchit
