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The hounds are cast and take to the scent weaving up and down nill, through the edge of the woods and back across the finish line, concluding the interesting hound race and the day at the races. Badness, owned by Jack Bruce of Sperryville was the winner.
August Acorn
Captures Ben Venue
David H. Semmes rode August Acorn to take first place in the feature race, the Ben Venue, at the Rappahannock Hunt Point-to-Point held Sunday at Sperryville. This was a repeat performance for the owner rider combination, victors in the same contest here last year The Ben Venue, a 21 „> mile timber race, had nine entries.
In second place was H. T McKnight on Dreyfus, who at one point posed a challenge for August Acorn. M. S. Crippen riding Mr. Stripper took third place.
Snow fell Sunday as the Races
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