Evening star., 1917-11-11
WAR CLOUD BEATS
T|PP|TY W|TCHET
Macomber's imported Colt
Best in the S. 900 Walden
Stakes at Pimlico.

Stakes at PimliCO.
A. K. Macomber's imported colt War
Cloud earned the right to be called one
Of the seasons best youngsters when
he defeated Tippity Witchet. The Por-
ter and eight or ten other clever
youngsters in the $4,000 Walden. The
Maryland Jockey Clubs great autumn
juvenile special. the Walden. is a race Of
one mile. and 1t attracted yesterday a
better field than ever before came to
the post in a two-year-old race in the
Old Line state. Just before the start
Tippity Wichet was sold under the
hammer for $4,000, and little more,
his purchaser being John Sanford OF
Amsterdam, N. Y, and beside this
smart Broomstick gelding. w. E. APP
plegate started the consistent Jack
Hare, jr.. H. c. Hallenbeck Of New
York started his $4,000 Delhi colt
ming along. George w. Loft was rep
resented by Cavan Boy, Samuel Ross
OF Washington by Colonel Clun and
Rallymooney as well as by The Porter;
Clifford A. Cochran of New York by
Nepperhan and the Quincy stables by
Lady Dorothy. Thomas Welsh scratch
ed George D. Widener's highly efficient
colt Lanius, because the son of Liam
sibby wrenched one of his hind legs
in his stall the other day and was
lame.
II Lanius had stated he might have
been the favorite. In his absence the
crowd. and it was one of unusual pro-
portions. some 5000 or 10000 men and
women being present. divided its sup
port between War Cloud and his run
ming mate War Machine. Tippity Wit
chet, Jack Hare, jr.; Nepperhan and
the Ross trio.
Cavan Boy Away First.
Cavan Boy was away from the post
in front and he made the running past
the clubhouse. around the near turn
and up the back stretch to the half.
with Jack Hare. jr.. in reasonably
close pursuit. and Tippfty Witchet and
War Cloud following couple of
lengths back. Jack Hare raced past
the Meelick colt as the field left the
back stretch. and galloped into the
homestretch with Tippity Witchet at
his Hanks. War Cloud made his run
after he Strengthened for home. Lotus
had to use the whip, but War Cloud re-
sponded promptly and courageously.
and got to Tippity Witchet abreast of
the last furlong pole. Tippity Witchet
fought valiantly to hold his own. but
the British colt proved too much for
him. War Cloud came away in the
last sixteenth to win rather cleverly
by couple Of lengths or more. His
time-1.40 2-5-marked an excellent
performance. War Cloud packed 1875
pounds. Tippity Witchet 127, The Por-
ter. not having been a considerable win
per. got in under 1T pounds,
War Cloud is one Of A. K. Macombers
tmportations of last season. He was
bred by Sol and ]. B. Joel in Great Brit
ain. His sire. Polymelus, the daddy of
the derby winner of a few seasons
back-Pommerm-h for three or four
seasons been the most successful stock
horse in Great Britain. Tippity Witchet.
SON of Broomstick and the Porter, a
grandsons of Ben Brush.
Poor Ride for Bryn Mawr.
If Jockey Bush had so much as
sneezed after Belle of Bryn Mawr took
the last fence in the Green Spring VAL
ley steeplechase. the distance of which
was two miles and a quarter. the black
beaten Bet, her most formidable op-
ponent. Belle of Bryn Mawr fenced
brilliantly and had her field staggering
at the last fence. But Bet was vigor-
OuSIE rlQueN, WF1te buSn sat on the
daughter of Ort Wells as though he
was afraid of falling off. He lost the
race by a couple of inches. New Haven
brought up third, after running his
usually consistent race. The other
starters were Cynosure, Royal Spinner.
Tropaeolum and Lady Edwina.
Highland Lad, mighty useful horse
right now, surprised the crowd by defeat
ing Bringhurst Top of the Morning. Corn
Tassel. Gold Tassel. Tea Caddy, Nat
class. in the Annapolis handicap. a
dash of six furiongs. Highland Lad
was In front all the way. Startling.
which brought up second. and Natural
ist, which ran third, challenged ramely
enough. but innrectively, nevertheless. in
the homestretch.
II. c. Hallenbeck's Gueland won the
six furlong dash for maiden two-year-
olds. which started the day. after a
very: weak ride. Lyke, as usual was
cended and at the end of the first six
teenth Gueland was a bad last. He
rounded his company up in the far turn.
however. and got the decision by about
a head from Man o'the Hour in the last
jump or SO. Man o'the Hour. as Is his
ha bit. was slow getting going. but he
did we'll enough in the stretch. Tea
Party, which brought UP third was the
pacemaker the first five-eighths.
Bar of Phoenix graduated from the
maiden class In the mile and an eighth
for paters of the and up division. He
caught the well played Ringdove, which
had cut out the running for upwards of
a mile and a sixteenth. in the last hun
dred yards. The odds about Bar of
Phoenix were of prodigal proportions.
The Summaries.
First race two year -olds, maidens; purse, $7oo;
six furlongs-Gueland. no Gyke). $3.50. s4.7o.
So. so, won; (alMan o. the Hour, no (w. Col
lirsl, So 49, $3.50. second: Tea Party 10Y tschut-
t.neer). $3.50. third. Time. 1.15. (a)Bravado.
Starry Banner, Don Jose, Onward. Grayson. Ely
Elimination. Top Boots and Soumangha also ran.
(alParr entry.
Second four year-olds and upward: the
Green Spring Valley steeplechase; free handicap:
purse, 81 900; two and qunrter mles-Bet. 145
Henderson,. 50. so. $500. $500. won: Belle of
New Haven. 14a Crawford. $3.50, third. Time.
4:22. Cynosure. Lady Edwina. Royal Spinner
and Tropaeolum also ran.
Third race. three yea -olds and upwar I'd; claim
ing: purse. 800; mile and seventy yards--Eagle,
100 tkummcr): $40: s. 20. $40. won: Pol
Sight. 1906 (walls,. So. 20. third. Time. I46 Is.
TIrg-a-ling. Yodeling. Traction and Sir William
johnson also rnn.
Fourth race. the Walden two-year -olds: IS 600
added; one milem(b)War Cloud. 125 Goftu.l.
III (Schuttinger). $3.50, third. Time. 14O 2-5.
(c)Bally Mooney. (c)Col. Clur. (b)war Machine,
Sipperhan. Jack Hare, Jr.. Wyoming Cayan
Boy kashimir and Lady Dorothy also ran.
(l)Macomher entry. (c,Ross entry.
Fifth race, the Annapolis handicap: free high
raifr}tf up1i for n purca e NM,