New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
6 .,b Of His Winning Mounts
Was Considered an
Outsider
Bv w. J. Macbeth

cnsnnsr nsss Garrisons. the Radtkes and
~ Walter Millers.
The little boy who sprang into
.,.minen,e at Saratoga with his first
.;n who graduated from the appren-
~. class with forty winning mounts
:. less than two months. who almost
=, his brilliant career cut short when
:. mas thrown and apparently fatally
'.;n,.d 3. New Orleans s-Jockey George
wills we repeat, who is just begin
.,sr 70 regain his strength and his
.;s, srajn the never lost his nervc),
=. tho rare satisfaction and glory of
pso pna.;nc home three winners in the one
a,sidG, wa,ls not only scored three times
,s.,erdav's races, hut he made one
= .san the occasion of triumph in
g H;rhland Selling Stakes, worth
s1 .eo ooo and the feature of the after
s, Su,s entertainment. He won his
w. .sss. victories in as many consecutive
secs and in each displayed keen horse
,.s.rsbiu. He started his spectacular
.-.;~mnh with H. l.. Pratt's Game Cock
!. .ha second event, continued with the
S.ssau Stables Decisive in the feat
srs. ard wound up with the Quincy
s,abie's Compadre IN the fifth; All
4 s-se mounts were outsiders, and each
q 4 the three had to show up a highly
s.rsrded faycrite to make it Roman
sai;dsy for Brooklyn's native son.
Public Is Dazzled
The general public, which was
s,,zled BY this feat of aorsemanship,
.sw only the halo that rightly belonged
r. the boy. For the general public
,slaon can look behind the scenes to
4. master hands which guide sports
ssroes. Not wishing to detract one
rbit from Walls day of glory, fair
ness prompts the assertion that the
ttle Jockey should share his iaurels
msS the good man in his corner. Each
4 Inc mounts that carried Walls to
victory was saddled by Trainer j. Fitz-
SIMMONS. Please do not overlook that
iset. Not every day does a trainer
and cut three money getters in row.
And. indeed, Fitsimmons, of tle two,
srofed the greater triumph in way
Ne had q perfect averages he sent but
lbree of his charges in command OF
Walls to answer the bugle call. Walls
rode in five races, being twice un-
placed.
al the day, astride Compadre in the
Highland Selling Stakes. This son of
III great Colin was not highly re-
rsrded By the layers. who remembered
lis unimpressive race against the
temporarily barred Etruscan. of
= Wednesday last. Certainly, Collins get
did not show to advantage IN. the
Heavy going. But yesterday conditions
%
Walls got Compadre away wlnglng
and never lef. the race in doubt 1t
vas a two-horse race, as a matter OF
fact, or rather two-horse PROCESSION,
Tor the favorite. Royce Roofs, did not
iave the foot to try conclusions with
the pacemaker at any stage of the
journey. This sprint, in way, was
somewhat repetition of the DISTANCE
IN which Walls finished first with
Game Cock Game Cock was SO many
pounds better than anything else IN
h!s field that he wen in hand gallop
after running very wide on the first
turn.
Best Work in His Third Race
Perhaps the most impressive exhibi-
ton of horsemanship Walls showed
fas In the third race. Away last with
Decisive, he brought his charge to the
!rdEt with rush, passed the field one
BY one until he had caught The Mas
querader tiring in the last sixteenth
and landed the prize in the last few
Jumps. Ed Cudihee, favorite in this
race. quit after five furlongs and after
10 had been out in the lead. Cudlhee
showed marked evidences of staleness.
4 The layers of odds were away out of
line on Eddie Mcbride, which won the
opening dash. This long shot had all
'hs speed and won simply as he
Fleased. Frederick the Great, which
won the fifth at a mile and seventy
Yards, was the only winning favorite
Of the afternoon Lord Brighton. Sec
eEd choice, tow-roped the field in the
sixth and closing event. The Sanford
entry came cropper here, as Ameri-
samcd Ute for the place. The first
race to-day will be called at 2:40.
Yesterday was Red Cross Day at
sanaica track. Every one within the
aelosure not only gave up the price
ol admission and war tax, but con-
1rlouted often to the persistent army
u 'alr workers in the cause of mercy.
,NfuSt duCIioilSu ia tiiS III VI 20 10
u the Red Cross Fund realized the fine
sum Of S1,100. 1t was knocked down
. nalf a dozen bidders, who promptly
losned it back to the auctioneer to be
.oid again. Wilfred Viau, who bought
We flowers no less than three times
saaily gave 500 to secure the trophy
ies the Red Cross worker who was in
sarge of the flowers.
me Nassau Stable donated to the
asa Cross Fund the sum of S687.74
aeleh represented the winning effort
y decisive in the third race.
:. Ambrose Clark. in the interests
the Red Cross Fund, purchased fol
slW an oil painting of the head Of
r r,W Herbert. done by Henry Stull. Mr.
saasx. representing Major Rober'
Wawbridge, of the Remount Depart
@sAi OF the United States army. alss
essshased the fivc-year-old horse
aen.esement, by Hastings, out o.
sae of the remount depots in the Wes
ee bred to cold blooded mares Il
p''auce cavalry remounts.
Altman, the fve-year-old brow,
Sstse formerly owned by Wilfres
na. carried the colors of G. c. Win
sy IN the second race. Masda, th'
Ssee'year-old chestnut filly OF tn,
,ncnt stable, sported the silks o
NI. N.I. hildreth in the Highland Scllin: