New-York tribune., 1918-10-18


was in the Hartsdalc Handicap. at five
and a half furlongs, with $1,000 added,
which was the feature race Of the
card. He saddled Mrs. j. K. Davis's
two year old flly, Ophclia. suppo-
sedly rank outsider of geld of seven
But before they paid Off Ophcla gave
everybody thrill or two not to men
tlon q shiver or trcmor.
Little Red Walls had the mount
of this and he rode as if his life de-
pended upon the issue. There are few
better front riders than George.
From the extreme outside position re
got away flying with Ophclia aud in
the first furlong opened up II lead Of
almost length. crowding over toward
the rail meanwhile.
Anybody's Race
Around TIE bend Ophcla, the l2 to /
shot, began to open up on her com
panN. Scoots. which was laying closest
to the pace, began to drop back, and
Harry Payne Whitney's Circus. The
oodSon favoritc, took up the challenge.
Till ,hc two Strengthened out in the
Ophelia, skimming the rail, held her
own until almost the last furlong.
Then Cirrus began to assert his class
He crcpt up steadily in spite of the
most spirited efforts of Walls on Ophe-
liza and won going away.
A. K. Macomber's War Marvel, clev-
erly ridden by LOTUS, might have had
something definite to say about the
issue had he been favored with "A bet
ter start. He was off badly and suf-
fered great deal of early interference
but he closed with a great rush through
the stretch and was running over the
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Scots, which had been touted as one
Of the sod things of the afternoon.
The accomplishment of Ophelia was a
great feather in the cap of Sunny jim
But the win Of Barry Shannon in the
, third race was whole handful of
feathers. Fitz touted all his friends
onto the old reliable Barry, which went
to the post in field Of four as good
as s to /.
Little Walls had the leg up on this
good one. too. Perhaps his presence
odds that prevailed Heretofore Schut-
finger had ridden this consistent good
thing, and q lot of the sharpers be-
leved Walls just bit light to guide
the heavy y-headed. sulking Barry to vic
tory over the mile and seventy yards
route.
No one could have ridden a better
race than Walls did. Indeed, Barry
Shannon never was ridden better.
Among his victims was Hank ODay, a
l to favortc that finished rather
bad third because Walls broke his
heart from the drop of the hat. Walls,
from the rail position, got away flying
and made the most use possible of his
mount from the start. He forced Barry
Shannon along at his best pace all the
way. And thcrein be showed more
judgment than Schuttinger had shown
on countless occasions. For old Barry
is q thoroughbred that can run like a
jackrabbit when winging out in the
lead. His heart is not of the stoutest.
He avoids society, especially in a close
fit finish.
Five Lengths Ahead
Well. at the half Walls had Barry
Shannon a good five lengths ahead of
Woodtrap; so far ahead that Wood
trap decided to wait more favorable
day Schuttinger, with Snapdragon II.
best he could do all the way in was
slightly. II was evident on the far
turn that Hank O'Dav had gone the
way of many good thing. He didn It
have the foot. The early pace had killed
him. He did outfoot Woodtrap, which
was abnominably handled by little Hi
Meyers from start to finish.
A strong ride might have landed the
brackets for the lightweighted Wood
trap. Meyers, instead OF crowding out
to make the others leg weary, laid off
the pace for half mile, and was un-
able to help his mount at all when