The sun., 1919-10-18
'BALLY ROMPS AWAY
| FROM OYER THERE
Carries James Buffers C0l0rs
to Easy Victory in Eclipse
Handicap.
ny HENRY ". KING.

James Buffers Bally scored decisive
victory over w. n. Goes imported three
year-old colt, Over There. IN the Eclipse
Handicap at the Empire City track
yesterday afternoon. The bay horse.
which earlier In the season beat the
mighty Lucullite and Roamer. was in
prime condition, and despite the fact
that the track was not to his liking he
made Over There look cheap.
Bally has been working great guns
in his recent work. but as he dislikes
n cuppy track such as existed yesterday
few believed he was capable Of leading
home Mr.. Goes Lawrence Realization
winner. over There had all the worst
OF the weights. carrying lit pounds to
Bally's 113, but because he Is partial
to soft or muddy course he was made
the favorite at Q to 8, while Bally was
at z to 1.
Mr.. Butler wagered on his horse, but
for sentimental reasons only. He was
sure Over There would beat Bally and
told all of his friends so. Dick Miller.
his trainer. thought likewise. 'If the
track were lightning fast ia have q
good chance" said the trainer. "Baily
has been working extremely we'll, but he
doesn't like the track
over There Not q Good Thing.
Mr.. Coe and William Karrick. his
trainer. believed Over There would win.
but they made II plain that he wasn't
good thing. THE Butler horse has
all the best Of the weight and on fast
track he would beat my colt" said Mr..
Karrick, but 1 don't think Bally likes
the going. My horse does and 1 think
he will win"
When 1t came to racing over There
was never in the hunt The track was not
as bad as Il was supposed to be and IL
failed to interfere with Bally stride or
speed. He got away from the post on
even terms with Over There ANA raceo
ALONGSIDE OF the Coe colt for three
quarters of a mile. Then he shot to
the front and the race was as good as
over. He bounded away and gained
ground with every stride. At the final
eighth pole he was nearly a dozen
'"ngths ahead and Jockey Hummer be-
gan to ease him UP.
liver There was n tired colt entering
The homestretch and staggered all over
the track Despite a vigorous finish by
Fairborther he was unable to gain any
ground and Mr.. Buffers horse won by
/ ten lengths The race was at one mile
and a sixteenth and II took Bally / AS
! s-5 to cover the distance.
An hour later Jack Mount, a chear
platter, ran over the same distance IN
1: :fs. but by this time the track was in
ruch better condition. Jack Mount ran
| a splendid race and beat home a big
| field In a gallop. Bar One was second
| and Monomoy was third
Adele Beats Big Field.
! Adele, the four-year-o'd filly by Bur.
somaster owned by Charles A. Stone.
ham. beat big field of sprinters In the
third race. She won on the post by a
| snort head. and that she got the purse
was due to an exceptionally strong ride
! by Jockey Fairbrother. Ninety Simplex
ridden BY George Carroll, was pounds
| the best In the race. but Carroll los,
half dozen lengths turning into the
homestretch and then making a weal
finish. With Jockeys reversed Ninety
i, Simplex would have won by severa
lengths. Helen Atkin took the third END
OF the purse.
Cousin O. Mine. a bay filly by Uncle
( made her first appearance Of the season
under silks and won the second race
: She carried Frederick Johnsons colors
to the front as soon as the barrier wen,
up and kept them there to the end, Z
! win easily by length and a half. Ia
/ Balafre. the gray gelding owned by Her
bert Dunlap. ran the best race OF his ca
reer and finished second, a dozen length,
In front Of Parable
The Grey Eagle purse went to M
| Shea's Drummond. with the Beach Sta
ble's Pastoral Swain second and Poult
ney third. Pastoral Swain set the pac.
for three-Quarters of a mile. Ther
Drummond challenged. took comman,
and won breezing by three lengths.
After several disappointments w, r
Goes Thunderbird was graduated from
the maiden ranks. In the first race n
leo homo big held of cheap juveniles
Myers rode him fsultlessly and lande,
him past the judges a head in front o
Robert l. Gerry's Bridge Player.
Thunderbird was slow to begin, bu
when he entered the homestretch dis
played great burst of speed and stard
ing hard drive gamely wore down hi
opponents and got up In the last jump L
win the purse.
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