New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
BaAv Takes Eclipse Purse
In TaU0-H0rse Race ufEn1Dire
Over There Shows Effects
of Overwork; Drum
mond Has Easy Victory

Turf followers are rejoicing over the
v;ctorv OF James Buffers Bally in the
Eclipse Handicap. at one mile and a
sixteenth. which featured a poor card
ii racing al the Empire City race track,
near Yonkers, yesterday. Bally's vic
,orv was big surprise to many stu
5snts. who thought that ". R. Goes
over There. the only other starter. was
safe investment. although held at the
,robi5i.ivc odds of to j.
Balv seemed to revel IN the much
improved going, while Over There
nlainly showed that he had had TOO much
racing this season and required a rest.
Besides the two above named horses j.
I Donahay's Cromwell also was entered
hut was scratched to compete in the
ffth race. This left Over There and
Ballv to fight out the issue, which, how
ever, did rot lack for thrills.
Bally Gets Jump
Bally got the jump at the start, but
Jockey Fairbrother. on Over There, had
raced his charge beside Bally on the
ars. turn Ii was a neck and neck
struggle as the pair swept down the
hackstretch. and sven as far as the far
turn, where jock8y hunlmer, on BaNy,
made his move.
Bally responded gamely and was two
lengths in front turning into the
stretch Fairbrother went to work with
his whip on Over There. but the colt
resented the fogging by swerving bad
X. Fairbrother Strengthened his mount
Immediately. but Over There tired bad
" as Bally swept on to win buck
;rnnirr bv ten lancthS
9 Matt Shea's Drummond. who was
early this season considered 10 be
among the best Of three -year-olds. had
rather cheap company to beat in
winning the Grey Eagle purse at one
mile and seventy yards. Drummond
was in a racing mood and after being
held behind Pastoral Swain until turn
ing into the homestretch came away
easily 70 win pulled up.
Pastoral Swain showed high flight
Of speed for seven-eighths Of q mile,
where the Colin-Elegance colt seemed
TO call il a day and tired badly. Poult
ney was d distant third, while Crom-
we'll, which was fourth, could not work
Up a decent gallop.
John W Williams 5 Jack Mount never
left the issue in doubt in carrying down
the farewell offering of the day at one
mile and one-slXteenth. The long
s.riding geldlnc swept into the lead
going into the backstretch. to waltz to
victory by more than five lengths. Bar
One, which was second, was in tight
quarters going down the backstretch,
but managed to get clear on the turn
Monomoy finished third when Miss
Kruter quit at the seven furlong pole
Adele Runs Well
The Curb Stable Adele ran a re
markable race in capturing the third
ace at about SIX furlongs from an
unwieldy field of fourteen starters
Adele rad to be much the best TO win
for she wa shut off in the early run
ming and only managed to get clear at
ne ina eighth pole Here she man
aged 10 creep up beside the pace
makers, 70 be landed home winner by
head through fine piece Of jockey
nip by Charley Fair0rother.
LInirmer set killing pace in the
'hird event until after swinging into
ne stretch, where the geldng stopped
% walk Ninety Simplex came on
s,rongly. 20 take second place from
Helen Atkin, which seemed all through
IN the stretch. after following closely
behind Llnfrmer
Thunderbird took the opening event.
at about six furlongs. fairly flying"
past her opponents with whirlwind
sprint down the stretch. Little Jockey
Aeyers was big help TO the winner,
while Erickson did not seem TO get the
most out OF Bridge Player, the favor
:te. which finished second. Bridge
Player seemed to faiter a second in the
stretch. but came again madly toward
the end and would nave won in another
Jump Larghet.o held two-length
iead until the last sixteenth. when the
aorse stopped short. but succeeded IN
finishing third
The second race, for maidens, at one
mile and seventy yards. attracted twelve
starters and proved ar easy victory TOR
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