The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-01
TIPPITY WITCHET
FAST IN THE MUD
Covers Mile in 1888 2-5 and
Beats Good Field Includ-
ing Naturalist.
BY HENRY v. KING.

George w. Lofts Tippity Witchet ran
a powerful race in the Parole Handicap
at the Aqueduct track yesterday after
noon over a track that was knee deep
with mud he stepped over the mile
course in the exceptionally fast time of
:3S 2-5 and beat such high class horses
as Lawrence Waterbury's Sennings Park.
JoAeph e. Widener's Naturalist. Morton
l.. schwartz's Audacious and Mrs. Payne
Whitneys Red Red Rose.
Tippity Witchet won the event rather
easily by a length and a half from SEN
nings Park. which nosed out Naturalist
for second place. That Tippity Witchet
scored so easily probably was due to the
terrific early pace. Led by Naturalist
all the field, except Tippity Witchet, went
up the backstretch ut a speed that was
considered phenomenal They reeled off
the first quarter in twenty three seconds.
This sizzling pace caused them TO stag
ger and when they had run themselves
dizzy, Tippity -Vitchet. which had been
rated along far Nehind the pace. came
along with a rush IN the final quarter of
mile and had little difficulty going to
the front and remaining there to the end.
Before the race Naturalist was con-
sidered the sure winner This old fell
low was carrying 1872 pounds. but be-
cause Of his fondness for the mud
majority of racegoers believed he
couldn't lose and backed him heavily at
the short odds of to 10. Naturalist
ran good. game race giving up every
ounce of speed and stamina he possessed.
But he is nearly seven years old now
and cannot shoulder heavy weight like
he used to- Even after Tippity Witchet
went past him he struggled on gamely
and it was not until the very last stride
that Sennings Park poked his head in
front of him.
The Stoneyorooll Selling Stakes, at one
mile. was virtually match race between
w. c. Clancy's Pickwick and Phil Chinu's
Tom McTaggart They were the only
starters and each carried 11s pounds.
Each is noted mudlark and there was
much speculation as to which was the
better After a stirring contest for
three-quarters of a mile Pickwiclx drew
away and won easily by three lengths.
Until Tom McTaggart cracked" the
two horses ran head and head.
Lads Love. a crippled cast off from
Mrs Payne Whitney;s stable, beat a
cheap band of platers in the opening
event in gallop by eight lengths
Nightstick was second and Sammy Kelly
third. Lads Love stepped to the front
as soon as the barrier went up, quickly
opened up DIG lead on his field and
was cantering along in front in the
stretch when he suddenly faltered He
had broken down, but he was so far
ahead of his opponents that he hobbed
the last sixteenth and won the purse
When pulled up he was scarcely able
to walk and Buddy Ensor, his jockey
was compelled to dismount and lead
him back to the scales 1t probably
was Lads Loves last race for he broke
down badly.
Episode won the second race by the
proverbial eyelash from Gilt Edge
Kings Belle was third. While this
field was ON its way 10 the post Rustler
unseated Jockey Hopkins dashed
through an opening in the fence and.
with several stable hands chasing him,
ran in and out around the stables on
the far side of the track.
Kings Belle was probably the best
horse in the race. She boltfd to the
outside fence. entering the homestretch
and lost at least half a dozen lengths
In the gutter on the outside she ran all
the way to the judges and made up a
lot OF ground.
Biff Bang took the fifth and Light
Rose the last
Buddy Ensor rode two winners, two
second horses and "a third.