The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-16
THE WIT IMPROVES
AND WINS FEATURE
Fizer Races Like a Dray Horse
and an Investigation
Follows.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New ORLEANS, La. Dec. 15.-Long
shots and neglected choices broke into
the spotlight at Jefferson to-day during
the running Of n cheap programme over
a drying. deceptive track THAT was well
marked by a comparatively fast path
over which all the winners, with one
exception, found their way.
Bright skies and heavy winds pre-
vailed, while a wholesome attendance
witnessed the downfall OF the acrooatic
Fizer, whose performance was so far
below his recent good efforts as to cause
unended criticism.
Flzer was the heavily supported favor
tie in the feature event over the mile
and sixteenth route that went to the
improved The Wit in handy fashion,
Through the early running Fizer sue
ceeded in staying close to Summer Sigh
but rounding the turn he proved unre-
sponsive to Lyke's strenuous urging and
began falling steadily backward At
the final eighth Lyke lost his whip ana
Fizer stopped almost to a walk, finally
surendering third place to Chief, which
had been n trailer through the early
running. Fizer's performance was made
the immediate subject of investigation
by the stewards. but no ruling was ut
that he may not have relished the rough
track.
T. e. Mcbride, the bookmaker, who
was placed under arrest on Monday at
Jefferson Park, appeared before the
lower court this morning and pleaded
not guilty to charge founded upon In
formation filed by District Attorney
Buchler of Jefferson parish. 1t was
charged that Mcbride did wirfully and
unlawfuly use a device to aid persons
to bet money on the races"
First Race-Two-year-o maidens; claim
ing; purse 5000; five firlongs-Brown Bill,
107 (Pollard) 10 to I. to I and TO 5,
wen Secretary, i12 Rodriguez). even.
2 to and to 9, second Elizabeth May,
100 (Wlda), Z TO /, TO / and even, third.
Time, :O3. Also ran-Puzzle. Martha Gray.
Home Guard and Finger Bowl;
Second Race - Two-year-olds; claiming;
purse 500; five and half furlongs-Reluc-
tant, 112 dyke, to 2. to 3 and out. won;
Tony Sutton. 112 (Collins) - to ], To ]
and TO ;, second Calithump. 100 Garner.
Also ran--Amorcan Maid Sea Board, Echo
land. Magic Castle and Alice Atkin.
Third RaceThres-gear-olds and upward I'd
T'evii, io2 lRoberts) 8 to, l., to and
even, won; Beau Brummel H., 1o7 Murray;
4 to /. 6 to and ! to 2 second Betsy; i9'
Time, 1:17 So. Also ran-Early Sight. Dr.
shafer. Propaganda. Ruvoco, Annie Edgar
ana BAnyan.
Fourth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and upward
claiming; purse 500; five and half fur
lorgs-Roscoe Goose, 105 tRodrlguezl, 30 TO J.
G to / and to 2, won; Murphy, JIG CPoncel.
S TO o. TO and 20 >, second Toe the
Mark, III (Thurber), II to = to and
to Z, third. Time 1 100 As. Also ran
Iron Boy and Mancelot.
Fifth Race-Tcxas Purse; three-year-olds
and upward allowances; one mile and n
sixteenth-The wit. 1o3 (McTaggarD. 9 to ],
6 to and to 3, won summer Sigh, lQo
(T'hurber) 6 to J. 6 TO and ! to 3, second
chief. 100 (Rodrguez). 10 1, 20 ! and
to =. third. Time. 1 40 10. Also ran
Tizer and Romeo.
Sixth Race-Three-year-olds and upward;
claiming; purse 500; one mile and an
eghth-Bar One. 10s Garner, il TO 10,
TO 3 and out: won; Capital City, IL
Mooney, TO 2, to and out. second
Tugs, 1O7 (I4ong), IL TO /. 70 and TO ].
third Time rs. ALSO ran-Harvey smarr,
Austral and Great Gull.
Seventh ce-Three-year-olds and upward.
claiming; purse 800; one mle-speedster'
f0t (Moone,D, II to 3, to 10 and 70 ),
won; Waukcag. 1cG (toberts>, l. to :
and q 10 3, second; Belt ~ tBablnl'
10 to l. 60 I and 10 r, 81 Time, 80.
Also ran--Glen Well, Broom i'cddier ana war
nh