The New York herald., 1920-12-24
SHOOT ON TURNS A
FORM SOMERSAULT
After Several Bad Races He
Makes Opponents Look
Like Dray Horses.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New ORLEANS, La, Dec. 23.-The most
glaring form reversal of the season was
permitted to go unpunished when Shoot
On took the second race of an otherwise
uninterestlng programme at Jefferson
Park to-day. A small crowd braved the
cold weather to see the contests decided
over the drying windswept track, and
were startled to witness the weird run
ming of the crippled colt.
Shoot On had little or no contention
at any stage. He went to an immediate
lead from favored start. at which An
ticipate was unprepared, while Murray
was snatched up soon after the barriers
rise. Teachers Pet supplied weak com
tention for a half mile where Anticipate
moved up. followed by Murray. The lat
ter evidently ran on his own courage
under Heupels weak handling.
In obedience to riding instructions An
ticipate was taken extremely wide enter
ing the stretch, while Murray took the
path along the inner rail in the rough
going. Shoot On maintained his lead
hardly and won off, while Anticipate
saved second from Murray.
Illinois Lad, bred on an Illinois truck
farm, trained by a man of hayseedy
appearance and ridden by the veteran
e. Martin, proved the medium of an
old fashioned country killing when he
accounted for the fourth race over the
mile and a sixteenth distance. His
trainer drawled a warning to all ac-
quaintances that Illinois Lad was a
good thing, but few benefited except
wise few who had been informed OF
the horses recent trials. and they
wagered sufficiently to back the odds
from eos to 12s at post time. After
following Polly C.'s early pace, Illinois
Lad took command at the home turn
and won easily over Harvey Smarr.
Lady Ward and others. The results:
First Race-Two-year-olds maidens; purse
5000; five furlongs. Time. :02 40. Ace,
115 (McGraw), to and out: Philanderer,
11J IF. Smith, to !, 3 to ]. even; John
Arbor. 1I3 (Mink), s to 1. TO 1, even. Also
ran--wireless. White, San Grecque, Smiling
Through
purse 500; six furongs. Time. 1;16 2-5.
Shoot On. 112 (Heiniseh), to .. to 2, ! to
;; Anticipate, III (Mooneyl. II to 3, to
TO- to ?; Murray li2 1Hsgpep IL to r +,
monte, Teachers Pet.
Third Race-Three- -year-olds and upward :
purse $500 five %nS Wsn sHHIa HSf fu
tMooney). TO .. 3 to .. to {; Justice Goe-
General 10Y eiRisSh to even to p
Rose. Ruvoco, Early Light. Bayan. Red
Wing.
Fourth Race-Three-year-old and upward /;
claiming; purse 500; one mile and six
teenth. Time. 80 2-5. Illinois Lad, 40
&c. Martini. y TO 1, ) 10 1, to i; Harvey
Smarr, Ill (Mooney), @ TO J. to /. even: !:
Lady Ward. 10 CHeupeD. 5 to 1, even. 2
to 8. Also ran-Peggy c., She Devil. John
/. Day, Lady kathcrn, Adelante.
Fifth Race-Two-year-o claiming; purse
$500; one mile. Time. 40 %. Tan Son, 10
U<ine). 10 /. TO ., C to 8; Sea Court, 107
QIamilton). ! to 2, I to :. 3 TO .; Walkup.
9T (Josiah), 12 to l. 3 TO 1, to 2. Also ran
-Huen, Charles A. Byrnes, Fading Star,
Pimlico, Superb. Crimson Rambler.
Sixth Race-Three- -year-olds and upward
claiming; purse $500; mile. Time.
Al as. Young Adam. III (Morris), to
10, to 3. to G: wild Flower, 100 (Bryson).
s to /. to l.. 10. 81; Bond. 100 qollardl
~ to /, to I, to I. Also ran-Galway.
Iron Boy, Douglas S.. Light Wine.
Seventh Race-rhree-year-olds and up,
ward claiming; purse 500; one mile and
and an eighth Time. 1 :55 So. Sandy Mac.
107 (ColtilettD, 13 to s. even. TO q Cory
don. 107 UyiSe). s to 1. 3 to |. to >: Great
Gull ii3 Rodriguez), Q to I. . to !. even.
Also ran-Paul Connolly. Brookland. King
Neptune, Ben Hampson. Austral. Thirteen.