The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
TPPlTY WITCHET
FIRST IN HANDICAP
Turns FOrmS SOmersault and
Beats High Class Field at
New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec. 1S.-Tippity
Witchet, running in the colors of the
Bauer stable, showed a reversal of
form at the jefferson Park track to-
day when he disposed of such good
horses as War Mask, Sterling. Eddie
Rickenba cker. Rapid Day and Dancing
Spray in the Beauregard Handicap. The
race called for three-year-olds and up
ward to go a distance of one mile, and
was run in ! $50 40.
In the other feature event, the Missis-
sippi Handicap G.. L. Blackford' S
Muskallonge showed the way home to
Undine and Petrarch, a six furlong
race for two-year-olds. After the third
race ii began to rain. and this was re-
sponslble for a number of scratches in
the last two races.
The followers of form got away to n
poor start in the opening dash when
Tan Son H., one of the outsiders. came
down the stretch in front, with Rolo
second and Winchester third. Again
in the second Murphy knocked down
the favorite. Jock Scott finished next
and Madron got third share of the
nurse. A long shot repeated in the
third race, when Tableau Honneur
beat Hidden Jewel and Youneed.
The summaries:
First Race-Two-year-old claiming; purse
5000 five and a half furlongs: Tan Son H.,
ITO C{lng), 20 to 1, to 1 and to j. won
Rolo, 100 (coltilettD. 70 /. TO and to o
second winchester, ITO Murray. 10 /.
2 TO 1 and even, third. Time. :Os Ioric.
Charles a. Byrnes. Peppery Polly, Ring Rose,
Thornhoge. omer X. oraleggo and Louis
second Race-Three-ye ar-olds and upward I:
claiming: purse $500; six furlongs; Murphy
100 (Ponce), even, TO and to ., won ::
Jock Scot. 1i2 (Rodriguezl, 70 :, even ana
TO @ second Madrono, III (King), TO !,
{ 10 Z and { to T. third. Time, ] 30 10.
Back Bay, Tan H.. Bond, pphclla W., Nose,
Mandalay. Brisk. Toe the Mark ana liy Heck
Third Tace-Three-yea r-olds and upward
clalmlng purse 500. five and half fur
longs: Tablcau d'Honneur, 1i2 GIeinsh), s
20 /. 2 10 I and to ;, won: Hidden Jewel,
100 king. to I. TO and TO y, second
Youneed. 1os poncel. to =, to and to
3. third. Time. :07 20. Lady Luxury, Ku-
kux, Green Gold, Ground Swell. Frederick
the Great. Title and Smart Guy also ran
Fourth Race-Two-yea r-olds Mississippi
Handicap; purse 800. six furiongs Muskal-
long. 100 (McGrawl. even. to and out.
won; Undine 30 (McDermotD, TO I, 60 I
and out. second Patriarch. 102 (wrighD. Il
20 I, to ! and out, third. Time, ia 20.
Lady Stella also ran.
Firth Race-Three-yea r-olds and upward
Beauregard Handicap: purse $1,000; one
mile: Tippity wltchet, 124 (Rowan). 20 >. .
to and ! 90 s. won Dancing Spday. 30
(Gregory), 6 20 I. to and to 3 second /;
Rapid Day. 10 O;arncr), ! 90 ]. 60 . and
even, third. Time. 80 -. War Mask.
Eddie Rickcnbacker and Sterling also ran.
Sixth Race--Throe- year -olds and upward
claiming: purse 500; one mile: Summer
Sigh. ti2 king. \ 60 2. 3 TO and ! to 4,
won; Hindoostan. 1i5 CThurberl, to |. even
and 70 3, second Lively, i03 (Jarvis), 10
TO 1, 10 and 20 y. third Time, az.
SugRrmint, Bombast Medusam and Nellie
Yorke also ran.
Seventh Race-Three- year-oids and upward
claiming purse 500; mile and six
teenth Capt. Burns, iO1 G[inR). 10 ), 20
and to >, won; Cockroach. i04 Mooney
to |, . to and To :. second Peggy c.,
% Long. 10 I. Z to , and 90 3, third.
Time. so. Bengal. Nab. Phliistne, Will
gan and On High also ran.