The New York herald., 1921-01-02
TIPPITY WITCHE'T
FIRST IN HANDICAP
Carries 1913 Pounds and Beats
Big Field in New Orleans
Feature.

Special Despatch to THE NEw YORK HrRALr.
New ORLEANS, Jan. /. Tippity
witchet. under the hign weight of lbs
pounds. took the New Years Handicap,
the feature OF the banner card provided
for the opening of the Business Mems
Racing Association at the Fair Grounds
to-day.
The greatest crowd in the memory OF
the oldest Southern racegoers witnessed
Tippity's gallant struggle to win by n
short nose over Veto. while another nose
behind them finished Sterling.
Sterling made the early pace. followed
by Tippity Witchet, which Joined him
rounding the final turn. and, after racing
to commanding lead, tired perceptibly
in the final sixteenth and finished under
strenuous urging to withstand Vetos
challenge at the end.
Eddie Rickenbacker proven himself
Just as fleet over the Fair Grounds track
as he had been at jefferson Park by
taking his fourth race of the season
from some OF the best sprinters In train
ing In the inaugural dash over the six
furlongs route. Rlcken hacker dominated
the running at all stages and was well
In hand to win by five lengths from Bull
let Proof. Captain Herschler and others
in 1:l2 40
Lord Allen a good looking son OF
Frizzle-Mary King. won the first
baby race OF the year over the three
furlong distance. Lord Allen was quick
est to leave the barrier. but he was
driving at the end to hold a half length
A. p.
by Johnny Dundee. the pugilist. The
Wit. Harvest King and Austral were
other winners, The summaries:
First RAce--Colts and geldings: -two-year-
olda three furlongs; Lord Allen. 116 Of.
SMITH, IL to TO- to and 1 10 4.
Johnny Dundee. 1i6 lBuxtonl. 70 !, TO
SMITH, 10 TO 1. o to and to l. third.
Time. 0:36 Is. Sundo, Adventure. Miles S..
Big Noise. Stamp, Fred kinney Vevonite
aud Little Patsy also ran.
secont ce-Three-year-olds: six furlongs
Muskalonge. lis (Lyke), 0 to 10. to 3 and
out. won: Polyhia. 113 (McTaRgart. II 20
3 ,as tSnrsaS e 10 and TO second Rising Rock
third. Time. 1 ia 1-5. The Foreigner. Tha-
ron. Master Jack. White Star and Sandal
wood also ran.
Third Race-Four- -year-olds; six furlongs
Eddie Rickenbacker. iis lAfurphy), II to 10.
TO and to 3. won. Bullet Proof H2
dodriFuez), = TO ]. O 70 and TO D sec
onus Nhpls leTSnlers lUl NSmitn), IL 10 1.
. TO | and to 2, third. Time, 1912 40.
Lucky b., Heroisme, DIR. Carmen, Angon Ed
Stone. Ultra Cold, st. Quentin and Lads
Love also ran.
Fourth Race--New Years Handicap: three
yeRr-olds and upward one mile and six
teenth Tippity Witchet. 1913 (Rowan), 10
to 8. 10 and to 2. won; Veto, ia
Gyke). IL TO =, 3 10 3 and to 4. second
Sterling III Murray. to .. TO o and /
10 ., third. Time. .sh 3-5. Daydue. Pictur.
Paradise General Hning. Master Bill. Gain
de Cause. Fizer and Veteran also ran.
Fifth Race-Three-y -year-olds and upward
one mile and seventy yards. Time. 40 20.
Tho Wit. lis (Wida), II to 1, TO ! and 3
to 1, first Tom McTaggart. III Ponce) .
TO 2, TO . and I TO 10. second; Kuklux
if5 'tMcTaggart), 3 20 4, to and to .,
third. Inquiry. Chesty, Pastoral swain, j.
G.. stone, Mark West. Master BIZ, Drum
mond. Brotherly Love and Troitus also ran.
Sixth Race--Four- year olds and upward (;
one mile end n sixteenth Time, AZ 2-5.
Harvest King, 113 Clting), TO |, TO ] and
4 to s. first Madrono. los (Roberts), 10 TO
4, 20 1 and Z 20 ;, second Groundswell, ,
1Os (Murtay), TO 2, TO ? and to ..
third Financial Rooster, Johnny Overton,
Deckmate. Berlin, Benevolent and Speedster
also ran
Seventh Race--Four-year r olds and upward
one mile and an eighth. Time. :54 10
Austral III (Morris). to !, TO and
even, won: Scourgemnn, i0I uHeupeD, 20 70
4, 3 to and 4 10 1, second. Capital city,
100 (King). q TO 4, 10 and even, third.
Arbitrator, Medusa. Bond. Nominee. Lottery,
Solid Rock and Corydon also ran.