The New York herald., 1921-01-06
TIPPITY WITCHET IS
BEATEN BY WAUKEAG
90 Pounds Difference in
Weight and Muddy Track Too
Great a Handicap.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 5.-Waukeag.
under 101 pounds, finished neck in adj
vance OF Tippity Witchct carrying 129
pounds, in the thrilling finish of the
Proteus Handicap, which served as the
feature of well balanced card at the
Fair Grounds to-day. kind sun pro-
vided tropical warmth, but aided little
toward the restoration of the track.
which was fetlock deep in heavy mud.
The winners generally developed from
horses which had fortunately drawn
starting positions near the inner rail.
Five favorites fell to defeat during the
day.
Waukeag was the recipient of Ponce s
perfect ride. Through the early stages
ne was kept under restraint behind Tip
pity Wichet, which followed distantly
behind the pace and timed his bid after
the latter moved into the lead en-
tering the stretch. Tippity Wichet's
comfortable lead at the final furlong
was gradually reduced in the battle
toward the finish. and at the end Wau-
keag's weight concession told the tale.
Grayson, which had been raced into ex-
haustion in the early pace, saved third
honors from the three others, including
the unruly Redmon. which unseated his
rider during the past delay and was
T..
Jockey King was reprimanded by the
stewards after two trainers complIined
that he had unnecessarily abused their
horses In recent races.
Bud Fisher returned from Park Row
for the remainder of the meeting.
The Archer was withdrawn and an
nouncement made that no further en-
tries from the T II. Cross stable would
be made temporarily, following news OF
the accidental death of the Chicago
turfman's sister.
First Race.-Three- -year-olds: maldens
purse 81 .O0O five and a half furiongs Voor-
and to 3, won: Sea Cove. 115 Ponce)
20 10. I TO and to o. second; Wireless,
ils H9Sp1Eins',, 10 to l. to and to !,
May, Mabel Josephine, Magic Castle, Whittle.
Alec Atkln. Sporting Chance and Damoris.
Mono Race -fourcyear-olds NY and upward
III lbs. &C. Robinson). ~ to I. 3 20 1 and
TO .. won Thursday Nighter. 1ls Iyke)
3 70 I. q TO 2 and 20 Z, second: Track Star.
thlrd. Time. 1910 f-5. Also ran-Pullux,
Magnct Land. Poultney. Madras Glngham.
Sammy Kelly, Riddle. Sir John Vergne, Jay
Tr~mmen. Thunder Bird and Malva.
Third Race. -Four -yenr-olds and upward
claminR purse ~ Ooo: six furlonds BUR
Foync. 103 lbs. (Rabinl. i3 TO 2, to and
2 TO 5. won; Keziah, ioi Jarvis). 30 to !,
ioi (Ponce). TO ., 10 3 and 3 to .. third.
Time, LIS As Also ran-Galway, Sabre
tash Selma c., Nolawn, Tarasch, Donna
Roma Kohinoor Nirc Check, Valerie West
and George washington.
Fourth Race.-Porteus Handicap; three
year-olds and upward: purse si.5o0; one
mile WaukcnF, 1Oi Ibs. Poncel. :. 10 Il. 3
20 and TO 10, won; Tlpplty Witchet, 100
(Rowan), q to r. 20 2 and 20 q. second
Grayson. ~ Mooney. ~ 10 I, 10 and
Z 70 D. third. Time. 45 275. Also ran
Rcdman. Gen. Haig. Dancing Spray and
Fifth Race. Country Club purse; four
ycar-olds and upward; purse 81 900; ou-
mile and seventy yards. Pictor. iiS lbs.
fwida), 4 20 3. TO 3 and out, won. ns-
drian, fO2 fwrirht). 4 70 I, 10 and 70
q. second Romeo, 1902 CPonce), 90 10 1, 20
and q 10 r, third. Time, 80. Also ran
Drumriond and Tantalus.
Sixth ce.--Three- -ycar-oda and upward {.
claiming. purse 81 900; one mile and six
ieenth Day ~ Peace, I07 lbs. (Kingl, 10
f. s TO and q 10 3, won. Serbian, 100 tCol-
llnsl, q TO I, 2 20 and oven, second Peck.
mate ii2 ~ Murphy, 7 10 1, 2 10 and
70 =. third. Time. :53 2-h. Also ran
Paul Cornelly, DOUGLASS s., Queen Blonde,
Mary Erb and Charles A. Bvrne.
Seventh Race. -Four -year-olds and upward !;
Claiming; purse 81 900; one mile and one
eighth. Aztec. 10T lbs. (Mooney) 20 /, ,
TO J and 10 2. won; Old McKenna. 10T
fGregory), ~ TO I. q 90 ! and TO l. second ;
Walter Turnbow. 100 lbs. (poncc), Q 20 !.
to and 10 8, third. Time, 2;o5 20