The evening world., 1922-10-26
Shamrock Cost OlUner
$25, 600 by Losing Thriller
To r. L. Gerry's CyclOps
Winners Flying Start De-
cideS Contest, but Ques-
ton of Supremacy Is In
answered.
BY Vincent Treanor.

kers yesterday was a genuine
sporting event. II was practi-
cally a match race between Cyclops,
owned by r. L. Gerry, and sham
rock, who races in the green colors
Of the astute "Chlcago o Brien.
There was only ono other starter,
Avalanche, and he might Just as well
have been in his stall
There was 10 monkeying with the
ing," us was shown by the unusual
activities in the oral betting market.
The colts in their previous race fin
Ished very close together, Cyclops
lasting more or less luckily to beat
Shamrock a nose. The difference IN
weight on that occasion was four
pounds in Shamrock's favor. Yester-
day Shamrock took up three. and
Cyclops four. 80 at weight they ap-
peared particularly well matched.
George Odom, trainer Of Cyclops.
was very cocky before ycste rday's
race. and O'Brien showed how he felt
about Shamrocks chance by wagering
something like $25,000 on him. The
Rancocas Stable had scratched Rigel
so OBrien could have Sande. Odom
| rode McAtee on Cyclops. The latter
was favorite, but good Judges were
equally divided in their opinion o.
| the result.
| Az thu roco yyua ,,Ip ~ taft i,r
matter Of supremacy still one for at-
gument Cyclops won, but the adher-
ents OF Shamrock will maintain that
he got a "step" at the barrier. and
this did the trick for him. He did.
but that's all In the game. He opened
up three lengths on Shamrock right
lpway, but when the latter struck his
stride Cyclops couldn't gain another
inch. This left the impression that
had both been away on even terms
they would have run like a team for
part of the way, bringing the issue
down TO a question Of stamina and
gameness.
In the run TO the stretch, Sham
rock didn't lose any more ground
Cyclops couldn't add 20 the advantage
he got at the barrier. The real race
ensued when they swung into the
stretch. Cyclops In front. Sande put
forth one Of his best finishes. He
caught up with every stride, but the
race wasn't long enough for him.
Cyclops got home, but not until n,
was safely past the judges did hi,
trainer. Odom, and those who haC
backed him take n long breath. Any
racing crowd could stand anothe
, meeting OF this pair.
/, After his sensational riding OF Mon
day and Tuesday. Sande didn't viii
> a race yesterday. He had thre,
= mounts, one on the cheap Sophl
= Goldman, another on the one-legge,
r Cirrus. and the third on Shamrock
r His handling OF the Inter. after losinj
I a lot at the barrier. was worth seeing
D., The racing fans are n suspicion
j lot. They felt that Sam Hlldreth wa
= going to put something over on then
with Cirrus. and as II result there wa
little or no price laid against this on
time good horse. Cirrus has show
| ~ ANNNo ~ JUSTLY W
against him in any company. Whe,
It finally became known that Hi
r dreth nor his following had any goo
reason for backing Cirrus there was
: wild scramble to get aboard Hephais
u tos at 1 to 2. II looRed u sure thin
I and there arc many racegoers VIII
2 are not averse 10 betting on sur
d things till all hands are fooled. Iris
= Brigadier, neglected at TO l. wo
the race all the way. At the en-
o Hephaistos was uunder the whip, b.
c to no avail. Seems as II there
70 some one unseen always on hand :
e Illustrate the sure thing crowd.
/; II was Just one OF those days thu
!; racing needs every now and then
i; show folk II isn't cut and drit
s affair. In the flrst four races Il
% winners were outsiders ranging
price from Olga Virginia at to l
Flying Devil at 10 TO / and Orcus
l6 to /. The law OF averages cslle
Y for a favorits after that and Ball,
Mark and Cyclops staggered In.