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FLY liV MfiHTS OAKWdOD, t Barney Sch rciber had an inning at Washington Park Saturday, winning the Oakwood Handicap with Fly B Night and a purse race with In Shot. Fly By Nights victory in the Oakwood was a most impressive one. inasmuch as he carried 118 pounds and practically set his own pace. Bullman, instead of Ruiz or Buchanan, was up on Fly By Night, and he seemed to be able to make him run much faster than either of the other boys could, and brought him home 6 an easy winner iu 1:33, which m a smart performance for nine furlong9. The assignment of weights in the Oakwood Handicap was such that the bookmakers were all at sea as to which horse to make favorite. Each of the nine starters seemed to have friends in plenty, and there was always about 4 to 1 and take your pick against any one horse. Sidney Lucas closing favorite at N to 1. Starter Dwyer had considerable trouble getting the field away in the handicap and wasted over fifteen minutes time before he caught the horses anywhere near tr gether, and when he did give the signal Sidney Lucas was far back ;;ud apparently had no chance. Fly By Night broke fifth, but he and Found soon went to the head of affairs and alternated in the load to the head of the stretch, where there was a general closing up. and Found retired. Fly By Night, however kept right on and successfully stalled off the the bid- made by Aude and Sam Phillips. The latter, with Tommy Burns up, made up much ground in the run through the stretch, and the chances are that had Burns made his move sooner than he did he would have had a chance of winning. The win of In Shot was totally unexpected, but nevertheless the ring was keenly .-corched over the victory. Barney Sch reiber did not bet on the filly himself, but the half-holiday crowd that were simply out skylarking backed her one, two. three, for small amounts at long odds ranging from 30 to 1 to 6 to 1. The filly is a quick breaker, ami getting away with her best foot in front she smothered her field with speed and came home five lengths in front of the odds-on favorite. Fancy wood. For the first time since the Washington Park meeting began T. Burns piloted a winner. He wa- up on Alard Scheck in the second race and the colt won handily by two lengths from Harry Herendeeu. The latter had all kind- of bad racing luck and was poorlj ridden, but made an impressive -bowing. The Ryan-Whitteu contingent put their checks down on The Roman in the fourth race, and the Boots cast-off "delivered the goods, beating Orimar by a neck after a gruelling finish. May Beach is "Hawkins Hoss" now, and in the three-quarter sprint -he made Yellow Tail and four others look cheap. The Texas-bred filly opened up a gap of eight lengths ingoing the first half-mile, then loafed the rest of tin-way, winning eased up in 1 :13,. Lieutenant Gibson, at a tavorite- price, was easily beaten by The Elector in the opening mile and twenty yards dash. Bullman was up on the Lieutenant and rode him a perfect race so there is no excuse to offer for hi- defeat other than that The Kleetor ran too fast for him.
