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OSCAR LEWIS0HN PASSES AWAY Well-Known Turfman Dies After .Operation for Stomach Trouble Walls to Ride for Sanford. New York, December 3. Oscar Lewisohn. well-known eastern turfman, died here today after an operation for stomach trouble. He leaves a widow, Edna May Lewisohn. Mr. Lewisohn spent much of his time in England before the war. lie brought the good horse Boots to this country, which probably was the best horse he ever owned. The two stars of his stable at the present time are Clematis 11., antl Belle of Desmond. Since the dissolution of partnership in the Wyck-liffe Stable, wherein Prince McKinney sold his interest to James Corrigan, Mr. Lewisohn had associated himself with Mr. Corrigan in the management of the horses and proved a successful manager. He was not only :i good judge of a horse, but a shrewd placer of horses and an efficient liandi-capper. His many friends and the turf generally will deplore the loss of one of the rising generation of wealthy and influential horsemen. John Sanford has purchased the contract on G. Walls, the young apprentice rider, from James Fitzsimmons. Walls is now in New Orleans, where he will probably remain until called for dnty by Mr. Sanford. No terms were obtainable as to the price paid for the contract, but it is presumed the figure was high, as Walls is one of the promising young riders of the country.
