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SICKLEBILL PROVIDES UPSET Comes From Far Back to Annex Second Purse at River Downs. Communist and Tonl Successful In Obtaining Minor Awards -Grass wrack Proves Best, in the Fourth Race. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 15. With the program given over to the Halloween Festival Association, of the Cuvir Press Club, another large crowd was present at River Downs this afternoon. Although performers from the claiming ranks were under colors in the seven events, the sport was thrilling and the camera was called upon to separate the leaders in a majority of the races. The racing strip still wa3 in slow condition, but ideal weather prevailed. The fourth and sixth races, the latter, the Coronation Cup, were sponsored by the contestants for queen honors and the sponsor of the winner of the sixth and principal event was chosen as queen of the Halloween festival. Eight top notch platers were under colors and it resulted in a victory for Long Run Stables Sicklebill, sponsored by Miss Mohawk. He reached the end of a mile and forty yards two lengths before Communist, with Tonl third. Summit Hill saved fourth from Handsome Hal, Pre War, Jane and Morris R. SECOND OF MEETING. Ridden by Paul Roberts, the winner, neglected in the wagering and which was scoring his second victory of the meeting, was outrun for three-quarters. Improving his position rapidly on the outside of his field during the run through the stretch, he wore down the leaders to be drawing away at the end. Communist, Toni and Handsome Hal dominated the pace to the final quarter, where Toni moved into the lead and Handsome Hal dropped back. In the stretch Toni and Communist raced as a team but the task was too much for Toni and he gave way in the Jast stages. Morris R., which enjoyed favoritism over Summit Hill and Toni, showed little to merit his support, while Jane, another to receive good backing, tired .after reaching contention. Hamburger Jim, the venerable son of Whiskaway, which races for J. J. Brumage, chalked up his twelfth victory of the year when he was an easy and popular winner Continued on thirty-fourth page. SICKLEBILL PROVIDES UPSET Continued from first page. of the first race at six furlongs. Blind Star was second and Zipalong third. Ridden by Glen Fowler and first in motion, the winner established a big advantage after five-sixteenths and the finish found him five lengths before Blind Star, which made up ground in the stretch. Although no match for the leaders, Zipalong was some three lengths before Quick at the end. BICHLORIDE SURPRISES. The second race, for better grade platers, resulted in a mild surprise when Bichloride, which has been running over a distance of ground, turned back Sun Idol, Blagden, II-chester and four others, including the well supported and badly ridden Courtneys Pet, at the end of six furlongs. Working his way forward while Chance Queen and Blagden were dominating the pace, and Courtneys Pet was being taken back repeatedly, Bichloride drove down on the outside to subdue Blagden and withstand Sun Idol, which also showed a sudden improvement. Charley Smith saddled another winner for the Detroit-owned Oddesa Farms when Jay Bee Jay was a handy and popular victor of the Andrew F. Wiley Purse that attracted nine of the better grade plater juveniles for the third race. Nancy R. was second, a nose before Bold General and a length back of Jay Bee Jay. Far back while Monon Lad and Hustle Along battled for leadership, Jay Bee Jay, which was completing a double for Meloche, drove to the front when sent to the inside for the drive and incresaed his advantage steadily at the end. Nancy R., Bold General, Hustle Along and Monon Lad were in close order at the end and the picture was needed to separate them. EASY FOR LITIGATION. The biggest surprise came with the fourth race, the J. J. Murphy Claiming Purse, when O. B. and L. K. Rogers Litigation was an easy winner at the end of one mile and a sixteenth. Silent Don was second and Ycnoc third. Guided by R. Montgomery, Litigation raced Dick Star into defeat during the opening five-sixteenths and drawing clear rapidly, made his own pace to be a length and a half before Silent Don at the end. The latter enjoyed the same advantage over Yenoc, which tired after enjoying a contending position from the start. Jerry S., the favorite, was always far back and Reel-away, a strong second choice, finished fourth. Another of the many thrilling finishes climaxed the fifth event, named the Louis Motz Purse, when Grasswrack, Bender First, Lyn-vete and Peace Move reached the finish of the mile and seventy yards so closely aligned that the picture had to separate them. Scoring his second straight victory for C. McCoy and the first of the meeting for E. J. Barnes, the winner closely attended the pace of Bender First to the last stages, where he nipped the leader when he swerved to the inside. Peace Move tired after offering a mild bid approaching the final quarter and Lynvetc got up to head her for minor honors. Pish Tush, the third Choice, was always far back.
