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Betty Barr in Stunning Upset at ThistleDown Carver Filly Defeats Luciete; Pays Straight Mutuel of 8 By J. R. BATTY THISTLEDOWN, North Randall, Ohio, June 18. Mrs. L. M. Carvers Betty Barr, who had won but one race previously in her career, registered a stunning upset when triumphing in the ,000 added Imp Handicap here today. The winner, a three-year-old daughter of Natchez Cocktail Bar, was the lowest-weighted member of the field of 11 fillies and mares which competed in the six-furlong dash. . Toting 103 pounds, Betty Barr earned a net purse of ,157 after arriving at the wire a length and three quarters before John Zitniks Luciete, who deprived the place award by a head margin from Mrs. L. L. Voigts Solar System, highweight under 118 pounds of the group and also most heavily backed in the wagering.- With Charlie McKee in the saddle, Betty Barr sprinted the distance over a fast track in 1:11 flat, fastest time hung out at the current meeting. Scattered followers of Betty Barr among the crowd of 11,374 collected 8 at the straight windows. Leonard G. Jones Harold L. probably gained himself a starting berth in next week ends 0,000-added Ohio Derby here when he defeated older rivals in a handicap- of one and a sixteenth miles in the seventh race. Carrying 106 pounds, most of it Bobby Gonzalez, and equal lightweight of the field of eight routers, Harold L. took Continued pit Page Fifty-Nine Betty Barr in Stunning Upset at ThistleDowri Carver Filly Defeats Luciete; Pays Straight Mutuel of 8 Continued from Page One command soon after the start and survived under hard punishment by a length and a quarter over Bryan Wises Mr. Dink, who closed with a belated rush to wear down Spring Grove for the place award. Timely Tip, last years Ohio Derby winner and going postward in this race with a chance to be the third horse to score on the card for owner A. L. Birch and jockey Paul A. Ward, finished fourth under his exacting burden of 122 pounds, and was a disappointing odds-on choice. Harold L., a three -year-old son of Adaris Saracen Flirt and the only sophomore in the handicap, which offered a purse of ,000, paid 5.40 after being timed the distance in a commendable 1:45 flat. This tally was his third of four local starts, having suffered defeat once at the direct expense of Timely Tip. - The Daily Double on the combination of Changeaway, winner of the first race, and Okeechobee, who took down top honors in the second race, returned 65.60. Changeaway, with apprentice Bobby Wall aboard, paid 0.60 at the straight windows after defeating Teddys Picnic by two and one-half lengths, while Jett-Belle, favorite in this dash of six furlongs, was third. Changeaway made the pace throughout and the seven-year-old gelded son of Whirlaway Never Chance was clocked in 1:12 as he won his first purse in four outings this season. Okeechobee, owned by Dr. A. L. Birch, registered a surprise tally and graduated from the maiden ranks by accounting for the second race, a test of five and one-half furlongs. Guided by Paul A. Ward, the meetings leading reinsman, Okeechobee proved best by two and one-half lengths over Heureux, who had speed until the stretch, but lasted for the place, although faltering noticeably in the late stages. Short Cable came along to be third among the dozen who competed. Okeechobee paid 4.20 and was timed in 1:06. The combination of owner Birch and jockey Ward, successful in the second race, annexed the top portion of the purse in the fourth race with the eight-year-old gelding Bunker scoring the victory in this route test of one and one-quarter miles. Bunker subdued the favorite Windy by nearly two lengths, and another furlong back Ethel Stone gained the show award. Bunker was timed 2 : 06 and paid .20.
