El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-12
POLLS PUSHES INTO
SPOTLIGHT As
NEW STAR
Wins La Libertad Handicap
a tJuareZ With Finish
Rush.

horizon Sunday when Polls won the La
Libertad handicap from Harrigan,
Meadow, Taboo. The Peer and Green
Seal, all stake horses 1t was weight
that really beat Harrigan, the favorite,
for he was carrying 125 pounds to the
winners ITO, but this is no reflection
on the fine finish the Polls horse put
on the stake race. mile and a furlong
with the start in front of the stand.
Harrigan was shut out in front at the
start by jockey Murphy and held there
until the crucial time came in the home
stretch Harrigan's pace was more than
Green Seal, The Peer and Taboo could
stand. He picked up that 125 pounds
of boy and lead and toted it around
the track al a gait that looked good to
beat the best of the bunch.
Polls was outrun in the first part of
the race, moved up from sixth to
fourth place at the half, took third
place at the three-Quarters and came
on with a rush to overtake Harrigan,
who went out as if to make winning
of the event. Meadow and Polls both
closed i'm on Harrigan who Rugged the
rail ON the turn for home. Meadow
could not keep the pace and the race
was reduced to two horses Harrigan
hung on with all his gameness and it
was only in the final strides that he
was beaten by the Thomas horse.
Angelus Wins Overnight.
Angelus, the favorite won the over
night handicap from Frank Mullens.
who ran Round The World such a good
race last week. Angelus was carrying
126 pounds to Mullen's 102, but beat
him out at the finish after he had led
all the way to the stretch. Mullens ran
DR.. Smoot into the ground, then tried
to beat Angelus, who had come into the
stretch on the rail, but Angelus would
not be denied and finished two lengths
and better ahead of the second choice.
Tendi ran over the field in the first
race for 2yearolds. Agility was pock-
eted to the turn for home and after
getting away from the obstruction,
was set after the leader but could not
set up. Tendi was the choicel at II to
and proved as good as expected, be-
ing IN a different class from the 9TH
erS with the exception of Agility and
Soon, who was third. Mark Kennedy
led the herd in the second race until
Del CruZador was ready to make his
move. Kennedy ran Creston into the
ground, causing the latter to quit bad
~ at the end. But Kennedy did not
have enough left to finish ahead of
Del Cruzador, who had wisely laid in
behind the pace until ready and then
breeZeG home.
Nettie Marchmont was piloted to a
winning in the fifth race by HOLES
worth after she was beaten at the head
Of the stretch and was forced into a
grinding pace at the finish. Love Not
was not at the finish. She was leading
at the head of the .strech but hung
when ready to win and allowed Nettie
Marchmont to go past her Marjorie A.
just did make it home with third
money ahead of Uncle Ben who was
coming with rush.
Bad News Travels Fast.
Light Wood waited too long to make
his move in the last race and was COM
ing strong at the end when it was too
late to make it count. Bad News. true
to the name, travelled fast and was
well up in position to win all the way.
He took the lead at the stretch turn
and won in a driving finish. Kopek
was second and was wearing the life
out Of the winner at the end.
The Summaries
First race-F'ive furlongs, selling. !
2yearolds, value to first s225 Lady
Tendi, 109 e. SMITH IL to 5, won;
Agility, los (Keogh) IL to 10. second;
Soon, 102 (Anderson) to l. third.
Time. 1:01 S-5. Red Lass, Beechmont, |
Carl Cloud, Joe Wells. |
Gordon B1eu, ran.
Second race-F'ive and one-half fur |
longs, selling, 3yearolds and up. value !
~ Al 81 SAEo- Del OruZaOOr, I1U tGanZt /
to 1, won; Mark Kennedy, 1O9 IT. |
SMITH to 1, second; Creston, ia !
(Vah Dusen) 6 to 5, third. Time, |,
1:O7 1-5- Cathryn Scott, Florence A, |
He Knows, Doc Allen, Yankee Mic, ran. |
Third race-Six furlongs, handicap, !
all ages. value to first $500. Angelus, |
126 (Ganz) to 10, won; Frank Null |
lens, 102 CMolesworth) to ], second: I
The Pippin, 102 (Benschoten) s to 1. |
third. Time, lib Is. Spohm DR.. |
Smoot, ran.
Fourth race-One and ne-eighth |
mile, La Libertad handicap, 2yearolds /
and up. value to first $1,000 Polls. 10 |
(Keogh) II to 1, won: Harrigan, 125 /
(Murphy) to 5. second; Meadow, lis
(Molesworth) to ), sthird. Time. |
1 SO As. Taboo The Peer, Green Seal.
ran.
Fifth receive furlongs purse.
2year olds, value to first $500 Nettie
Marchmont, 102 (Moleworth) to 1,
won; Love Not, 104 (Ganz) IL to 10.
second; Marjorie A., 1O2 (Van Dusen) |
to 1, third. Time, 100 2-5. Uncle Ben,
Dubois, Union Jack, Salai. ran.
Sixth race-One mile, selling. 3year.
dds and up value to first $500. Bad
News, 113 (GanZ) IL to 5, won; Kopek
I07 (Molesworth) 5 to 1, second; Light
Wool, 113( (Keogh) 8 to 2, third, Time