The sun., 1919-04-30
CUDGEL GALL0PS 5
TO EASY VICTORY
Beats War Machine in Cecil
Handicap at Havre dc
Grace Track.

HAvRE NJ GRACE, Md. April 20
Cudgel, the big hay horse belonging 20
Commander J. X. l.. Ross which came
within an ace OF winning the champion
ship honors last year, made his first ap-
pearance of the yeRr under silks at tre
Havre dc Grace track this afternoon
and ral:opcG home a victor in the Cecil
Handicap. The renowned son Of
Broomstick and Eusenia Burch showed
he was I'm liz, top shape. His only op-
ponent was Frank Weir's War Machine
and this four-ycar-old son OF Encls
proved no match for him
Jockey Sande sent Cudgel to the fror.
during the first furlong. The old fellow
was full Of running and despite the
strong arm of his Jockey he stepped
along Mt fast pace and increased his
lead with every bound until at tho end
he was eased up half dozen lengths IN
front. Tho Cecil was at one mile and
seventy yards and Cudsel carried -,
pounds over the distance In :45 2-5
Samuel Riddle uncovered another high
class Juvenile IN the FIRST race. IIe s.
Rocking Horse a chestnut colt by Tran
Rock and My Bessie Like the other
Riddle horses Hooking Horse was IN
prime condition and seemed capable OF
going a furlonE farther In tight quar-
ters during the first part OF the race he
was forced TO come around hi horses IN
the homestretch, but he did tn, without
difficulty and won easily b three
lengths. Tho Kentucky Stables Oleas-
ter finished second and Harry rayno
Whitney's Amaze was third.
The fteeplechase at two miles was
won by the Triple Springs Farms err
ratio Reddcst Last year Reddest was
one OF the best cross country houres IN
the country. but he was Ill tempered and
often refused to do his best. SO often
did he refuse that the stewards at the
autumn meeting at Belmont Park placed
him under the ban. To-day he ran
kindly and beat Rhomb home by half n
length. Agari was third The results !:
First Race-Four and a half furIongs: purse
f.2S. 70; for two.year.olds Won by Rocking
Horse, 10 T. Nolan). 30 $3.50 and out
Amaze. lis rTroKlcri, out third Time 81 SIS.
Uncle Tommie. 10. and Yellow Hand. 10.
also ran.
Second Race-About two miles: purse s, .ooo:
for four year ODDS and upward steepiechase:
selling: Won by Reddes,. 40 wv. Mahopey).
IS 30. $40 and 81 70; Rhomh., 14s IN Will.
fRceder). $3.50, third. Time. 4:lt as. Otto
Floto. 40; Gold Bond, lac. and PORN. 10.
Third Rane-F1ve and half furlorr.:
nurse h,2ts.75; for three-year-o,d maidens:
won by Apple Jack H., ll5 iOberO, 81 81.
$3.50 and s2.0: Superba. ITO CButwelD, 81 eo
and 81 o. second: Joe Joe. lIj (Ambrosei.
So 20. third Time, os SIS. John Culhnan.
lis: Liberty Bond. 1I0 Soldat de Verdun.
~: Sea sun. 1lG: Melancholia.- ito: Susan
NJ. 10: Challenge, ms: Jack Heaey. 10;
Dancing Girl; 10; Hohokus 115: Torquato
II, us Lloyd George. Lis, and Verboten. us.
Fourth Racc-Six furlongs: purse 81 3as y;
for four year.plds and upward: claiming:
Won by Thornboom. III fAmbrose) 3i7so.
$40 and 81: Peasant, 1o5 tMcAtee) - and
1910. second: Tit for Tat. a5 Csrswel). -,
third. Time. 1:li e.5. Sea Reach, lbs; Juanita
III. 100: American JOG: Celtic, 10: Napoli
Is; Eno-, io5: Prince Henry. Ins: Sir William
Johnson. 1o9; Little Boy. l0s: Scarmouch, 10
and Mackenzie, los. also ran.
Fifth Rsca-Onr mile and seventy yards.
, purse 81. 2is.75 added; for three year. Odds and
upward: the Cecil Handicap: Cudgel, III
tsand"l. So 70 and out; War Machine, ~
Dreyer, out. second Time. l:45 2-5
Sixth Race-One mile and seventy yards:
purse 81 rs =. for three .ycsr-olds claiming:
81 Co: Sylvano. lg7 tColtillrtti. s. % and 81 A.
second: Antoinettp, Ioi Corey, $3.50 third
Time 40 IS. P1urrnzi. 81; Try III. I'm
bala, !o5, Cain Spring, lOi. and J.ll S. also
ran.
seventh Racc-One mile and sixteenth: for
four year.old and onward: purse sl,24s7s:
Won by Polron1a III GIaynes). $50 1870
and t3,d; Bill Huney, % 'Colullettb.. $40
and $40, second: Thrift. l0l III Rulman)
$3.50 third. Time I4s % Artist a;
Fairy, 107; Amalgamator Filth Baumann,
Queen Hlonde. Sunnia. LuClus. Salvatella.
Royat and Sketch also ran.