New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
|FavOrites are
Badly in Races
On. Cuba Track
Only Two Choices Score
Victories; Yorkville Has
Narrow Escape in Second
Spscfoi Coyrrsuoud.nc,

Special Cores spondence
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 1S.-The going
dried out considerably over night, but
the track was far from being good at
Oriental Park to-day. The uncertain
going caused many upsets, only two
favorites managing to get down in
front. Bevelry James suddenly found
mis- racing legs in the first race and
landed heat, but his margin at the
end WAS so small that only nose
separated him from the second horse
Al hudson. who, in turn, was Ave
lengths in front of Hops.
Norkville, the odds-on choice in the
second race, had Il very narrow escape
from defeat, but he lasted long enough
TO win by head from Jack Healy. with
King Worth third, length back.
Lady Langden furnished a thrill in
the third event, when she came from
behind and in drive Won by length
from Lucky Pearl, with Magic Mirror
length back. Avion scored by head
IN the fourth race, defeating the long
shot Deckhand. 1t was nip and tuci
ilnlsh between these two and Little F
fator outrode Crump right at the end
Ed Garrison was third, length and a
half back.
Ned Miletbright, who ran so promis-
ingly IN his last start and WAS only
beaten q head, never left the issue Of
the fifth race in doubt After the first
quarter was run. Merimee rushed him
INTO the lead and gradually increa sing
ms advantage to the end, won by six
lengtns' while Bill Hunly saved the
place by head from the fast comma
Lariat
The last race went to Zodiac. 1C
TO ! shot. with the favorite, Duke OF
shelby, second, and Dick Benson third
The results:
Iirst race (clairling: three-year-olds sne
eenmard; Ave ana Il hAlf furlongs. puTse rsa,
- fsYg1o'gsheyerly ~ James. los (chisvetia),
/ .orncs>. % to J. to ana To- se.ont
iiiops' = ITO on. Garner>, to /. to ant
d" 20 o. thlrd. Time, 90 10 l-nNyjs.
tist also ran. ''' ~
IS, seeona ,,..Is rsos (ciaimins three year old
s,',,., anr "rWard ,s"d{ I'VE ana half furonss
T." .. to ana out. Won; Jack Healy il
'oHiors). 10 !, > to and to J. sec
ono h'ns Worth' llo lTayl9r), to J. t,
k"ymar: Colonel Harrison. Eddie Tranto
and Fickle Fancy also ran
y, Ihird race (claimins: three-year- old
ana upward six furonss. purse. 5000
Lady Lanyden, 100 COrmes), I to 2 s |,
and to >. won: Lucky Pearl 10
,,'roWn), to to and to TO- second
Magic Mirror. los (CaImodyl. > to . 1 I,
+, ard to 3. Third. Tims. l:l6 20 blanca
Earnest and WynDewood also ran
Fourth race tclaiming. three -,,ear-old
and upward: six furlongs purse 5000
avon lof tE tatorp to >. TO :,n'
to 4 Won; peciSh"nd, IA CCrumr), i t.
l. TO and TO .. second; Ed. Garrison
I lpH tth!ayetta> 10 l. To and ever
/ third. Time. 1:l1. Uranium, Twenty
sgven. liasty Cora and Peaceful Star ais
EIfth race (ciaiming; three-year old
and upward; mill and twenty yards: purs.
5000 Ned Mileybright III (Merinlee).
/ TO !, TO . and I 30 10. Won: B,N lIunle>
100 (Archam baulD. to !. and . to
second; i-arjat. l04 (Ornes) S to ;. TO
and out. third. Time. l.45 IS. Mary
Magnetic and Maxim also ran.
sixth race claiming thrce-y+ar old
ana upward, one aud 'one sixteenth miles
purne. 5000 Zodiac. 10l lErown). 10 t
J. 10 and TO .. Won: Duke OF Shcibl
III (Gargan). to !. TO s aud 10
s"cond: Pick Benson. loa tchisvetta).
10 |, TO ! and to :, third. Time. al
+ Naiiv" SOIL. Fcrseu>, High Tide. MhipoOr
Will and slight Owl also ran.