New-York tribune., 1919-12-29
HuIbub Winner
In Feature Event
On Havana Track
Spectdl COrreanonden.

special Correspondence
HAVANA, Dec. 2S-Hubbub, run
nIng IN the colors of w. j. Press. the
Maryland turfman, scored an easy vic
tory IN the Parque Central HandicaD
the feature of the card at Oriental
Park to-day. His victory showed re-
turn to his best form. The F. H. Diez
entry, Blue Wrack and Orestes. were
again made the choices, but they failed
to perform anywhere near their best
form. Blue Wrack managed to get intc
the third hole, While Orestes was very
rank and finally lost his rider.
Walnut Hall went out to make the
pace but was never able to get very
far away, while Hubbub was galloping
along in behind to the far turn, when
Crump let him step right along and
taking the lead at the turn into the
stretc won nicely in hand by length
With kiku second, neck in front OF
Blue Wrack
Betterton, in the six furlong sprint
the fourth on the card showed that he
IS somewhat Of sprnter, when he de-
teated a good field in the East time of
l12 4-5. He took the lead at the start,
and just lasted to win by half length
from Brizz, with Assign third, length
back
Duke Ruff, outrun in the early part,
closed with rush, and won by a nose
from Herder. Lady Jane Grey was
third, a length back.
Big Smoke made runaway race of
the second event, when he won in
gallop by four lengths. 1t was his first
victory of the meeting. Count Boris
was second, with Unwise Child third,
length and a half back.
Perfect Lady closed with q rush and
won the first race by length and
half from the favorite, Ravensea. Su-
perior was third.
Jose de Valas, at to l, was the
longest price winner of the day, de-
feating Ell Coronel, with Soldier third.
The last event went to Fountain Fay,
with Homan second and Dick Benson
third.
The results:
First race (purse $500. two year -olds;
Ravensea, 10 tPiclsens). to 5, to and
to 8. second; Superior lol (N. Coilins),
to l. > 70 I and even. third. Time,
1:0t2- He's Bear, Miss Larue. Pune
tual. Little one Colonel Lillars, Cuba and
Dixie Flyer also ram
olds and upward; Claiming; six furlongs>
Big Smoke. l06 (kederis), to !. TO
and 2 to 5. won, Count Roris. 100 NWil-
52n Rise eSd 70 os 70 sScerana, na to to ss'eHd eHsn
and 10 2 third. Time, l3 Is Baby
Bonds, Assumption. Apple Jack, Pereuse
and American also ran
Third race (purse $500 three year olds
and upward; claiming; six furiongs)-
Duke Ruff. l0l (Chiavetta), to i. 8 TO
ssnd 4 to g. won; Herder. 100 (Kroger>,
to |. to ; ana to 5. second; Lady
and even. third. Time, ia 4-5. T-ince
Direct. Bagdadine, Ralph s. Timothy J.
Hogan and Beverly James also ran.
l3etterton. III IalD. to l. to and
to 8. won Brizz, III (crump), s to |.
to and 8 to s. second: Assign, III
tCorey>, to l. to and to 8, third.
Time. liz As. Colonel Harrison. Golden
Chance, Encore and Harlocz also ran.
Firth race purse $1,000; Parque Central
tecnth)--Huhbub. III (Crump). 2 TO l,
to and to ), won: Ki<u, 1ol tMeri-
mee), to /, to and even. second,
and TO ). third. Time. LAS 10 Iolite,
Legal and Walnut Hill also ran. 'Orestes
lost rider. Coupled.
Sixth race (purse $500: three -year-olds
de valas. Il5 (Mountain}. 5 to l. g to
and s 10 s. won; Ell Coronel, 100 fCar-
mody) to l. to and TO S, second:
soldier, l1s (Ormes>. even, 2 to 5. and /
to 8. third. Time. l:4l 25. London Girl
Night Owl, Little Marchnont H. shoddy,
sayeth and Duke OF Shelby also ran.
Seventh race (purse $500: three-year-
olds and upward; claiming mile and ffty
yards)--Fount Fay 10 tMcCrann),
to !. 8 to and to S. won, Homan. 100
(Kroger). l6 TO /. to and to |. sec
ond; Dick Benson. lo7 (Chiavetta). to
/, ! to 6 and to S. third Time, l:43 4-S.
Guide Post Terrible Miss War Tax, White
Crown. Tranby and Rockport also ran.