New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-29
10000 Witness
Thrilling Race,
Ending Season
Blue Wrack Puts Up Game
Fight, but Bows to Al
varez's Spec dy Coli
From a Specsa, Correspondent

From Specads correspondent
HAVANA. March 2S.-The long win
Ter meeting Of the Cuban-American
Jockey Club came to close to-day
.vith Tho RAINING Of the $4,000
Cuban Derby and amid tho rousing
cheers Of more than 10000 persons.
: Aiyarez's Heron scored q sensa-
Yiauai victory over Blue Wrack in q
drive which lasted until the final fur
long and which brought tho big crowd
10 It's feet cheering.
The gallant thoroughbreds and their
riders swept past the judges with only
inches separating the two colts. All
out and very tired filly came the
early pacemaker Mile. Dazzle, who stag
Wrack, but she was much the best of
the remainder Of the field.
This was the initial running of the
derby, and the field that sported silk
comprised the best three-year-olds on
the island the very fact that the first
two horses were owned by Cubans
adding further luster to the occasion,
and when the colts came back to the
scales they were given an ovation that
fairly shook the big stand.
The race carried net value Of
$1O,075 to the winner, the second horse
received 81 200. the third horse got
$500; mighty Lever pulled down $500
for finishing fourth and Black Prince
got $3.50 for being fifth.
There was short delay at the post
and the field was sent away to good
start. Mile. Dazzle was the quickest to
get in motion, and Murray sent her into
= long lead, while Garner, on Heron.
all
tent to wait.
Both colts were only galloping along
and it appeared that they could 20
. to the leader at any time. AS the field
swung into the stretch Garner made
his move on Heron, and he quickly
headed the filly and then took com
mand.
But almost instantly Pickens sent
Blue Wrack up and joined the leader.
From the furlong pole to the finish
a gamer finish has never been seen on
the island. Both boys were riding
desperately, neither one being able to
gain an advantage, and it appeared that
the colts might finish on even terms,
but in the last few strides Garner in
a herculean effort got Herron's nose in
front and won.
The results:
First race purse $500: three-year-ods
long,l--Donatello. 81 Long,. s to 1. 5 =, :
and 10 s., won Shasta. 100 tWilson,. 5 to
Z; even aqd to .. second: Ell Coronei 1OS
tPetersonl, TO |. 3 TO | and to 8. third.
Time. l :0S Is. Baccarat. Lillian G., Willie
Woods: Bill Simmons. Col: Lillard. Golden
Red. Jack Dawson and Noynm also ran.
Second race tpurse $500; three-year-ods
rot. Ill tMangan,. to 9. to ) and to 10,
yon; .Helep Akin; ios (Chiavsttaj K. 2:
An' to 70 ~ to sefona and ia tbj 1s
Time. :l3 2-5. Betterton. Hello Pardner.
Clip, Assign. Allah and Col. Harrison also
ran
and upward: clai inning: six furlongs Dainty
Won. premium. lS4 lGhisyetts,. 3 to % l. l.
Tine lis as Jill. Phe sRa Sister ! Susie
and Ed Garrison also ran.
ihree-yesr-olds mile and one-eighth, Her
to s. won Blue wrack. i27 lPickensS.
o to and to eve second snd M III pszs
Time. l.:54.. Orleans Girl. Mighty Lever.
Horace Lerch and Black Prince also ran.
Fifth race tpurss $1,000, Adios Handicap
and sxteenth)-,Miss Patty. SO WILSON,,
}, to Z. TO and out, Won Cromwell. 1876
!Mountain. even to 5 and out second !;
i,uilsf' IUo tFlnieyJ. to :. even and out
dubbub also ran.
Sixth race (purse 5000: three-year-olds
and upward; claiming .mlel-Guide Post.
RailbIrd. lie GLusi. 10 to ' /. 10 TO o. ~ andj
Z to /. second I.eoma. 103 IJarrell), { to 2.
4. TO and to 10, third Time. AZ.
o'iietto. Frank keogh. Lackrosc Dick BEN
son. Encore. Glider and Whippoorygil also
ran.
Seventh race ,purse $500: thrce-year-olds
ana upward, claiming; mile)--Hush So
Baby CAL LOG (Chiavetta}, 4 to i. g to )
and to o. second; Snow Queen, 1903 MAN
San. to ! to and = to 5. third Time,
,e;il ID. Bagadadne Prince Easy. Zoie'
;aaarty Lon. Chillum. Tokalon March and
"oodthrush also ran.