The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22
Club Victory Euey Half Metropolitan
ReperSaIS Galore in Races
at Jefferson Park Track
Chief, Ragazza, Silver Springs and Sunduria Turn
Form Somersauts on Drying Out Course and
Win-Angon Takes Michand Handicap

| Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
/ New ORLEANS, La. Dec 2l.--Chief,
Ragazza, Silver Springs and Sunduria.
all at generous odds. proved surprises TO
big crowd at jefferson Park to-day
when they showed quick Improvement
over previous efforts and accounted for
four races. The track was rough.
slowly drying one. that proved deceptive
alike to form students. riders and the
! thoroughbreds themselves.
| Angou, the best Splinter thus far
| shown at the meeting, scored an ira
! pressive victory In the Michaud Handi-
| cap over the six furlong route. He took
| the measure of Pickwick. st. Quentin
and Flbberty Gibbet with consuminate
ease. Pickwick was permitted to sup
I ply the early pace, while Angon raced
| along In second position for three fur
| longs under stout restraint. In response
to his riders call he moved into the lead
at the home turn and gradually n
creased the advantage until at the fin
| ish he had three lengths to spare over
/ Pickwick while six lengths back ST.
/ Quentin found no difficulty outracing
/ Flibberty Gibbet.
/ Chief, which was one of the most con-
| sistent racers here last winter, recov-
/ cred his best form suddenly after sew
tral recent poor showings when he won
the mile and seventy yards event over
some OF the best platers assembled here.
HI" was evidently favored by the going,
for he raced confidently along with the
trallers through the early running and
moved up with rush entering the
stretch. TO win going away from Title,
Lads Love and seven other good ones,
/ including the injudiciously ridden favor
/ lie Dancing Spray.
Silver Springs stole his race at the
/ start by racing into a wide lead. which
he held with difficulty from the erratic
! Sea Court in the final strides The lat
ter, a well supported favoritc. was away
] in tangle and compelled TO work his
| way through the large field into conten-
/ ton. Throughout the stretch run he
swcrved repeatedly when subjected 20
urging, but was going fastest At the end.
Sunduria. showing sudden improve
ment also ascribed TO changed track
conditions. showed the way throughout
| the mile and furlong race.
Rasgazzas suddenly restored early
speed enabled her TO take the lead at the
start of the six furlongs of the third
and show the way home TO Murray, the
unfortunate and weakly ridden favorite,
Anticipate. and ten others.
Golden Dawn took the mile and a six
tecnth event in a gallop. and Carline $.
graduated over a cheap field of maiden
three-year-olds in the opener, out TO the
last ounce TO Withstand the belated rush
OF Hopover. which would have won had
there been one more stride to go.
Anticipate was claimed by Snyder and
Holmes; Golden Dawn was Claimed by
Mrs @. b. Cochran.
Jockey Jarvis has been suspended
pending an improvement in his conduct
while out of the saddle.
Ponce accounted for the riding honors
with two winners.
The further entry OF Opportunity has
been ordered refused by the stewards
after report Of the official veterinary,
| DR. Hamlet Moore. who discovered an in
| durable leg aff1iction that was not only
responsible for the gelding's showing on
Monday. but may prohibit his ever rae
| ing again.
! First Race-Three-year-olds and upward:
maidens claiming purse 5000: six furlongs--.
Carllne s.. Io7 lBabin,. s to ;. TO and
! 10 !, won; Hopover. 10 (McDermott)'
! 10 TO j. Z to and TO 8, second Hore6.
third. Time. 10 rs. Also ran-Royden.
| Spartan Boy, Old Rose, AdriAnne r., Bees
wax. Pansy Blossom. Riddle and Wane!ai
Second Race - wo-year-olds; claiming;
| purse $780, six furIongs-Silver Springs. lO5
! (Ponce). 10 10 I, s TO and to / won;
se ed I 20 q second eco Louise wynne. % Long.
4
| to ], Q TO I and even. third. Time. ;ls 30.
| Also ran-Tom Roach, Darnell, Mary Fonso,
/ Omer X. Peppery Polly. Crimson Rambler.
Reluctant. Tut and Countess.
Third Race--Three-year-od and upward
purse 500: six furlongs-Ragazza, iol
| (Ponce). Z to I, . TO and to ., won
Murray 10 CHeupen, 10 to I. 20 ! and
to g. second Anticipate, 10 lColtiletttl.
Q 10 3, 10 3 and ! to 4. third. Tine. ~.
I Also ran-Double Van. Iron Boy. Resist.
Sammy Kelly. Thursday Nighter Bond, MISS
I Nell. orenzo. Cracow and York Rood.
I Fourth Race--Three -year-olds and upward
allowances purse 500; one mile and seventy
| yards-Chief t07 (Rodriguez). IL to i, TO
/ and to 2. won: Title. f0z (HeupeD. TO l;
| 2 20 and even. second; Lads Love, ia
McTaggart) to !; to and ao % o. s snlp1
! CONNIE CT, The Archer Trooper. ST. Ger
main Drummond and Raider.
Fifth Race-Michaud Handicap; al ages
purse 81 600; SIX furlongs-Angon' ~ lmu,-
! ray), to 8. 1 to and out, won; Pickwick.
! ia qykel. 8 70 2 to 2 and OUT; Ssc 90
| an-F1ibbertygibbet.
sixth Race Three-year-olds; claiminsi
PURSE 800; one mile and sixteenth
! Golden Dawn. 105 Mooney, 10 ., TO
and / to 8, won Bally Belle. 40 lAarOnl'
3 TO I. even and to >. second Mad ,S,r9
| Time 1: 81 2-5. Also ran-Pit. Glen "eH'
! Colonel Lit. Keep and Eieve.
Seventh Neutrality-suspicious. ana upWaIu.,
| claiming: purse 500; one mile and an eighh
| -Sunduria. to7 (oberp. 20 70 ]. to ! ana
4 10 1, won: Lad. 40 (Rodriguezl. to Il
! 10 / and even, second; Lorena Moss; lV-
| CNiooney), o to 2, 8 to 5 and 70 ., hlId.
| TJrne 1 ;59 Also ran-Lady Ward, klns
| Nopttine Sasin, Aztec. Corydon, Chick Barh-
! lev. scourgeman. Tugs. Guy Fortune heo0