New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
Legal, Favorite,
Trails 6--1 Shot
h Feature Race
H.nk O'Day Tires After
Setting Early Pace in New
Years Handicap at Cuba
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
ulyANA. Jan. Walnut Hall, run
.,.s IN the colors of the Armoia Stable
- returned the winner Of the New
v.1y. Handicap, at one mile and three
.;,a1snths, at the Oriental Park track
!. S1v. and in doing so stepped the dis
s,lee 10 the fast time OF Loo 49, wnlcn
!. 4 track record.
Vslnut HALLS victory was somewhat
Il surprise to the public, as he was
q in the betting. Legal, on re-
east rood moves and races, was IN
s,sil&d the favorite at to 5. Orestes
~ss axain held at short price, to /,
bnt. IS in previous starts, failed to land
in TIE money.
Z n.es and led the field to the stretch.
I rhsre he was challenged by Legal.
Ths favorite went into the lead at the
fnrlong pole and looked a winner, but
1 c,y1lody brought Walnut Hall up with
!, rlsh and won by half a length from
ieSsl. Hank O'Day was third, three
jenffhs back. The handicap carried a
net value of $3.50.
fhe handicap over the six-furlong
sSuYse resulted in an easy victory for
] q Donahay's Cromwell, which was
III choice in the betting. The BOY
rsShed him into the lead soon after
IA start, and under easy restraint
ID Won by a length and q half,
viii War Zone second and Hamilton
4. third, about the same distance back.
Yifst race (three-year -olds: purse. $500;
i've and one-half furlongs) Lady Sweep.
ls n1Tssy ,,e to ,n,sT + to aHa nd to ey.n g.
and to 2, second Fastep. 1o5 tDawsonl.
al. s to 3 and even. third Time.
i6ff-b. Sherry, Hot Foot and Sentry also
ran
second race tfour-year-olds and upward; !;
y xss; M'IGlya T Hudson to los tMersissS5 NJ sSS
i. Ito l and even. second; w. Ward
INA es cTfnelsl: Time ls 80 70 @ @ Lady
IvAa. Manganese, Anxiety and Quin also
Third race (four- year-olds and upward !:
c,-lninx: six furlongs) - Deckhand "a
rislfn.,: TO l. ,Turrsr to ana to even Won fo
! Id to 5. second Sir Oliver. 1os
tyfoBhtain). 8 to 5. to and l to s.,
third. Time. 1:12 rs. irst Pullet: Bus,
ter Clark. Sweet Alyssum. Harlock and
Arthur Middleton also ran.
Fourth race (three-year-olds and up
ward; handicap; purse. 5000 six furlongs)
-Cf6mwell. III (Mountain), even. to 5
and to s, won. War Zone. 106 (Millerl.
10 to 1. 4 to and to 1. second; Hamil-
ton A., 1o8 (Kederis). 2 to I, Z to 10
and / to 2. third. Time, 1:I2. Orleans
Girl Mess Kit, Black Prince and Top o.
the Morning also ran.
Fifth race (three-year- -olds and upward !;
New Years Handicap: $500 added
one mile and three -sixteenths) - Wal
nut Hail. los tCarmody), 6 to 1, to |
and even. won; Legal, 104 (Murray). 6
to 6. to 2 and l to 4, second; Hank
O'Day, 121 "a. Collins). to ., to 5
and to S. third. Time. 1857 AS. Dick
Williams, Grundy and Orestes also ran.
Sixth race (four-year-olds and upward;
claiming: purse. 500; one mile and fifty
ysrds)-Lucky Pearl, SO (CarmodyJ, 6 to
5, to 2 and / to 4, won; Plantarede.
i101 {HHnt}, . tel to i and even.
second; Fountain Fay. III (McCrann). 8
TO s, 3 to 5 and 1 to 8. third. Time.
1a34-5. Buriingame, War Tax and Ra-
n,e&u also ran.
Seventh race s(tour- -year-olds and up
ward: claiming; purse. $500; one and one
Sixteenth milesJ = Candle Light. 102 Gar
mody), to s, to 2 and to 4, won;
fenghee, 10s GO. Howard). to l. to
s and 4 TO 5. second: Mudsill, 100 "a.
C0ilns), 10 to l. to l and to l,
third. Time, 1:47 3-5. Guide Post, Day
Esh. Flash OF Steel. Fairly and Homan
ai10 ran