The Washington herald., 1921-12-17
SNATCHES HONORS
FROM GRAY GABLES
AS LATTER WAIVERS
Promising Tom Medium
Of Big Killing in Sec
Ond Event.

NEW. ORLEANS, La, Dec. 10
ihimble, ridden by Lang and slam
nied about through the running of
the featureChalmette purse. got up
Pin the last inch OF the mile and
seventy yards struggle to snatch
the honors from Gray Gables after
Den effort which crowned all her pre-
Vious other good ones of the season.
Irish Dream supplied the early
PACE, but was supplanted by Gray
Gables entering the stretch. The
latter wavered slightly at the final
sixteenth and permitted Thimble to
md her way on the inside. Blarney
stone was fighting third
The distance was run in 1:44 As.
II was one OF the best races of the
meeting.
The Buxton Confederacy. after
qualifying twice, found a soft spot
Tor Bill Block and turned him loose
IN the opener. Today's little broth
er let him run, and he sizzled in the
read throughout, winning in gall
Top from Paul Micou. Darlington
and two other cheap ones.
Promising Tom. backed from $50
down to SIS, was the medium OF a
killing in the second
Ball shot him into a wide lead.
but he barely succeeded in stag
gering home in front of Fly Paper.
another holly backed one. Logs
saved third over nine others.
Bullet came back through the
hnal sixteenth. as though shot from
Ia gun. and smothered Honorable in
the last stride, taking the third. an
other six furlongs event for cheap
juveniles.
Crock OF Gold made the early
pace, but sucucmbed to Honorabie.s
challenge in the stretch, when sud
denly Bullet crashed through to
take II all Hot Spur, a hotly
backed one from Buxton barn. leo
the other eight tired ones home.
There was a very marked i'm
provement in the starting, but only
a comparatively small crowd was
on hand to witness it. Cloudy skies
and a humid temperature that fore
boded rain prevailed
Frigate, running in his best form,
showed the way throughout the six
furlong sprint and showed Mavour-
neen, Tan Son and five others the
easy way home.
Thimble was the third favorite
of the day to register.
First Race-For 2-year-olds; colts
and geldings; purse. $500; six fur
longs: Bill Block, 10 Buxton, to
5. l to 4, out; Paul Micou, ITO
Ponce). I to 2, to 5; Bennington.
10 CRice) s to 5. Time, 1:1s. 1t and
Brown Dick also ran.
Second Race-For 3-year-olds and
up; claiming; purse, 800; six fur
4
TO 1. to 1, to !; Fly Paper, 1O2
.Cwilson), to 1, to 5; Logs. 107
&CweIner) to 1. Time, 1:15 LIS. Sea-
board, Pie. Rosecliff, Madras. Cling
4 ham, Kultur, Philanderer. Old Dave.
Scarpia End. and Financial Rooster
also ran.
Third Race For 2-year-olds;
maidensS. allowances: purse. 500;
six furlongs: Bullet, 112 (CoItilettD,
I to I, 5 to 2. to 8; Honorable,
us CMarinellD. to 1. to 2; Crock
OF Gold 112 (Msrtin), 1 to 1. Time,
1:15 lis. Miracle Man. Vanity Dress
er. Hot Spur. Far Sight. Walespa,
Printers Devil, Kedgwick, Lolita G.
and Hermoden also ran.
Fourth Race-For 3-year-olds; al
lowances; purse, 800; six furlongs:
Frigate, 107 (Butwell), 2 to 1. to
10. l to 3; Mavourneen, 1o4 (Zoel-
ler), 1 to l, 1 to 2; Tan Son, 112
Gang), to 2. Time, 1:14. kehoma-
Trust. Official. Botheration, Balance
Wheel and Day Lilly also ran.
Fifth Race-The Chalmetto; purse.
$1,000; for 3-year-olds and up: al
lowances; mile and 10 yards: Thin
Bile. los Osng), 6 to 5, 10 5, !
to s: Grey Gables. 10 (Poncel,
TO 5. to 5: Blarney Stone, lol
CGantner). to l. Time. Ia -.
Incog. Clean Gone, Runzaf, Baigneur
and Irish Dream also ran.
Sixth Race - For 3-year-olds;
claiming; 800; mile and 20 yards:
Gorilla, 100 Cw;lsonn. to l, to l.
/ 70 /; Lucy Kate. 80 Oang). TO
: to s: Miss Fontaine, los (Walls)'
10 < Time 1:46. Plato. John Arbor.
crimson Rambler. Miss Rankin and
Jealous also ran
Seventh Race - For 4-year-olds
md M; claiming; 800; mile and a
sixteenth: Hay, 10 (King), 80 to l.
I9to1, 6 to 1: Armistice, los Giant
ner) to 1, 8 to 5; She Devil. 1O2
Uang), / to l. Time, las 80. Maize
Nab Cockroach, Young Adam, swirl,
pbiIistine and Incidence also ran.