The New York herald., 1921-12-30
GOOD START HELPS
IRISH DREAM TO WIN
Ponce Gets Him Away Moving
and He Gallops to Easy
Victory.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New ORLEANS, La. Dec. 29.-Irish
Dream.a product OF Hurricane Farm.
New York. carrying the Swenke silks.
showed one of the fastest six furlongs
of the meeting when he galloped home
four lengths In advance of his field in
the fourth race at Jefferson to-day
Ridden by Ponce, Irish Dream performed
with his usual perversity at the barrier
which was finally released when he was
Strengthened and moving toward It.
Rising Rock raced on even terms with
him for three-eighths before hanging
out distress signals.
Valor which had been one Of the
unfertunates at the start finished gamcly
and was easily second best. The race
was run in :12 2-5. with one-fifth Sec
ond of the track record.
Lang was the riding star with two
winners. both of which required hard
urging to register. He got Plato up In
the final stride Of the opener to beat
Golden Autumn. Archive and nine others.
The champion apprentice also got Girls
elda home a nose In advance of Fred
Kinney in the third.
The monetary feature, the Abita
Springs Handicap. went to Blarney
Stone. ridden by Gantner, in a hard drive
over the favorite Rapid Traveller. The
latter made all the pace and carried
Blarney Stone wide entering the stretch.
but weight told in the final strides and
Barney Stone won the closest decision
Of the day
First Racc-For maiden three-vear-olds and
upward. claiming; purse 5000; six furlongs
plate, 107 CLang). IL to I. 20 1 and 70
I, won; Golden Autumn. f0+ tGantner), II 10
3, 4 10 and 2 TO 3. second: Archice. liz
Time :15 4-5. Also rnn-sun Myth. Old
Dave, ID. Seward. Cremona. Eastward Prin-
cess. Not Yet. wishmaker ana Echoland.
Second RaeeFor tnres;ySarola' s1Co ,r,d, and up
Ace Of Aces. 115 (Thomasl, TO y to 0
and to s. won Propaganda. 40 (ButweiD. !.
IL 10 :. 4 to 3 and 20 8, second; Promising
Tom. lf2 CBalD, l5 TO 4. TO and TO ],
third Time, :13 AS. Also ran-Perhaps.
Kirsties Cub. Get En-, Bengali and Diocle-
tlan.
purse 500; six furoings: Griseida, III
CI.ang), 4 TO 1. 8 to . and 70 .. won Fred
Kinney, i16 (Coney), TO I. TO and to
3. second rNisce. 10 (Butweln. to I. TO
-Bobbed Hair. Klrtle. Night Boat, Adven'
ture. Ashlln and Birdie @.
Fourth Rnce-For three-year-olds and up
ward: allowances; purse 500: six furlongs
out won: valor. III. (Cnrrolp. II 70 5. I tc
4 and 10 ). second: Rising Rock. 100 (Col-
tiIettD, O TO !, e TO and to o. third. Time.
I:f2 2-5 Also ran-Dantzg, Grayson and
Archie Alexander. :,
Fifth Racc--The Abl,a Springs Handicap
for three-year-oldE and upward purse
81 900; one mile and ? sixteenth: Hlarney
won; Rapid Traveller. 10 Mooney, TO D
/ 60 and out second Clean Gone, 1os
CT,nnR), 10 TO .. even and out. third. Time
14n 8-5. Also ran--lncoE.
sixth Raca--For three-vear r-oids and up.
ward; claiming: purse sToO one mile and ar
eighth: wadsworth Last. fos tMcGraw).
10 :, 20 10 and 20 2. won on High, Jos
IL, McDerrnott), Z 20 I. to and 70 .,
second: j. G. stone. 100 CLnngl. 20 2, "a
and 70 5, third. Time. -. Also ran
rhclan. Our birthday. w. II. Buckner and
Richelieu
Seventh Race-For three-year-olds and up
ward. claiming: purse 500: one mile and n
sixteenth: IToreb. 1o3 Cwsllace), 3 TO I, 2 to
and 20 Z. won Solid Rock, 100 tLang)
70 T. 4 10 = and 2 to Z. second Amaze, Ill
fColtIlettn, 2 TO I, 20 and 20 3. third.
Time. ! .4T. Also ran--fiarvest King, Jerry.
Wodan and Bond.