New-York tribune., 1921-03-28
6tonehanl Colt
Owes Victory
10 Rough Work
Ammonia Stable Pair Suffer
Early interference That
! Costs Them Rich Stake
spteial Correspondence Of The Tribune

Special Cofreeponderce of The Tribune
HAVANA, Cuba, March 27.--Thc
Cuban American Jockey Clubs To-day
meeting came to close to-day with
he running of the Cuban Derby, and
billy Barton, running in the colors of
"a. A. Stoneham, was returned the win
Iacr. The meeting was the most profit
bic one in the history of the club.
i The weather was threatening and a
heavy rain storm broke over the track
|iust before the third race. 1t had no
&cfecs on the attendance. A big crowd
turned out to see the Derby decided.
The race was run over a very heavy
krack. Billy Barton stepping the mile
Ind a furlong in the slow time of 1:57.
General Menocal was second and All
Right Sir third. DR.. Charles Wells,
BLACK Top and Huonec were the absen-
tees. while Seven Seas was added early
6n the day.
Marred by Rough Work
The running of the Derby was
marred by much rough work. The
LArmonia Stable entry. General Menocal
and General j. M. Gomez, suffered the
most and their defeat was due. to the
Ecarly interference. To top off the ill
Xluck. General j. NJ. Gomez fell right
lat the finish. but fortunately Rodriguez
&escaped with a shaking up.
The six three-year-o were sent
away to good start. Aiken, with his
I wonderful burst of speed, went to the
xfront, but before the field had trav-
|ersed a quarter mile Billy Barton. the
eyen morley favorte, assumed the lead.
The son of Huom Mary lie Bus
FLASHED into long lead and at the
stretch turn it appeared as if he would
*he an easy winner. But in the last
#furlong new danger loomed in the
migh.y General Menocal.
Billy Barton by Head
The colt was carried very wide on
1.-THE turn and otherwise messed about,
and when clear closed with a powerful
rush and almost got up to win, but
! Billy Barton held on gamely and won
i by head. while General Menocal was
= two lengths in front of All Right Sir.
/ The race carried net value of $14 ,480.
The results:
First race (purs- 500; three year olds
and upward claiming six furlongs y.
I TO 4. won: Plantagenet. 11o tEams) Ii
10 /, To and 3 to /, second; Drapery
! Jos (Pickens). to 2. even and l to 2
Y
! Senator James. Logs, Trentino, Little
! Russ. Scotch Kiss and Johnnie O'Conneil
also ran
Second race tpurse, s7co: thrce-year-
. half furlongs)--Get EN-, 80 tPorretto,,
I to 3. ! To and to 4. Won Doctor d.,
10 tkelsayl. to ~ to 1 and even. sec
even and to >. third. Time. :0S 81
Fins- Lyric. Thornhloom. Joe. wnippie,
Guardsnlan and Josephine X. also ran.
Third race (purse. 800; three-year -olds
and upward; claiming; fve and one half
furlongs)-Just Fancy. 1o2 Hancaster).
to 2. even and to 2. won; Avion. 1os
tBulcrofp. 5 TO ?. even and to 2. sec
ond; Norfolk Belle los Dominick) to /.
Roseate. Talent. San Diego Jill. Presump-
tion and Honest George also ran.
F9urth race tAdios Handicap; purse.
teenth nliles,-Frank W., 10 tKennedy),
to 5. to and to 4. won; Sea Prince,
ss anSSsie sG s ssen an6 to
to l, to and to S, third. Time.
las 2-5; War Zone. Mayor House and
Sweep Clean lso ran.
Fifth race Cuban Derby: SIS. 900 added
three year -olds; one and one-eigh nth miles)
Billy Barton. 11o (kennedy), even. l to
and out. won: *Gen. Menocal. 107 iMc
dern1ott). 6 to S. to and out, second
and out, third Time. 1851. Aiken.
'Gen. j. NJ. Gomez and tSeven Seas also
ran.
coupled; tadded starter.
Sixth race tpursr $500; four-year- old Q
end upward; claiming; one milo and fifty
yards)Ava r.. 100 tkelsay) 10 to to
and to J.. won; lie Balafre, 4 90 (Por-
retto), to S. to and / to 8. second
Pie 1os tMcDermottl, TO 6. to and
TO 3. third. Time. :4s 4-5. Big Idea.
Double Eye, Punctual. Discord and Timo-
THY j. Hogan also ran.
Seventh race (purse. 800; four year old &
and upward; claiming; mile and fifty
yards)--Fireworth III (Dominick). 3 to /,
even and to 2. won; Jellison. 10 (Eams).
o to ], to / and even. second; Whip
poorwil, 1l5 iFields). to 2, s to s ana
to 5. third. Time, 1:47 1-5. Huntress,
Paula V. and Blanca also ran.