The Washington herald., 1921-12-28
FTVE-TO-ONE SHOT
CATCHES. PEASANT
BY HEADY FINISH
Marcusa, Outsider, Comes
Through in First Race
By Outgaming Field.

HAVANA. Dec. 27.--Claiming races
with lot of cheap horses made up
an ordinary card at Oriental Park
this afternoon. Racing. however,
was keen. for q hot sun dried
out the race track considerably.
Favorites just about broke even
with the outsiders. the greatest dis
appointment to the form players
coming In the third event at six
turiongs for 3-year-olds and up
ward.
Waterford. a Stool shot. was the
winner, finishing a length and q
half in front of Peasant, the 6-to-5
choice of the players. Waterford
laid of the early pace and showed
hne speed in the last sixteenth.
Loyalisc the second choice. went
10 beat Hazel w. for the consola-
ton end of the purse.
The opening event went to Mar
eusa. which came with a great
rush nearing the finish and won
going away. Penman gave this a
to-l shot a nice ride. saving ground
all the way and holding enough re-
serve to outlast the fast firing
leaders. Hunpy. another outsider.
was second This one broke badly
and suffered interference on the
turn. but finished stoutly and easily
beat Lyric for the place.
F1reworth got away from the
, barrier fast in the second and
lasted to beat Two Eyes handily.
The latter showed a lot of carry
speed. but could not go the dis
lance Forbid won third honors
The fourth race at FIVE and a half
furlongs for 2-year-olds resulted in
an easy victory for Manicure, the
S-to-5 favorite, which won by a
length and a quarter after racing
Bitter Biting into submission. Sun
Girl got second place from Fietiie
by a nose. Judge Budrow and
took the next two races The re-
suits.
First Race-Three-year-o UP;
claiming: 800: So furlongs: Mar
cusa, 1O7 (Penman), 4 to l, 8 TO 5.
to 5; Humpy. 81 (smallwood), 2
10 1. even; Lyric. 100 (McCloughlin
to 5. Time, los As. Also ran:
kayman. Sain Rose, Kingworth,
High Olympus. Lucie May, Truant,
Bibbler.
Second Race-Three-year- up:
claiming: 800: furlongs: Fire
worth, 10 (Robinson). 6 to 5, 2 to S,
to S; Two Eyes. 80 (swart). 2 to I.
even; Forbid. 100 (CarrolD. l to ..
Time. ISIS lis. Also ran: Mary
Erb. Rey Ennis. Dotta's Best, Mike.
Third Race - Three-year- olds:
claiming; 800; s furlongs: water
ford. lo4 (Gerrette). 5 to 1. s to S,
to 5: Peasant, 112 (Pickens). to
. 5. 1 to 5: Loyalist, H. CPenman),
/ to 5. Time, 1:14 LIS. Also ran:
Hazel w, wedgewood. Chisa-
Fourth Race Two-year-olds;
claiming: 800; So furlongs: Mani
cure, 1o7 CBurns). TO S, 3 to 5.
l to 8; Sun Girl 112 CPenman),
even, l to Q; Fictile, lis tBoyie).
to S. Time. 1908 as. Also ran:
Carrie Baker. Mary D., Athgarven,
Bitter Biting. Thistle Bloom.
Fifth Race-Three-year-o up;
claiming; 800 81 furlongs: Judge
Budrow, los CPenman), to S. to
5. 1 to s; indian, IFS (Pickens), 8
TO S. to S: Ina Wood. los (Shef-
Heidi, 1 to .. Time, 1907 Us. Also
ran: Machine Gunner. Bengalez
Miss HiIarity. Boher Ma Breena
Luiememe, Mugavan, Fasculo.
Sixth Race-Four-year-o up;
claiming: 800: mile and fifty yards
Wise man, los CPrible), Z to 10.
to ,. to s: Hocnir. los (shefel),
Z to 10. 1 to 3; Miscord. 102 (Ken-
nedy). to 2 Time. 1913 3-5. Also
ran: Second Cousin. Chimera. Nc
Adoo.