The New York herald., 1921-02-06
SWEEP CLEAN RUNS
FAST AT HAVANA
Turns Oriental Park Mile
Track in / :38 3-5, Winning
by Eight Lengths.
Ipecial oaDle to Tnr Nnw Yonk HnaALD.

Spccial Gable to TIFF New York HERALD
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 5.-Sweep Clean
at odds on, won the fifth event, mile
dash, at Oriental Park to-day and he
ran the distance in the remarkably
fast time of 1888 3-5, which is just 2-5
of second slower than the track
record Sweep Clean was held at
to 10 in the books. The colt broke
very fast, quickly stole long leao
and at the end won easing up by eight
lengths. He ran the quarter in 0:24 3-5
half mile in 0:47 AS, the six furlongs
in 1:12 1-5, and completed the mile in
1:3s3 3-5.
The baby racers furnished spirited
contest in the opening event Whisper
ing and Birch Bark came TO the finish
on almost even terms. and the result
was in doubt until the official numbers
were hung out whispering won the
race by a nose, with Birch Bark second
length in front of Opulant. Whisper
ing has q clean record, having won her
two races.
Blondel. even money favorite. scored
very easily in the fourth event, running
the six furlongs in / 10 2-5. which is the
best time so far of the meeting. Bionde
was outrun in the early part, came With
q rush in the last furlong and won.
First Race.--Purae 500; two-ycar- -olds
three furiongs. Whispering. 10 (kelsayl
s TO :, ! to . and out. won; Birch BARK, ll'
twnson), 10 ., even and out, second opu'
lsnt III Domignicn TO qano H. cofh che qf Snd
Second Race.-Purse 500; three-year-olds
III
Dear, los (E. Barnes), to z, 20 and
TO 3 won The Enquirer, lOi Francis).
10 D. . to . and TO ), second; Perhaps, iu'
N. ]. Rarnesl. u to !. to ! and ana, 70 %.
Chefa. Flew. High. Autonatic Red two
Eyes and Cabin Creek.
Third Race.-Purse 500; four-year-olds
and upward claiming; six furlongs. MARTY
Lou t0l (Fields). to l. q to . and j TO >
won: Count Boris. 103 Nrancis(. TO D
to > and I 10 3, second; Driffield, lo'
Time 1.fs So. Also ran-Boher No Breens
Janice Logan. Jutland. Prince of Como
Juanita Ill and Flying Frog.
Vur ,,',,,. ~ ,J ctotrinc. siv furlones. Blon
del, 1fO Cwilson). even. / to and 70 q
won: Clark NJ, 112 (Domlnicl), : 70 2. u
: and 2 TO 5 second Whippoorwill, liz lCar
mody). 4 to I. to : and to 10. third Time
1:122-5 Also ran--Pokoy Jane, Jake Ficlt
Fifth Race.-Purse $500: three-vear-old.
ana upward one mic. sweep Oleahi l''
Cwilson). I TO 10. TO and to 6, won
Pansy, % tPenman), TO I. 20 and q TO !,
second Rama. 03 CHunO. TO ., TO II
and 20 2. third. Time. 3s 30. Also ran
Black Top. Haran, Horny q. and Pic
Sixth Rnce.-Purse $500; four-year-olds an,
inward: claiming; one mile. Darnley. lH
CEames). : to 2. 10 and I TO 4, won
Polar Cub. 10 Pcnman). to /. TO ! an'
even second; The Belgian IT,, i12 Camp
beiD. 6 to >, 1 10 and 10 {. third Timc
| 40. Also ran--Foster Embry, Byrne an
American Eagle.
Seventh Race-Pvrse 500; four-year-old
and upward: claiming: mile and fifty yards
Salvo. LOG CFrancis). 3 20 >, to and
to 9. won; Jose de Wales. los IN. J. Barnes)
I TO I. to and even, second: Homom. 10
| Penman). TO !, 3 TO and 20 >. third
| Time. :43 Ia. Also ran-Dee D., Mis-
Sweep. Meadoworth. Clare BoYth, Plan
tarcdc. piscori and Constantine