The New York herald., 1921-12-28
FLIBBERTYGIBBET
VICTOR BY AHEAD
Comes From Behind and Beats
Sister Flo i'm the Hope
Haven Purse.

gpeciai Disputch to THE NEw York HERALD.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 27.-Quality OF
the program and the attendance at JEFF
ferson Park to-day were far below the
average. Those willing to watcHi the
poorer relations of the thoroughbred
family in action were treated 20 several
fighting finishes.
The best field assembled in the Hope
Haven Purse, in which F'libbertygibbet
got UP In the last stride, to overtake
the favorite. Sister Flo. The winner
was ridden by ]. ID. Mooney. IT was his
first victory since his recent return to
the saddle after severe accident last
fall.
BY Gosh. the juvenile maiden upon
which -. II. Bradley placed a selling
price of $4,000 last week, made his
second public appearance to-day under
a perfunctory ride by Z. Barnes He
finished second, though 1t was very ap-
parent that he was easily best and
could have beaten Crock o. Gold by sew
eral lengths with energetic handling.
Heroisme. the favorite I'm this race,
bore out rounding the turns, and evil
IDENTIFY disllked the asphaltlike track
which prevailed. He pulled up Iame.
The nine-year-old veteran Wodau took
the 1nal after having been heavily
backed. The results:
First Race-For maiden two-year-oids: al
lowances purse 500; five and half fur
longs. Crock O. Gold. lis mia rtin), s To :.
20 and TO ., won: BY Gosh. lt5 Cg.
Barnesl: 2 to 5, 70 8 and out. second |:
and So " 70 s. third G qS Ti@e 70 os . g. TrisRs IL
Bins Luck. Our Betsy, Leander Daisy
Fields. Doris. Black Track, Mr. CRATER and
Second Race-For three-year-olds and up-
coekroacs. iii IA. wiisonS. ii to 5, p even ana
IL to O to ~ and 05e to 3 sec second Dzsns za,nesr
li2 Holloway. is TO I, o 20 and TO 1.
third. Time, ~ 2-5: Amirante, Two Pair.
Terrible Miss and Princess Lou also ran.
Third Race-For three-year-olds and up
ward; cleimine purse 5000; six furlongs.
:. won; Sandy IL. rs CF Murphy, ; to I.
20 l and TO ., second; Heroisme. IFS
tGantncr). to 2, to 10 and TO 8. third.
Time, :l3 40. Big Son, F1eer. Financial
Rooster. Tiger Rose Van Sylvia. Bronco
Billy and Sweet Liberty also ran.
Fourth Race-Tor two-year-olds; claiming
purse 500; six furlongs.- Matches Mary, 100
(Carrol), 10 20 s. TO ; and TO TO- won
Rriarcliff, l07 (MarinellD, 8 TO 1, TO /
and to >, second; Ashlin. e7 Iang). 10 20
/, TO i and 2 to I. third. Time. i:i5.
Alvaredo, Vanity Dresser. Trico. Lady zeps,
Thonells. Straight Shot. Spinning and Mid
hlkIl olOTie1 also ran,
Fifth Race-The Hopehaven Farm Purse (:
for three-year-olds and upward: claiming
purse 5000; one mile and a sixteenth. Flib-
bertygibbet, 1O6 mooney. 10 1, 20 1
and even, won: Sister Flo, 100 (Gantner)
10 to 3. . 10 and 2 to o, second Current
Events, a6 uAng), TO ], 70 and 70 3.
third. Time, 40 AZ. j. G. Stone, Cote
dor, Scotch Verdict, Sammy Jay and Amaze
also ran.
Sixth Race-The Chu Chin Chow Purse (:
for three-year-clds and upward; claiming
purse 500. one rniie and an eighth. Darnay,
it2 "a. WILSON,. ~ to \. oven and 10
won; Galiot. i01 (Zoeiler) 10 1, 3 TO and
6 TO 8. second: The Colleen rawn. 100
tMRrnellD. O 20 I, to ana 10 .. third.
Time, "a 3-5. Jerry, Baliybell and Censo
also ran.
Seventh Race--For three-year-oids and up
ward: claiming; purse 500: one mile and an
eighth. Wodan. ii2 king, 8 to 9, 10 2
and I to 3, won; Machiaveili. los (Scobie)
9 to /, 2 TO and even. second Johnny
Overton, i12 holloway, 20 I, 3 10 and
- to D, third. Time, I ;55. rndolence. My
First. Dlazonry. Marie Rnppold and Car also
ran.