The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-21
INDIAN CAPTURES
HAVANA FEATURE
IN STIRRING FINISH
Oveshauls Lyric in Final
Sixteenth - Koran
Takes 4th Race.

HAVANA. Cuba, Dec. 2o.-M dian.
4-yesr-old colt from the stable
of E. ]. Shewbridge. won the fea-
ture race at Oriental Park this
afternoon In sensational finish.
indian, which was an equal 5-to-2
favorite with Yeomanette. trailed
the field until the last turn. when
Jockey Pickens gave the black colt
its head and under a hard drive
overhauled Lyric in the last six
teenth. Yeomanette was third
The opening race saw the defeat
of a 3-to-5 favorite. Sun Girl. which
finished second to Thistlebloon. 1t
was just after this race that 1t
sarted raining, and before the start
Of the second event the track was
heavy and several owners scratched
their horses.
Koran was lucky to win the
fourth race. There was a -am soon
after the start in which Old Sinner
fell. End Man. the favorite. was
blocked and had to go wide, losing
all chance to get UP with the lead-
ers. Koran, with big lead, went
under the wire three lensths ahead
of Ed Garrison. while Billy Boots
i5-to-1 shot. dropped into third
place.
Lady Betty scored an easy victor~
in the Second race. This one hes
been waiting for a soft track and
was played down to to 1. Douglas
Fairbanks was second and Lullabye
third. Starkader got IN the
brackets In the fifth. There was u
heavy play on Marion Rollins. blu.
this 5-yesr-old mare showed a dis
tinct dislike for the mrd ard ran
sluggishly.
Another upset occurred in the last
event when Miss Efiliarity beat Fos-
ter Embry. the even-money favorIte.
The winner. 3-year-old Ally.
owned by w. B. Cross, was in light
and made most of the running.
Foster Embry ran one Of his poor
races and had to be hard pressed
to beat Fireworth for the place.
The results:
First Race For 2-year- olds;
msidens; claiming; 1910; six fun
longs: Thistle bloom. los (Callahan),
to 2, even, l to 2; Sun Girl, 100
(SchefeD. to ., 1 to 6; King B..
los tkennedy). l to 3. Time.
1:15 rs. Tricolette. loneliness,
Naomik and Coltex also ran.
Second Race-For 3-year-olds ana
up: claiming: 800: Ave and a half
furlongs: Lady Betty, l02 (Chal-
mers). to l. to 8, to s: Douglas
Fairbanks, los (Burns). to 1. )
to g.; Lullabye. 1o2 CPenman). 3
tn < THINE N 40
Cannonball. Scintillate, Pokey B.,
Acclamation Boiler Ma Brena. Lady
Freeman and Automatic Red also
ran.
Third Race-For 3-year-olds and
up; claiming; 800: Ave and a half
furlonEs: INDIAN, ITO (Pickens). s
to 2. even, l to 2; Lyric, los (Kel-
sey). to 5. to S; Yeoma nett
1o2 (HunO. l to 2. Time. 107 As.
Jessica F., The Enquirer. Berretta,
Machine Gunner. Jack HeaIey. MARI
cusa and Leo Enfield also ran,
Fourth Race-For 3-year-olds ana
up; claiming; 800; six furlonEs:
Koran, 101 (SchefeD, 2 to 1, 3 to g.;
to 2: Ed. Garrison. los (Pickens),
even, to 3: Billy Boots, 100 (Pevic).
to l. Time, lis LIS. Endman,
Old Sinner and Sugarmint also ran.
Fifth Raee-For 3-year-olds ano
up: claiming; 800; nve and a half
furlongs: Starkader, H. (McLough-
lin), to 1, 3 to 5, to 5: Loyalist.
lis (Fields), even. 1 to 2: Pittsbure.
ia (kelsey). 2 to l. Time, 1903 rs.
Marion Hollins. Sir Jack. Sureget
and Triumphant also ran.
Sixth Race For 3-year-olds.
claiming; 800: one mile and fifty
yards: Miss Hilarity, - (McLaugh-
mn. TO l, even. to 2: Foster
Emorey. 1oS (Chaimers), 1 to 3, 1
70 8; Flreworth. ITO (Hunt), to 4.
Time, 1:47 As. Toss Up, Dotta,s
Best. Zioe. Fair and Warmer ana
Ravenseau also ran.