The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-23
SERVITOR'S Squirt
BEATS FAVORITES
AT new ORLEANS
Ponce's Mount Sets Track
Mark of Season for
Six Furlongs.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dee. a.
Servitor. ridden by Ponce, ran the
fastest six furlongs OF the meeting
when he took the handicap which
featured WELL rounded program
at Jefferson Park today.
Servitor was rated behind a pace
that Frigate, the favorite. and
Courtship fought for, and came with
dash through the final eighth.
when the front runners wavered. to
win by a half length. Frigates out
stayed Conrtship in. the drive for
place honors. sWoodtrap and others
followed them home. The winners
time was 1913 lis.
The track was fast and the balmy
weather attracted a fair weekday
crowd, which witnessed the defeat
of most Of the favorites. Frigate
was the ffth successive choice to
fall. The Kentuckians advertised
Gallant Foe as good thing" but
the wise delegation settled on Doric
in the. fourth and she won handily
from Trantula. while Gallant Foe
saved third place under weird ride
by l.. McDermott.
+. Kate Brummel kept Bill Block
pinned on the rail throughout the
final eighth OF the mile race and
took the purse by head I'M
der wallaces vigorous ride. Bill
Block would have won with equal
racing luck.
Bob Smith and his Sunnyland sta
Bile broke into the winning ranks
with Cape Pillar, who showed
clever effort in taking the opener
over the five-furlong distance. Nor
ris sent the colt away on his toes
and he held sway Throughout, driven
to the limit at the end to Withstand
BY Gosh's game challenge. Barnes
was of little help to the latter.
Honorable was third.
Ace of Aces won on his best be-
havior in the second race. He as
sumed the lead at the break ard
though firing after having wide
lead entering the stretch. he just
managed to last to win by a neck
from Bengore. Sandy H. was third:
Lively, the favorite, was shuffled
about through the running: he
supplied apprentice Scobie with his
first money at the meeting. me
results:
First Race - Maiden 2-year-oids;
$500; 5 furlongs. Cape Pillar. 10
(Morris). 4 to l. s to 5, 4 to 0: BY
Gosh, IFS (Barnes), I to 10, to 81
Honorable. lis Gancaster), to 10.
Time. 1901 is. Blossom House.
walespa, Margaret Elnora, Leander,
Miracle Man. Pluribelle, Orcadia.
Bills Luck and Bette Louise also
ran.
Second Race-Four-year-o and
up: claiming; 800: 6 furlongs. Ace
Of Aces, liz (Ponce). . to 2, to l.,
even: Bengore. liz (MarinellD, to
l. even: Sandy II, ITO Gang), to l.
Time, 1914 As. Capers. Enos, Win
neconne, Plain Bill, Lively. Lieut..
Parkins. Ragazza and Helen Atkin
also ran.
Third Race Two year olds;
claiming; 800: mile. Kate Brum-
NELL, s5 (wallace). 9 to ., to D..
to 5: Bill Block, 106 (Gantner).
to 5, 2 to S; Briarclin, 100 (Barnes).
even. Time, 1:l rs. Stamp. Lucky
Girl, Bennington, Plunella and Dada
also ran.
Fourth Race Three-ycar olds;
claiming: 800: 5ls furlongs. Doric,
ll2 (ButwelD. Z to 2. even, to 8:
Trantula. III (Coney), 1 to 2. l to 4:
Gallant Foe, los (McDermott), / to ).
Time, 1907. Harp of the North,
Promising Tom. Perhaps and BY
Jove also ran.
Fifth Race Handicap: for all
ages; $1,000; furlongs. Servitor,
112 (Ponce), to 1. 3 to 1. I to S:
Frigate, 112 (ButwelD. TO 3, / to 6;
Courtship, 102 (zoeller), to 5.
Time, 1913 lis. Moody, Woodtrap,
Ultra Gold. Incog and Mavourneen
also ran.
Sixth Race-Three-y ear-olds and
up: claiming; 800; l lis miles.
Ace, 10s (MarinellD. Is to 5. 6 to 5,
to 2: Current Events. 9S (Bruen-
ing), to I, 5 to 1: Cote dor, 107
(Barnes), to 10. Time. 1:4S. Cour-
lis, Mr.. Y, Dahabiah I'd, Joe Joe. and
Oaklawn Belle also ran.
Seventh Race - Three-year- olds
and up; claiming: 800; IL miles.
Gorilla, 50 (Wilson), 6 to 5. I to ?,
to 4: Zone d'Armee, 107 (Rice),
10 to J, 5 to 1: Attorney Muir, 1o7
Holloway, Z to 5. Time, 1854.
Lady Granite, Hay. The Colleen
Bawn. LEnjoleur. Montillo, Old
Faithful. Pattern and Jerry also ran.