The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-12
GENERAL MENOCAL
CAPTURES FEATURE
ATCUBA, PAYlNG25
Takes Annual 1-Mile Title
Race for 3-Year-Olds
In Easy Fashion.

HAVANA, pee. li'--OHc VI INV
classics of the Cuban turf season
was decided. at Oriental Park here
this afternoon. when General Me-
nocal the big bay colt owned by
the c. and d. Stables, romped TO an
easy victory in the annual one-mile
championship for s-year-olds. The
purse was worth $3.50 to the win
ner which. amazed the spectators by
negotiating the distance in 1.4o is.
which is excellent ime for a slow
track.
II was not much Of field that
the Cuban horse beat but the man.
ner in which he accomplished his
work brought much applause from
the stands There was a reason for
this too, for the son OF Hessian was
the medium, Of heavy plunge and
closed at 3 to s. Eleanor s.. the
even money outsider. was second
five lengths back, while Aiken. cou-
pied in the betting with the win
ner. was third.
Not for a moment was the result
in doubt. Gen. Menocal was of
fast. made every post winning
faster time had Jockey Hunt gone
to the whip. Aiken was sideways
when the barrier went up and SIM
H. -
1t was a poor field. J. NJ. 9obez
and Huen were scheduled TO start
but were withdrawn at the last mo-
ment, although both are good on a
slow track.
Favorites went down in four of
the seven races. In the opener, a
five-furlong dash for 3-year-olSs, Il.
Miller's Lady Hester, under a fine
ride by Chalmers, got home first
and paid TO l. Medusa. another
outsider. was second. and Far East,
the favorite. finished third. Chal-
mers Rugged the rail all the way,
saved lots Of ground, and lasted to
win by a length and a half.
Blaze Away, also owned by the
c and d Stables. won the second
race, while Col. Chilli, owned by a
local stable. was victorious in the
third. Z. E. Majors Golden Chance
took the fourth, Shipmate the sixth
and Toney Beau made runs way
affair of'the closing event, winning
by six lengths from Blanca. The
talent elected Bill HURLEY in the
closing race. but Bill stumbled at
the start and was hard pressed to
finish in fourth place.
A1l
up: claiming; 500: 81. furlongs.
Lady Hester. los (Chalmers), s TO
l. to l. S 10 5: Medusa, 90 Dur
ga). 5 to .. to 5; Far East. 100
CConnorsD. TO ). Time: l:lO. Scin-
tillate, ChIncOteague. Boher-Na-
Breena, Sir Jack. Count Boris, Tom
Goose and Toney also ran.
Second Race Three-year- olds
and up; claiming; 500; 5iz fur
longs: Blazeaway. lis CHeupeD. .
to l. TO 10. l to ); Discussion, los
(Moore), to !, to 1; Hazel w,
eS (ScheffeD. 4 to 5. Time: 1903 As
Riposta. Good Hope, Jack Hesly.
Forbid. Undo and Blaise also ran.
Third Race For 2-year-olds:
claiming; 500: furlongs: Colonel
Chile; 90 (Pribble), S to l, to l, S
TO s; Diversity, 1o7 (Atkinson), 5
to .. TO S; Mad Nell. 1o6 CBoyle).
) to 5. Time: liz is. Foul
Weather. Stone Wall. Navisco. Tom
ohai. Don Manuel and Awning also
ran.
Fourth Race-Three-yea and
up: claiming; $500; s furlongs: Col
den Chance, log CPribble). TO 5.
l to 3. l to 6; Rankin. 1o3 CMc-
laughing. s to 5. 4 to 5; Tarascon,
los (Walls). 5 to . No time. Blu
ford. The Pirate. Billy Boots and
Redland also ran.
Fifth Race-Three-year-o lds and
up: $4,000 added: Cuba Mile Cham
pionship: General Menocsl 104
Ckelsay). to ;. out. out: Eleanor 6.
Ie1 CDreyeO. out. out: Aiken. los
HeupeD. out. Time: $40 Is. Gem
eral Menocal and Aiken coupled.
Only three starters.
Sixth Race-Three-year- Odds and
up: claiming; s7s0: 3-I6 miles:
Shipmate, 100 (Ficlds). to /, S to
5. to 10: Christie Rolters. 90
tSmallwood). even. / to .; Harry NJ.
Stevans. l13 (Snith), to 10. Time
2.o1 AS. Mays Bob, CONNIE CT and
Walter Turr"ow also ran
Seventh r e Three Ids
and up; claiming; 500: ! mile and
so yards: Tony Beau. 1oe CSchcreD.
to l. to ), to 5; Blanca, 1O7
(Rurns). to 1. even; Brynlimah.
100 (Kennedy), to 10. Time: 1916.
George w, Fireworth. Bill Hunley.