The Washington herald., 1921-12-25
STEPS 6 FURLONCS
IN FASTEST time
OF PRESENT MEET
Abadane Gets the Second
Money, Eternity Fin
ishes Third.

Jeuersons holiday eve crowd VIII
messed the running of the best pro-
gram OF the meeting over a light
ning-fast track. 1t developed up
sets galore. some of which the in
competent starting was responsible
Tor and the unsuccessful deouts or
several high-ciass Kentucky horses
who will undoubtedly be the litter
for today's experience.
The feature handicap. a six-fur-
long event. went to War Zone. one
of the fortunates at the ragged
start. Old Christ Miller kept him
in the lead throughout with Court
ship always his closest attendant
The big Kentuckian. John s. Rear.
don. raced in third position for the
greater part of the way but weak
ened in the closing strides. and gave
way to Arrowhead The race was
run in liz 2-5, the fastest time OF
the meeting for the distance. Start
er Tribe presented Archie Alexander
with his Christmas gift at the start
OF the second. a siX-furlong sprint
which assembled some clever rep
resentatives The getaway was bao
for all but Archie, who Immediately
went into a wide lead and dominated
the running to the final sixteenth.
0Odudncs the ncdNliy : DdCNcu buus-
on choice. made up a lot of ground
and seemed that he would overtake
the leader, but he bore out slightly
in the closing strides and was COM
PEELED to be content with second.
Eternity was third. Abadane was
claimed by F. w. station for $4,000
After many efforts and misfortunes
Eddie Nash's Honorable finally
graduated in the opener over the
six-furlong dash. -zoeller rated him
along behind the early pace and he
drew out in the stretch to win easily
from Wireless. Roy c saved third.
The well-bscked Romulus was shut
fed about at the ragged start and
through the running.
Brilliant Ray was the second
favorite TO score when he took the
third. FIVE and a half furlong dash
from better-class juveniles.
He broke in front, but Holloway
rushed Fred Kinney up on the out
side and into a wide lead rounding
the turn The effort told on Kinney
entering the stretch and Brilliant
Ray reassumed command to finally
go OF to a clever score from ASH
land. Fred Kinney lasted Ions
enough to save third. Pimlico fin-
ally lived up to the expectations Of
a select coterie when he accounted
for the fourth. a claiming handicap
over the mile and one-eighth route.
He caught the early pacemake,
Wynnewood firing entering the
stretch and drew out to an easv
score.
The latter saved place honors In
the general drive over Master Jack.
Tantalus found the track too hard
and rafused To extend himself Tho
results:
First Race-Maiden and 3-year-
Odds: purse $500; 6 furlongs. Hon
orable. los (Zoeller), 3 to 2. l to 2,
to 4: Wireless. lis (Babin). S to /,
4 to 1; Roy c. lis (Chiavstti). s to 5.
Time, i:14 As Hot Spur. Peggy
Eaton, Far Sight. Hermoden, Print
er's Devil. Bully Buttons. Crest and
Romolus also ran.
Second Race-Three-y ear-olds and
up; claiming; purse 800: furlongs.
Archie Alexander, los (Gaptner). 7
to l. . to I. to 5; Abadane, los
CScobie). to 8, 1 to s; Eternity. 80
Cwnson). even. Time. 1918 3-5. APP
plejack Cd. Ultra Gold. st. Isidore
and Archive also ran.
Third Race - Two year olds
claiming: purse 500; 51a furlongs.
Brilliant Boy. 100 (Coney), 2 to 1.
4 to 5, . to 5; Ashland, los CwilsonJ,
tol. 5 to 2; Fred Kinney. Ill (Hol-
loway). even. Time, 1907. Griselda.
Grass Tree. Mabel Curtis, Bodied
Hair. Delhi Maid. Adventure, Night
boat, Dorius and Clinchfield also ran.
Fourth Race-Claiming: handicap;
s-year-olds and up; purse 800; u
miles. Pimlico. 100 (Gantner), s to
l. to /. to 5; wynnewood. 116
CPonce). I to 10. l to ,; Master Jack,
100 CMarinell). 2 to l. Time.
I:521-5. Tantalus, Tulsa and Wick
ford also ran.
Fifth Race Handicap; all ages;
purse $1,000; furlongs. War Zone,
los CMiller). to .. to 10. l to 4;
Courtship. los (Zoeller), even. 2 to 5;
Arrowhead. 1O6 (wilson). to 2.
Time. l12 As. sHerd Girl, John
S. Reardon. tBunga Buck and min
ute Man also ran. M. Jones entry.
fDattner entry.
Sixth Race Three-year-olds and
up: claiming; purse 500; lis
miles. Clean Gone, ia (Morris), 7
to /. to 2. to s: Raider. 100 CMc-
Dernott). 3 to 5, 1 to 4; Verify, 1O2
(Scobie), to l. Time, I:46 as.
Flibberty Gibbet, Pickwick. Coto
dor. Darnay and Alex jr. also ran.
seventh Race Three year olds
and up; claiming; purse 800: X
miles. On High, 101 CMcDermott),
Q to 2. s to 5, 4 to 5: Gourmand. III
CBarnes). s to 5, 3sto S: Devil Dog,
10 (Ponce), even. Time, 2:OT. Chal-
Ienger. Pattern, Corydon. Lady
Longfellow and Lottery also ran.