New-York tribune., 1921-12-17
Close Finish
Marks Feature
Havana Race
Cromwell Wins by a Head
From Lads Love, While
Eleanor $. Is Sd by Nose
Special Gable TO The Tribune


HAVANA, Dec fs-The feature race
at Oriental Park here this afternoon
was everything the term implies. There
were no real high-class thoroughbreds
in tho mile and q sixteenth handicap
for all ages, but the race from start
to finish was close enough to give the
most hardened speculator thrill. The
winner was Cromwell, from the stable
Of Bill DAILY. Lads Love was second
and Eleanor S. third. Frank w, the
favorite, WAS fourth.
Cromwell, with Jockey Dominick up,
saved ground all the way after fast
start. At the quarter this 3-to-1 shot
was half length ahead of Lads Love:
at the half only neck separated the
pair, and at the three-quarters Crom-
well held the lead by head. Turning
into the stretch the pacemaker still
led by head. and racing down the
stretch to the wire their relative posi-
tions were unchanged. Eleanor s.
made up lot of ground and was
nose behind Lads Love at the finish.
A. w Hamel's American Legion was
the tip in the opener, and this one was
SO popular that it closed at 9 to 5, but
the "wise money" plungers were given
shock when Bitter Biting, owned by
Fl. E. Davis and we'll ridden by Hunt,
raced under the wire hrst at 20 to /.
Plurality was second and the favorite
third. The winner drew away fast and
just lasted
Another close finish resulted in the
third race. when Mike, the choice Of the
bettors. beat Midian by a neck. The
latter led up to the stretch and looked
like an easy winner, but when Mike
challenged its opponent stopped, and
but fer lead of seven lengths on
Golden Red would have been out of
the money. Golden Red hung on
ga1nely all the way.
The C. and D. Stable scored again
this afternoon when Zululand won the
fourth race, which it was thought
Stables Heron. This one was played
down to l to 8, but Zululand led from
start to finish. and won by length
and a half from the odds-on, which
was only neck in front Of The
Leopard, q 15-to-1 shot, at the finish.
The results:
First race (purse $500; Tor two-year-
oids, maidens; allowances; Ave and half
furlonss) Bitter Biting. lot Gun), 20
10 II uSelssy5, so 1"9 to y to 0 and TO io
second American Legion. 10 (Rice). C
to 8. 2 to and ! to s. third Tine
Caslik. Old Folks, Fazenda and Moro
Castle also run.
Second race (purse s7oo, for three-ycar-
olds and upward claiming hve and
to .. even and to 2. won; indian. fn2
tPeytc) to l. 70 % and to : SECOND |;
and eyen third. Time. i:07 As. Hazel
r.. Dandy Van, Marty Lou. High Olym pus,
White Crown and King Worth also ran.
Third race fpurse 800; for three-year
olds and upward; claiming; FIVE and a
to 2, even and to 2, won: Tom Goose
liz (Chalmers), 10 to |. to l and to
/, second Jill, 100 1Brydssso)s, 70 /. even We
Tawasentha. Douglas Fairbanks, Riposta
and Luirneme also ran.
Fourth race fpurse 500: three year ODDS
and upward; allowances; six furlongs>--
and l to 4, won; Heron l15 (Kelsayl,. /
TO 2, to s and l to IT, second; The
Leopard 10s (Kennedy), 12 to l. to
celia Boy. The Pirate and Sailor also ran.
Fifth race (purse s7oo: for all ages;
handicap; claiming; one and ne-sixteenth
m!les)--Cromwen, 1l5 CDominick). to
(Heupfel. ) to /. even and l to 2, sec
ond Eleanor g.. 1875 (Dreyer). 3 to /,
even and to 9. third. Time, AS 3-5.
The Enquirer. FRANK W. and Ticacy also
ran.
Sixth race-(purse 500: for .hree-year-
olds and upward claiming; one nilel-
Poilu, 1o5 (Pribble). even, to and 1
to !, to 8 and | to 3. second; Tokaion
March, f13 (HunD, to i. to / and
even, third. Time. 1:40 As. Little Gink.
Stir Up. American Soldier and Miserocorde
also ran.