The Washington herald., 1921-12-26
TAKES 5TH RUNNING
OF STAKE; IS HARD
DRIVEN AT FINISH
Cromwell, an Outsider,
Barely Falls Short in
Stretch Drive.

HAVANA, Dec. 25.-rhe ffth run
ming Of the Christmas Handicap, the
feature at Oriental Park here this
afternoon. resulted in an impress
sive victory for Gen. j., NJ. Conner,
fhe 3-year-old Hessian colt, which
is owned by n. Adam. The race.
which was run over the mile and
hfty yard route. was worth s2.s4O
TO the winner.
Gen Gomez, which was coupled
with Aiken as the C and D stab
entry, set a heart breaking pace
from the start, but was weakening
at the finish and had to be hard
driven by Jockey Heupel to beat
cromwell. an outsider. which lay
on the early pace and came strong
IN the stretch, losing the verdict
oy only a half-length. Aiken was
third. fve lengths back.
Nine horses went to the post. the
and d Stable entry and that of
Nose Goldblatt, which consisted OF
Herron and Alta Boy I'd, getting
the heaviest play in the betting
ring The Goldblatt pair proved a
disappointment, curling up after
the FIRST sprint The winners frac-
tional time-:23 as. :26 3-5, l1:12 is
and 1888 is - indicates tiat the
Hessian colt can step rigit along
when conditions are ideal, ind GER
tsinly s3,24o is not to be sneezed
pat. especially on Xmas DS.
1t was the best day Of the ieason in
many respects. The stands Sere filed
- capacity and II was estimated that
k-aore than 10000 persons gre pres
TENT when the first event ws run on.
The talent got a nice breaI for the
favorites slipped under the Sire with
unusual regularity. The bokies were
the only ones who failed 4 get the
holiday spirit, but in yid OF the
numerous recent upsets. ii believed
that they will stand te days
losses without resorting 4 the gas
pipe.
The holiday handicap fol all ages
at five and a half furlon9 involv-
ing a purse of 5000, was the econdary
feature. In this sprint. fhe Boy,
which packed 100 pounds, ed judge
Pryor to the finish by aboq a length.
This pair put up fine raceend when
they hooked up in the sttch many
believed that The Boy weld crack
under the heavy impost, # Jockey
Robinson handled his moud well and
stayed in front long enoqh TO get
the purse. The results
First Race-Three-yea and v;
Five furIongs: Discussion,1o3 CMS-
benz, 1870. 200. $50; Currency. NJ
(Swart). 2.4o. 2.20; indian 11o (kt
sew, $40. Time. lis. tarakaoS
Ray Ennis, Cousin, Mike Ind Butie
also ran.
second Race-Three-yef-o lds am
up; Ave and a half furlongs: Frss
cuelo. ITO (Dominick), 40, 5.Io' s.oq
Red, los (Pickens), $50, 40; Bao
Faust, 1o1 ct. Burns). 40. Time
1903 SIS. War Map. Golden Red, can
teen Girl. Bubbles. Lady Ivan. Norm
g.. Sure Get also ran
Third Race-Two-year-old purs
$500; 1--WE furlongs: a-Cydonia, :
CKelsay), $40, 2.10, $50; Little Blac
sheep. 1O7 CPenman), 2.1o. 2.so; a-U
limo 10 (McLaughlin), $50. Tim
1;o22 Us. Awning. Moon Wink
LleeweIlyn. Camaito also ran.
a-Coupled in betting.
Fourth Race-Handicap; $500;
ages: ave and q half furlongs: II
Boy, $50 &C. Robinson). 500. 81
out; Judge Pryor, 1Oo BRENNAN
$40, out; Riverside, 113 CHeupe+
out. Time. 1907 as. Miss MUM
also ran.
Fifth Racial ages; Christm
handicap; purse $4,000 added: m
and SO yards. aGen. ]. NJ. Com
IFS Heupel). $50. $40, $50; Cror
we'll, i13 (Diminick). 40, A.
aAtken, 100 (Clements), g..
Time: 1:43. a-CoupIed in the b
ting. Attaboy ID. Inquiry. Fra
w Heron and Betty j. also RAM
sixth Race-Three-year-o 4
ND; claiming; 1 mile: DIR. Shan
los u. Maiben), ITO. 40.
Rockport, III IT. Burns), 40, 3
Bin Hunley. los (Smallwood), 81
Time: I:41 as. Sunrose, Slick
Fair and Warmer, John ]. Cal
and Mary Erb also ran.
seventh Race Three-year-d
and up; purse 500; mile and
Yards: The Pirate, 112 tPenm3
$50, $50, $50; Golden Chance,
ID. Pribble). $50. $50; Fo{
Embry. 1os IN. swsrt). 40. I'll
ia. Col. Lit. II. NJ. Stevens,
ryhfll, Roseate and Yellow BloS