The New York herald., 1922-02-10
CLOSE FINISHES IN
RACES AT HAVANA
Miss Hope, PerpIexity and
MeadowbroOk Arc Each
First by a Head.
Special Gable 10 THE New Yonx HERALD.

Special Cable 10 THE NEW York HERALD.
HAVANA, Feb. 9.-Interesting contests
were in order at Oriental Park this af-
ternoon. While the fields lacked class
the horses were we'll matched and the
ma jority of The finishes found tht win
ners extended to the lir;:; to win by
small margins ~. e. ST.
The conditions of the first two called
for maiden three -year-ods and upward.
A head separated the first and second
horses in both these events. Both re-
suited in long hard stretch drives. Miss
Hope outgamed Moro Castle In the
opener. while Perplexity and outlasted
Mr.. Jiggs Mn the second race. The for
mcr was an outsider. while Perplexity
was the odds on favorite
A prospective coup was spoiled when
Little Cottage finished second to Pitts.
burgh in the third race.
Sugarmint and Wedgewood fought 1t
out all the last furlong In the fourth
race. The latter. although stopping fact,
lasted long enough to get the decision by
neck. Koran. the favorite. broke
slowly and was in close quarters at the
finish.
weadowworth graduated from che
from behind in the stretch of the fifth
TO get up in final strides and beat the
firing Mig by a house. The results:
FIRST RAcE-Maidens three-year- -oids and
upward: claiming; purse 500: six furlongs
Miss Hope a3 N. SwarO. 10 to :, to I
and to I, first; MORO Castle. los tKen-
nedy). > 10 ?. even and to 2. second; I;
Speedy Lady. io5 diunD, TO !. 6 to 5
and 2 to 3. third Time, rs So. Miss
Frauand. Plaudella. Tag Day. Caslik
Hazel r., OCCUPATION. Chico H., Bubbles
SECOND RACE-Araidens three-yoar-o oids
and upward; claiming: purse 300; six fur
to and I TO 10, first Mr.. Jiggs. 10
(scheffeD, 10 TO I. 3 to and 20 8. gee
ond Jap Muma.. i1o O<elsay), 10 !, )
Mother Carey, Anita Springer, Hyeres
Smiling Through, Keltoi. Not Tct Hullo
and Mark Denunzio also ran.
THIRD RACE--Four year-olds and upward: !:
claiming: purse 800: five and half fur
longs; Pittsburg, 40 (CarrolD, q 10 l. :
to . and q 20 :. first; Little Cottage. 1o5
second Tom Goose. 10 (Burns), q to I,
, TO 2 and to 5. third. Time. ] ;0s IL.
Lady Hester. Kentmere, Felix NJ. Pokey
b., Timothy J. Hogan and Luimeme also
FOURTH RACE-Four-year-olds and up
ward; claiming; purse 500; five and a
half fur,ongs Sugar Mint tc3 OPribble).
TO .. even and 10 .. first: Wedeewood.
105 Kennedy), 10 !, = TO and z 10 J,
second; Midian, 100 tPevicl. 10 to i. " TO
and 2 to I, third. Time. :n7 81. Koran,
Tarascon, Norfolk Belle, Frascuelo and
Peasant also ran.
FIFTH 1AcE-Three -year-olds and upward:
claiming. purse 500: ore mile ard six
teenth: Meadoworih. 105 (Sche ffei. 3 TO 2,
10 I. and 20 T. first: Mig. as IN. Swartl, ,
TO I, . to and 6 to .. second; Counsel,
Ioi (Josiaf). 3 to I, 3 to I and s to :,
third. Time. 40 Ia. Nagnesia. Audrey
A. Stir Up. Salesman. Pianta rede. Ma
rauder. Sir Adsum and Constantine also
ran.
SIXTH RAcE--Four-year- r-olds and inward:
claiming: purse STo0: one mile Poilu. 1os
(PrIbble), 4 TO I. 4 TO 3 and to y. first
Jacobean, 103 tMaiben). to ., To ! and
10 ~, s,cond; Brynlmah. 10 tI<elsay). I.
z 10 I. to,5 and 3 20 <. third. Tire,
f.3a4-5 Maysville. Christie Holters,
Blaseaway and All Vczina also ran.