The New York herald., 1922-01-07
DELAY AT POST AID
TO MYSTERIOUS GIRL
Escapes Kicks and CrOwding
by Lunetta and Leads All the
Way in Vamp Purse.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New ORLEANS, La, Jan. 6.-Myster-
ious Girl, ridden by Lang. proved most
fortunate and bit the speediest In the
running Of the vamp purse which fea-
tured the program at the Fair Grounds
to-day. The winner drew a post POSI-
ton we'll away from the heels Of
Lunetta, which lashed about for eleven
minutes to 5eopardize the chances of
Genie W., Padua, and three others, and
several times landed painfully. Mys-
terious Girl went to the first turn on the
lead and by selecting the better patches
along a track that was fast growing
heavy under a steady rain held the lead
to the end. Genie W.. one of the great
est sufferers from Lunetta's perversity.
took the outer path rounding the turns
and finished with rush to take second
over Day Lilly. Lunetta was messed
about In the running in an effort to
take advantage of openings along the
rail and tired badly, as IL she had run
her race at the barrier The crowd
gave Starter Dade a prolonged ovation
for his successful effort in getting the
bad acting field away to an almost per-
feet start.
The results:
First Race-For maiden two-year-olds: /:
purse. 81 900; three furi9ngs; Prince X; rs
Delusve, 1I5 (MarinelD. Is to 1. 8 to l and
to I. second; Old Top. 1l5 (Scobie). to l..
Hay, Lilac Time, The Mule skinner, Duster.
Margaret Loretta, st. Angeieta and Roseate
II. also ran.
ward; claiming; purse. $1,000; six furlongs
fiPst: G s saHdalWood. % los III B Burhs5. 10 /.
n ~ .t.l
10 to 1. to and to L.. third. Time,
1915 1-5. Bemgali. Bit Of Green. Winnie
come, Surmount. Service Star, Applejack
H.. Midnight Stories and Sandy II. also ran.
Third Race-For three-year-oids; claiming
purse. 81 900: six furlongs: Rob. 1i2 Gar
ner), o to ). to and to 3. first; Hills
second; Delhi Maid. 96 Cwaiiace), 10 to 1.
to and TO l. third. Time, 10 2-5.
Dorius. Miss Crestwood. Margaret White.
Forest Queen. Trico and Grass Tree also
Fourth Race-For four-year-olds and up
ward; claiming; purse. $1,000: six furlongs: :
and to I. first: Ground Swell. 11o CBurke),
6 10 l. to ! and even, second; sagamore.
tSira lG ns M To 10 sns Marse john 20
Monastery. Rising Rock and Huonec also
Fifth Race-The vamp purse. for three
lowances: purse. 81 500; one mile: Mys-
,erious Girl, 1o5 Lang), Z TO 1. to and
3 to 2 and even. second: Day Lilly. 9s
(Gantner). 8 to l, to and to 3. third.
Time. 1 :42 3-5. Mavourneen. Herd Girl.
Padua and Lunetta also ran.
Sixth Race-The West End Purse: for
four-year-olds and upward: allowances:
purse, 81 900: one mile and seventy yards:
Thimbe, 102 (Lang), 0 to 20. to and out
first; Wynnewood. 103 (Garner), to 1. @ TO
and TO o. second: Flibbertygibbet. f03
tscobie). - to ]. to and 6 to >. third.
Time. 1 :46 3-5. War Note and Rapid Tray
eler also ran.
Seventh Race-For four-year-olds and up
ward: claiming; purse. 81 900: one mile and
three-sixtecnth: Richciieu, 112 (Mooney). Z
to /. . to and even. first: Young Adam. 1l2
(CoItilcttD. O to I. 2 to and even, second: :
Gourmand. 112 (E. Barnes). TO 1, 2 to I
and even, third. Time. 2:0I. Johnny Over
ton. Little z, Alex. Jr, and Sammy Jay
also ran.