The New York herald., 1922-02-20
COMEDIE D. AMOUR
SHOWS WAY IN CUBA
Beats Small Field i'm American
Handicap, the Favorite,
UltimO, Running Ont.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD.
HAVANA, Cuba. Feb 19.-The program
at Oriental Park this afternoon was
built up around the Cuba American
Handicap, the stake to which S2.500
was added. 1t was dash of six fur
longs for threeyear-o and brought
out a field of five, two of which were
coupled as the ]. w. Pange entry.
Ultimo. which nung up track record
few days ago, was made the favorite
He was heavily supported as the odds on
choice and was ridden by ". swart. At
the barrier Ultimo was fractions and
when the break came wss rather slow
to begin When he got his stride he
moved up with a rush and drawing away
had seven lengths lead passing the five-
furlong pole. He then bolted TO the out
side and had TO be pulled up to keep
from going over the outside rail. This
put him out OF the struggle. In the
stretch run the Keene Bros. filly
inside and at the end disposed of the
opposition, beating out Ultimata by
length and quarter.
The six furlon2s were run in ! IA.
The gross value OF the stake was $3.390,
the winners portion being $3.50.
The first race went to the favorite. Ca
toctn. who came from behind in the
last furlong and easily disposed of the
pacemaker Lady Ivan
In the second the aged gelding Butler
took the lead rounding the far turn and
kept it to the finish, where he beat the
favorite. Mike, in easy fashion by
length.
Cuban Colt in Front.
The Cuban bred Morro Castle came
back with another winning performance
when he beat Pcrplexity by n length in
the third. The winner came from be-
hind in the last furlong and won going
away
The summaries:
FIRST RACE.-Three-y year-olds and upward; ;
claiming; purse. 300: five and a half fur
longs. Cactine, 1i0 Carey. 20 2. even
mers), 10 to /, to 1 and 2 to /. second
Primitive, 1o5 (kennedyl, to l., to :
and to :, third Time. ;os 30. Also RAJ ran
Lady Betty, Dandy Van, Invincible. Dra-
goon and BriZz
SECOND RACE.-Three-y year-olds and up
ward; claiming: purse, 500: five and
/. 2 TO and even. first; Mike, li3 prib-
ble), . to ]. 4 to : and 2 to 3, second !;
Machine Gunner, ] l3 kennedy), to 2,
to 3 and to TO- third. Time. :os 80
Scratched-North Elkhorn and Red.
THIRD RACE.-Three-yea and up
ward; claiming; pudse, 800; five and
half furlongs. MORO Castle. 10i Uken-
nedy), to /. to ! and even, first; Per-
plexity. 1o5 Pickens). 2 to /. TO and
. to 3. second Winds of Chance, los
tClements). s TO !, 3 to / and TO .. third
Time, :O7 3-5. Scratched-Relability,
Awning. Forbid Mad Nell and Ina Wood
FOURTH RACE.-Cuba American Handicap
for three-yea -olds; 50 800 added; six fur
longs Comedie D'Amour, 104 (Kennedy) +,
TO ., to 10 and out, first Ultimata,
104 Pribble). 3 to l. 10 and out second .
Quesada. 100 (McLaughiIn). to /, 20 8
and out, third. Time, :i2. Scratched
Tomahol
FIFTH RACE.-Four-year -olds and upward ;
claiming; purse, 800: mile and fifty yards
The Englshman, los CPrlbbie). to .. even
and to ., first; Navajo, los 0<ennedy), ,
4 to /, TO and 10 >, second Bill Hun
ley. III IN. SwarD TO /, Z to 10 and
1 to 3, third. Time, "a 80. Scratched
Thornbloom.
SIXTH RACE.-Four-yea r-ods and upward !;
claimlng purse, 500; mile and fifty yards.
Molinero. 10 CPenman). to l. to . and
to 3, first Meadoworth. 1l3 (Robinson) f,
to 2. to and to 10, second; Baby
to ;. third. Time, "a 1-J. All started
SEVENTH RACE.-Four-year-o and up
ward; claiming; purse, $500: mile and fifty
yards. Rankin, fO4 CFields), TO !, 3 to
and TO 3, first Marcella Boy. 81 IN.
Swart), 10 /, to > and 4 to 5, second :
Harock, 10J (kennedy) TO ., even and
l TO ., third. Time, ! :43 20. All started.