The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-21
GENERAL MENOCAL
CAPTURES FEATURE
AT HAVANA TRACK
Wins by Length From
Judge Pryor-Guv'nor
Outgamed in Stretch.

HAVANA Jan. 20.-Gen. Menocal.
owned by the C. and d. Stable, fur
nished the sensation in today's fea-
ture race, the Galiano Handicap.
There were four entries, all well
backed by those who back their
judgment with coin, All got away
to good start. Guv,nor and Judge
Pryor ran nose and nose from the
first jump through the first quarter.
and came down the stretch nodding
in and out of the lead.
They set a dizzy pace from the
start, too fast for them to sustain
to the finish. Gen. Menocal laid or
the early pace, and trailed the field
until we'll into the last furlong. AL
ways in a position to challenge, he
made his bid with grand burst
of speed as they neared the finish.
and passed the firing leaders
and won by length, going away
from Judge Pryor who had finally
loutgamed Guv'nor.
The fourth event furnished an.
other sensational finish when Suez,
under hard drive, managed to last
just lCSgN enough to beat Caraway
out by a head Caraway was COM
ing up Strong. and passed the win
ner like a whirlwind directly after
they had crossed the line, but too
late to score first.
Driving finishes were the order of
the day. The afternoon opened with
one when Tom Goose beat Kentmer
~ a close margin. Cy Herriok, al
The start, cut out a pace too fast
for his own stamina. He weakened.
and faded out OF the picture in. the
last quarter when Mike came
up and beat him by a nose. Tacola
came from nowhere in the second
and beat Sengalese by head.
SugGr;1int and Ina Wood were the
early pacemakers, but quit cold
when challenged in the final run
The results:
First Race-For 4-year-o d u D;
claiming: 500; five and one-half
furlongs: Tom Goose, 1O7 (Burns),
to /, 4 to Sc to s: Kent More. los
| (Robinson), to l, 1 to /: Mike, 107
(Fields), l to 2. Time, 1908 2-5. Can
teen Girl. Tawasentha, Cy Merrick,
Catoctin James and Ely also ran.
Second Race For 4-year-o d 8
up; claiming; 500; five and one half
furlongs: Tacola 112 (Morrissey), 5
to /, to /, l to l; Bengalese, los
| (Connors), 2 to 1, to L: Huntress,
107 (Kennedy), l to 2. Time. 1907 3-5.
Springvale. Ina Wood, Winds of
Chance, Sugarmint and Mess Kit
also ran.
Third Race - For 3-year- o d s
up; thesGaliano handicap: $500; six
furlongs: Gen Menocal, 100 (Wil-
son), to 2, to 1. out: Judge Pryor,
100 (Kennedy), l TO 2, out; Mumbo
Jumbo. 106 (Boyle), out. Time.
1:l2 is. Guv'nor also ran.
Fourth Race-For 4-year- o d S
up; claiming; 800: one mile: Suez.
100 (Maiben), 7 to 2. 6 to S, 3 to
S: Carraway, 100 (CarrolD, s to /,
to 2; Navajo. 100 lJosiah), 6 to s.
Time, 1:42 as. Hazel r.. Inro, Little
Buss. Constantine. Fairly, Our
Nephew, Dragon and John ]. Casey
also ran.
Fifth. Race - For 4-year- d S
up; claiming; $500: one mile: Felix
NJ. 100 (Moore), 3 to l, to /, to 2:
lncinerator. 104 (Swart), 2 to /, to
1; Meadoworth. 101 (Kelsay), 8 to s.
Time, 1:43 3-5. The Englishman,
War Tax, War Gun, Handemar, Ma
rauder and Elmont also ran.
| Sixth Race - For 3-year-o d $
up; claiming; 500: one mile and
fifty yards: Elias o.. SO (Swart), 6
to 5. 2 to 5, 1 to S: Rockport, ia
(Dominick), s to 5, 3 to 5; All We
zina, 107 (Fields), 2 to 1. Time,
1:44 3-5. Col. Tex. Bacchanalian, w.
G. McClintock. Tokalon March and
Forbid also ran.