New-York tribune., 1922-12-23
Retains Bnamwght Title by Gaining Decision Over Midget Smith the arde
Four FavOrites
Come Through
AtNewOrleans
Anonymous, Goaler, SeweIl
Combs and DIR. Rae Win;
Long Shots Take 1st Two

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 17.---with
q track that had dried out 70 n con-
sistency Of speed seldom experienced
during the winter racing season here.
form had its best inning Of the meet
ing At Jefferson Park this afternoon,
and az q result favorites dropped down
In front in each Of the last four races
OF the day The FIRST and second
events fell 10 long shots. As IL usual
in regular week days the competition
was confined almost exclusively 10 the
cheap platter classes.
The faithful suffered o couple OF
severe shocks early In the program for
Zoona, which MeDermott brought home
a winner Of the opening dash Of Eve
and a half furlongs, paid rs 20 /
straight, while White Haven, az ~ 10
/, copped the second event az a mile
In a sensational finish. Gonna, favored
bv most position, outbroke her field
and taking the path" was never seri.
ously threatened. Billy Connor, a 30
70 ! shot and contender most Of the
way, held on Just long enough 70 nose
out Reformer for the place. The favor.
tie, Leo Fisher, finished fourth, as the
feGult Of a bad break from a bad post
position.
the best 10 win the second, for he was
weakly handled By Dority. He had %
win on his own courage. White Haven
carried wide, was back about ninu
turning into the stretch, but ran or
under weak handling 10 get up &
Hutehison In the closing strides. Ht
was going away az tho end. The fav
orite, Harvest King, pinned back his
ears and sulked and was pulled up at
the quarter pole.
The resultsi
ing. purse 800; five and half furiongs)
-zoona, 100 (MoDeTmotD. 10 10 !, 10 ]
and 70 1, won: Billy conner, iie az.
BsInesl, 40 to l, ~ 20 ! Shs 70 e,
and 70 g. third. Time, 100 10. Kinkle.
Grenoble. Ersklndais. John Joseph. Qen.
tienan Jouett. Leo Fisher. Oondoller. Freo
Market and DR.. Little also ran.
upward: claiming; purse 400; one milel-
white Haven. 10 lDority), II 20 4 70
1 and 70 2, won; Hutehison. io3 lAtin),
to 2, to and TO 5. second wsflike.
iSirdi. iSSii io'tTni Time. iits Is. Challenge. oid
Dave. WIN Soon: Ulh, - Brle'a es HS''T; hsr; ar
Nan Nan MeRinney also ran.
purse 500; six furiongs)-Anonymou
rs (weiner), 9 to s, : 70 5 and 70 =,
won. Vennle. 10 (OwenD, 20 ], . 20 8
and 2 10 g. second. Rock Salt, lilo one
Dsrmott), Z 20 1, even and : 70 8. third.
Time, 1918, danieuro Maid. Blue Nose
and VAndofburg also ran.
Fourth race (for thres.year-olds and
upward; oialmlng purse 800; one mile
and seventy yardGl-ooAler, los tThomasl,
ia 10 s. even and 20 2. woni pimpiss,
100 (owsnsj, 4 10 !, % 5 and 7 10 10.
second; Matinee Idol. 100 (corooran). 3 70
1, Z 10 ! and . 20 5, third. Time. it7.
Tuialip. FreoGy sneezy, Orloya. Sea Mint
and Rankin also ran.
Fifth race (for three.ysar-oldH and up
ward; claiming; purse 800, ak furionga)-
seweil Combs, iiB (OWens) IL 10 8, even
ana 1 10 2, won; Little Annie. i0B lhein).
IL 70 /, s 10 / and 10 2. second; Service
star, ilb (Menmee), 8 70 l. 70 z and
20 s. third. Time. :lb i.t Money,
RuRRies Vlan The Peruvian, Mabtl Cur
It's ana Hot Foot also ran.
sixth race (thres.yesr-oids and upward
claiming. purse 400. one mlle)-Dr. Rae,
f6g (Corcoran). . 70 S, 20 10 and 10 3,
won; DR.. Jim, 1i1 (sohWArtz), 20 !, 10
= ana TO s, second; Alto, iot lBreunlng).
40 10 i, 10 10 ! and 70 l, third. Time.
i,tsa.B spolitan. Dioelstion, Helen
Akin, Dumbfounder. Cockroaeh. Ailllro
and Eternity also ran