The New York herald., 1922-01-26
RAGGED START GIVES.
KNOT GRASS VICTORY.
Enables Him to Win Seminole
Purse at New Orleans
CimarrOn Surprises.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEw York HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS. La, Jan. 25.-There
have been such few ragged starts at
the Fair Grounds meeting that the spec
tacle was all the more astonishing to
the comparatively small attendance to-
day when Starter Dade sent the field
assembled for the Seminole Purse away
in Indian file. with Knot Grass, the
good son of Short Grass, enjoying such
great advantage that it meant victory
for him over Caprock, Ballot Mark.
Costigan, Miriam Cooper and Timbrel
Ponce's alert handling of Knot Grass
enabled him to take a two length lead
ir the first sixteenth, while Costigan.
the favorite, Ballot Mark and Timbrel
were getting into their strides among
the trailers. Entering the final six
teenth Knot Grass weakened percepti-
bly, and would have been compelled to
surrender to Caprock and Ballot Mark
in few more strides.
Cimarron, a product of Clifford A.
Cochran's stud at Mount Kisco, n. Y,
running in the j. S. Hayes colors,
spreadeagled the quartet opposing her
iH the Cotton Exchange Purse. Rep,
though always closest, faltered in the
stretch run and Cimarron drew out to
win by five lengths at the generous re-
turn of to /. Pimlico saved third,
while the heavily backed Wapiti was
never a factor and indicated his extreme
dislike for the heavy going.
Cimarron and Hello Partner enabled
Lang to register a double and account
for the days riding honors. The latter
held sway throughout, and registered the
easiest score of the day
Trainer Jere Carroll arrived from New
| York and assumed charge of the string
j. r. Nash has had in training here. The
latter is bedridden, suffering an attack
| of stomach trouble. The results:
| FIRST RACE-Tor maiden two-year-olds
claiming; purse. $1,000; three furlongs
] and to 10. first; bearie. bi iis GiMc;rrlsS
Z to /, to and TO 5. second: Deusive.
~ a. a. WiispnS: to l. to ,a and ri,o to
stoneage. Margaret Loretta. Lady Mon,
| mouth. Athlete. Patrolman. Kitan. and
shcoNp eS pes RAcEFon sF3 Fsn threeyear-olds claim
ing: purse. 81 900; six furlongs: Miss
5 to i, 3 to and to ). second; Bfi's
e {, 5. third Time rs Nis. i, ,j Prq%en- a,,-
stalk and Midnight Stories also ran
THIRD RACE-The Seminole Handicap; for
three-year- purse, $1,000; six fur
(scobie,. u to j. to and s to ). second
Ballot Mark, 10 PooD. to 2. e. to !,
Cooper. costigan and Timbrel also ran.
FOURTH RACE-The Cotton Exchange
Purse for four-year-olds; purse, $1,000
allowances: one mile and sixteenth
| Cimarron, 9s HIang). to !. to 2 and
| to 8. first: Rep. 100 (Zoeller). 13 to .,
| to and ! to 4. second Pimlico, 10e
Cxing), Q to I, 2 to and TO 10, third
Time. / 80 3-5. Balance Wheel and Wapit
also ran.
FIFTH RACE-For four-year-olds and up.
| ward: claiming; purse. 81 900: one mile
and an eighth: Fluzey, 105 (Scobie). IL te
| /. 4 TO and to 8. first; Madge F., 10t
| (wilson), 1s to 8, even and to 3. second
Romeo, l12 (Wallace), IL to 5, to and
to 4. third. Time, . 01 AS. Eternity
and Exhorter also ran.
| SIXTH RACE-For four-year-olds and up
ward: claiming; purse. 81 900; one mile
| and an eighth: Wadsworth's Last, 10f
fBurke), 3 to 2, 1 to and out, first
Scotch Verdict, 102 (wilson). 13 to 20. ]
| tc and out, second; Old Faithful. 10s
| (Bruening), 10 to l.. to and out. third
| Time, z 100. Only three starters.
| SEVENTH RACE-Fnr four-year-olds an'
upward: claiming: purse. 81 900; one mill
and sixteenth: Hello Pardner, III
G.ang), even, / to and to Q. first; 1roi
Boy. 107 (Wallace), 10 to l. to and
to !, second Homeward Bound. 100 can
| thony), ID to /, to ! and to 2, third
Time, 1 81 is. Rose of Picardy, Fleei
| Tulsa paul " and Legacy also ran.