New-York tribune., 1922-12-30
Better Times
Wins Feature
AtNewOrleans
Jockey Lang Scores Three
Victories in a Row and
Six FavOrites Again Fail

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ao.-Better
Times, the two-year-old chestnut colt
owned by G. Konigswald. scored a SEN
sational victory here this afternoon In
tho Orpheum TheAter Purse, which
featured an ordinary card. Better
Times. quoted at 4 10 4, got up In the
last jump 10 beat Leslie. a i0-to-l shot,
BY seant head. Allie Cehs hnished
third.
Better Times carried iO5 pounds and
was the recipient OF an unusually fine
ride from tockly Chick Lang. The
time for the Ave and a half furlonRs
was i:07 SIS.
Jockey Lang was the outstanding
figure among the riders, as In addition
70 Better Times he rode Rankin, the
winner OF the fifth race, and DR.. Rae.
which captured the sixth race, thus
giving the little fellow three In row.
He was unplaeed in the first and tAird
events
The talent supported Sweep Hawk
| IN the feature. as this two-year-old had
previously performed In a smart man
ner, but after closing AZ 70 was
caught In a early jam and finished
! fourth. Weiner, who had the leg UP
on the favorite, was outgeneraled
throughout. From the first post until
only a few feet from the finish line
Leslie led Better Times by head. IL
was a spectacular parade, Lang barely
getting the Jump at the wire.
Bobby Allen, an outsider at 8 70 1,
won the secondary feature, winning by
a head from Hillsdale. another neglect
ed cd thing. while Hereafter, the
choice, was a close third.
Az was the case yesterday. not one
| favorite was victorious. Royal Dick,
M 6 70 /. took the opener; Flying
Devil. at the same price, won the sec
ond. and favorites we're beaten In the
others.
The results;
First race tfor thrse-year-oids and up
ward: claiming. purse. 400; Hx tur.onssl
l--Royal Dick 100 towcns). 20 J. 20
and % s. first orayson. ~ eo& SMgoeeS sco, =
100 tMelnl. - 10 s, 20 ana 70 .
third. Time, 1900 3-b. stock I'm. Ffopa-
ganda. KinEilnE H. sandy u, Jseo0san; an
Fcod0r. Margaret White' huSeles anu
Machiayelll also ran.
second race (for tvo-year-olds; claim.
ing. purse. 400; five furlongrl-Fiying
Devil. 10 WronD. 8 70 ~ ! arc
even. first. Olabslla. 10 tOwensl. ~ 70
10. I 10 ana I 70 = FfHNNAf NFf'tA .'A-tAt
| ii5 (Chnlmers). . 70 !, to and 20 8.
third. Time. 1901 f-s Athlete Ghost.
Muitfknner Billy r, sultan. Zoonh, he-
coup. Little Beauty ana Jota. also ran.
Third race Cfor three-year-olds and up
ward. claiming. purse. 500. six furlongD
I-notby Allen. i0s tMaieatie). z 20 1. a
20 and 10 8. first: Hilisdale. 100
tshlilck). N 10 l. 6 10 ] and 20 J..
secord Hereafter. III tCoreoran). 10 20
6. tn and 7 TO 10. third. Time. i.i6
LIS. FiTecTacker. Grey Eagle, Plain BIZ,
Ny Rosie. Esquire and Joseph Brant also
ran.
FOURTH race Cf0r tWc.yehr r-olds; allow
ancea purse. 400. five and a half fur.
!crFai-netter Times, los u.angl. 90 1.
4 TO and 10 10. ilrst; Leslie. los
Fr0nk). no 20 !, 20 and 20 1, sec
I ond. Allie Ocha. los fCorcoran). 2 20 1.
} 10 ] and 2 10 s. third. Time. 1901 3-t
Pooi Sport. Brunei. Beach Beauty. Rock
salt. Sweep Hawk and Untried also ran.
FIfih race three year -olds and upward
luiJ ynfdsl Rankin. III tLang), 10 ].
9 20 and 70 9. first. May Roberts. 100
I fA.rlnl, 20 4. s % 2 and 70 s. second
ucep snker. ioe (schwsrta). 70 4. TO
, and - s, third Time, i;f5 IS. Lo
Gaui0is Escarpolctte. Nightboai. Devon.
lte Gem JacoblnA and smart Guy also
ran.
sixth race Oor three.year-olds ana up.
wasd. claiming. purse. 400. one mile
aEd q quaFterJ-Dr. Rae, 10 tLang). 4
70 !, o. and ! 70 2. first; Mountain
and ] 90 2. second Huoneo. los tCor.
l.ranl. Dc 10 5. 90 and 1 20 2. third
Time. 2.0a f-b. Caro- Free fpulled upl.
/ Betty j.. and Attorney Muir also ran.