The New York herald., 1922-02-13
BILLY BARTON WINS (.
-CUBA'S BIG STAKE.
Has to BE Hard Ridden to Beat
General Menocal in Grand
National.

Special Gable to TUE New YORK HEaaLp.
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 12.-Billy Barton
won the Grand National Handicap at
one mile and an eighth to-day. beating
a small field for the s12,24o prize. Cen
eral Menocal was second and DIR. Clark
third
DR.. Clark. carrying top weight. set a
fast pace from the break and led until
entering the homestretch. where Kelsay
brought up Billy Bartop with a rush on
the outside and caught and passed Dr.
Clark at the furlong pole. but after dis
posing OF him had to be hard ridden to
stall off determined opposition from Gen
eral Menocal. The latter closed with de-
termination and at the finish was going
the strongest of the pair. The winners
portion of the stake was S9,SS0.
Billy Barton and General Menocal
have had several turf battles in Cuba
and the former mas always come out vic
torious. The races this afternoon were
OF the most exciting order. the majority
of the finishes finding the winners under
hard drives with small margins separat-
ing the f1rst two.
Trainer Bill Finnegan withdrew w.
Grand National. The Ally developed a
slight Illness this morning Riverside
struck himself while being breezed this
morning and was excused from starting
in the third race
The Lincoln Handicap was won by
r. l.. Bakers Judge Pryor. which set a
fast pace from the start and beat The
Boy in driving finish. r. Cheek. who
has the distinction of being the Oldest
owner on the turf. sent the winner in the
opening event to the post. Major Domo
slipped through next to the inside rail
after trailing the leaders and beat Mike
by neck The summarizes %
FIRST RACE-Five and a half furlongs
four-year-olds and upward; claiming; purse
500: Major Domo, 105 (ScheffeD, 3 to / .
6 TO ) and to :, won: Mike, III (Pribble) ,
> to l. to ! and even. second: Catoctin
third. Time. :os % Kentmere. Norma j.,
Whippoorwill Primitive, Truant and Toss
Up also ran.
ward; claiming; purse SIo0: five and a
i to T. ! t. / and to :. won; twenty: TeDty:
to .. second; Mack Garner, III (Prbble).
3 to >. to and TO 3. third Time,
:o7 % Ina Woods. Jill. Bacchanalian.
Winds of Chance. Win or Quit and Hanan
THIRD RACE--Lincoln Memorial Handicap;
purse 5000: three-ycar -olds and upward !;
six furlongs Judge Pryor, 112 (wilson),
G to - to and I to f. won: The Boy,
11S Kennedy), TO 5, 3 to : and l to a.
second; Guvnor, 10 Robinson), to ..
to and | to .. third. Time. 10 1-5.
Mayor House and Melora also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Three- -year-olds and up
ward; claiming; purse 500: one mile and
fifty yards: Byrne. 10s (ScheffeD. 7 to 10.
to and 20 10, won; Meadoworth, 105
(Smallwood). to l. TO ! and to ;,
second; Hatrack. 1O5 CPribble), 10 10 I.
TO 1 and to .. third. Time, :43 A..
Coscorran, Dolly o., Bibbler and Fireworth
also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Three- -year-olds and upward:
Grand National Handicap purse $4,000
added: one mile and an eighth Billy Bar
ton, 100 Cielsay). to I, even and out,
won: General Menocal. III Hunt). to I.
TO 10 and out, second: DIR. Clark. 121
(Robinson), to !. 3 to and out, third.
Time. 1 Isl 3-5. Tomaho The Leopard
Sea Prince and Aiken also
SMITH RACE-Four-year-o and upward ::
claiming: purse $500: mile and fifty
Yards: Sarlock. f05 (Kennedyl to l.
TO 10 and I to 2, won: Darnley, 100
tChalmers), 8 to /. 3 TO I and to 3, sec
ond; Smart Money, 1o2 (scheffeD, to 2.
I to and TO 3, third. Time. :43 Is.
Roseato. Osgood and Petrarch also ran.
ward: claiming; purse $500; mile and
three e-sixteenths: Marcella Boy. 102 Poon.
3 to I. even and to .. won: Felix M, 102
IN. Swart). to I. TO 2 and to ;. sec
ond; Brynlimah. 1OT (Maibem). I to ). to
. and to d. third. Time, 200 1-5. Mary
Jane Baker J. G. Stone and Rockport also
ran.