The New York herald., 1922-03-12
CHERRY TREES NOSE
FIRST AT FINISH
Whitney Colt Beats Band OF
Cuban Derby Eligibles at
Oriental Park.

Special CdbTe to THE New YORK HmALp.
HAVANA. Cuba. March 1o.-A six fur
long handicap fashioned for Cuban
Derby eligibles was provided as the at
traction at Oriental Park this afternoon.
1t furnished a stirring contest In which
Harry Payne whitney's colt. Cherry
Tree. beat out Rebuke9by a. nosesDd
The winner was handled with splendid
judgment by Garner, who avoided tho
killing pace in the early Stages. He
trailed the field until Strengthened out
for the final run. where he closed with
wet sail' and in sinew straining
finish. and just managed to get up in
time to gain the victory by the smallest
Of margins. Rebuke. VINO looked like
the winner at the sixteenth pole, tired
when it came to the finish. Garner put
it all over the diminutive Mclaughlin.
Dotta's Best made all her own pace in
the fourth race and drew away In a
commanding lead in the back stretch,
but tired badly in the final furlong
and had to be ridden hard at the end
to stall off Ava r., which he beat by a
half length.
Penman rode a well judged race on
the Goldblatt racer, Reliability. in the
fifth when he landed her q winner by
three parts Of length from Diversity.
In the early stages he rated Reliability
under slight restraint and rounding the
far turn stole long lead. Diversity
made a determined challenge at the
eighth pole, but weakened after getting
the leader.
American Eagle beat q band of use
full platers in the second. a dash of five
and half furlongs. He was ridden by
Robinson and gradually improved his
position, coming through on the inside
in the stretch run and wore down and
passed the firing Black Baby in the last
furlong to win. going away by q length.
Currency broke very slow, but closed a
big gap in the first quarter, but the
effort told on him In the stretch run,
where he stopped out Of the money.
The summaries:
claiming; purse 500: five and . half fur
to and even, won; LIE Baiafre. 1l3
ond Humpy 1i4 e tD and 10 es
and 3 to !, third. Time, :0s 20. All
started.
SECOND RACE-Four-year-old and up
half furlonss: American Eagle. 113 I7ob-
inson), 5 to 2, even and to 2. won: Blacis
Baby, los (FribbIe), Z to 2. to and
to 10, second: Molinero. 10s Garner,
5 to I. 2 to / and even, third. Time,
! :07 3-5. All started.
THIRD RACE-Three-year-olds Candidate
Handicap: purse 5000: six furlongs: Cherry
Tree. 11e (Garner), even. to and out.
won: Rebuke. 101 (McLaughlin). to 2,
to and out. second: Little Black Sheep.
rs (Chalmers), 20 to 1, to ] and out.
third Time, 1:12 2-5. All started.
FOURTH RACE-Four-year- -olds and up
ward: claiming; purse 800: one mile and
fifty yards: Dottas Best, 115 (Pickens),
2 to 1. 4 to 5 and I to 3. won: Ava B..
107 (Garner), to 2, to and to 10.
second: Dandy Van. 105 tChalmers), 10 TO
4, 0 to and to 1, third. Time. :4o 80.
observation-disclosures and Little Buss.
FIFTH RACE-rhree-y e-year-olds: cldiming.
purse $700: one mile: Reliability. 1O3
(Penman), 2 to 1, 4 to and to 5, won;
Diversity. 95 (Pribble). z to 2, z to and
to 10. second: Article x, 102 IN: Swarp,
to /, to and to ., third. Time,
1:40 As. Scratched-Plurality.
SIXTH RACE-Four-year-ol and upward;
claiming: purse $700: one and one-six.
teenth miles: Maysville, 102 (Penmanl.
to I, 8 20 5 and 4 to 8, won: Little Gink.
107 tChalmers), 20 to 1, 8 to I and 4 to !,
second: John J. Casey. los (PooD, 20 10
/, 8 to 1 and 4 to 1, third. Time, 4s.
Scratched-Cieorge James, Hocnir, Taras-
con and ALI Vezina.