The New York herald., 1922-01-01
CUBA ENCANTO WINS
HOMEBREDHANDICAP
Shows Keen Speed in Feature
at Oriental Park-Swift
Cricket Repeats.
Decinl cobre 10 TIM Nrw YonK IIrrALp.

speciar Gable 70 THp NEw YoRK HERALD.
HAVANA, Dec 31.--Willie Woods.
which races under the colors OF Frank
Del Barrio. accounted for the first race
at Oriental Park to-day. This event was
a dash Of five and half furlongs Willie
Woods beat the favorite, Dixie Flier' by
a scant length after long, hard drive
through the stretch.
Swift Cricket made II two straight
when he scored In the second race.
Ridden by w. Hnphy. he traiied tho
leaders until Strengthened out In the
homestretch. When called on he closed in
resolute fashion and beat Mary p. by
head. Mad Nell was messed about and
jnterfered with several times during the
race. When she got clear In the home
stretch she finished with rush. landing
in third place. beaten a head by Mary D.
Lyric, which had been heavily played
on several occasions. finally made good
when she won the tnlrd race after
hard drive. She got up in time TO beat
the firing Molinero by neck, with
Marcella Boy third, "A neck away.
The fourth race. the Cuba Homepred
Handicap. over a distance OF six fur
longs. which called for entries OF two
year-olds foaled I'm Cuba. provided the
attraction on the afternoons program.
Il. c. Griffith supplied the winner In
Cuba Encanto, which beat out Don Pepe
by half a length. Cuba Encanto made
all her own pace but had TO ne shaken
up In the last sixteenth 20 stall OF oppo-
sition. The colt showed keen .speed
from the break. His race was better
than that OF Swift Cricket, which won
the other .wo-yoar-old race.
Hlnphy made II double when Mack
Garner beat Ed Garrison by a nose In
the fifth.
The summaries
Fgrs, Race-Three-year.o and upward
claiming; purse 500. five and hair fur-
lonFs--Willie Woods. iOJ (Bunsl, 10 y
70 2 and 9 70 2; won: Dixie Flyer: 10
second Tough and Tight. 100 tscheiteD'
4 70 I, 10 and 70 :, hird; Iime'
'rogoland. Golden Red, sclntllate, Cy Mer-
rick Col Rocklnghorse and Cookie.
Second Race - Two-year.oldsi claiming
purse 500. six furonrs--Swit Cricket. III
IHlnphy) 2 10 2, even and 2 20 o. woni
10 /. second: Mad Nell. il2 CBoyle).
: ,S "a Aiso Ne rssnuBit,er ann Biting. San Ste.
fano Thistebloom and Nayisco.
Third Hacc--Thrcc- year-olda and upward.
claiming: purse 500; five and bali fur-
lones-Lyric, io1 penman). 3 70 !, even
and / n q won; Mouern. 100 (kennedyl
3 70 d 10 3 aud 10 >. second Mnrcella
Row 100 tgcheffeN. 20 +. 9 70 1 and even.
third Time ,O7 3-5. Also ran-Blbbler.
Norma j.. TOP Rung Jill. Counsel Eimout
and Douglas Fairbanks.
Fourth Rncc-Houe Bred Handicap two-
yoar-olds: purse $1,000 SIX furiongs-Cuba
Encanto, ffa (Pickersl, 20 2, I 90 3 and
out, won Don pepe, 100 tkenuedyl, 70 2.
90 3 and out, second patusa, III tSchef-
feD. 4 20 L. g TO and out, third. Time,
1.i4 3-5 Also ran--Caslik Don Manuel and
MORO Castle.
Firm ce-Three-year-olds nnd upward
claiming; purse sT0O. six furlongs-Mack
Garner. no OInphy). 8 90 y . to ! and
10 q wou. I'd Garrison. i0H (Kennedyl.
20 I. 60 ] and even, second Jacobcan.
09 (peyic1, Z 70 I. 90 ard 60 :. third.
Tiutc. .15 f-J AlF0 ran-Blazeawny. Golden
Change, gar Muma, Koran and Rankin.
Sixth -Thren-vea r-olds and upward
cialuinc purse STO0; one mile and ftly
yarda-Cot Lit no tpcnmanl. uven i 20
and % g. won. tCyalet. no (Chalmcrsl,
20 s. to 80 and 7 % 9. second, Hehy
Faust i17 tNnihenl. go 20 to end
90 D. thlyd Time. t.ft Also ran-Ava
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