The New York herald., 1922-02-27
GUV'NOR AT 1 T02
BEATEN BY AIKEN
Rotary Club Handicap al
Havana Worth SO, to
the Winner.

Special Gable to THE New YORK EnaALp.
HAVANA, Cuba. Feb. 26.-The defeat
Of Guv'nor, TO 2 favorite in the Ro-
this afternoon. proved facer for the
talent who hacked the Goldbatt racer
as II the contest was all over but the
shouting. Guvnor, ridden by Penman.
outran the field until rounding the far
turn. where his rider took him under
stout restraint and permitted Belle OF
Elizabethtown to pass him entering the
homestretch. The latter stopped, but
Guv'nor could not stand the rush Of the
winner Aiken. Grayssian. the added
starter coupled with Aiken, cut but lit
tie lgure during the running. The stake
had gross value Of 5000 and the
winners portion vas $3.120.
This was the first day of the carnival
season and many tourists were among
the vast throng present.
Mack Garner, well backed by the form
players, proved the best In the first
race. He indulged Bengalese with the
lead until Strengthened out in the home
stretch. when he came from behind and
won by three parts of length.
Rigodon made run away affair OF
the second and won In easy fashion from
Audrey A.
The Keene Bros. Derby eligible Lie
wellyn proved clever winner Of the
Mardi Gras Handicap dash OF a mile
for all ages, when he beat the roll call
by half lengh.
The locally owned Johnny O'Connell
with T. Burns in the saddle. beat Ia
wasentha by three lengths in the nth.
The winner went to the front at the half
mile pole and rounding the far turn
drew away into q commanding lead
The summaries:
FIRST RACE-Three- -year-olds and upward; ;
claiming; purse 800; six furlongs. Mack
Garner. 105 tPribble). 4 TO D., to and
2 TO /, 9 to 8 and 10 to 8. second John J;
Casey. ~ .(Burns). u 70 !. to ! and
2 70 l. third. Time. i:i1 4,5. Scratched
SECOND RACE-Three- -year-oids and up
ward; claiming; purse $500; mile and one
sixteenth. Rigodon. 95 (McLaughlinl. to
(Prihble). to /. / to 4 and to s, second:
Navajo, 1o4 (Kennedyl. to /. TO 5 and
to 2. third. Time. 1D5 rs. Scratched
THIRD RAcIE-Three-yesr-olds and upward; /;
Mardi Gras Handicap 81, 900; one. mile;
ans oa i ,4s rbs Ro GAN @ 9 to
lin). Z TO 2. to and out. second; Plus
Ultra Ultra. % dieupep. to 2 4 to 81 : and out.
FouRrH tnTe fis slaeo and up
ward; Rotary Club Handicap: purse 5000;
five and one-half furlongs. Aiken. ZIG
Guv'nor. li2 Pe1manS; to :. i 10 8 and
out. second; Col. Chile. 93 tChalmers), :,
to 1, 3 to and out. third. Time.
/ :00 2-5. Grayssian was added and coupled
with Aiken Scratched-Arrarat, Endman
and Last One.
FIFTH RACE-Three- -vear-oIds and upward;
claiming: purse $T6c; mile and one-six-
teenth. Johnny OConnell. 1M Q5urns). 5
to 2. 7 to 10 and 1 to 3. first; Tawasentha,
io2 tchalmersl. to /, to and to 2.
to 5 and TO 10. third. Time. 52 3-5.
scratched-Diversity. Tatting and The Eng
lishman.
SIXTH RACE Three s,year-olds and upward;
teenth. Rockport. 10 (Maiben). 4 to I.
to and . to 5. first: Blanca. 100
(stewart), to !. I to 3 and TO 8. second:
Hocnir. los (scheffeD. 4. to and
to I, third. Time. 1 :52 2-5. Scratched
Brynlinah and Maysvile.
SEVENTH RACE-Four-year- and up
ward: claiming: purse $500: one mile and
fifty yards. Approval, 105 (Penman). 8 TO
I. 6 to and TO 2, first: Petrarch. f05
(Pribble). s to 2. 1 to I and to 2, second:
Ticscey. 100 CHunt). 3 to /. to and .
TO 3, third. Time. AS 2-5 Scratched
Rankin and Berrnont.