The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-27
LADY ASTOR TAKES
FEATURE AT CUBA
IN THRILLING DRIVE
Little Black Sheep Beaten
By a Neck-LOveliness
Wins Fifth Race.

HAVANA. Jan. ga neck and
neck battle Of three as game thor
ouGhbreds as ever spurned the eArtr
featured the running Of the fourt"
five and one-half furlong dash fo-
3-year-olds, at Oriental Park thi'
afternoon. Six starters went to tn
post, one OF them, Lady Astor. ir
her first time out at this meetinr
Coincide D'Armour drew the outsid'
position. and the handicap prove
too much for him Had he beer
lucky enough to get the inside rat
II is probable he would have won
As II was he fought it out neck
and-neck with Lady Astor and Lit
tie Black Sheep all the way down
the home stretch. Lady Aston haf
to go around to the outside at tbs
turn. but got up in the last few
strides 10 beat Little Black Sheep
by neck.
The NTH. a one-mile run for T.
lyear-olds. also brought out a good
held. Approval got away winging
and set a dizzy pace for six fu-
longs. ran himself into the Eroun
and fell back. LONELINESS laid o
the early pace and came on with
rush that would not be denied al
the finish. and won by almost ?
length going away from the fast.
firing Approval. Rankin was third
Favorites were not particularly
successful. The heavily played TIL
Belgian I'd was shut entirely ou'
of the money by the poor horse.
manship of Wilson The barrie
was sprung just as Wilson was pull
I n n ha Dn11 IA l..
! practically left at the post. How
ever. he made a brave effort. am
/ was beaten for the show by only :
length. Gallon Berry got away 4
a good start. set the pace all the
way. and In a driving finish beat
the even choice Haran by a scani
length. The results:
First Race-For maiden Swear
olds; claiming: 500: six furlongs
Acosta. ITO (SchefeD to 5. / t,
., 1 to 4; Old Folks. 10 (Kennedy'
even. to 2; Keltoi. 100 CSwart
. to 5. Time. 1914. Margaret Nash
Plaudia, Miss Hope Tatting an.
King b also ran.
| Second Race-for 4-year-olds up
claiming: 800: six furlonEs: BaIlol
Berry, 100 HunO 5 to l, TO 1
even; Haran, lie (Pickens) Ito s
to 5: Sevillian. liz (Smith) = I,
10. Time, 1913. Precious Jewel. &c,
w. Catoctin. Col. LiIlard and The
Belgian End also ran.
Third Race-For 4-year-olds I'm
claiming; $500; Ave and one-baI
turIongs: First Consul. lI3 KELSEY
10 ,. to 5, to 5: Golden Flint
| Ios IWilson) 3 to I, even; War Man
lo4 'Burns) l to 5. Time. los al
Norma ]. Sun Rose. PocateIlo, Lui
meme and Frascuelo also ran
Fourth Rsce-For 3-year-olds
S1oo; hve and one-haIf furIonp,
Lady Astor. los CSheffen & to I
to ]. to S: Little Black Sheen
ITO tBurns) to 10. to ?. Con.d;,
DAmour. los McGraw) . to 8. Time
i:o' 10. Quesadia. Article y an,
Hutchinson also ran.
Fifth Race-For 4-year-olds N,
claiming: $500; one mile: Lover,
ness. - (McLaughlin) TO l.. Z,
D, TO 10: Approval. lO4 (shef
fel. } to /. to 5; Rankin los (KeI
sey l to 2. Time. 1889 2-5. Mumb,
Jumbo. Foster Embrey and HaNoc,
also ran.
sixth Race-For 4-year-oIds nm
claiming: 800: mile and fifty vard.
All Nezina. los (Fields) S to 1
TO ], even: Bacchanalian. 100 (Scbsf
fed 8 to 2. S to S; Harry NJ. Stevens
l0I tPrible) 3 to 5. Time. Lido,
LIST War Tax. Huntress. Tim ]
hogan. Felix n, Toss Up. BibbIe
and Rockport also ran.