The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-01
CRlFFTTH'S ENTRY
SETS HOT PACE IN
BEATING DON PEPE
Favorite Runs True to
Form in Handicap for
Home-Bred Horses.

HAVANA. CUBA. Dee. sI.-The
running Of the Cuba Home bred
Handicap. at s'x furlongs. for .
year-olds foaled in Cuba. which wa.
the feature at Oriental Park thI.
afternoon, resulted in a close vic
tory for Cuba Encsnto. a maiden
colt owned by E. c. Grihiths. The
winner made all the pace in the
race for the $1,000 purse and beat
Don Pepe by half length m q
rousinK finish. Datusa wss thIrd.
Despite the fact that Don Pope
won the $4,000 Produce Stakes
here a few days ago. Cuba Encauto
was Installed the favorite.-r This
was largely because Don Pepe vas
carrying the heavy impost Of r2A
pounds whereas the former had yet
TO win race and was in light
Willie Woods. racing under the
colors Of Frank DeIbario. a Havana
sportsman. provided the first unset
Of the day. defeating the field in
the opening race. Willie Woods. a
maiden colt raced Dixie Flyer. the
favorite. into the ground. over the
five-and-a- half furlOng route. win
"'ng by a short length in hard
drive.
Swift Cricket. owned by T
Hinphy. got the verdict IN the sec
nnd race. betting Mary n. 2 en-to-
I shot, hsndily. Mad Neil was the
choice Of the players here. but got
tangled IN several times aud was
lucky to finish third. Another Ia
voritc fell IN the next race when
Lyric lasted to boat Molinero by
neck
The Hinnhv stable scorcd its ~ac-
ond victory in the nth racoe,,.,,cn
Mack Garner at 8 60 I added to 49,.
cash supply NJ the connect ious IL
was thrilling rHce with Ed Car
-ison losing bv a nose srtcr Load
/ ing into tho home stretch where
Mack Garner got up 10 win in a
terrific drive.
The closing rare went 20 colorsi
Lit. which came from behind
nearing the wire and won coiu..
away. Loyalist was second and
! Baby Faust, an outsider. third. The
results:
First Race-s-year-oIds and an:
n-rs" s-0n: cIaimin@ 81 fu~IoncS.
Willie Woods. 1o5 CBurnsN. To- Z.
5 10 ,. 6 TO 3: D'xs Flyer. Toe
! tChalmers). 4 TO :. To- >. Tough
and Tight. 100 CScheTcD. fo
/ Time: 1:oS is. Tov Along, Lutte
bye. ToEoland. Golden Rcd. Srint-l-
late. Cv Merrick. Col. Rockfnrb.,-s.
and Cookie also ran.
Second Race-@-vea--o'ds. pure.
/. 500: furlongs. Swirtrrickct N
3 OIinDhND. > to .. oven. . to :: Mar
H. l"i 'he!savl. q" ]. Z 10 ]. Mad
/ Nell. ll2 CRo.lcN. 10 g.. Tim:
lis. Ritter Biting. san Stefano.
Thistlebloom and Navisca also ran.
Third Race-3-yoar-olds and un:
purse 500: 5iz furlonEs: I.y-ric. la0
] (Penman). to l. even. 20 2: Mo.
linero. los (Kennedyl. 10 :. ? 10
5; MarcHlla Bov. 100 CSchefren
even. Time: 1:o7. Ribbler. Norr,q
j. Top RUng. mn. Counsel Elmont
ana Douglas Fairbanks also ran
Fourth Race-e-year-olds. fpaled
IN Cuba. home bred, purse 81 pgo
thandlcap), furlOngs: Cuba I'm
canto. II3 CPickens). toET
out: Don reDe. 100 CKennedvD : To-
5. out; Datusa. III CScheTeD ONT
/ Time: ia SIS. Caslik, Don Manuel
and MORO Castle also ran.
Fifth Race-3-year-olds and Nm,
claiming: purse 5000: furluurs,
Mack Garner CTIinpNyl. & tol 70
1. to 5: Ed Garrison. los tEsn-
nedND. > to I. even. Jacobear. ~
! Hevicl. s TO & Time. lis -
] Riazeaway. Golden Chance. Ian
Muma. Koran ard Rankin also ran
sixth Race ycar-nlds and IN,
claiming: purse 500: ! mile aud "a
yards: Col. Lit. ITO CHCnmanD. cNnn
l 10 ;, l to G.; Loyalist. ITO a. -
mers). to 10. l to >. Baby Faus
TO- CMaebinl. to ]. Time. r.,t
Ava t.. Timothy ]. Hogan. Forbid
w. 6. Mc"lintock and wbinroor-
will also ran.