The New York herald., 1922-12-25
UNDER TOP WEIGHT,
LEADS ALL THE WAY
Chief Sponsor Is Second by a
Length and Lorena Mar
celia Third.
8RD VICTORY FOR BELLE
Big Sunday Crowd Enjoys
Series of Interesting Races
at Oriental Park.

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 24.-The Jack
Akin mare, Belle of Elizabethtown.
which appears to become rejuvenated
when she hits Cuban soil, showed her
heels to field Of good sprinters in the
Dia de Fiesta Handicap at Oriental
Park to-day. She carried top weight.
was ridden by McDermott and made
ali her own pace. After stalling off
the determined opposition to the
stretch run she won with a length to
spare from Chief Sponsor.
The latter is another that the Cuban
climate agrees with. His form here
has been pounds better than anything
he ever showed in the United States
or Canada. Lorena Marcellia was
third. To-day's victory was the third
that Belle OF Elizabethtown has scored
during the meeting. A big, Sunday
crowd enjoyed good racing.
Ike Mills, a first time starter OF the
meeting. was the winner Of the first race,
Ambrose saved ground with him all
the way. and when 1t came to the
stretch drbe he outrode Fields and beat
Fair Virginia by a half length.
First PuIIet Good Favorfte.
First Pullet was n heavily played fa-
vorite in ths~second race and rewarded
her hackers when she beat her field in
easy fashion. She trailed the leaders to
the stretch turn. where she moved up
stoutly on the inside and assuming an
easy lead, won with lots Of reserve from
Puff Ball.
Ambrose won another race when he
landed Heiocross home in front of the
field in the third race. He adopted the
same tactics as he did with Ike Mills,
the winner Of the opening event. He
saved lots Of ground while the other
riders elected to go very wide. Heliocross
had two lengths margin over the ia
vorite. Col. Murphy.
After many disappointing efforts
Redmon finally won the fourth race
when he defeated an ordinary lot Of
platers In five and half furlong dash.
He took the lead after passing the half
mile pole and showed In front for the
remainder Of the trip.
Old Brynlimah scored after clever
victory for John Lowe when he won the
sixth race. He met n poor lot and the
early pace was 80 slow that Brynlmah
took the lead when Strengthened out in
the backstretch and led for the re-
mainder of the trip. and In a driving
finish beat Walter Turnbow by half
length.
Bond made an exhibition Of his oppo-,
sition in the seventh race. He raced into
the lead 10 the run to the first turn. and
kept increasing his advantage until he
had eight lengths lead at the finish:
Chimera was second. neck in front of
Thomas F. Mcmahon.
The Summaries.
FIRST, RAcE-six furlones: purse $500:
three-year-olds and upward: claiming Ike
Miils. ii2 (Ambrose). 5000, 1920 and
$40 sso sms MSn ssio fn5 ssssa sesona Asancion % ii
lNolanl, $3.50. third. Time. ] 16 40.
Molly rSfd TmSny array j. FsIs ESfsn ptsssrss
sscoip sce Ho''R RAcGrsx ACE furons- pursc $500:
rIrss raea io a1f s4
and 81. second; Machine Gunner. n; iis
IIealy, Big Son. Nan. Parol and Twenty
seven also ran. - -. .-oo.
1aasD ,srss.y.sreeld. sHs and upwsra; eia@ins
sst5ss sS wss 1as cc MsnSSs o 'as sia $40
slN
c5urns5. $3.50. third Time, lit 5.5. Bier
man, Adelante. Bruce Dudley and Mont
FOURTH RACE--rive and a half furlongs;
purse 5000 three-year-olds and upward;
claiming: Redmon. al Cw. Taylorl. SIS. 80; g;
$3.50 and 81. won: Uncle Sonny. 100
(stutts), 81. so and $50. second: Koran.
1o3 (Kaiser), 81. so, third. Time. :09 3-J.
Applejack I'd. Carrie Moore. Luimeme. All
Asiow and India also ran. II
FIFTH RACr-Irive and half furiongs; all
Belle OF Ei,abethtown. 1T tMcDermotD. I.
s14.s0. $40 and 100. won: Chief Sponsor,
100 fG. Wlliams). 81 10 and $500 second;
Lorena Marceilia. 05 (Brothers). 1920
third. Time. I :os 10. Guelph. pr. HEX
man. The BOY and Master Hand also ran
SIXTH RACE--Mile and an eighth: three-
year-olds and upward: claimng: purse
$500: prynlimah. 102 fstuttsl. $3.50. $3.50
snd 1910. won; Walter Turnbow. i07
1Thirna). g go and ~ 90 second: Randel.
~ fyerrat). s2t0. third. Time. I; ;5s 3-5.
Thistle Queen. Montillo and Battle Noun
sEvrNTH RAcE-one mile: ,hree-vear-olds
and inward: claiming; purse 500: Bond.
ITO fBrothers). $50. s4. 40 and 81. 20 wor
Chimera, 100 Cprurner). $40 and &.t0.
second; Thoa. It. Mcmahon, t04 CW. NIL
ner). 81. third. Time. I i3 40. Horcb.
nniryman, Kathleen X and Yakimene also