The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
BEATS OUT AIKEN.
IN STRETCH FINISH
ARAFAT IS THIRD
Belle of ElizabethtowB
And Guv'nor Among
O. The "Also Rams"

HAVANA. CUBA Feb. 4. tn
MORO Handicap. a sprint event fof
s-year-olds and upwards. lwitls
f1.5oo added. was taken by The Boy
here this afternon in . thrHnffr
finish. the winner just beating out
Aiken in the drive to the wire. Ara
rat finished4s poor third. Belle of
Elizabethtown and Guv'nor- were
both at the barrier but neither was
anywhere around when the Inurse,
was split. The Belle party ran 4
rather dull race. IT was fsr-fron
her earlier form here. -
The winner was held at 4 20 1 BY
the takers at post time. shortly
before the race, however. odds eof
~ and IL TO ! against The Boy were
freely offered. last before paral-
ing they took a sudden slump. All
the elements Of a big coup were in
the air but II is believed the action
was little late and only a few or
the layers were taken.
The winner broke fast ana with
Eng Man, another also ran, wsnt1tgS
the front at the frst turn. End
Man, however, was unable 10 fufs
nish any opposition once Kennels
settled The Boy TO his work 70ut'
nor and Belle Of ElizsbethtowH
started an early drive at the lfalf'
but both were short and when che
romp through the stretch began n
was Aiken that was In the coxT"
tending position. - -
Near the end Wilson went 60 On
whip with Aiken but though MS
mount was gaining at every strfds
The Boy had enough left 10 1get
there In front -
Jockey Pribble, who has Been
grabbing the spotlight for the lssf
two or three days here, failed 9tSo
bring home a winner until the mst6
race. when aboard Zoie. he fashed--
nne exhibition and got his mount
Gown in front handily. -
Young McLane, who broke from
the maiden Jockey class at theh
Laurel meeting last fall, pilcted
the winner in the NTH event He-
was aboard Who Can Tell and rode
a better than average race for an
| older Jockey. The results:
First Race-Purse 500: claiming
i-year-olds and up: furlones.
Pokey B. ll2 CFletcherD. q to I:sNA
to 8. TO 5; white Crown. 1ls
(kelsay), to 5, 4 TO s.: BY Gone.
lO4 CPevicD.- TO !. Time, l:It2-S
Hazel II. speedy Lady and Hich
Olympus scratched. Primitive, Re
treat. Signal Corps. J. Alfred CLARK,
Leanrack and Invisible also ran
Second Race - For l-yesr-olds
ana up; claiming; purse 500: 6 fur
longs. Sunrose. 102 CChalmersls
70 i, 10 ?. TO 5: Frascueio. IaJ
(Prible). to s. I TO 2: Good Hong
lO+ CCarrolD. l TO s. Time. l!T5
Mldian. Hocnir and Norfolk Belle
also ran.
Third Rsce-Fs 4year-oid, ana
up; claiming; purse 800: f1r-
longs. Haran, llO CPickensD. sta
to .. TO 5: Beretta, IO4 CwHEoE1.
to ], : TO 1; Win or Quit. ne
CMorriseyD, , to ;. Time. I:lts-s.
MT. Jiggs. Humpy. Johnny o'CoE..
nell and Peaceful Star also ran.
FOURTH Race - The MORO CastL>s
Handicap: for 3-year-olds and IA!
$500 added: s furiongs. The kcN
.it 'hennedyD. to l. 6 to 5. TO >:
AIKEN. llS IWilsonD. l to =. 4 tdsf
Arrarat, l23 (RobinsonD. T. IsiN
Time. 7:l3 %. Guv'nor. Las, IN
BeiIe or EliEabethtown and Endman
also ran. 20
Fifth Race - For s-rear-olas.
claiming: purse 500; niIe WI,
Can Tell. 100 CMcLD. toi..
even: Diversity. los CMaIben). : "a.
a. ! to 3: Stonewall. IOs CMorrlxeT,.
TO 5. Time. I:4o3-5. Sun Girl
Fiycast and Navisco also ran.
Sixth Race-For 4-year-olds aud
up: claiming; purse 500. mi
ana SO yards. Zoie. los CPriblc,
to !. to 5. , to 5: George w. IO5
(ScheneD. to l. to go Stir Tn.
lOS tMalben). 2 TO I. Time, i:s4e-S
FIRST Troop. Cork. Chimera Isn
Mumma and Fair and Warmer aisa
rSn.