The Washington herald., 1922-01-08
TOM HARE VICTOR AT NEW OREANS-AVANA FAVORTES COM
Wins Fair Grounds Feature
Handicap In Runaway Race
Bygone Days Captures Dixie Purse Before Big
Crowd Marvin May Takes Johnny
Powers Memorial Event.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Jan. by
gone Days, Marvin May and Tom
Hare Jr. were the winners of the
triple feature Offering Of the best
card racegoers have witnessed in
many years at the Fair Grounds to-
day. Four other races which devel-
oped more than the average quota
of thrills made up a program which
was run over a heavy track for the
enjoyment of a typical holiday at
tendance.
Tom Hare Jr.. in the C. w. Clark
colors, took the monetary feature
classic handicap, a six furlong
event for 3-year-olds. in a manner
that left no doubt regarding his
superiority. He took the lead at
the break and drew out until he
was a four-length winner over
Commander McMeekin. Simplicity
was q hard driven third.
The fifth annual running o. the
Johnny Powers Memorial Handicap,
named for one of the most popular
trainers America has ever known.
went TO the consistent Marvin May.
ridden by Connolly, after he had
taken the measure of smart bard
of classic sprinters- Fort Church.
Ill made the early pace but Mar
win May took command at the maj
eighth and held High Cost, the
heavily backed favorite, safe at the
end.
Bygone Days showed the way
from flag fall to finish in the Dixie
Purse. a one mile event Marinelli
hustled him to keep in advance OF
Bunga Buck, who showed return
to his good Maryland form by fore
IA Ia n
emily had no keen liking for the
going, finished a distant third
The favorite, Jack Reeves. did a
comeback when he followed the
rail throughout the second. and got
up to take the honors from Harvest
King in the last stride,
Mickey Moore. thoroughly at
home in the going, was the handy
winner of the opener. Ace of Aces.
the favorite in this event, foun-
dered about in the going and ran
far below his usual form. His
rider. Thomas, was questioned by
the stewards No ruling was made.
The results:
First Race-For 3-year-olds and
up: purse $1,000: claiming; six fur
longs: Mickey Moore, 1os (Gantner)
s to 1. to 1, even: Philanderer. 107
Cwilson). 4 to 1, 2 to 1; Miss Ran
kin, 9s Uang), 2 to 1. Time. 1:l6.
Legacy. Lady Rochester, Ace of
Aces, Charles A Byrne, Chas. ].
Craigmile, Vansylvia and Alver-
ida also ran.
Second Race-For 4-year-oIds and
up; purse $1,000; claiming. mile and
a sixteenth: Jack Reeves. 9S (Bruen-
ing), 6 to 1, to 2, 6 to 5; Harvest
King. 1os CMcGraw), to 5. to
10; Serbian lis CBarrett). even.
Time. 1:l4 2-5. Horeb, Lorena Ioss,
La Kross, The Cullen Bon. LEnjo-
leur also ran.
Third Race-For 4-year-olds and
Up; purse $1,000; the Johnny Pow
ers Memorisn. allowances; six fur
1orgs: Masvin May, 1o7 (Coltiletti).
Gsrner), l to 3, out: John S. Rear
lis 1-6 Fort Churchill and Bother
alton also ran.
Fourth Race--3-year-olds; Classic
Handicap; ss5oo added; six fur
longs: Tom Hare Jr.. 10 (Garrer).
IL to 6. 4 to 5, 2 to s; Commander
McAeekin, ia (Turner), 2 to 1,
even; Modesty, 114 (Buxton), 8 to 5.
Time, 1:15 3-6. Devonite, Sim
piicity, st. Maurice, F1yball. Yash-
max and Miriam Cooper also ran.
Fifth Race-The Dixie Purse: A.
year-olds and up; allowances: purse
$1,000; one mile: Bygone Days. 10S
CMarinelli), even, 2 to s, out; Bunga
Buck. lis CMorris). to 10. l to 4;
Neddam, 1os (Ponce), to 2. Time,
1:41 2-5. Kings Champion and
Pimlico also ran.
Sixth Race-For 4-year-olds and
up; claiming; purse 81 900; one mile
and a sixteenth: Pastoral Swain, III
Lang). IS to 10, I to 2, to s; Tan
talus, 1o2 (Coney), to 10, to 4;
Balance Wheel, 107 (Garner), to
5. Time 1850. WEXFORD, st. Isl
uore and Cimarron also ran.
Seventh Race-For 4-year-olds
and up; claiming; purse $1,000: one
mile and an eighth: Our Birthday.
III CBruening), IL to 5, to 5,
OF 3: Wadsworth's Last. 10 CMc-
Crawl. even. . to S; Scotch Verdict,
116 (Ma-tin), 2 to 5. Time, 1857 2-5.
Dahabiah H., ]. c. Stone and Snap
Dragon ii also ran.