The New York herald., 1922-02-07
WINNERS FOR LANG,
ALSO SUSPENSION
Rides Matches Mary, Verify
and Sycamore to Victory,
Then Gets Five Days.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoxK HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6.--Chick Lang
further increased his lead for riding
honors at the Fair Grounds to-day by
plotting three winners and three sec
onds They brought his total up to forty
six victories in thirty-one racing days.
He rode Matches Mary. Sycamore and
Verify home in front, and Verify now
tops the thoroughbreds of the winter
season with seven races won.
United Verde won his fourth race of
the meeting by taking the feature. Dip
lcmat Purse, at q mile and seventy
yards. The track was heavy and lumpy.
due to heavy rain on Sunday. There
was little choice of going and the win
rers followed thee inner rail In a ma
jority of instances.
United Verde was made prohbitive
favorite. though running In bar plates,
and never left the result in doubt. He
supplanted Promising Tom as the pace
maker during the early running and
dominated the situation for the re-
mainder of the way, winning by four
lengths from Blarneystone, Cimarron,
Bunga Buck and Rep, the only other
starters. The distance was run in
:52 3-5. proving the tough condition of
the track.
Verify followed the carly pace closely.
AS she went into command at the half
mile ground Escarpolete stumbled and
the occurrence prompted her rider.
Bruening, to register a claim of foul
against Lang. The protest was dismissed
to the delight of the Lang followers, but
the noted jockey was suspended for five
days.
FIRST RACE-For two-year-olds colts and
gedings; maidens; purse 81 900; three fur
longs; Billy Whniskerss, 115 Cweiner,. 4 to
ONals), . TO /. 3 to : and to 5. second
The Mule Skinner, IL (<ing). to 5. I to
3 and 1 to G. third. Time. 0:3s. Bacchus.
Mad Son, "Amole and +Superglaria also
Coupled GI. Griffin entry.
SECOND RACE-For three-year- claim
Mary, 100 Gang). II to 10, 2 to 5 and
TO c. won; 1t. iii (Garner). 12 to 1, to !
and to 8, second: Happy Buxton JOG
Time / 90 Wifcx, orcadia, Mabel A. and
Kedswick also ran.
THIRD RACE-For three-year-olds and up
ward; claiming; purse $1,000; six fur
longs: Sycamore, 10 Lang), to :, to
and to 10. won; Mickey Moore, 107 Cant
ner), 12 to I, 4 10 I and to 5. second:
The Decision. 1lg Cburke,; Z to J. to
and even. third. Time, ] 30. Bright Lights,
Hidden Jewel. Drummon and Pananaan also
ran
FOURTH RACE-The Recruit Purse: for
three-year- allowances; purse 81 900;
six furlongs May Blossom 97 (Bruening),
90 to !. 20 / and 3 to 1. won: Last Ef-
fort. 10f CLang), even, to and to 6.
second; Foy, 40 (Garner), to I, TO 1
and 4 to ., third. Time. I 30 i-5. Miss
Meish. Consort. Silent King and Grass
Tree also ran.
FIFTH RACE-The Diplomat Purse: for
four-year-olds; allowances; purse 81 500;
enc mile and seventy yards: United Verde,
ia (M. Garner, to 10, ] to and 10 8,
won; Blarneystone 1o2 UanR) to l.
3 TO and to 10, second; Cimarron, 81
(Wallace), 10 TO !, TO and TO I.
third. Time. 1 80 3-5. Promising Tom,
Bunga Buck and Rep also ran.
SIXTH RACE-For four-year-ods and up
ward. fillies and mares; claiming; purse
81 900: one mile and n sixteenth: Verify,
107 OIang). IL to 3. even and TO ., won
Natural 1l2 (Owens), o to ., to 3 and
Z 10 10, second; Escarpolette, f12 tBruen-
irg), TO I. Z to 10 and 1 to 3. third.
Time, 900 2-5. RagaZza and Oaklawr
Belle also ran.
RACE-Tor four-year- and
upward: claiming: purse 81 900; one mile
and an eighth: Broom Peddler, tf3 CA.
WILSON,, TO ., to . and out. won:
Searchlight Ill, 1iS Lang), 10 to =, TO 3
and out. second; Alex Jr., 1i3 Crhomas),
even. TO and out. third. Time, o:05 3-5.
Anna Gallup also ran.