The Washington herald., 1922-02-10
TAKES N.O.FEATURE.
BY CLEVER RIDING.
OF JOCKEY GARNER
Gourmand Loses by Nose.
Weight Stops Sands
Of Pleasure.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Feb. .. =
with track conditions better and
large fields entered as a result. the
racing today was the best in weeks
In the Sunny South handicap of ST.
500, Veto and Gourmand measured
strides until the finish. the former
winning by a nose through the SUI
perfor riding of Garner. Sands of
Pleasure figured prominently in the
ear1y running. but his high impost
caused him to tire near the end.
The most thrilling finish of the
afternoon came in the last race.
when Solid Rock on the inner rail
barely managed to squeeze out
ahead Of cockroach. Current Events
pulled In third ahead OF Lady Long
fellow, the favorite.
Dearie, the favorite, lost the nrst
race to Mascotte. which finished
with a burst of speed.
Murphy. choice in the second race,
retired. allowing Perigourdine.
C1inchfield AMI PIetender to finish
in that order.
Arrowhead broke the long losing
streak Of J. L Holland by taking
the third race from some clever
sprinters. TEust oficiaI and Pana-
man were second ana third.
The NTH race saw Padua and
Runseaf engage in a spirited battle.
The first lasted to win out by a nose.
Bill Block took the sixth event.
managing to shake OFF Matches
Mary in the final strides. The results:
First Race-For Maiden 2-year
oads; fllies: $1,000: three furlongs:
Mascotte, 116 (Poole), to /: / to
i; to 5: Dearie. 116 (Morris), 1 to
l. l to 2: Golden Fork. 116 Gar
ner). to 5. Time :35 3-5. Spar
tania. Rejection, Bessie leighton
Illusfonist. Carmen, Pantages
Louise Groody, Stylish Lass. Dress
Up and Dicks Daughter also ran.
second Race-Three-year-o up.
Claiming; $1,000; six furlongs: Peri
gourdine, los (Thomas), s to 1, 3
to !, to 5; Clinchfield, 101 Cwei-
ner), to I, 5 to 2: Pretender, 1I5
CWalls), to l. Time lis 1-5.
Satania, Murphy, Meuse, Link Bow.
Midnight Stories, Jerry. Dolly Var
den, Phantom and Tan ii. also ran.
Third Race-For 4-year-oIds up:
claiming; $1,000: six furIongs: Ar
rowhead. 1O9 (Garner), 8 to 1. 3 to
I. 8 to 5: Trust Omcial, los (wil-
son), to l, to 2; Panaman. IFS
(Ponce. to 5. Time 1:14. CoIum-
bia Tenn, Johns Umma, Moody,
Monastery, Pahaska, AbIaze, Bright
Lights, Grayson and Troitus also
ran.
Ea,-th D.. rI =. -
Handicap; for 3-year-olds up; ST.
500; one mile and an eighth: Veto.
1OS (Garner), 2 to l. to 10, to
3: Gourmand, 100 CwiIson), 1 to 1,
l to 2; Sands of Pleasure, lis
IBurke), l to 2. Time 1853 is,
PimIico, Blanrney Stone and Cimar-
ron also ran.
Fifth Race-For 4-year-olds up;
claiming; $1,000; mile and a six
teenth: Padua, 1O2 (McDermott)
IL to 1, to 1, to 2; Runzaf. 1o5
tWilson) to 5, to s; Claymore,
1O2 (Thomas), s to 5. Time 1:47 Is.
Balance Wheel, Lady Lillian, Tody,
Rep. Brotherly Love. Murray and
Pttter Patter also ran.
Sixth Race-For 3-year-olds;
claiming: $1,000; mile and 70 yards:
Bill Block, 102 CGantner), 16 to 5,
S to 5. to 5: Matches Mary, 1Os
(Poole), to 1, s to 5; Kate Brum-
mel, 104 Cwallace) s to 5. Time
As lis. Bennington, Consul. Grass
Tree, Yelled Colleen, Little Annie.
Charline. Spinning. Field Lark and
Bullet also ran.
Seventh Race-For 3-year-olds;
claiming; $1,000: mile and a six
teenth: Solid Rock, lis CMcDer-
motif. to 2, 1 to 1, to 2:
Cock Roach. 11O Cwilson), 3 to /, Z
to s; Current Events, 10 (Garner),
1 to 3 Time 1:4S 3-5. War Relief,
Quito, Paula V, Lady Longfellow.
Black Watch II and Sun Myth also
ran.