The New York herald., 1922-12-17
MARIONETTE WINS
PROSPECT HANDICAP
Monohan 2-Year-Old Spread
eagles Field at Six FurlOngs
on the Havana Track.

HAVANA, Cuba. Dec. 16.-Upsets were
in order at Oriental Park this afternoon
and the winners paid their hackers hand
some returns. The fields were particu-
larly well matched. and II Is usually
from these kind that surprises spring.
Most of the finishes were Hose enough
to be interesting, the second being par
ticularly so, when Spods got up in the
final stride to beat out the firing pace
maker Foul Weather.
The Prospect Handicap, dash Of six
furlongs for two-year -olds, proved an
easy victory for Thomas Monohan's
Marionette. The latter showed keen
speed and spreadeagled the field in the
early stages, winning we'll in hand by a
length and a half from Romping Mary.
The latter appeared unable to get going
in the first half and was a trailer to the
stretch turn. where she began closing.
and. finishing full Of run, passed all but
the winner in the last sixteenth
Carrie Moore upset calculations when
she jumped out and won the opener, In
which The Boy was the odds-on favorite.
The latter led to the stretch turn, where
he ran out. Carrie Moore saved ground
at this point and, taking the lead. re-
tained it, to the end. Quecreek was
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to beat out The Boy by a neck for place.
Foul Weather started out like a win
ner in the second, raced into long lead
at the start, having two lengths advan-
tage at the eighth pole, but tired badly
in the last sixteenth Spods got UP In
the final strides to beat him out by a
head.
Mary Riegel. another disappointment.
was heavily played In the third race, bu.
| could do no better than finish second to
India. The latter sprinted into a five
| lengths lead in the first ftrlong. but In
the run through the homestretch was
driving hard to stall of Mary Riegel by
half length.
Miss Caltha made all her own pace
In the fourth and had margin of half
a length over Gratian at the finish. Am
brose could have made 1t farther had he
wished. Miss Caltha was the longest
priced winner this afternoon. paying
s4s.70 in the 50 mutuels. Duke of Wei
lington set all the pace in the last, win
ming by couple of lengths from Sir
Jack The summaries:
FIRST RACE-For three-year-olds and up
Ispss; so Carrie Moore. lo2 trieds). 1880
Caliahan), 1920 and .s2.7o second: The
Boy, 1io SGantner,. s22o. third. Time.
!.VEx-o. Uncle sonny. George kuffan and
Kedgewck Also ran.
SECOND RACE-For three-year-olds; claim
ing; purse 800: ak furlonss-spods. 1t2
tMcDernott), $3.50. $500 and $3.50. won
Foul Weather, 104 (Yerfatt). $3.50 and
$780, second: Orris. 102 (Gross). $4.20.
third. Time. :1S 4-5. Awning, Refrain.
Foy and Grandson also ran.
THIRD RACE%-For thu ce- year-olds and up
ward fillies and mares: claiming: purse
500; six furlongs = India. ?S (Gross).
S34.90. $s 80 and $3.50. won; Mary Reigel,
112 &c. Barnes). 500 and $3.50. second
| Thistle Queen. 103 (Stutts). $3.50. third.
| Time. I IA 4-5. Aittle Niece. Thistle Bloom.
! Scintillate and Hullo also ran.
FOURTH RACE-For three-year-olds and
upward: fillies and mares: claiming purse
800: six furiopgs-Miss Caitha. 10 (Am-
brosel. $4p. 20. s2050 and 81 won; Gratian.
los (obertl. $500 and $3.50. second; pcri-
gourdine. 10 (woodstock), 1920 third.
Time, ia 2-5. Mad Nell. Josephine *.
May Rose and Kitty Cheathan also -an.
FIFTH RACE-The Prospect Handicap; for
two-year-olds; purse 5000: six furlongs--
Marionette, 1i5 toberp. A.7o, 1910 and
han). $3.4o and &. 80. second; Noon Glide.
| los cLowe). 1920 third Time. 1:f2 4-5.
Rrsie H., Frank s., French Canadian and
! Winnipeg also ran.
SIXTH RACE-For three-year-oIds and up
ward: claiming; purse 800: ono mile and
! fifty yards - Duke of Wellington. 1fs
| (Gantner), 81, $3.50 and So. 10 won: Sir
Jack, 1O5 (Burke). s22 and - 40. second
Pibroch. 112 (Woodstock). $3.4o. third.
Time, 1:44 S-5. King b., Drapery. Mseri-
1 nd ata rnu