The New York herald., 1922-01-05
LANG RIDES THIMBLE
TO VICTORY IN STAKE
Consistent Daughter of Huon
Beats Neddam, Pastoral
Swain and War Zone.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York ftERALp.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4.-Thimble.
| game and consistent daughter OF Huon
and Sandspit, embarked upon her fourth
year by taking the Esplanade. the
| feature at the Fair Grounds to-day. Shs
beat Neddam. Pastoral Swain and War
Zone. Thimble supplied the apprentice
Lang with his only victory of the day
by remaining away from the pace first
supplied by War Zone and later by
Neddam. Entering the stretch she
saved ground along the inner rail while
Neddam bore out slightly. Through the
| Anal eighth the filly responded we'll to
| Lang's urging and finished the mile and
| seventy yards in AZ 3-5, or with two
| fifths of q second of the track record.
| Neddam proved better than Pastoral
| Swain in the tussle for second honors,
while War Zone was beaten off.
| Eugene Leigh. trainer OF one of the
| most pretentious public stables on the
| French turf. to-day signed Jockey
| Everett Haynes to ride during the COM
| ing season. The pair will leave for
Paris within a few days. There are
sixty horses in the Leigh stable. 1t is
expected that Haynes will prove val
uabls acquisition because of his knowl-
edge Of pace which must be employed
In the distance events which predomi-
nate in French racing.
After the last race ninety-four al
legged oralzers were notified to give
bond for eventual appearance In answer
to violations of the Locke law.
First Race-For two-year-old fillies allow
ances; purse. 1000; five furlonss. Kitty
to s. first Lady Boss. III q tTurner). r s an to
2 to and even. second; Nowata. ia (Sco-
biel. Is to I. q to and 3 to /. third. Time.
ham, Boog-a boo. Jennie c.. Margaret Loret-
ia. Lady Monmouth, Marjorie Wood and
Pinaquana also ran.
ing; purse. 81 600; five and a half furlongs
ausee, los lMorris), Z to 10. ! to 8 and to
] :Os Is. Mabel A., Brass Tacks. Lady
Mary and
ran.
Third Race--For three year-olds; claiming
mer Gurton, 1o3 (iarner), to 1. s to 5 and
4 to 5, first; Petite, JOG (Weiner). * to S,
to and to 10. second; Little Annie, 1903
third. Time. :o7 is. Josephine Weidel
Hermis Kcmble. Clinchfield. Hiilsdaie, Al
verida. Joe c.. Mr.. CRATER and Lady Zeus
Fourth Race-For three-year- -olds and up
ward; allowances; purse. $1,000; one mile
to I, . to 9 and even. first: Our Dear. 90
Bruening), II to 1. 4 to 1 and & to 8. sec
ond; Gray Gables, ia (Garner), even. to 8
and to 5, third. Time. AS. Bullet. Cap
Rock. Honorable, Botheration and Court
View also ran.
Fifth Race-The Esplanade Purse: for four
year-ods and upward allowances: purse,
81 900: one mile and seventy yards. Thmbe.
1o2 Q.ang), 13 to S. to 5 and out. first; {;
Neddam, 100 (Ponce), o TO 3, to 9 and out,
second: Pastoral Swain. 107 (ColtiettD. to
I. to 10 and out third. Time. :42 3-5.
War Zone also
Sixth Race--Tor three-year-olds and up
ward. claiming: purse. 81 900: one mile and
a sixteenth Young Adam. ia CIV. Taylor).
TO 2, even and l to 3, first: Solid Rock.
100 Uang). 6 to Z. ] to and out, second !;
Searchlight III. 1o2 lGantnerl. to !. to
and to 10, third. Time, l al 4-5. Brownie
McDawell and J. c. Stone also ran.
Seventh Race-For four-year-olds and up
ward; claiming: purse. 81 900; one mile and
a sixteenth. Galot, 9S CA. wilson,. Z to l.,
5 to and to B, first Lazy Lou, 100 Cant
ner). 10 to 5, even and to 2, second: Chal-
lenger. ia fWalls,, to !, 3 to ] and to o. 3.
joleur. Horeb and Paula " also ran.