The Washington herald., 1922-02-04
GOURMAND ROMPS
TO EASY VICTORY
In FEATURE EVENT
Pictor and Gray Gables,
Favorites, Beaten
In Stretch.

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 3.-outer
portion of the track continued
popular here Friday afternoon and
those with inner post positions
were at a decided disadvantage.
Cloudy but warm weather was on
tap and large crowd appeared
Favorites were in almost total
eclipse. The one exception was
Bertha S, which won the first race.
support for her was only luke
warm. however.
The best race of the afternoon
was mile and furlong claiming
handicap in which Pictor and
Gray Gables were well backed.
Gourmand turned up, winner. but
only after Gray Gables had slack
ened pace after outdistancing Pic
tor.
In the maiden 4-year-old race,
which opened proceedings. John
Goods Bertha proved best. Bris-
tow was second. Miracle Man third.
Bees WING, enjoyed favoritism in
the second race. but her inner rail
position eliminated her early. Two
Pair won handiIy from Brown Bill
and Service Star.
Madge + was an outstanding
choice. but her duh form and poor
ride disposed OF her. Hello Pard-
ner won, with Phelan and Bond
second and third.
Zone D'Armee's failure in the last
race was probably due to a killing
pace set BY King Trojan for the
first Sir fur,ongs. The race was
taken by Little Ed, with Broom
second. and the favorite third. The
results:
First Race-For 3-year-olds sand
Up; maidens; claiming; $1,000; six
furlongs. Bertha s., ITO (PooD, 16
TO 5, I to 5, to 10; Bristow, us
tGarner), 9 to l even: Miracle Man
los (Thomas), to ). Time,
1:lS4-5. Complimentary. Printers
Devil. Pluribelle,. Borget, Mechanic.
Archive and Walespa alsO ran.
Second Race - For 3-year-olds
and up; claiming; $1,000: six fur
logs. Two Pair, los (MOoneyD, TO
/. ; TO /, I to 3; Brown Bill, ITO
CGarner). 3 to ] ! to .; Service
star los (PooD. s to ;: Time. I'LL.
Bees Wing. Pitter Patter. Miss RAN
kin, Tit for Tat, Captain Tom, LIE
Bluet, Chas. Byrne and Pie also
ran.
Third Race-For 3-year-olds and
up claiming; $1,000; six furiongs'
Cobalt Lass, 1913 CWilson). lie &c j.
to 1, . to l; Betsinda, los (JoneSJ.
to .. 1 to 4; Sacajawea, IS Uang),
$ to ). Time. 1:1S is. Flying Orb
Back Bay. High Voltage, Lady Mil
bred. War Relief. Happy Buxton
old Dave. Farewell Taps and Paula
V also ran.
Fourth Race - For 3-year-olds;
claiming: $1,000: six furlongs. Ip-
age. IO2 (RomanelliJ, to l. TO r
even; GaIeta. % Cwallace) s to ;,
to ;. Consort, I13 CButweID,
to I. Time. 1:1S To- Simplicity
Fed Leaf. Delhi Maid, Timbrel and
Evelyn White also ran.
Fifth Race-FoT 4-yeaF-olds and
I'M: the Pickwick Claiming Handi-
can: $1,000: mile and an eighth
Gourmand, IIO CLang), to l, To
II to 10; Gray Gables, rs (Lyke),
to 10, to 4; Pictor. 1l6 tGarner).
70 ;. Time. 2:O1 As. Who Cares,
Lucky-B. and Kings Champion also
ran
sixth Race-For 4-year-olds and
mn. claiming; $1,000; mile and
sixteenth. Hello Pardner. liz oval
Iace). ; to /, S to 5, to 10; Phelan,
los Cwnson), to l. even; Bond
lI3 (GarnerD, S to Time, 1913 10.
Johnny Overton. Warsaw Nordeck
and Madge F. also ran.
Seventh Race - For 4-year-olds
and M; claiming; $1,000; mile and
a sixteenth. Little Ed, 113 (PonceD,
s to /. to l. to 5; Broom Ped
dler, los CWilson), even. to 5;
Zone DArmee, los (Mooney), l TO
5. Time, 1855 2-5. King Trojan,
Pansy, John Arbor and Jack Reeves
also ran.