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HAVANA FORM CHART. ALMENDARES. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1908. WEATHER CLEAR. TRACK FAStT Eighth day. Cuban Racing Association. Winter Meeting of 50 days. 4 books and 4 mutuel machinea on. Presiding Judge. Thomas J. L. Brown. Starter, James Milton. Racing Secretary, F. W. Gerhardy. Racing starts at 2:30 p. m. W indicates whip, S spurs. B blinkers. Figures in parentheses following the distance of each race indicate index number, track record, age of horse and weight carriedJf 7ft7QA FIRST RACE 5 1-2 Furlongs. 78738 l:0Si 5 107. Purse 50. All Ages, t O I OU Allowances. Net value to winner 15. Ind Horses AWtPPSt and Y2 . Str Fin Jockeys Owners O H O P S 78557 FONT WB 2 925 8 5 11 11 11 11 Haynes P S Smith 6-5 3-2 1 1-2 out 78650 WHISK BROOM W 3 99 4 7 3h A 45 2 Hatchett J U Strode 3 4 3 6-5 1-2 78707 CLOISTERESS W 5 104 5 6 2nt 35 2H 3b Hcliffe HinckenandShnon S-5 25 11-354-5 1-3 7S55S LA TOSCA III. Ws 2 935 2 2 51 63 o3 45 Lovell F Ennis 20 25 25 10 5 7S67S JEANETTE M. w 2 S9i 3 3 61 52 61 5"t Rollins J Gormley 3 45 4 7-5 2-5 78558 JOHN A. MUNRO ws 2 93 7 4 Ai 2b 31 62 Guy Crippen and MunroeS S 4 7-5 1-2 78738 MALTA w 4 109 6 8 71 7s 78 7 Young J Donegan 7 20 15 6 3 78738 IMPOSITION Wsb 4 102 1 1 8 S S S Mulcahy B L Rhotno 20 30 25 10 5 Time. 23. 49J, 1:02, 1:08 new track record. Winner Br. g, by Hastings Bcllegarde trained by J. Baker. Went to post at 3:01. At post 3 minutes. Start good. Won easily: second and third driving. Font outbroke his opponents and drew away in the first few strides, showed the most speed and held the race safe all the way. Whisk Broom came through on the inside after entering the homestretch and finished with a great rush through the stretch. Cloisteress tired at the end and was driving to the limit to stall off La Tosca III. John A. Munro was messed about all the way. Overweights Imposition. 3 pounds; La Tosca HI., 2J; Jeanette M., 3J; John A. Munro. 4; Font. 1$. Mutuels paid .77 straight. 7Q7ft7 SECOND RACE 5 1-2 Furlongs. 7S7SG 1:0S 2 92J. Purse 150. All Ages. I O I O Allowances. Net value to winner 115. Ind Horses AWtPPSt Yi. Yz Str Fin Jockeys Owners O H O P S 7S73G CAMEL wb 2 88 3 7 3b 3b 21 15 Paul H McCarren Jr 5 6- 6 2 1 78735 CHARLIE LUSK wsb 4 104 5 8 G 65 63 2b . Lovell StillmanandCrippen 2 2J 25 4-5 out 7S73S KINGTHORPE wb 6 104 6 4 ll 25 35 3b W Fischer J F Jeanette 10 12 10 4 2 78736 AUTUMN MAID wsn 2 91 2 2 75 85 5 42 Hcliffe C F Rockctt 3 35 35 6-5 3-5 7873S EXPECT-TO-SEE WSB 4 112 11 2l V 1- 5l Garwood L C Shobe 6 6 6 2 1 7SCO0 JUDGE TREEN ws 4 1031 S 9 55 4 S 6 Obert I Hill 25 4 4 2 1 7S735 JACK MKEON WSB 6 102 4 3 10 10 9 75 Mulcahy P Crow 15 20 20 8 4 78733 INVASION W 11 109 9 5 4nt 71 s2 t Smith F J Pons 10 15 10 4 2 75710 MOYEA wb 4 10S5 7 10 9 3l 10 95 Young E Landsberg 7 7 6 2 1 7S599 DAISY SHINE ws 3 99 10 6 S1 73 4tl0 Neeley G E Dudley 5 5 2 4-5 out Time. 24?. 49s. 1:02. 1:0S. Winner B. c..by Cameron Gold Wing trained by II. McCarren, Jr.. Went to post at 3:27. At post 0 minutes. Start good. Won driving: second and third the same. Camel got off forwardly and was a keen contender to the stretch turn, where he slipped through on the inside and was drawing away in the last sixteenth. Charlie Lusk, shuffled back at the start, finished with a great burst of speed and outgamed Kingthorpe. The latter was well up throughout, but tired under punishment. Expect-to-See showed a fine turn of early speed, but quit in the last furlong. Overweights Camel, 4 pounds: Moyea, 4J; Judge Treen, 1. Mutuels paid S.G1 straight. 7Q7Qft THIRD RACE 1 1-16 Miles. 787391:487109. Purse 200. 3-year-olds and up-i O 9 OO ward. Selling. Net value to winner 155. Ind Horses AWtPPSt Y2 Str Fin Jockeys Owners O H C P S 7S707 BITTER HAND wsn 5 95 1 1 l2 l1 l3 l1" 1" Hcliffe A Beatty 3 3 25 4-5 out 787373OROONOKA wn 3 96 4 4 6" 7 3nt 32 22 Hatchett W L Hatchett 2 41 45 7-5 1-2 75711 TRUE BOY WS. 5 103 3 3 45 6nk 42 53 3 Obert D Hill 10 20 20 8 35 7S737 HAND-ME-DOWN ws 3 93 6 7 7 4b 6h 45 4i Haynes G Land 6 10 10 3 3-2 7S7393GEORGE BAILEY W 4 10S 5 5 3b 22 2 25 53 Harty J U Strode 6-5 7-5 4-5 2-5 out 74207 LAYSON W 6 103 2 2 2nk 55 7 7 6nk Rollins H E Marcetto 10 15 13 5 2 78711 WASHAKIE w 3 104 7 6 5b 3"t 5b 6nk 7 Neeley G W J Bissell 3 -4 4 3-2 2-3 Time. 24?.. 49. 1:15. 1:41. 1:471 new track record. Winner B. g. by Bitter Root Free Hand trained by A. Beatty. Went to post at 3:55. At post 3 minutes. Start good. Won cantering: second and third driving. Bitter Hand showed great improvement, dashed to the front at the start and spreadeagled his opponents. Oroonoka, crowded back in the first quarter, closed a big gap. True Boy outstayed Hand-me-down in the final drive. George Bailey was hard ridden most of the trip, but lacked speed and tired badly. The winner was entered for 300: no bid. Mutuels paid 5.47 straight. 7Q7QQ FOURTH RACE 1 Mile. 7SGS0 1 :42 3 93. Purse 25. All Ages. Allowances. i O 4 O Net value to winner 175. Ind Horses AWtPPSt Yz Str Fin Jockeys Owners O H C P S 7S73G COLONEL BLUE . WB 2 88 2 2 lb 3l 2" Ink ink Paul E Baxter G 6 G 2 out 78709 CHIEF HAYES ws 5 109 3 3 2nk lj 11 2and 21 Lawrence J L Adams 1-2 7-107-10out 7S708EUSTACIAN w 2 92 1 1 32 25 35 3- 3b Haynes P S Smith 3 5 3 6-5 out 7S739 MALEDICTION ws 6 105 5 4 5 5 5 41 43 E MathewsD O Bowles 5 5 5 2 out 7S6S03FLARNEY Wsn 3 9S 4 5 45 43 4l 5 5 Neeley F J Pons 3 3 2 3-5 out Time, 25, 00s, 1:15, 1:42. Winner B. c, by Blues Concha trained by E. Baxter. Went to post at 4:20. At post 1 minute. Start good. Won driving: second and third the same. Colonel Blue slipped through on the inside when entering the homestretch when the first two went wide, hung on gamely under the whip and outstayed Chief Hayes at the end. The latter was much used in making the pace and would have won if saved. Eustacian, a keen contender the entire trip, was taken very wide on the turn for home. Overweights Eustacian. 5 pounds; Colonel Blue. 1. Mutuels paid S.25 straight. 7Q7QA FIFTH RACE 6 1-2 Furlongs. Purse 200. 3-year-olds and upward. Selling. m O i J w Net value to winner 155. Ind Horses AWtPPSt Y Vz Str Fin Jockeys Owners O H C P S 7S7073MOMENTUM WSB 4 99 5 2 l2 l3 1 l3 lb Hcliffe J L Adams 6-5 6-6 6-5 1-2 out 7S6S0 BATTLEAXE w 5 107 1 1 2 23 23 2l 2k Liebert Mrs R Albright 6 6 6 2 1 7S7072BEN DOUBLE wn 4 105 7 7 4nk 4 35 35 32 Hatchett Pons and May 0-5 S-5 8-5 1-2 out 7S710 WINE MERCHANT w 3 915 2 3 3l 35 43 4 4s Hannan H McCarren Jr 15 20 20 6 3 78254MELANGE ws 3 101 6 6 7 52 52 58 53 Flynn M E McIIenry 4 4 3 1 1-2 78556 MISS TOPSY ws 5 97 3 4 65 63 618 6- 6:o Guy Crippen and MunroelO 20 20 6 3 78737BATSMAN WB 3 97 4 5 5- 7 7 7 7 Callahan C Wacker 6 6 4 1 1-2 Time. 24. 49j. 1:15.- 1:22. Winner Br. g, by Sorcerer Balance II. trained by W. Forman. Went to post at 4:48. At post G minutes. Start good. Won driving; second and third the same. Momentum dashed into a commanding lead on the backstretch. but was tiring at the end and driving hard to f-tall off Battleaxe. The latter might have won had he made his run sooner. Ben Double, crowded back at the start, closed up steadily and finished with a great burst of speed. The winner was entered for 00; uo bid. Overweights Wine Merchant, 2 pounds. Mutuels paid 3.35 straight.
