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IS INTERESTED IN CUBAN VENTURE. Toronto, Out., October 27. The idea of holding a running race meeting at Havana, Cuba, during tliis winter, has lieen abandoned. This was the deilnite announcement tif A. M. Orpen, who is financially interested in the promotion of racing at that IMiint, last night, previous to his departure for New York, where lit- will meet others Interested in the venture. "It will require at least six months to build a new track, and it would be impossible to have it ready in time for racing this winter. However, there is no doubt a winter meeting will lie given at the Cuban capital next year," said Mr. Orpen.
