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SANGUINE HAVANA HOPES BELIEF THAT THE COMING MEETING WILL BE A SUCCESS IN ALL RESPECTS. Many More Horses and Better Class Horses Than Those at the Cuban Capital Last Winter Confidently Expected. Baltimore. Mil.. Novemlier 22. — James Milton and Charles l.unsdnlc. wlio are assisting Harry White iu looking after the shipment of horses from Maryland to Cuba, are recent arrivals in Baltimore. Mr. Hans-dale came from Cincinnati and Mr. Milton from Pallas, Texas. According to reports by these gentlemen, the Cuha-Anierican Jockey Club is destined to enjoy a most prosperous season this winter. The interest being taken by horsemen in the meeting this year is simply marvelous. They apparently realize that the management is determined to make the meeting at Marianao rank with the best ever given at a winter racing point and that with this end in view they are making every concession to the horsemen to send their stables to the Cuban course. F.vcrythiiig is being done by the management looking towards the comfort of horsemen and the action of the club in donating its share of whati-ver run-up money there may be in the selling races to the horsemen his met with great favor. It was certainly a most liberal and commendable move on the pari of the club and it shows that they are determined that the horsemen shall not be ha n asset I in any way by the parasites of the sport who i-oine into the game during the last few years. The horsemen will not bo subjected to any petty annoyances whatsover. The shipping facilities to Havana have been greatlv improved and the transportation is now of the best. Instead of antiquated Burton cars, big express cars are now being used for the transportation of the l.orses from Baltimore to Havana and judging from reports sent up by those who shipped from Cincinnati ami Washington the excellent time schedule mapped out has been adhered to strictly by the different railroad companies. The Kentucky delegation has been on the grounds at Marianao for a week or so and the first Maryland special which departed on Tuesday evening arrived safely iu Havana Friday morning. Th * big freight* steamer Henry M. Flagler is now making daily trips from Key West to Havana, leaving Florida in the morning and returning from Cuba in the evrniug. The express cars are switched on to the boat at Key West and on their arrival in Havana are run out to the course at Marianao and unloaded at the big chute which has been built right at the stable gate. With but one or two exceptions every horseman who raced in Cuba last winter has planned to return and this in itself speaks well for the sport. As to race followers, all who were there last winter are anxious t » return. There are many attractions to draw them to the "Pearl of the Antilles." as Cuba has Ik-cii aptly described. The beautiful bathing beach at Marianao was a favorite si ot with racegoers last winter. Swimming matches, water |k I and diving contests were enjoyed every morning lie-fore the races and almost every one of the racegoers who went to Cnba became g.ioil swimmers lie-fore they left the island. The water at Marianao Beach is as clear as crystal and one can see the bottom at any part of the beach. These salt water baths were not only very enjoyable, but healthful as well. But to get back to racing. From the present outlook tliere will be more horses at Oriental Park this winter than last and they will also be of better class. The meeting has been well advertised all through the north and that the newspapers are lie-ginning to realize the importance of racing in Cuba is shown by the fact that several turf correspondents will take in the Havana meeting ;l.is winter. Reservations are already being made on the boats and trains for the first two weeks in December and a great many who will afterwards go to other winter points have arranged lo niak • the trip south via Havana, where they will remain for a week or ten days to look the racing over. Those who are making their first trip to Cuba have a surprise in store for them. They have little idea of the beautiful plant that has been constructed at Marianao or of the magnitude of the sport there. Now that the new drainage system has been completed and the track regra.ied. oriental Park is unquestionably the finest of all the winter race courses. A big party will leave Baltimore for Cuba immediately following the close of the Bowie meeting. Among those who will make the trip are George Rcardon. Willie Kerryhart. Tom Shaw. Peter Mc-Grath, Ed Colell. Frank Bacciaco. Fred Gay. Phil McKini. W. J. Lynch. Steve Lllomniedieu, Tom Buckley. C. J. Udell. R B. Stelle. Uscar Bookman. Claude Kyle. Frank Hayes. W. A. Porter. J. J. Mc-Graw. Col. James, Bill Chapman. Tom Costigan. F.d Soul.*. Mart Demurest. Tom UBri.-n. Ernest Hall. Archie Zimmer. James Casey. Hart Kernham. Joe Murphy. F:. J. McGraw and C. U. Smith A big delegation is going from Canada again this winter. Jake Sanders. Jack Hare and China: Hare will be on hand from Toronto and all three will cut in as layers. F.ddi.* Colell will also book at Marianao and Stelle will he in line again. Stelle was probably the biggest winner among Cue la vera who operated at Marianao last winter. Tom Shaw will proliably sail from New York for Havana with his crew. Joe Blume is another who has signified his intention of booking.
