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HAVANA FAVORITES PROVE DELUDERS. Havana. Cuba. January 9.— Showers fell here today but the Oriental Park track remained last. Favorites tared poorly for a change. It was not until the feature race of the day. a handicap at one mile and a sixteenth, that anything bearing resemblance to a favorite succeeded in scoring. Then Brave Cu-narder. which enjoyed ennui favoritism with Conflagration, carried the Bodwell colors to an easy victory, with Hloneliran and Dinah Do in closest attendance. Conflagration was sadly deficient iu speed and the finish found liim last. Charles Francis was held in greatest esteem for the opening dash, but lost all chance by pr. pping a-. the barrier went up- He closed a big gap and barely failed to run to a place. The purse went to Sal minis, tin- second choice. B. lirst was thought to have the second race at her mercy, but Sureget took her measure by a neck. The Hard race also saw the favorite second ai the linish, Ischgabibble nosing Quick out iu the last stride. l.elfctti. backed into odds on favoritism for tlio fourth, could do no better than finish third. CossaeK repealing his winning performance of a few days ago. The closing race- yielded up the longest-priced winner of tlie day in Flying Feet. P. Shannon, a recent arrival from New York, was among the layers. The stewards issued a ruling which denied the privileges of the course for the remainder of tlie ineeiiug to M. Burns for questionable practices m connection with some of the selling races. ;. M. Cray, trainer of Shaban. was lined 020 for failing to warm up Shaban ami tlie owners of Stonohenge. Scorpii and Dinah Do were lined 0 a h Cor betes late with their Worses in the paddo ■■.. Sureget. winner of the second race, was l id up by ;. m. Gray, but was bought in.
