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BANNER CROWD SEES IRON MASK WIN. Havana. Cuba. February 24. — The largest crowd I that ever witnessed racing over the oriental Park . course was present this afternoon, it being the Cuban national holiday. The attendance equalled that present at the Johnson-Willard fight last year. A good program was provided and Mose Gold Idatt saddled the winners of both feature races. Aldebaraa, running lor the first time in J. W. Gold-blatts colors, aroa the Havana Handicap, while Jefferson Livingstons Iron Mask galloped home an , iM-y winner in the Col I». Kstrampe s Handicap. Both horses were ridden by D. Connelly. Besides Hie purses, prizes were distributed among the own-is ami riders of the first two horses in both races. The stewards, alter making further investigation 1 into the accident of Tuesday, in which four horses t fell, exonerated jockey Irqiihart from all blame and restored him lo goad standing.
