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SOCIETY DAY AT ORIENTAL PARK. Big Crowd Turns Out and Is Rewarded by Excellent Racing — Long Shot Wins. Havana. Cuba, January 4. — Carondolet. paying the heartsease dividend of 9.70 iii the mutuels, was among today"- winners at Oriental Park. It was society day at the course and a number of Havanas best families occupied boxes. In the big grandstand the crowd was large Speculation was brisk and the track was in splendid condition, fast time being in order. Thesieres. winner of the fifth race, ran the three quart -r-. in 1:12ft, Ambrose had his first mount at the meeting on Maravilla in the opening race. Senor Talon, own r of Imperator. has purchased the three-year-old Sir Wellons of W. F. Schulte. Tlie col: will be entered ill all the principal Canadian three-year-old stakes by his new owner. J. W. Hedrick was an arrival from the Halted States. Before leaving Maryland he purchased the horses which formerly ran in 0. K. Moores name.
