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HAVANAS SUNDAY PROGRAM EXCELLENT. Best Offered by Cuba-American Jockey Club This Winter — Fast Racing. Havana. Cuba. January 21. — Todays program at Oriental Park was the best offered by the Cuba-Ame-rican Jockey Club this wintir. Besides the handicap at a mile and a sixteenth, a sprint race at three-quarters was offered as an additional feature, with purses of 1917.sh00 and 00 added to these- races. Jerry, which was e-laimed by R. M. Small the other day, hung up a new track record when he made a runaway affair of the handicap. His fractional time was 23. 47. 1:12. l:3Si-. 1:44%. Society turned out in lone- this afternoon and the attendane-e was exceptionally large. Racing conditions wen- idea aiel fast time was recorded. In the third race-. Olyn G. ran the five-eighths in 59%. The race- was under selling conditions anl J. Everest boosted the winner from 00 to 1917.sh05, at which figure he- was re-tained. II. G. Bedwell saddled three winners. D. A. Mearis Olyn G.. and two of his own. Borax and King Tuscan. Thomas Hare was an arrival and will remain ser-e-ral weeks. Reports that the Kenilworth track in Canada plans to mike thett pane offerings in keeping with the other tracks under the- jurisdiction of the Canadian Racing Associations and that SB in.portant announcement will be made shortly.
