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ALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS BROKEN. Tremendous Gathering, Including Havanas Elite. Witnesses Excellent Program at Oriental Park. Havana. Cuba, January 28. — Todays attendance broke all records for Oriental Park. A tremendous gathering turned out and long before the running or the first race the big grandstand was packed. The 250 boxes were filled with the society pcopl, of Havana. It was a perfect day for outdoor sport and the racing was particularly exciting, a majority of the finishes being keenly contested. Two Poyals won his race by a scant half length. Plumose changed hands after he was beaten in the fifth race. W. C. Capfa claimed him for ,300. J. S. Whatley was fined 828 for running Lord Wells without hock boots in the fourth race. E. R. Thomas, who at one time raced a pretentions stable, which included the great Hermis and who has been a daily visitor at Oriental Park, has donated a handsome silver cup to one of the classes at the coming horse show.
