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MURPHY TRIUMPHANT AGAIN. I. M. Hedricks Crack Colt Scores Over Good Opposition at Oriental Park — Jockeys Heavily Fined. Havana. Cuba. Feb. S. — I. M. Hedricks crack Mi ice colt Murphy nut and defeated a fast band of sprinters here today in the selling handicap at five eighths of a mile. Murphy set a fast pace. rawed J. B. Hanvll into defeat in the first half and decisively outstayed Si hoollwiy when the bitter challenged in tin- stretch. The latter lost ground a be a entering the homestretch, but finished last and gamely. Spirited and will-contested racing rewarded the huge crowd that was assembled at Oriental Park to ivitness the days sport The weather was ideal and the track fast. A strong wind blowing up the stretch wa, n -ponsihlo for the last quarter in all the raies being slow. Tlie opining race want to Dancing Star, which ansre the pacemaker down in the homestret h and was going away at the finish. Purple and Gold set a last pace for the first half, but tired badly in the Charing drive. Ilattie Barton lasted long enough to win the second, the fast-closing Cranado. under the energetic handling of jockey Pall, hast failing to get up. San Jon ran disappointingly in the third raee, but finished a fast third after dropping back iu the early running. The race went to Prown Baby, which was swerving badly in the final drive and was lucky to score. Hiker, tin- favorite in the fifth race, stumbled and fell soon after the start. Kazan, which was saved behind the leaders to the stretch, finished with a rush and won gaing away. The sixth race was a mere canter tor Thealeres, which had a six lengths margin at the en I. Pugene Peifield. Jr.. II. P. Lam astir. J. Walker and F. IL.yes. member* of the Whip and Spur Club of Chicago, were arrivals and occupied lxixes at Oriental Lark this afternoon. They are here to t.ik- part 111 the polo tournament, which begins Thursday next, Sidney Ripley of the Meadowbrook Club. J. Strauss of New York and Phelan Klkins of the Delmonte Club of California, are also here to participate in the polo tournament. Jockey Kddie Taplin was fined 0$ by the stewards for rough riding .M-sterday. Jockey Cruise Was ln-hl responsible for the accident in the fifth race, in which Kkwger was nuneaaed. The stewards fined Cruise 00 and suspended him for the remainder of the meeting.
