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CLOSE FINISH IN THE HAVANA FEATURE. I. M. Hcdrick and Others Fined Heavily for Irregular Claiming Job. Havana, Cuba. February 13. — The Almendarez Handicap, tedaya feature at Oriental Park, furnished a stirring contest, in which three of the ■even itartera fought it out all through the home stretch. Ed Carrison getting up ill the last few strides to beat Juin and Ulyn O. Another large crowd was present. The book* reported the heaviest speculation of the meeting. Silver I.ill. a starter in the third race, broke down so badly that he had to be destroyed. There wan a bit of rough ridding in this race. ;. V. Carroll, who had the mount on Baieget, being responsible. When entering the homestretch he forced both Smirking and Dr. Bab to the outside fence. Car-rail was suspended for the remainder of the meeting. Taplin was takes sick after riding Edith Olga in tiie second race, and was forced to cancel his other engagements. A. Collins rode two winners during the afternoon, landing Ball Band in the first and Lyndora in the fifth. After investigation, the stewards this afternoon ™ gji handed down a ruling on h complaint made by M I»aly. trainer for A. Leaanaa, regarding the [aiming of Shooting Star after the latter had won the fourth men Tt laraary It. Two claims were lodged for the colt, one by N. 1.. Snelson and another by M. Daly, v. ho acted for his employer. A. Lezama. in the dianriag. Boetaoa won and got the horse. Daly immediately lodged a protest against Snelsons claim on the ground that it was not made for himself. The parties at interest were summoned and Snelson admitted he did not fin ha the horse for his own account, but for I. M. Hcdrick. The stewards then promptly ordered that the horse 1m- turned over to A. I *zama and a fine of 80 was lainjosed on 1. M. Hcdrick. while his trainer, f. Garrett, was also Qaed §ioo for ins part in the affair. SSaelsou also was fined §100.
