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HAVANAS STELLAR PROGRAM. Tremendous Gathering Witnesses Best Racing of Season — Havana Handicap to Alhena. Havana. Cuba. February 18. — A tri mentions gath rriag fanned aal at oriental Park this afternoon to wttaaae the raaaiag of what araa caaaUered the * best program offered during the meeting. There WCTC bar races at a mil" or over, in which well-in. .tclied opponents went to the peat. The feature was the Havana Handicap. SliOO added, at a Btffa, and it furnished an exciting ctintest. ill which Alhena heat Ninety Simplex three parts of a length. Alhena was coupled with BeviBfaa as the K. M. Small entry. Droll beat Dlyn G. in the third race, coming from beiiiad and getting up in the final stride. The s. ti race famished the aiaai exeitiag finish of the ufUiaaaaj. fire of the acres starters passing the winning mark in a bunch, with l.aur.i getting up in the final strides to beat Banice a nose. Bird Man wan third, a had away ami another head in front id Barer Bcjr which in turn beat GsMea lst a aeck. R. M. Small made it a doable when Supreme won ta- fourth race but he hail to be hard ridden to liei t Santlt 1. Bird Man was claimed by J. R. Danes iir Sf25, I.: ira by H. ;. Bedwcfl for BBSS, Su-pn ■me by M. it. Bryaoa for sTl". Jockeys B. Kleeger and li. Wtngficld split the card, each riding three winners.
