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CLOSE FINISHES AT HAVANA INTERESTING AND EXCITING CONTESTS FEATURE DAYS SPORT AT ORIENTAL PARK. Jerry Defeats Darkey by a Nose in the Main Race — Golden Rubys Victory in the Second Race a Thriller — Jockey J. Carroll Suspended. Havana. Cuba. February 23. — Fxoiting finishes were the feature of the sport this afternoon at Oriental Park. In the feature event, fourth on the card, a race t !ir ■ iiiarti is of a Brtte, .brry got up in the last stride to defeat Darkey by a nose. The latter was the pad maker to the stretch, where he was dial leag d by Olyn J., and the latter, for a brief moment, in Id the lead, but tired, then Jerry took ap the battle after label managed to squeeze tbr nigh witii him next to the rail, while Ilinphy on Darkey was watching Olyn •. Jerry gained steadily and Barely and got the verdict right at the finishing line. Olyn J. was the betting favorite. Droll via- under restraint in this race up to the stretch turn and there swerved. The opening race was cop-idcred at the mercy of Mi-: Ban Harbor. The mare, however, got away slowly and never improved her position. The ariaaer turned up in Falls City, which moved up fast while rounding the last: turn and engaged GraaadB in a stretch duel, drawing away at the end. Braaada was raced into exhau-tiou in the early running and tired badly when bard pressed in the final drive. Ooldon Kuby. under a masterly rid" by jockey Col lins. snatched victory frees Jim Kay in the final strides of the second race. Jim Itay set a fast pace from the start a id held en gamely when challenged by the ultimate winner, onlv to lose through the superior riding of jockey Collins. The fiuisb was exieedingly close and exciting. Arguments Closing Rush Too Late. Argttna at was the best horse in this race, apparently, but after 1 •ginning well, was shuffled back so far in the early running that he could not i vereaeae the lost ground. He was running faster than the others at the finish, although he failed to get any part of the money. The overthrow of the favorite. Molly .. in the third race, was a surprise to the form players, who had figured that she outclassed her oppo-i tion. Tiie filly aheawd goad earry speed and was a prominent contender to the stretch, wiere she tired badly. F.lizabi th Lee rushed into the lead soon after the start, and was lucky to win as -he tired badly after di-posing of Molly O.. and barely lasted long enough to withstand the terrific losing rush of Frontier. Weaoaah, after being a di-tant trailc- in the early running, closed up with a rash and won the fifth race in a canier from Supreme, which beat Maxims Choice a esse for second place. Four claim- were put in for Wenonah by Itedwell. Itryson. Small and Hedrick. Small outdrew the others and secured the mare for SPL.". Jockey J. Carroll, who bad the mount on f m llle It. in the c -losing race, was suspended for the rest of the meeting for cutting across the others on the first turn.
