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NARCISSUS WINS HAVANAS FEATURE. Favored By Racing Luck, Senor Lezamas Filly Defeats Wall Street by a Nose. Havana. Cuba. February 24. — Senor A. Lezamas Narcissus was more or less fortunate to get away with the long end of the purse in the feature race at Oriental Park today, a five and a half furlong dash for thri*e-yonr-olels. Ambrose had the mount on the daughter of Samson — Flower, which was a strongly backed second choice and was last with her to the stretch, where she closed up With a rush. She swerved badly when Ambrose drew his whip at the sixteenth i ost and collided with Wall Street and Hail Columbia, knocking both of them off their stride, then came on and just managed to get up and l*-at Wall Strict by a nose. The latter held Hail Columbia safe. Immense. the early pacemaker, tired and finished in the ruck. Flare, the betting favorite, ran a lull race. Odds and Ends began slowly and was pulled up by ioc key Sobel. The Cubans celebrated their Independence Day today and. for the national holiday, the Cuba-American Jockey Club provided a splendid program. The track was iu splendid shape and the weather warm and pleasant. One of the largest crowds jf the meeting was present. lackey Wlagfield rode three winners. 11. G. Bedwell has sold, at private sale. Mr. Sniggs to J. Krause and Sonny Boy to .1. C. Mayes. He soil Stonehenge to R. 1". Watts before leaving New Orleans.
