view raw text
AMBASSADOR GERARD VIEWS THE RACES. Meeting at Havana Not to Come to An End Until March 19 — Sureget Wins Again. Havana. Cuba. March II Tamm W. Gerard, recent American ambassador to Germany and his party of friends were guests ,,f the Cobs American Jockey Chile this afternoon. Mr. Gerard witnessed the running of a coapte of race* from the steward- stand and praised tin- b.-autiful course. Many notables in the Cuban government and social rlrctl s wen in the immense crowd that was at tin- eewrae. It was an ideal afte-ri i for outdoor s]„,rt. Some Mil I leg coa teste were witnessed. Among the winia is were Ampere II. and Hail gill The management announced an extra clays racing. Which nie-ans that the meeting will met C0BM to a close until Meenday. March 111. The races on that day will be- tier the- I enefit Of the newspaper men ami smployes of the pagers, whom pubticatioa was ■gapped on eeenaat of tin- revolution. The stewards hamed a ratbag dartag the after- lieeon as follows: "J. .1. Met a f forty is fined 88 for betag im -on -iste-nt in his training methods, as far as the- male- Bene is on riie-d and tin- farther entry of tin- mare- ld-no is icfnaed in Bach geiing as prevailed Siinilav. March 4." Tin- horse Him- Wing bh-l ami dropped dead during the running of the third rae-e. A. Keith claimed Ampere IL, after he won the fifth race, lie cost his owner 20.
