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HEAVY TRACK AT HAVANA Rain of Saturday Night Gives Mud Runners a Chance. Immense Gathering Sees Spirited Racing Old Miss Scores, in Feature Race. Havana, Cuba, December 9. Old Miss accounted for the principal race of the Sunday program at Oriental Park this afternoon, when she scored a runaway victory in the Isle de Cuba Handicap, a dash of one mile. She was ridden by J. Howard, who had monopolized the riding honors of the day, piloting two winners besides Old Miss.- Howard is now leading the riders at Havana with eight winning mounts. Mud runners had their first opportunity of the meeting, when heavy showers of last night rendered the going heavy. Although the weather was cloudy and threatening, an immense gathering turned out this afternoon and speculation exceeded any previous day of the meeting. Highly sensational was the finish in the opening race. It was a dash of five-eighths of a mile for two-year-olds and eight well-matched youngsters faced the starter. Laudator quickly rushed into the lead with the rise of the barrier and forced the pace to the stretch, where he quit. Miss Jove then forged to the front, closely followed by Tom Tit, Jose de Vales and Zu Zu. Jose de Vales tired and swerved to the inside in the last eighth, when Tom Tit and Miss Gove drew away, the former out-gaming the latter and winning the verdict by a small margin. Zu Zus chances were ruined by running away a quarter while going to tho post. BLANCHITA A FAST FILLY, The filly Blanchita was considered best in the second race and accorded confident support by the public, with Varda B. next in esteem. .The . ruiL-ning left no doubt as to Blanchitas superiority for. after racing into an easy lead in the first eighth, was kept under restraint until the final drive, where she drew away again after Page White had momentarily passed her. Page Whites efforts to overhaul the leader told when the final struggle begnn and he tired badly. Only five started in the third race, but it was a thriller from start to finish. It was anybodys race until the final eighth, when Lola, which had won her two previous starts here, after being carefully saved and kept in the best going, responded in game fashion when called on and won going away. James Oakley tired from his earl3 efforts, setting the pace, while Frank Patterson and Bevelry James were game contenders throughout and- finished strongly. Billy Joe, a decided favorite among race-goers here, won a hard fought victory in the fourtii nice over Montresor after a hard and terrific stretch drive. Tourists are arriving in goodly numbers from the States and among the crowds at Oriental Park can be seen many Americans prominent in social and business life of New York and other eastern cities. .7. Dwyer, under contract to John Uogan, rode his first winner here when he guided home Princess Janice in the seventh race. J. Umensetter saddled two of the days winners.
