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EQUALS AMERICAN RECORD AT HAVANA HAVANASenator Senator James Runs Mile and Twenty Yards in 139 in Sensationally Fast Race Havana Cuba February 15 Senator James equalled the American record of 139 for a mile and twenty yards at Oriental Park this afternoon when he won the closing race of an interesting program Senator James was the outsider in the betting but set a fast pace all the way and al ¬ though tiring at the end gamely hung on and held Flash of Steel and Bigtodo safe in the final drive Patrons drivePatrons of Oriental Park and they were out in goodly numbers today were treated to some spec ¬ tacular racing this afternoon afternoonThis This was particularly true of the third nice tiie finish of which was of the hairraising thrilling kind Thesieres was the favorite with Conan and Deckhand also coining in for strong support It was was a bitterly and stubbornly fought contest from start to finish Thesieres was the early pacemaker with Parlor Boy and Conan right at his heels Thurber took Conan to the outside after entering the homestretch and the McKinmy representative finishing gamely caught the judges eye first Only the smallest of margins separated the first three and the result was in doubt until the official placing was announced announcedThe The first race was for threeyearolds and Kil dare Boy went to the post a wellbacked favorite He proved bust sprinted into a long lead at the halfmile post and only cantered the remainder of the distance distanceThe The public placed its faith on Eddie Henry in the second race and that racer never gave his supporters any cause for uneasiness quickly racing to the front and setting a fast pace all the way to win by a comfortable margin Rhyme which came in for considerable backing tired after getting to the leader at the threeeighths post postFRASCUELO FRASCUELO FURNISHES A SURPRISE SURPRISESenor Senor Lezamas Plaudit colt Frascuelo furnished a surprise when he accounted for the fourth race outstaying Brtzz in a hotly contested finish after disposing of James G which had set the pace to the last eighth eighthThere There was a bit of interference in the fourth race in which Curlicue was the principal sufferer Thur ¬ ber and Stearns were the ones at fault and the former was fined fifty dollars and suspended for twenty days Stearns was fined twentyfive dol ¬ lars and suspended for ten days daysJudge Judge AV F Schulte who has been a valued at ¬ tache of the parimutuel department at Oriental Park for several years departed today for the United States Judge Schulte has been in ill health for several years and is returning to his home in Louisville Ky to place himself in the hands of his physician for a special course of treatment treatmentHe He is a turfman of the highest standing and in his younger days filled numerous responsible posi ¬ tions in connection with racing in the United States and is universally respected and esteemed not onlv by members of the American colony here but also bv many Cubans who made his acquaint ¬ ance during the three seasons he has been coming to Havana and it is the earnest hope and wish of all that ills health will be so improved by next fall that lie will be able to make his usual trip here hereJockey Jockey F Cooper who lost his riding license and was indefinitely suspended at Oriental Park last week departed for home in the United States 011 todays l oat
