Rain Falls At Havana: Ideal Conditions Prevailing at Oriental Park Undergo Change.; Heavy Showers Make Track Sloppy--Eddie Henry Wins and Changes Owners., Daily Racing Form, 1918-03-17

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RAIN FALLS AT HAVANA Ideal Conditions Prevailing at Ori ¬ ental Park Undergo Change Heavy Showers Make Track TrackSloppy Sloppy Eddie Henry Wins Winsand and Changes Owners Havana Cuba March 10 Todays races at Oriental Park were run over a sloppy track Heavy showers fell before the running of the first race Wellbacked horses won a majority of the naccs and some of the finishes were particularly dost This was especially so in the second in which Bul ¬ ger just managed to last long enough to beat the favorite Kale The latter came again at the end and just failed to get up The conditions of the race stated that the winner be donated to the im ¬ provement of the breeding industry of Cuba which means Bulger will not race again againThe The best field which went to the post diirng the afternoon was in the fourth race F Sehelki furnished the winner In Kddie Henry which beat his opponents in a canter In nine starts during the meitins Kddie Henry finished outside Ihe money but once In the other eight starts he wen six and was second twice After Kddie Henry won W B Finnigin a connection of K Spence claimed him for 2 K Spence saddled the winner of the o ening dash when N F Dortchs mare Miss Fannie easily beat Luzzi from the stable of W A McKinney Tin talent figured that the race was between the two and results proved their calculations correct Iujni was Hie first to show in front and set a fasr pace for fiveeighths of a mile when she began to tire Here Iunsford made his move and Miss Fannie responding in gallant fashion easily drjjw away to win pulling up EASY VICTORY 70S PAKLOE BOY BOYParlor Parlor Boys victory in the third race was easily achieved Frank Patterson offering the only serious opposition and he tired badly at the end endHands Hands Off and Canto furnished a close and Inter ¬ esting struggle in the fifth the former scoring be ¬ cause Gargan outrode Hunt in a rattling good finish finishIjiinsford Ijiinsford rode his second winner of the aftur noon when he piloted High Tide to an easy victor in the closing race raceKarly Karly Sight and Highland Lassie changed owners after their races yesterday S McPherson claiming the former while II B Dallcy took Highland Las ¬ sie 5tuart Iolk disposed of the plater Xamloch to K Myatt MyattKay Kay Silence has arranged to ship his big string back to Kentucky March U7 AV F Martin will send the mare Klizal eth II from here to Kentucky at the conclusion of the meeting Battle Abbey Frank Keogh and Mother Machree will be disposed of Mr Martin himself will go direct to Havre d Grace to take over the horses that will be cam ¬ paigned east by the Kentucky Stable StableJockey Jockey J Boland will go from here to Marylind and remain in the east until called to the colors colorsT T Proctor who lost Highland Lassie through tin claiming route yesterday acquired Miss Fannie after she won the first race today


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