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ORDINARY FIELDS AT ORIENTAL PARK PARKBandymo Bandymo Beats Money in Best Finish of the Day James Wins After Many Disappointments Havana Caiba March 29 There was a decided improvement in the going at Oriental Park this afternoon With the continuance of sunshine the track should be in fairly good condition tomorrow The cheaper grade of platers were given an oppor ¬ tunity of showing their merits this afternoon The first four races were at sprinting distances and favorites won the first three Himice took the opener Gargaii sent her up on the outside after getting away none too good and before she had gone an eighth had caught and passed the leaders but at the end was tiring and had to be ridden out to beat Miss Cove a length lengthAfter After several disappointments James made good when lie beat Vagabond a scant length in the second race The latter swerved near the inside rail in the last sixteenth or would have proved more trouble ¬ some Kildare Boy made a runaway affair of the third race Lunsford picked his going and had him under restraint for most of the race At the finish he was a length in front of Bettertou BettertouThe The best finish of the afternoon came with the running of the fourth race at five and a half furlongs In the final eighth Bandymo and Money caught and passed the pacemaker King Stalwart and in a terrific drive ill which young Bullman put it all over Kleeger Bandymo lasted long enough to beat Money a nose noseIn In the fifth Frank Keogh after saving ground when entering the homestretch Hosed with a rush next to the inside rail and ixat Kale a head in the last few strides stridesHit Hit of Blarney beat the heavily backed Donald Macdonald in the sixth sixthRoger Roger Minton lias arranged to leave for Maryland at the conclusion of the meeting here where lie will join the A H Diaa stable and will look after the engagements for jockey Pitz a lad that rode in ex ¬ cellent form during this meeting meetingThe The CubaAmerican Jockey Inb has made elnlior elnliorate ate preparations t itertaiu a recordbreaking recordbreakingcrowd crowd ou Sunday the closing day of the mcctiug
