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CLOSE FINISHES AT HAVANA Spirited and Well Contested Rac ¬ ing Despite Heavy Track Clark M Wins His Third Straight StraightVictory Victory Cuban Owners Ownersin in Limelight HAVANA Cuba December 15 Threatening weather failed to deter a crowd of generous propor ¬ tions from enjoying a wellarranged Sunday pro ¬ gram of seven Rices at Oriental Park today The rain of early morning changed track conditions but despite the heavy going the racing was spirited with the finishes in a majority of the races close and keenly contested That was especially so in the fourth when Unar registered the first victory of the meeting for Kay Spence and inci ¬ dentally his contract rider Lunsford Unar set a fast pace but could not shake off Ulorinc and the two put up a rattling performance all through the stretch Unar managing to hold on to his Slender margin until the winning line was crossed crossedAnother Another thrilling finish came in the following race in which Fickle Fancy overtook and passed Laekrose in the final strides after both had dis ¬ posed of Little Nephew the favorite The latter appeared the winner entering the stretch but sud ¬ denly tired when challenged challengedAvion Avion favored by the going won the opening race He assumed a big lead quickly but was tiring badly near the end and it required Pickens best efforts to keep him in front Sunningdale just failing to overtake him in the final strides Croix dOr unseated his rider at the nost and ran away a sixteenth of a niil before the start His es ¬ capade told on him in the race and he tired after running well to the last eighth eighthClark Clark M won his third straight victory of the meeting when he beat Fort Bliss in the second after a well contested and hard fought struggle the result of which was lu doubt until the last few strides stridesAfter After indulging Brown Baby witli the lead to the last eighth in the third Rice liettertou which had been in close pursuit from the start easily dis ¬ posed of the leader and won by a safe margin marginA A longshot scored in the sixth when Sir Wel lons at 20 to 1 had a neck advantage over llaf ferty and Skiles Knob equal favorites favoritesCuban Cuban owners were in the limelight three of tlieir number winning races this afternoon afternoonThe The horses that G W Loft shinned from Mary ¬ land have been turned over t Earl Linnell who will look after them until the arrival of Max Hirscii Mr Hirsch is expected here early in Jan ¬ uary uaryThe The plater Vencedor which was jumped on while at the post a few days ago was destroyed this morning morningThe The threeyearold filly March Wind of the stable of Kay Siience is dead as a result of pneumonia contracted while en route from Kentucky This was the only horse of the entire shipment on the ailing list
