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HAMILTON A WINS HAVANA FEATURE Defeats The Blue Duke in Fast Run Race Exciting Finish to Breeders Purse HAVANA Cuba March 15 Todays feature race at the Oriental Park course was the Bellamar Han ¬ dicap It furnished a spirited contest in which Hamilton A was returned the winner by a head frorii the good threeyearold The Blue Duke The race was a fast one Hamilton A setting the pace from the start and running the five and u half furlongs in 1OG Hodge which finished fifth closed like a lion after trailing in the early run ¬ ning His race this afternoon would seem to indi ¬ cate that this good handicap horse is finally round ¬ ing to his best form which means that he should give a good account of himself at the Kentucky meetings this coming spring springBiigdudiifu Biigdudiifu lieat i band of a dozen maidens in the opening race which lie won by three lengths from l i Kross In the second Sisler Susie made all the pan and defeated Gordon Russell by n neck Tippo Sahib staggered home a scant length in front of James in the fourth after leading by a long margin at one stage of the race raceThe The Breeders Purse furnished an exciting finish King Trovato and Lady James fighting it out all through the homestretch and the former winning by 1 hend The closing race went to Chillum which triumphed over Sky Man by a nose noseJockev Jockev Walter Dodd received a cablegram from Knglnnd this morning offering him an engagement to ride for Mr Pensoii of London This is the wcoiid cablegram which Dodd Jias received He will likely sail for tlir other side shortly shortlyJ J Gass will ship the horses which he brought down here from Kentucky for Ross Looney to Kentucky and they will go tomorrow in tlie same car witutae racers of 0 T WorUiington
