Havana Racing Quite Spectacular: Ordinary Fields Furnish Interesting Sport, with Finishes Close and Exciting., Daily Racing Form, 1919-03-29

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HAVANA RACING QUITE SPECTACULAR Ordinary Fields Furnish Interesting Sport with iini i finishes Close and Exciting HAVANA Cuba March 28 Racing at Oriental Park today was of the spectacular order even though the fields were made up of mediocre racers The finishes in all six races were close and hard fought with the results in doubt until the winning ifunilMJrSwtre hung up Plain Bill had only a nose margin over Hutrack In the opener while Calhiway gptup In the final strides to beat Golden Chance by a neck in the following race Gaffney Girl favorite jn this nice finished absolutely last lastAnother Another tight fit came in the third race when the long shot Croix dOr dust lasted long enough to score by a neck over Mike Dixdn after having led throughout Miss Ivan won the easiest victory of the day when she prevailed over Lucky Lady in the fourth and Jiicilentally made it a double for Kay Spcnce Plain Bill being his other winner winnerJohn John Graham caine from behind to overtake the Icadwrs In the stretch and win by a half length in the fifth with AVhite Crown getting second money after sho vlng the way from the start startTlie Tlie final race fell to Fritz Ernst from the Stftble of M Lowenstcin his Englishbred gelding setting a fast pace throughout and gamely with ¬ standing the powerful rush of Corydon in the final eighth eighthJockey Jockey T Murray carried off the riding honors of the day with two victories and one second


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