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FOUR STRAIGHT VICTORIES Senor Diaz Blue Wrack Continues on His Winning Way. Diversion Easily Defeats Bally and Hank ODay in Main Race of the Day. HAAAXA, Cuba, December 11. Senor A. H. Dias good two-year-old colt Blue Wrack win his fourth straight victory, and second of the present meeting when lie easily cantered home three lengths in advance of his opiionents in the third race at Oriental Park today. liekens permitted Blue Wrack to follow the. pacemaker, Annubelle, for a half, then sent lilm to the front -with n rush mill he easily drew away in the last sixteenth. Blue Wrack was a warm favorite and his victory was immensely iiopular. The same pleasing brand of weather that has prevailed here for the past week again contributed to the enjoyment of an unusually large crowd that AV.ns present today. The Jamaica Handicap was offered as the principal race of the day, and Diversion furnished a surprise in it by easily taking the measure of Bally and Hank ODay, the two which were looked uimhi with most favor. Diversion followed the leaders closely, and after racing them into defeat, on the last turn drew away into a safe lead in the final sixteenth. I.. H. Baxter saddled the winner of the initial race when Queen Gaffney beat Hot Foot in a driving finish, with the favorite. Our Maid, third. The winner finished witli a fine display of speed that carried her to the front in the last few strides. Cuba displaced Hot Foot from the lead r.n the far turn, Inlt -the latter came ircnin and .was .fighting it out with Queen Caffney at the end. Kay Spence scored his first victory of the meeting witli a horse of his own, although he has saddled scvenil for other owners, when Walter Mack accounted for the second race. He won all the way illite easily, with lhedoden second, a half length in advance of Blancliita. D. Raymonds Salvatelle was first home in the mile and a sixteenth dasii that was run as the fifth race. She ran a good nice to lieat Jack Heu.lcy a length. Ed Baxters Corydon duplicated Blue Wracks feat of winning four straight races when lie just managed to outstay Ellison in a terrific drive in the final race of the day. Like Blue Wrack, it was the second victory of the present meeting for Corydon.
