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CUBAN RACING AFFAIRS - The Sport and Conditions Flourishing Cheap Money Earns. American Two -Year-Olds on the Island Cuban Breeders, Farms and Horses. BY T. K. LYNCH. HAVANA. Cuba. December- 28. The meeting at Oriental Park is now swinging along in its stride and during the nest two months this place bids fair to bo crowded. Cuba is this year being blessed with one of the finest winters in the memory of the oldest inhabitants. The weather has been ideal and the racing of good class for a winter meeting. The sport lias taken a strong hold on the local people and the attendance has shown an increase over that of last year, which marked a banner meeting in the history of the club. Messrs. Stoneham and McGraw are taking a keen interest in the management of the plant and their aim is to steadily improve the racing. The plans laid out ,hy II. I. limwu are being adhered to and Oriental Park will be made more attractive next season. One of the most consistent horses here is tiie sprinter Money, which races in the colors of the Williams I.ros. This rive-year-old gelding won tin? first five times he started and included in 1 lie band that finished back of him were some of ti best sprinters on the island. Money was practically a gift horse. He was discarded by W. Knebelkamp. owner of the Louisville baseball club, hist ..summer and sold to his present owners for 5., He was rested up and- after- his arrival here improved wonderfully. If he retains his present form there is no telling how many races he will will. Ip to date he has won in purses over .910. A. majority of the horses do extremely well he.re. The climate here seems to invigorate them and they generally do well. There is much interest in the coming two-year-old races. The first of these events will be run next week. AMERICAN TWO-YEAE-OLDS IN CUBA. A complete list of thJ coming two-year-olds quartered at Oriental lark, together with their breeding and names of their owners, follows: Harry Payne "Whitneys Painter, b. c, by Peter Pan Paintbrush; Aiken, l. c. by Peter Pan Easy Street; Panhandle, b. c. by Peter Pan Adroit; Ro-mUp ch. f, by All Gold Rose of Dawn; Crown, b. f, by All Gold Regina; Florentine, b. f. by Peter Pah Florence; Disturbance, b. f, by Peter Pan Rumpus. L. Blooms "Rlosmington, b. f. by Ferole Anna He!. X. K. Gilpins Firefly II., b. f, by Fitz Herbert Strike-a-Light II. X. K. BeaKs bay filly, by Judge Wright Dolly Bultnian. A. Gaseolgncs bay colt, by Ildrim Supposition; bay colt, by Ildrim Fifi; bay colt, by Lovetie Miss Rosa. K. Kpences bay filly, by Golden Maxim Wi-3li-ing Ring. V. H. Tliraves "Dorothy, ch. f, by Brummel Sneerwell; chestnut colt, by Roots and Saddle Our Blond. K. C. Rills Fiction, b. f, by Assagai Argosy; Atina Magneto, b. f. by Magneto Go Anna. J. T. Irelands "Liberty Maid, ch. f, by Jim Gaff-ney Ethelda. Jamaica Stables "Little Pointer, ch. f, by Heno Stiletto; "Cliarmarette, ch. f, by The Rascal Liiisllu. K. A. Whitneys Whiz, b. c, by Ferole Jumian Amour. Arinonia Stables Dovcwood. b. c, by Peter Pan Tree Dove; Slipalong, b. f, by All Sold Slippers. A. H. Diaz Mambi, b. c, by Hessian Yallaha; Rig Rill, blk. c, by Hessian Allen It.; Maricusa, b. f. by Hessian Aunt Mamie: Cubanita, b. f, by Hessian Busy Girl; Mantler, b. c, by Hessian Hum Dum; Felix M., b. c, by Hessian Faustina; Rernitn, blk. f, by Hessian Hypatia; Chef a, br. f, by Hessian Old Squaw; General Menocal. b. c. by Hessian Wltful; General Agrainonte, b. c, by Hessian Astaria; General J. M. Gomez, b. c, by Hessian Expressing; Lucianao, ch. c, by Pecos Idiola Cuban bred. S. 1. Baxters "Bertha Minnlx, br. f. by Magneto Lulu M.; Spugs, b. c, by Charles .Edward Shoo Fly. O. L. Fosters bay colt, by Horron False Light. "These names have not as yet been accepted by the Jockey Club, but probably will be. CUBAN BREEDERS, HORSES AND FARMS. Senor Diaz, who has a thousand-acre plantation a short distance back of Oriental Park, intends establishing a breeding farm there on rather a pretentious scale. At present he is building paddocks, stables for brood mares, weanlings, yearlings and older horses; also stallion burns. lie has had only a half dozen mares, but intends by next spring to more than double their number. Last spring he bred six marcs to Hie Mushroom stallion. Don Thrush, which was imported from England by I. H. Wheatcroft. All of these mares are in foal. They are: Sand Bank, by Rock Sand; Speedy Lady, by King William; Western Dream, by Ormoudale; Idiola, by Maildalo; Paulson, by Hurst Park, and Oriental Gold, by Haubridge. Idiola has a weanling at the. farm by Don Thrush that is a handsome looking i-olt. The inan-s appear to be in splendid order. As good a judge as William McDaniel pronounces them as good looking a baud of brood mares as are seen at any farm in Kentucky. Orestes will probably be retired to the stud next year. The Armenia Stable, the property of Senors Fernandez Moares and S. A. Tolon, maintains a breeding establishment at the Armonia plantation near ilutunzas. This estate consists of over 1.00! acres aud is one of the most fertile plantations on tlie island. The grass in this particular section is good and adaptable for raising thoroughbreds. Messrv. Tolon and Morales this spring bred the .following mares to the Watcrboy stallion Blaz-away: Lilly Ornie, by Monsieur LOrme; Bright Sands, by Hastings, from a Rock Sand mare. Bright Snnds grandam was the dam of Fair Play, the sire of the sensational two-year-old Man o War; Adelia, by Sir Huon, from the dnm of Kathleen, a mare which was purchased by E. B. McLean for 10,000; Moonstone, by Trap Rock Lady-Mocassin. Violet was bred to Don Thrush and next spring Lady Jane Grey, by Watercress, and Lackawanna, by King James, will le retired to the stud and bred to either l.lazeaway or probably to Orestes. President Menocal has taken great interest in the thoroughbred and has gathered together at his El Chico plantation a band of forty brood niares, many of them fashionably bred. Among them are daughters of Trap Rock. Willonyx, .Hustings, The Commoner and other well-known-sires. A majority of these niares have lieen bred to Fair Count, brother to Ballot, and others to the All Gold stallion. Solomon. Some of the mares have leeii mated to aij Arabian stallion which was presented to President Menocal by King Alfonso of Spain. Senor Ramo Pelayo. owner of. the-Central Rosario. one of the largest sugar mills, on.-the Island, .has the stallion Duquesne. by Broomstick Ascot Belle, on his place. He has bred several mares to this horse and has at Oriental Park a yearling by "Duquesne Daylight, which is being trained by W. J.! Daly. Senor R. H. Dolz, president of the Cuban senate, has several mares at Arteniisa, his beautiful place in Pinar del Rio. His marcs have been mated to Solomon. Benjamin Van Horn, son of the late Sir William Van Horn, has Nome mares on his plantation in Cnmaguey, and Frank Steinhardt has a half dozen which also hare been mated to Solomon.
