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l MINORITY STOCKHOLDERS SELL OUT Prominent Havana Business Men Secure Holdings of Friends of H. D. Brov.ni. HAVANA. C.iba. .lanuary 2. -A piece of news that will have an important bearing on future racing in Cuba was released this afternoon. It concerned the transfer of the minority interest in the tuba-American Jockey and Auto Club to a combination of wealthy and influential business men in Havana heretofore not prominently identified with racing other than as patrons of the sport. The stock was acquired by a syndicate and yvas foriiii rly held by friends of H. D. Brown. The new stockholders are I.. Qaioada of the Consolidated St i I Co. of Cuba: .1. F. Horten. the bead of a large fanning implement house and the owner of one of the finest office buildings in this city; .1. N. Alleyn. a prominent commission man: A. C. Harrison. Jr.. owner of swe of the most extensive sugar pluntn Hews on the island. All these gentlemen are in Hueutial and arc also closely aasoctated with other men of political and social prominence. It is their int. utioii to later purchase racing horses for the establishment of thoroughbred breeding farms on the island. .1. .1. McOrnw and C. H. Stoneham still continue to hold the inaioritv of the stock ill the club. A series of claiming races made up the piogrnin at Oriental Park today and. while the caliber af bam s engaged were of the cheaper lass, nevertheless, they were evenly matched and sssae good racing respited. II. e opening dash was a thriller, especially the finish, with less than a half length separat ing the first four at the end. Old Bed was declared the wtaaer a bead to tin- good of Baveaoea, with Hell:. P.irdner third but a neck in advance of Anna-belle. Marty Lou led all the way in the second by a safe margin, yvhile Herder, the favorite, tired badly in the stretch after a poor performance. Ed Garrisoa with T. Murray in the saddle yvas the choice in the third race sad while he won was doing his beat at tne end to withstand the fast closing rush of Fiicorc The mile dash run as the fifth race fell to Th* Talker, which -un-ml Stress in front of the • fliers on ihe first turn when he cut off Bill Simmons, then went on and under a powerful finish outlasted Ralph s. Bierman accounted for the closing race of the afternoon after a game and meritorious perfoi iname. Only Hie smallest margins separated the winner and Oreat Cull at the end. with the latter gaining w it b every stride.
