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MONEY SUFFERS DEFEAT ♦ 1 Williams Bros. Crack Sprinter Finally Beaten at Havana. ♦ T. Murray Riding Star of the Day With Three Winners to His Credit. a HAVANA. Cuba. January 3. — William-. Mix*. consistent racer Money, after Winning five races in naceaaloa, suffered his first ilefeat, of the meeting, when Belle af Klizabe th town took his measure in the claiming handicap that served as the feature of todays racing at Oriental Iark. Money ran a splendid rare under his heavy impost and kept close to the lightly weighted leader throughout, bat tired in the last eighth and Belle of lllnalM Ihlawn was drawing clear as the winning line was reached. The same balmy summerlik" weather that lias prevailed hen- for some time past was again in evidence, with the result that another Immrtlirr crowd nraa seen at Oriental Iark this afternoon. The seven-race program provided some Interesting raring and the public again had the best of tie- argument: with the layers, as a majority of the winters were well backed. Kay Spence saddled four winners at Oriental Iark this afternoon. Miss Patty, fount oitris. /.oie and Waller Mark. The latter scored his fourth victory of tin- meeting when he won the fifth race in a runaway fashion. Walter Mack wa - ridden by jockey Woods. The latter, ia his anxiety to get to the front, crossed the others, causing a jam Mid ilerrot fell. The apprentice Brown had the mount on Iierrot. He suffered a wrenched shoulder as il result of the accident. Tlio iKst finish of the afternoon came in the fourth race when Count Borte, Kl Colonel and Cobb-n King finished in the order named heads apart. Murrays strong finish on Count Boris decided I In; result in his favor. It was the second success of the day for the S| enoe jockey, be having piloted Miss Patty to victory in the second race. Murray made it a triple victory for the day when lie brought. Zoie home a winner in the concluding race of the day. W. Kaymonds I.earcatcher three-year-old llt.-i a Bear won the opening dash, lie displayed plenty of early speed, but was tiring near the end and was forced to the limit to witiistand the fast closing rush of Lenora 1. Miss Batty was best in tin; second race and ran accordingly, leading from start to finish without ever being extended. S. Iolk saddled the winner of the third race in A-siimption with K. Fator in the saddle. Tie .lack Atkin gelding showed the way thrrugout and Fator BOak no chances and rams liim out when Clip threatened in the run homo. H. D. BROWN IN DENIAL. Ceaeral manager II. i . Bran a -r the Cuba- American Jockey anil Auto lob denied emphatically today the truth of the story that was tent our from Baltimore last Sunday to the effect that he had cabled attorney Harry Wolf of that city offering a large fee for him to come here to defend Mr. Blown in the trial for the alleged assault upon Alberta Iiedra. Mr. Brown branded the day an being absolutely aatiae, adding that he had no communication with Mr. Wolf and had never entertained the idea of employing him. Should tie-case againsi Mr. Brown ever come to trial he will have no difficulty in securing the beat legal advisers in tuba to h-fond him. A. B. Busier, owner of the Jamaica Stable, which has been hire for some time in charge of trainer H. Booker, arrived from New ork ami will remain for an exteaatve stay. J. L. Deaahae, the owner of the crack handicap borne Cromwell, notified C. K. Moore, the trainer, that lie will arrive in Havana altont January 15. Kay S|«onco. the trainer id .Miss Patty, and M. i.. Thompson both claimed the filly. Bueace secured her in the baia-ap for s.i.u. Joekey ]. . Fator rede his fifth winner when be brought Assumption home in front, thereby losing his eight-pound apprentice allowance. Jockey L. Woods was ■■aptadul for five il.ijs for rough riding, being responsible for the accident to Iierrot. which went down and threw his rider. Black Mace was kicked by Hamilton A. at the mile ]K st on Thursday, but the injury is not regarded as serious by trainer Frank Becter. The Antilles Stakes, the next feature race at Havana, has been carded for Sunday. January 11. Ir lias an added money value of fl.280, and seventy -six nominations were made or it. Jockey Carrigan. the rider of The Talker yesterday, was suspended for five days or patting loae ih- Vates and Bill Simmons against the fence going around the first turn in the fifth race.
