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DATES FOR HAVANA STAKES — + — . Sundays Selected as Days for Decision of Feature Races. ♦ F. Ohiavetta the Riding Star of the Meeting — Old Horses Doing Well. » HAVANA. Cuba. January 4. — Racine secretary Martin Nnthauson lias announced the dates for t lie remaining stake fixtures at Oriental Park, and ac-eording to tlieni a stake will be decided every week with one exception foe the remainder of the season. The Grand National Handicap and the Cuban Derby, lxitli with an added money value of 0,000. and therefore the most valuable of the fixtures, have lwen reserved for the clo-ing weeks of the meeting. Following is the list of stakes and dates of their running: ■lanuary 11. — Antilles Handicap. 3-4 mile. January IS. Caribbean Handicap. 1 lift miles. .lanuary IS.— Moro Castle Handicap. 3-4 mile. February 1. — Havana Handicap, 1 1-1« miles. February S. — Marianne. Handicap. 3-4 mile. February 15. — 1resident Menocal Handicap, 1 1-4 miles. February 24. — Independence Handicnp. 1 1-8 miles. February 29. — Cuba -American Handicap 3-4 mile. March 7. — Cuba Juvenile Stakes. 1-2 mile. March 14. — Grand National Handicap. 1 IS miles. March 38. — Cuban Derby. 1 1-8 miles. It lias also been announced that the first race for the foald Of 191S. two-year-olds of 1920. will he carded- for .lanuary ti. There is a Boat proni-i-ing lot of y..uiiKslers in training here and their first a|ipearancc under colors is being looked forward to with more than ordinary interest. The Harry Iayne Whitney and A. H. Diaz juvenile- era regarded as the Ml likely ones, and as they are all in fine trim they can be depended upon to carry off a majority of the early juvenile purses. Havana with each recurring season has developed • •lie or more good riders and this year promises to Ik- no exception to the rule. Jockey F. Chiavotta is the one that is expected to prove this years ReaaataM in the riding line. He had only ridden in tw races prior to coin ins hen- but he already lias demonstrated that he is the superior of the juniors and is riding in much better form than many «.f his older rivals He has a good seat, is ■lerl at the | iost and is fearless in a tight place. He is also a -irong rider at th" finish. lie is well up in the list of winning riders and has an excellent pen -outage . The boy is -venteen years of age. and is a native of New Orleans, where his father is in the fruit business. W. C. Weant picked him up there last winter and has been at great pains t- make a first -class rider of him. Already Weant baa received a number of offers for the lads contract. The Cuban climate must be conducive to ei|iiine longevity fo.- there arc | robnhly more eld race ho-ses racing here than on any other race track. The aiiimcl -cem to thrive under the tropical sun. and are winning racea right along. Here are some of the ones that arc making good at an advanced age: Bareget, 13: Luckrose. 12; Stelcliff. Frogleg-. and Leomi. each eleven years old: and the following all of which are over nine years old: King Worth, liable lo-t. Fairly. Venghec. Dimitri. Hunice. Hoc-nir. Gordon Bluer II, Iresuniption. Dick Benson and Bar. There are many over eight years still in I raining . The past week marked the retirement from racing of Gordon Russell, one ef the veteran of the turf. The horse was presented by E. A. Whitney to • he government, and will be sent to the governments, farm to be bred to some mare-. Cordon Un-s.-ll hj by Marehniont II. — Tokalon. and was bred hj J. W. Fuller, who won the Brooklyn Hnndi-■ap with tile boracn dam. During his racing career II -nlon Kussoll was a consistent breadwinner for hi- various owners.
