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FAVORITES PROVE ELUSIVE AT HAVANA Winners .t Oriental Park Come from Among the Least Considered Ones — A. Collins Rides Two. HAVANA. Cuba. January 12. Only an ordinary program, composed of claiming races, was offered at Oriental lark today, but despite the absence of any particular featare a i rowd of goodly BeaamrtJoaa was present. Whatever pleasure the spectators enjoyed came from the racing itself, as the specula-[ lively inclined found little consolation in the results I of the days spirt, a majority of the favorites and well backed ...uses falling victims to some that were entirely overlooked. .lei key A. CaUiaa was in the limelight today, piloting two of the aftemesa* winners. Hush in the firs; rice and Al Hudson in the fourth race. The I.ry n Ifaun filly Hush was backed with confidence in the opening dash and delighted her sup-partera with a fine performance and an easily-scored victory. She had the benefit of a good ride, was kept in dose pursuit of the pacemaker, and when he tired moved to the front, disposed of all opposition anil drew away at the end. Just as the backers of Bacare, the edda-ea favorite i:i the second race, were ready to cheer their standard bearer as the winner, they were rudely ■hacked to see Burliagame dip through on the laahte and snatch viciory in the final stride. Lncore b-d from the start and appeared an easy winner entering the stretch and had nothing left to resist the powerful closing of Burliagame. The third race was almost a repetition of the second in so far as Helen Atkin, the favorite, after seeming all over the winner in the stretch, succumbed to the superior speed of Golden Chance in the last eighth. The favorite was raced into exhaustion in an effort to defeat F.d Oarrison. the early pacemaker, and was in no condition to success Hilly cope with the ultimate winner. There was a heavy plunge made on Peruana in the fourth race, but Hie hopes of his backers were rudely shattered when Al Hudson made a runaway race of il. winning by eight lengths. Flash of Steel attempted to overtake the i lying leader, but without success, and ajalt in the last eighth, permitting Perseus lo gel second lie ney . A.
