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KIKU TAKES MAIN RACE AT HAVANA Displays Keen Speed to Beat Don Thrush — Largest Wednesday Attendance of Meeting. HAVANA. Cuba, January 14. -The Dolivia Handicap, todays feature at Oriental Park, furnished .1 good contest. Lew is Brothers providing the winner in Kiku. which came from behind to dispose of Don Tluusli in the final eighth. The latter shamed a keen turn of speed ill the early stages and raced into a lead of six lengths, but when the winner . halh nged him he quit. The first mile was run in lets, the mile and a sixteenth in 1:41"... The attendance was the largest of any week day sjnee the meeting began, the number of tourists being particularly large. Tiie -pert began with Fast.q. hading home the equal favorites Sherry and Donatello in the opening dnsh. This was followed by an easy victory for Little Nephew and the defeat of old Yorkville in the second r.i.e. Another victory was scored ft r oi. .le Bstrampes when Arrard won the third. Ihe gelding .hanged hands after his success being claimed by .1. Carujo for SI, 150. High Gear, the beaten favorite in the race, was also claimed and returned to the stable of his former owner. Kay Sp.-n.e. for 8858. I,arial easily accounted for the fifth race, his riil.r easing him up at the end. J. oL.y Koppl. man has been suspended for the meeting for cutting off Hank ODay at the lower turn in the main race today and for a generally unsatisfactory ride on Fieemantlc The ponalt.v was inflictMl after repented warnings for longh riding and listless saddle |lflf 01 mantes Koppleinan was suspended for a long period last year. Fred Boaghsmaa bought the tin- year-old Hes a Bear at private terms. Jockey B. LoaMS was called to Montreal on account of the serious illness of his mother. Jockey Mountain was suspended for ten days for it .ssmg in front of PMah of Steel at the last eighth post yesterday, with Persen* crowding the former out of a contending position. In announcing this snaaeaaMa presiding steward C. J. **ita Berald stated that the officials are determined To break up the practice of rough rating indulged iu by a number of the riders.
