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CROMWELLS GRAND RACE 9 i Carries 124 Pounds to Great Victory in Salvador Handicap. ♦ Beats War Zone in Terrific Finish — Heavily Backed Hocnir Runs Disappointingly. ♦ Havana. Cuba. January 15 Trainer C. K. Moore and his friends iron hainlBomily today when the - -ii-i~ ten I racer Clusawtll finished first in the Salvador Hsndlcsp, tin principal sttiatthm of the afternoons program, .it « ;-i -n t .1 1 Park. CreasweU rattled top weight, IlI pound-, aad put up :i sterling iiii-fuiinuiK ■■ He nunc ti ■ behind in tin- stretch nin. iinil in .1 driving liui-h beat War /.one by :t brad, the latter finishing .1 similar distance in front of Tap a Mi Morning, with Baford right at tin latter** heel-. It was ■ fast vim race, the halt betas ran in 46% and the three-quarters in 1:11%. Another crowd at large proportion- araa oa baad ti enjoy the excellent racing uadrr the same Meal conditions that are the starve! af the visitors in in the States. Kay Bpeaeea Haenir araa heavily backed in the fif tii race, hat proved ■ disappointment, being never able ti get in front, aad in-t managed t heat Back Kail hj 1 aaae tar third place. The wiaaet tm-niil ap in Lucky Pearl, the lightly weighted Toddiagtoa filly leading all the way without belag in serious danger. After her rlctarj the was claimed by Wii;i..i:i- Broa. for ,000. The unconsidered Daisy I., faralabed a huge nnr-liriaa by coring la the opeacr in eaay fashion. She was qaated al 29 lo 1 by the bookmaker* and a* ■ field hois.- in the mutiiels at S71.HI for , but tlieae facta did not prevent her frdm winning, sic responded with . rush on entering ti" iKnaestreteh, disposed of llagdadine in the final eighth, and drew- awiiv into a aafe lead at the ead. Peaaaal atteaipted to nuke . runaway of the •.•■"till race, 0 dash at Are and a halt forloega, for lion-winners at this meeting, hat after leading by a aide BMrgin lo the stretch tired and jn-t lasted long eaoagk ta aria freaa key Mar. The latter ■ losed fast and would hare beaten the winner in a ; u more sti ides. l-.-niainin Rhafer, the aeU-kaown contractor ami builder, arrived freaa Cincinnati. He will remain for acTcral weeks. Jock* C. Gray, who has not beea aide to pet down la riding weight, left for bia aoaae ta New Vork. 11. Coons, owner of Sister Basic, Sepe and other bonea trained by E. 1.. Pltagerald, arrived with hta wife froai daciaaaati. They will reaaaia fat an extended * isit . lackey W. Oraaea. who has beea riding here with moderate success, leaves shortly foe hla heeae in 1 iii Faraia Jockey Ueorge Apel departs soon far hi* boaae in New JTork. A aamber or officers from the United States submarine- bow lyiag in Havana harbor were risitara ta this afternoons races.
