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LATEST TURF GOSSIP FROM HAVANA Speedy Fort Churchill Touched in the Wind — T. Check Oldest Trainer in the World. HAVANA. Cuba. January 10.- Patrons of Oriental Park have enjoyed seme real good sport during the past fortnight. With racing conditions as sar perfect as possible and with fields of a bit higher class than have gone to the post dnriug the early days of the meeting, some interesting contests were witnessed. Fort Churchill, the Honeywood rail, that recently hung up a new record of N for five-eighths of a mile, is a particularly good looking three-year-old. but has jusi one fault, or rather there is Just one thing against his developing into a really high -lass ■printer. He is touched in the wind and at times blows when he pulls up. He is a young horse, however, and there is a chance for his improving with racing. If he does he will hare to be reckoned with when he goes up the line this coming spring. Fort Churchill has started and won twice. T. Cheek, who has the distinction of being the oldest trainer in the world, saddled his first winner at the meeting when Al Hudson won on Tuesday. Cheek has lM-en raciag here since the track was first built, and during the past four years lie has been at Oriental Park constantly, summering his own horses and also these of other owners who elected to leave some of their racers here rather than ship them back to th e States. Cheek, although !1 years of age. is still an active man. He helps mil ;1 coapM of his burses and cash them out after their races. Cheek is a native of Pennsylvania and has been racing hat HI in the States for many years. He is a most remarkable man and as hale and hearty as a youngster.
