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HALF WAY MARK REACHED Over 00,000 Distributed During First Half of Havana Meeting. , « Kay Spence Leads Owners and Trainers, Cromwell Horses and and Oarmody Jockeys. « 1 The first half of the most SBtttTSfni meeting ever held at Oriental Park came to an eml with the racing of Thur-duy. During that period there were 310 race- run. and the Culm - American Jockey and AatS Cluh distiihuted ill stakes and purses the goodly sum of SUOJ.ss.t. Tin- -port has heen eon - ducted under the mist favorable aropk.es, the unusually fine weather thai has prevailed almost 1111-intermptedly since the meeting began being a big fact ir in bringing out the largest crowds in the history of the coarse. The absence of rain has given the newly resnedeted track a chance to becesae firm and settled, with the result that it i- now faster than ever before and quite a number ..f new track records have beea established. The fine condition of the course has been instrumental in providing Interesting and spirited racing, replete with clsae Bad thrilling finishes that have added to tie- |H pu-larity of the sport. There l.a- been keen rivalry between Kay Spence and Williams Br.-, for the leadership of the ssaaey winning owner-, the former having a slight shade iu his favor, as the following tabulation, which shows the chief winners during the first fifty day- of racing, will re,Val: Owner. 1st. 2d. 3d. Amt. Spence. K 15 12 lo S S,i", Williams Bros 14 3 !» X. ." ",."• Armonia Stable 10 0 4 7.358 Weant. W. C »» 25 15 B.7S8 Poison. W. V !l 12 lo 0,1.",0 Donahay. J. I. ti l 2 5,285 Press. V . J 0 4 4 .",.100 Moore. . K ■" .". 7 5,820 Diaa, A. H 0 10 1; 4. .",7.". Buyer. H . W S 7 3 4 4." 0 Thraves. V . V 5 ." S 3.900 Cromwell and Money are the bigge-t money winners among the horses. Kaoh has won six races. but Cromwell has sl.lloO more money won to his credit. The chief winners among the horses are as follows: Hors- 1st. 2d. 3d. Amt. Cromwell 0 1 2 | 5,805 Money ! 1 O 4.2.V. Berlin 3 4 2 3.320 Buck Nail ." 1 1 2.888 Magnet Land 4 3 3 2.42.". Walter Mack .". 1 1 2.100 Riverside •" 8 o 2.400 Circulate 4 2 3 2.2oO Lucky Pearl 4 2 I 2.188 Belle of Klizahethtown 4 1 1 2.158 Skiles Knob 3 2 2 2.100 Brkm 4 2 1 2,875 Hubbub 2 2 1 2.00O Hank ODay 2 1 2 1,838 Kiku 2 3 O 1,850 Baby Cal 3 3 l 1.825 J Carasady has proved the real jockey find of the meeting, and his riding has beea a bright feature id the racing. He holds a good lead over W. Cramp and T. Murray, his luare-t rival-, for the saddle honors, the following being 1 li-; of 1. ailing riders during the first half of the meeting: Jockey. Mis. 1st. 2d. 3d. Cap, P.C. Carmodv. J 144 37 10 24 01 .20 Crump. W 134 20 20 20 02 .1! Murrav, T 110 22 10 23 I! .20 Kederis. J St! is 7 1". 40 .21 hi.iMtta. !• ! .". l." 27 10 37 .10 Mi rimee. P 102 1.". 10 S 03 .18 Pickens. A 03 11 IS 0 2.". .22 earner. II 82 11 •"• 11 .1". .IS ArchainbauB. li 07 10 13 3 41 .1.". Lux. V 40 » .". !» 17 .22 Mountain. M 09 H 1o 13 3s .12 Koppleman. B 00 H lo s 84 .13 Mclnlyre. J 31 S 2 .". 19 .21 Kay Spcn.e has a substantial lead amonjt the succes-ful trainer-, of whom the following have saddled the most winners during the first half of the meeting: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Bpeaee, K 24 Brown. W 9 Williams, p. J 14 Sim-. W 9 Carter. W. A 11 B.ek.r. II s Moore. C. K 11 Fitzgerald. K. 1 S II Itinan. J. J 10 — — — —
