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CURRENCY AGAIN IN FRONT Easily Takes Main Race of Tuesdays Program at Havana. i % i Jean Corey First in Two-Year - Oid Dash — G. M. Ridge to Sell His Horses. i % 4 tiatana. Cuba. January 27.- T. t. Browns five-year-old SThllnr. Currency won the principal race of todays program at Oriental Park. He was riddea by Carasody, who seat the son el Krin to the inn? with the rise of the barrier .-mil kept him there throagbont. Carroacy mi ■ terrific early I.mc, running the half hi 4.v;.. and Carasody took im chances, riding liim out all the last eighth, kaj Inem 1 *■ High Rear did nothing to warrant tlio support that Made liim favorite la this race. beginning slowly mimI failing to ImpiOfe his position us the rare ptagtustd. A majority of todays raios resetted in close finishes anil the fields were larger than usual. There was little to tfaoeee from among the poor h -i.il thai eeatested the running of the third race, 1 heavy plunge developing oa Leeaaa at post time, ii bring harked donra from B to 2 to 1. After flattering his samnarten l y hailing to the last eighth he iuit and quickly dropped to the rear. I tie finish Covad Qahtway, Lamp Peat anil Naomi Walt hi no cloat ly bunched that only the judges II e.ld separate them, the official placing being in the order named above. Che Virgiaia-hred filly Jean Corey disntayed « lllgil flight of speed to beat Senor A. II. Diaz •.•uer.il Agi.mior..-- in the "baby race- that opened tin- days sporl. The Diaz, youngster rushed into a big lead noon after the atari and looked an easy winner, bat suddenly tired, and .lean Corey, earning Ihreagh tin- stretch with fine speed, overtook and diaunaed of him in Hie last eighth. Twelve plater* of the cheaper grade met in the s. ootid race, and Miss La lue .M. was returned the wiener, oatstayiag Punctual alter the latter had reared the lead eateriag the stretch. J wo old racers in Maaehltj and Iresninption finished first and second respectively in the fifth race and hoth were long odds in the betting. Pre-siunptiors race was a good one. the old fellow eomiiig from the rear and getting up for second place in the final strides. NEW TRAINER FOR JAMAICA STABLE. H. Beaker has severed his connections with the Jaaaalea BtaMe and has beea MMceedad as traiaer by R. It. Albright, who has been training the stable of Captain V . .1. Tress. ;. II. Ridge has decided to retire from raeiag ..ml return to his home in JackeoaviUe, Florida. II • will scon dispose ,,f his borsex Jill, llolliday and ! ". nest George. !!•• wH Freeamaathe to Fred Beeghs- 1 an today on private terms. v. Doadaa, owner of Byrae, Baater Clark and Uarty Lob. !ia~ iacreaaed hfai stable through the INirehaae of the foar-year-eld filly Plaid Kilts, hieh he boaghl Ilinu .1. Heaaeaaey. The stake nlaaka for the Qaeeaa Coaaty loekey itili sjiiing and summe: awetiaga bare been re-eWed and dialrihated amoag the boraeaaea. The slake- clos- February 16. According to advices received today harh-s A. Stoneham recently parehaaed the racing string of lie lata Andrew Miller and has retained A. J. Uoldaboroagh, who trained the haraeo for Mr. Miller. T. J. ll..k. acting for II. B. Swan, a local OWIChaat. parehaaed the three-year-old Duke of Wolliagtoa, which aaa two racea at the Cheyeaae Milling last summer. Thfal graai looking individual i a eaadidate for the mii.immi Cabaa Derby, far which engagement he will receive sp.,ial piepara-tion. Among todays arrivals were J. T.. Doaabay, owner of the good horse roniwi !!. who arrived !iom his hnme in Freehold. N. J.: James W.koly 1 ad George Cbrytea, who arrived from New York. loekey Baraes was aaapeaded for five days for roagh liding in the sixth v. r.
