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IMPRESSIVE DEBUT OF PETER PAN COLT Panhandler Wins in Sensational Style on First Turf Appearance — Track Still Heavy. HAVANA. Cuba. January Ml— The Peter Pan colt Panhandler, bred at II. P. Whitneys Brook -dale Stud in New ferscy, and recently purchased by .1. II. Biff, made a sensational ilcbul on the tin i* at Oriental Park in the two-year-old race that o; ened the afternoons sport. Panhandler began slowly and raced on the inside for the first eighth. but was taken to the OBtaMe in the better going ii. the last sixteenth, where he finished with a femeiidoiis burst ,,r siieeil that landed him a winner in the last stride, only a nose margin separating him from Little Pointer, with Dorothy right at their heels. Panhandler is an impressive looking celt, and U looks as if Mr. Biff -secured a prize when he bought him. The track was no: ranch improved P day. the footing mi the outside being firmer than that near tin inside rail. The public found it extresaely difficult lo iick the right ones under such eon-dltieas, and but few of the favorites arere returned v lasers . Star Baby was given the most is.iisidera tion in the third race but Peasant, well ridden by J. Car-lnody. raced her into defeat in the stretch after she appeared to have an excellent eh. nice to win. P.i.ue a and Piilger. two of the outsiders in the fifth, furnished an interesting stretch straggle, the result of which was in doubt until the filial strides, . the former prevailing. Kn.i Spine won his first race in several days Whea Whippoorwill beat a cheap band of platers I in the fourth, having closed a big gap in the stretch run. after trailing his opponent in tie e.nh run - Mag. lour claims were deposited for loan VF. Klein, .and J. II. Moody se cared him for |7M. Weights for the Havana Handicap al one mile and a sixteenth with ,90a added have been made public The race will be run on Sunday next, with the following probable starters, together with their v eights: loinwell. 1J7 : Hubbub, 11.",; Walnut. Hall. Ill: Graady, lilt; Herlin. 10! : Ziiluland. IBB; I. ck.iwanna. 117; Diversion. 106; Hocnir. MB; Dick Williams, 100; Iolite. 104. uud Mauokin, 10.
