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POACHER WINS AGAIN AT HAVANA Shew; His Old Time Form :n Accounting for Principal Race of Thursdays; Program. II WANA. Cuba. February 5. — The fifth rate, ■ dash of a mile and a aixteeath, was tie- most art toi.tion- off -riii- of ioiia. program a I Oriental Lark. The former Hildreth racer Poacher, now in tin- stable of -l. Price, araa installed favorite .;.! be gare further evidence that he ha- rounded ute the form that oace made him formidable in ;!: best of rompany by winning in easy fashion. After raclag under restraint to the last eighth, while JeJliaoa wis netting a fast pare. Poacher took the had. and dispoaiag of tin- paceataker drew away to *core hj a safe margin. Doa Thrash tired in the Ktretch after his strenuous efforts to measure -trii.es wMh .lellisoii . The track was almost fast today, and with another day of Ktutshiae will lie at its beat. The si i tendance aras Urge, and tin- paMhc was naure si ssful in their choice of to. winners, which ill most case- were oll""backcd . The card was opeaed with Himiltrade repeating bet- previous good effort. She led all tin way. tin i h,n- iin.hr lesiraint. I.com.i under a rigorous ride was li.irl.t -, , n best . Dimitri showed a flash of his old time speed in the third race. The Poison geldiag wan rated be i inil the paceauiker to I be stretch tm a. where, ■ oasiag around tm- leader* mi the outside, he fin in ed .villi a rush and drew away from Firs! Pal let in the final -tride- Axil a set a fa-i pace, put dropped hack after passing the thne quarters p -i - Herroa, a first. time starter at the meeting ami 1 line ia the colors of .1. .1. McCafferty, sh.XXo.l a .good perfanaaace in the fourth race and xvas riafaaed by B. D. Raster for ,888. Baxter lost Curydoa a fea days back throat It Ike claimiag route. dank Martin leare* for the states tomorrow. lb vi 1 top off al Lexington on hi- way to Haiti -i i I*, araere In- goes to take np tin Jumper Tudor i- ne ami i couple of two rear olds arnica have been wiateriag at the dririag park. .. C. Mizell lost Paiai to loint when .1. T. Strite elaiined him for *!MI | mil ol the sixth race . -one-. lax . I. Price bought Small Stone at private aale frmn jl I.. Ilutchiasoa. The fact that l»ioi,c bled la-t Wedin «dg y ac ci i. nied for the filly** indil ferent Bbowiag. Charles A. ntoarhaat left Tharadaj aMsraiag Cm the noilh lo altmid a awetkag of the National League Ba ball ITabs, which will be held in «hi- - W. tnnilas xxa- fined Sltt b] the sieward- for warmiag up Buster Clark without a number cloth II. .1. Kenned: i la hast d Poacher from .1. Pries f«U- Ijej.lllHt. C. 11. Bpragae claimed Hon Thrush from A. II. Diaz for 30 .
