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SENOR DIAZS RACING PLANS • ■ Cuban Turfman to Campaign Dozen Horses in the States. . • Orestes to Remain in Cuba for Stud Service — Danseuses Interesting History. i * 1 HAVANA, rv.ba. February s.— William MoDnnioi hail about rtaaplrtTd his ahum for campaigning the siiKii- A. If. Diaz string during the reasiag racing season in tli, stntc. Hi will take about ;i dear* horses from here to Maryland, where thej will lake part in tin- spring meetings it Havre ae Grace aad IHmlice. The atrial will alao take part in Hi" summer meetings about Now Voil; and Saratoga. ■ mil ;it tin conclusion of tin- latter mooting will probably in- shipped hark to aba. The atrial that s, i, r Diaa will race la tin- States will be made up ,,r ;i half loz«ii two vo:ir-oii- and tin- three -rear-olda Doaglaa Fairbanks. Bhw Wrack aad ilrayaeiaa. MrDaaiel haa alao decided to Uke the Mushroom borne Doa Thraah hack to In- State*. Don Thrush ha* beea. on tin- island for tin- laal two .miiis. Be nerred twelve mares in IMS aad fear last rear. During the present a*eetias he haa i tried eight times, won twite, been second twice aad third three timis. Hi- is :i bane with qaite :i good inin of speed aad is :is tree as steel. Reaor lliai haa decided to retire the Tracery Btallioa Oreatea about tlie middle of February. He will he tired to six or eight aam and will not ho raced mini until next .v -.ir. It is doubtful if Zululand, wlueh pulled iii son- receutl.i, will be raced AgaMi until next winter. Frederick llnrris. who ailifld Inn :i few days hack will probably purchase a half dozen mans. which in will send to "The Briar*," his stud. which is located at Payee, V.i. lie haa the filly Firefly, h.-ilf sister to Crcpescuic. .mil alao Sylph. by fylgad — Daaae aa* . Sylph is oae of tin- heal representative* of the Herod Wood in this country. being n direct ill ai i adaal of Fisherman, through The Victory. Daaaeaae hus rather aa interesting hiatory. She waa whipped from Baclaad to Aa* traliu. ;ind the heal she waa on waa torpedoed twice ii nd finally sunk. The aiare awaai t shore aad was save. i. Mr. Barria will import sometime next summer half a dozen marcs in foal in praeai-neiit English sires, which will join the band of brood mares at The Brian. Before leaving Canada .Mr. llarri- disposed of his farm at Onkville. Out., anil last fall lie sold his place in England. Miliarias recently acquired by private purchase from I. .1. Williams the Ballot Sweet Lavender mare Swcer Alyssiuu. The latter is a half sister to tiial g | borne Baacher, which waa «o many races for the Canadian turfman George M. ilendrie. T. .1. Hrown has been prettj baay here recently in the claiming races and has evened up some old sores with .1. T. Strite. Btrite took a couple of horses. Phedodea and Col. Maiehmoiit. from Brown last winter, and tin- latter retaliated by tahias Phedodea back just when the latter was getting good, and also the fast splinter Currency. Brown disposed of Phedodea at a good profit, and won two races with Currency. The latter is at the top of his form just now anil in one of his recent races ran his first half mile la 4a1.-.. the fastest half mile run by any bonce here this winter. N. K. Beal showed ii| a shifty sort of a filly here a few days back in -lean Corey, by Judge Wright Holly Biiltmnn. .lean Corey runs rioae fo the ground with her head straight out and is :is gaaM as tiny make them. She conies of her s] eed honestly, fir her dam. Dolly liiiltnian. WM a fast autre. There an- a couple of old-timers riding here who appear able to bold their own with the youngei jockeys. Ilredin is 17 years of age and Kinley 49. Itredin owns, trains, rub* and rides the three year-old filly Miss i..i Kae M. Tin- latter is a big langv miss by Herman Johnson I.i Dextra. Finlov is here with tin- ii. .1. Kennedy stable. lb- has ridden five winners at the ineeting. beea second three times :iud third twice.
