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BRUEN TO MANAGE ORIENTAL PARK "Curley" Brown to Retire from Racing for All Time and Leaves Havana. HAVANA. Cuba, Pebruary 14. -Announcement was mad.- yesterday that II. D. Drown had retired from tie active management of racing at Oriental Dark ami thai Prank J. Bruen, secretary of the Cuba-American Jockey and Auto Club, owner- of Oriental Park, had been appointed active general manager. Ii was al-o announced that .lames K. Milton will continue in hi- post tioa of assistant manager. .1. .1. McGraw will take Browns place in the steward** stand. Affair- of the club in the future will bo handled by it- new owner- c. A. Stoaeaam and .1 .1. McGraw of New York. .1. /.. Holler. I.. Jue- - ola. Alfred Harrison, Jr.. and .1. N. AUeyu of Ha vana. These men will dictate the policy of tlo dub in the future. Brown left Friday storning far 1 i- home near Jacksonville, KI i. When Brown -old out to Htoneham and McGraw lasi tail he agreed to remain in active charge of the organisation thi- winter, or until i he new owners had familiarised themselves with affairs of the club. Drown has been anxiou- for Banjo* time to lie relieved of the managership ami i- retiring from racing aermaneatly and from the turf for all time. Hi- health ha- been bad for ore* a year and he bos other important business interests in Cuba, Florida and California which require attention, and was anxfc US hi turn over the po-ition here to hi- suc- —or. The nev manage* ha- been with the club a- auditor ever since racing was first established it Oriental Park. Messrs. Hotter. Qnisads. Harri- - n and Atteyu are well known business men and i nidi i Is of Havana. Brown will continue in bis office of president of lie- Cuba-American Jockcj and Auto Club until the annual election next April, when a new- prosl dent will be chosen. Hrown. however, does not intend to take any aetive part in the management hereafter.
