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SIROCCOS SUPERIOR SPEED 4 Enables Him to Win Easily in Isle of Pines Handicap. » Jockeys Carmody and A. Collins Divide Riding Honors With Two Wins Each. • — HAVANA. Cuba. February 21 —The -peedy Ki|g-Hsh-hred Blreeee -cored an easy victory in the Isle ..f Iines Handicap, the chief offering of todays program at Oriental Park. He led his opponents a merry chase and none wa- able to keep within striking distance, liekens had him under restraint most of the way. The Trump finished second and pulled up quite lame after being struck by Bubys heels entering the stretch. Kuby was third, tiring from chasing the flying leader. The Banal large Saturday crowd was in attendance, clear skies and a touch of -uminer in the air bringing out the full quota of racegoers, which were augmented by many recent vi-ifor-. The track WM abaoat at its best and will be lightning fast for tomorrows sport. Aside from the feature race, the remainder of the card wa- quite ordinary. Jockeys J. Carmody and A. Collins divided the riding honors of the day with two victories each. The Whitney -bred Peter Ban east Paatmadter, carrying the colors of J. H. Kiff. ran an impressive race in todays opening iln-h. He Ix-gan -lowly but quickly overhauled the Thraves filly Dorothy ami drew away into a big lead in the last eighth. The suddenly improved Gilder accounted for the second race, defeating the favorite. Itiine Easy, in Hie last strides of a hotly contested finish, after fin-latter had appeared an easy winner entering the stretch. The .Id Plaudit gelding Encore with Carmody in th -addle found most favor in the third and showing the way throughout won under a hard drive, his rider taking no ehiin. .- when Lamp Host Seriously threatened in the last eighth. Bene* Lenantas Dehtncey was an odda-oa favorite in the fourth race, hut be was only able to secure the -mall end of the purse, tiring badly in the last sixteenth, after drawing ou almost even term- with the leaders. The former Bradley racer liars and Stars turned up the winner, racing the pacemaker. Inwi-e Child, to defeat after entering the stretch.
