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BALLY IN A GAME FINISH * ! Carries C. A. StoneharrVs Colors to Victory in Main Race of Day. a . Largest Crowd of Winter Sees Some Thrilling Racing- at Oriental Park. » i HAYANA. Cub.i. February S2. Iii.nl.- A. St.uie-lirims colors were carried to vi-lory in the George Washington Handicap before an iiaim n-e gathering at Oriental Park today, with the American minister as the gu.st af honor. It wa* probably the largest trOWd af the winter. Pally waa the decided preference in the main race, in which ten horses faced the -tarter. Poacher wa- the first to show in front and be -t I f i-t pace to the Stretch, Where be tired and u. - displaced from the lead by Atrord. In the meantime Pally wax being saved and when ..ailed on in the final eighth reapeadfed With mult speed and c.uirage and iu a gam.- ii.ii-ii defeated Arrord by t head. with the hug.- crowd rheeriafl wildlj T.iuothy J. Hogan won the op«ner in a rattling finish, snatching victory from I.enora I, in t he-final -wide-, the latter tiriag after racias li-- a Pear into defeat. William- Pro-. PhedMea waa tin- favor.-. 1 one iu the -econd race. I ut Trophy and Canaody proved the winning combination, while the favorite fin-i-he.| third, beaten a •-..-.■ for WCoad pla.- bj Elga. In the fo.hiwing race the public atade do mistake in nelearJoe Kay Kpeace l.hed-i - i . likelj winner for the Sir lluui colt, after indulging old Yorkville with the lead to the |a»t eighth qui. kly di-j.o-ed of liim wlien called on and Wl - .rawing clear at the end. The Armenia Snhle- Mi— Kir fnrniabed a huge surprise in the hern Tree Handicap bj beating the favorite. Mi,- Patty, in a driving fiuidi. Me--Kit was at 1:: to 1 iu the betting and led tin- agh-etit. but had to be liu-tl.d ,.t the end to bold the favorite -ale. A thrilling fini-h narked the deeteioa of the itixth race, a dash of -lie mil- and a xixteeath, leaa than a leagth aeparatiag tin- Hi I fowr borncn .1- the cro-.id the a inning line. Solid Pock wa-awarded the race, with A--umpti. n and Chilian L-etliiig the -hurt end of the purer The condition books tor next w.-ek- racing rare distributed apaaag the hor-ctii. n. The chief races of the week are the Indepen.h u e Handicap, ,000 added. Which will be ran Tneaday. Cuba- Independence day. and Cue Cuba American Handicap. ,500 added, which will be decided Sunday, Feb ruary 2 . c. K. Moure recently elahaed All Aglea fraai J. J. Maher and s.,1.1 the Ida. U g.-l.lin-: to F. | ,.|-barrio on piiv.it. ■ tenant, Frederick Harris, tie- Virginia breeder of thoroughbreds, who i.a- been rMtlng here for xeveral weeks, left today for New Orleans. 11c roateao plate- a trip lo An -t i ., 1 1 i aezl -umniei. J. J. Patn-ey. owner of a small H table, who h.i-becll ill poor health for -oine rune, left tedaj for LI Paso. Texa*. James Batter, owner of the Inipir* City race track, and an exteu-i.- racing stable, arrived yes-terda from New fort for an extended i-it.
