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CUBAS NATIONAL HOLIDAY ♦ 1 Independence Day Handicap Todays Feature at Oriental Park. -* Havana Meeting Is Scheduled to Close March 28 After 107 Days of Racing. 4 HAVANA. Cuba. February 23.— The ItidenendeiK o Handicap of .OOO added, witli Cromwell, Rally, p.uford. the V. V. Thraves entry. Lackawanna and Walaut Hall, Hank ODay, Scotch Verdict aad the Anneals stable- Legal ; t ii 1 War spirit named in start, is iiic stellar attraction of an inviting pro-l»i m .ii oriental Park tomorrow, independence day .f i lie Cuban lilaad beiag a national holiday an im-c luv.ii i- expected in witness the raciag. Seventy -six darn of tin- preaeal taccessfu] racing -■ii-nii in Cuba have passed lata tart history, leaving thirty -line Mare days tor the meeting ta inn. If the present plaaa are carried out the final days raciai; will bo held Sunday. March 2s. making the -ii-.., n Hi kit days daratioa. Iln- richest stakes bare beea reserved far the • iM-indhn ttirt. of the ■eaaaa. They are five ta number, aad tocJode the Independence Handicap, which will bare its running tomorrow, the Cuba-lioerican Haadicap, tin- Cuba Juvenile stakes, the Grand National Haadicap aad tin- Cahan Derby. .MmiIi iatereat is beiat! manifested ta both the Graad Katieaal aad the Derby, owing ta the fact iir i they .ui- the riches! aad meat importaat of .-ill ihe season- features. Loth base mm added money value of 0,000, and owners of eligible* to bath i M iv arc aatnrally aaxioaa in furnish tin- winner ■ ■I oae or both. Among the potential aapiraata tor tin- Oraad National ore Croaa weil. winner of two stakes already, aad regarded as tin- besl la the haadicap division: Walnut Hail, Lackawanna. Hank ODay, Hahhab, Bally aad War Spirit. Tlie Derby, which "ill in- run the rntirlndlni icy of tlio ■eaaaa, roataias :i go il list of eligible*, nraong ili*- aaaaher beiag Grayaaian. Rlae Wrack, both the property of State A. 11. Diaz: Boseland, owned by Johnnie Pangte; Frank Rectors Black Prime. -I. T Irelands tleariag I p. W. A. Thraves Milr. Daxie, the Cart Stables Orleans Girl, aad the Armonla Btables Ford. LAST YEAR FOR C. J. FIT2 GERALD. i. ii- will in- judge C. J. Fits Geralds last seasoa in Cabs as an official, aad next year there will be ••! new presiding steward at Orieatal Park. Judge Pita Gerald has decided to retire from raciag .is ;i n official in order to devote his time to the duties of editor ami ntaaager of the Sew fort edi-; ini of Daily lining l-orm. Hi- will also sever iii- an t-tioa with all other tracks, lucladiag Empire i ii.v of which in- was auiaager, aad Laurel Park. II" will make his home in New York, anil i: i- for Hi- purpose of beiag at home with his famitj aa much as possible thai prompted him to give op his ICC trail; posit loan for one thai would allow him ! i gratify his desire iii this respect. Mr Pita Gerald is a native of Loadon, Oat., Caa- oi.i. ami in earlj life was eagaged as ra in: editor ■ •a the New York Sun. This work brought liim ia •lose touch with racing ta New York am! it waa 1 not hmg before in- became a raciag official. He las aeired in nearly everj capacity from starter to 1 steward and has earned a reputation for i-.iiii-lieteacj ami fairaeos. He aided materially in build-lag up raciag in aha and has served as presiding steward sim-e I he first meetiag here, a position he ha* filled with distinction ami boaor. II" will he ".oily missed MeM year, as he was most popular with all classes. -Inst who will be named as his successor is a e !• that has not yet been considered by the directors of Hi" crab, who will md take up the question until Hi" mt regular meetJag in April. •iinlv:. Charles H. Lansdale of Cincinnati, associate steward, is tin- most likely man to be aelected and 1 hi- appoint men I would give universal satisfaction. He ha- Imi n associated with the management of the track staee it was first built, and. moreover, is a capable official. Jock ■ -i" Iarmody, tin- Jamaica, Sea Tork, ■•prentice, coatiaaes to he the riding aeaaatlen of la* eason and already he ha- demaaatrated that he is "i e of the best riders ever Been in Cuba. He ■ot oiil.v I ad- He winning Jockeys In Cuba, hut is at the lop of Hi" li-i ..I American Jockeys Im I.. present year. aady i- under contract in a. a. Rata, arealthy Cuban, and owner oi .a few horses. II" intends tak-ii. j the boy north tie- coming spring ami will manage him during tin seasoa. Bant i- reported i have tinned down an offer of 5,000 for in lads contrail and al tin time stated that it wale 1 hi -al" at any price. Kddie Barnes, .1. Fletcher. G, Arebambault ami P. Lung are amoag the more promisiag of the other 1 1 i*i entile-, liiinii- ii. particular is riding in fine form ami gives promise ■ developing into a Jockey • •i ability. This lid had not ridden in a ,, i pi n to coming :,. Cuba, lie i- a native of Cbai ■ -loa, s. c, ami was galloping h"i-e- around the M M land tra"k~ wlnn l . Hammond picked him up and brought him to Iul.i.
