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. i . MURRAYS RIDING FEATURE AT HAVANA Spcnce Jockey Wins Twice in Masterly Style — All the Favorites Are Beaten. HAVANA, Cuba. February 23.— Jockey T. Murray provided the outstanding incidents t the days racing al Oriental Iark. The card did not offer much, but the Spcnce rider came to the rescue, anil with two masterly exhibitions in the saddle delighted the regulars, as well as the few casual visitors. Murrays first success came in the opening dash, where he brought Gateway home a winner • by a half length in a driving finish, bis strong finish materially aiding the old gelding to outstay Tranby. His other victory was on Poster Fin lay in the third, and it required all his skill to win with the Bpence racer. Foster Fmbry was slow to begin and he raced wide on the I urns, but Murray managed to get him up in time lo none out Sky Man. which tired after forcing the UUCC throughout. The speculating public had a disastrous day of il. all of In- favorites going down to defeat, the bigest upsets being Dclaneey in the second. Ilimil- . trade in the third and Buck Nail in the sixth. Work on the remodeled clubhouse has been prae j tieally finished. The handsome structure is now . being furnished and plans an- Ixing arranged to have a formal ops nlug next Saturday. II. F. Davi- bought at private sale the Getdeu Maxim filly Fneious Jewel from F. Boughsmans : management. it baa been announced thai commencing Tuesday. March -. there will be racing every day up to and including Sunday. March lis. the day selected ] for the closing of the season. This affords three extra days of racing. It has also Ix-en announced thai Friday. March .V will be ladie- day. Tie- Cuban government is formulating a plan which will pl.-iee on the program of the Cuha- American Jockey and Auto Club many rich events of Cuban bred and owned colts and fillies. Twenty thousand dollars is the amount mentioned in Unoriginal offer. .1. McCaflerty claimed Circulate out of the seventh race Tuesday for .si.liio. .F .1. Barf an sold the four year-old Ethclherl colt Kameau f » II. F. Davis for SSSS. Mr. Davis also secured FMinpted from W. F. l.dsun at private terms. Mr. Benjamin Van Horn, who has a plantation inar Cam.iguv. and has some npiepdid specimens of the Bastol pony family, which he imported from Africa a number of years ago. has brought the thoroughbred King K.. by Sain Humming Fee. by Hamburg, and will use him as a top cross for lie- Bastols and native Criolla mare-. Many friend- of Mrs. .lames K. Milton, wife ■ f tie- popular starter and assistant manager at Oriental Park, wen- sorry to learn that the lady has been ailing for some time and lias been compelled to go to a hospital for treatment. Charles A. Stouebam. first vice-president of the Cube-American Jockey and Auto Club, has returned after a vi-it to Ihe north. He was aecoui panied by Mason Peters, the well-known promoter. Mildred was claimed out of the f:r-t race ye-tcr-nay for S!."i » by F. A. Burke, who a short time age lost the mare through the claiming route to B, M. Ridge. Koran was claimed out of the third race yesterday by C. F. Brosiua for SMB. Jockey Caimodjr wna suopeaded for five days for rough riding ITimran] in the sixth race yesterday. F. Frown has been engaged as trainer for the -table of Dr. i. C. Mizell. « . — _
