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- i , j . j ! ■ i I -, - 5 , , t » 1 1 • 1 i • 1 | • CUBA-AMERICAN HANDICAP TO MESS KIT Armonia Stables Colt Wins in Close Finish— Alvord Runs Fast to Beat Buford. HAVANA. Cuba. February Lib The Cuban owned Mess Kit. the property of the Armonia Stable, ae counted for the Cuba American Handicap, the 31,300 added feature of Sundays program at Oriental Park-. Much interest was displayed in the laaalng of this lac. because of the areaeme in it of several Cuban Derby candidates. The winner ran a fa-t race to score by a small margin. F.ulah F. closing up a big irap with a wonderful burst of speed that al most turned defeat into victory. Lady Sweep was third after a desperate Struggle with Clearing I ji. The Leap Year Handicap, however, provided the best contest of the afternoon. Alvord defeating Bltford by a head ill a remarkably fa-t inn race. The mile was ran in 1:3s. ami the mile and a -i teenth in 1:45 £. The winner set a fast pace throughout and ganeely oatlasted the fa-t chming Buford. Another capacity attendance was present today. "el the huge crowd witnessed some fin,, wpurl mtder pleasing weather and ideal track conditions. A total of lnl entries were received for Sundays seven races, a seasaas record. Twentj -even en tries were thrown mil. John J McCraw. second rirf prrstdfat. departed yesterday for Baa Aatonio, Texas, to hecin work in iiireciing the spring training of tin- Sen Vorfc National LeagH ■ Baseball Club. Program books for this week-- ran- were Issued today, the chief feature being tin- Cuba Juvenile Slake- of ,299 added, to l«c run on March 7. Harry Herdel, win, I,,-t Koran through the cl.iiin-. lag route receatly, reclaimed the horse on Fnliv for 81.999 lioin C. L. liro-iu-. D. s. Fountain -old Major Fisk to o. I.. Poster at private term-. . The Kentucky and Empire City -:akes ch,-,. Mon-| day. and indications point to a record number of entries being made from here. j 1 l . S. Founi.iiii purchased Marys Macaeta from 0. 1. Past r Hlne Wrack, Grayasiea and Hess Kit have been | nominated bj their owarrs for the 380.000 added Kealuckj Di rbj . Jockej Crump has departeil for KashvUle. Tcnn. The stewards caacelled C. Howards riding 14-1 cease for hi- poor ride oa Joha Jr. in the third I rai e Sat urday. I C. M. Ridge claimed Crystal H.iy for .,0 from W. L. Lewis.
