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SURPLICE IN GREAT FINISH . « 1 Defeats Peasant and Top o th Morning in Havanas Main Race. -o- • Jockey Carmody Returns to the Saddle and Wins Opening Dash of the Day. o HAVANA. Cuba. March 2.— Today marked the beginning of the final months racing at Oriental Park for the season. From sow on until the closing day. Sunday March lis. racing will he held at the Marianne course daily, including Mondays. Clear skies, with a breath of summer in the air. did more to bring out a crowd of goodly numbers than did anything the program offered in a racing way. However, that moot fa-cinaiing feature of racing. Ihe so-called uncertainty of ii. came to the r. cue of an ordinary program. Tin- winners in several eases came from unexpected sources and wire both surprising and disappointing to the -peeu-latively inclined. Thi- was particularly true in the filth race, the meal pretentious offering of the day. lbre old Top o th Morning was a warm choice and .flattered his backers by -eitiiu a fa-t pace lo the last eighth before succumbing in one of the hottest finishes of tiie meeting. Surplice had raced bond and head with the pacemaker and just managed to get his head in front in the last - ride-, while Peasant, which closed a big gap in resolute fashion, nipped old lop o th Morning by that smallest of margin-, a nose. Jockey .1. Caruiodv marked hi- return to the saddle after his suspension for rongll riding by bringing home Babylonian a winner in tin- first race ,,f the day. Babylonian was saved to the stretch turn an!, when called on. made short work of Hes a Ie,,r. easily drawing away from him al the end. In addition to piloting Babylonian to victory Carmody finished Itcend with two of his other mount-ami third with another. Saving ground when entering the stretch in the second rare, the Whitney bred gelding Gilder quickly disposed of Director James and Buriingnme, and taking the lead in the la-t eighth won by a length. Hatrack was second, oatguming Buriingnme f.r second mom I and then running away a mile and a half after the race. lgnacio Intro Palthy, a planter of Jaruee, sent to Oriental Park to be placed in training hi- three-yeai .1.1 colt by Dwquesne Hester, which was bred at hi- place. The coll is a fine looking animal named James. T. Whit ford sold ft mhssssdni III. ami Trophy t. Mr-. . K. Moore. The latter ran in the colors of his new owner. It. J. Farris disposed of his remaining horse- and departed for his home in Lexington. Muck Nail, one of ihe worst past actors here, will be thoroughly schooled before he will be allowed to -tart again. Frank J. Bruen took J. J. MeCraws position in the stewards1 stand this afternoon and will act as associate steward for the remainder of the meeting. II. H. Brown returned from the States yesterday and will Stay for the remainder of the - a-on. Jockey F. Muhntin left for Lexington yesterday to join hi- stable employer. J. M. Goode. Jockey J. Conway also departed for Kentucky. Trophy, which aaa purchased thi- morning by C K. Moore, won for his new owner, his first start after changing hands.
