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| i j I THREE MORE FOR JOCKEY CARM0DY Popular Rider Scores Another Triple Victory at Havana — Cloco Finish in Fourth Race. HAVANA. Cuba. March i. Jockey .1. Carniody was much in evidence at Oriental Park today, riding three of the -even winner-. He scored with Shasta in the second. Tara-con ill the fourth and Gordon Russell in the eoncitiflriig nice of The aftert n. Aside from the brilliant riding of this young apprentice, who first came into prominence here this winter, the rattling hot finish in the fourth race was the only outstanding incident pf a rather tame program. Contrary to expectations the track dried out faster than it was thought passible, with the result that the afternoons smart was run over a fa-t . aafne. Homani i:i bilged Vada Ri lie with the lead for a half mile, then raced her into defeat and drew away into a safe lead in the last eighth. Rut fur being cut olf at the eighth post when she attempted to come through on the inside. Xa mi Walton would have made it interesting for the winner. At that, she finished an easy second, while Native Soil outgamotl Cafeteria for third money. The French bred gelding Shasta made a show of hi- opponents in the second. P., acfited bj having the alert Carniody in the saddle. Shasta nuifklj opened up a commanding lead and held il. although his rider was forced to shake him up a trill n the last sixteenth. In the meanwhile the well fancied Royalty was e neonate ring considerable difficulty. He was outdistanced in the early running, but once settled in his stride si began paaslag one after another of his opponent- and: with hi- admirer- shouting encouragement . it appeared for a moment that lie uoiihl overtake Shasta. He did force Cariuoily to the whip, but there it ended, the winners margin being too great to overcome. A sizzling finish marked the third race. -i of the eight starter- being so closely bunched as they came racing down through the stretch that the winner was in doubt until the last few strides and then only the Jagg I I could decide correctly. Quia was awarded first money. Lady Langden second and Clip third. Raines rode a pan erful finish on the winner to get the verdict. Bat-rack, which -et the early pace, ran away a half mile after the race. The stewards fined P.. It. Rice S2." for working hi- mate Fickle Fancy before getting permission !■ withdraw her from the fifth race O. Tuggle bought the selling plater Ll Colonel from R. R. Allen at private terms. C. K. Moore pnicha-.d from Ray BpcncC the contract of . Mangan and will take the Imij- to Maryland aest spring. .lame- Gass -old the horse Ned Milcybright to W". Uargaa at private consideration. The condition books for next week- racing were distributed mntong the horsemen. The rails scheduled for Monday are unusually attractive. Tiie Grand National Handicap, scheduled to be run next Sunday. March 14. is one of the grant important and richest stake- of the season, the added mom being slu.iMHI. Among Saturdays visitors were Commodore .[,.| calf, cruising in his yacht Sat hem: John MeR. Bowman, tbe anted hotel man: Pan! sterritt. of Thompson Sterritt tonstmctloa fiimpnaj ; Harry Blackhead, one of the largest realty dealer- i N.-w York, stuan Polk pare baaed the •_■ I horse Poacher from H. I Kennedy.
