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HONORS TO SENOR A. H. DIAZ Cuban Turfman Wins First Juvenile Stake of Year at Havana ♦ General Agramonte Turns the Trick for Him — Four Straight Victories for Baladin 1 -— ♦ — HAVANA, Cuba. March 7. The Cuba American Jockey Club offered a sreU-bnlaneed iirogrnm of seven races at Oriental Park today, with the Cuba Juvenile stak.-s. the Cr-t closed fixture of the year, for two-year-olds, as the headline!- and the Carnival Handicap aa the - COUdary attraction. Senor A. IF Diaz furnished the winner of Ihe stake feature in his promisine Hessian colt, General Agnntoate. and the victory ••! this Cuban -owned youngster sraa immensely pleasinn to the large crowd, not only because • !" tin- popularity of his owner, but betaUae he carried the hope- anl money ef a huge majority af the spectators as well a- the -ilis of Benor Dma. General Agra luonte had to be best to win. as he was forced wide in the first eighth, but Iicken- s 1 had him in the reaming and. overtaking the leader- arbea catering the stretch, proved too speedy for them when the final tesi came. II was aa exceptionally foal run rac- for a two-y 11 M a* this time of ti..- year, the half betas run in l-.. The All Gold filly, Roseate, araa second after a meritorious performance, tie ,]■: disappointment cf the race being the Peter Pan clt Di-lurl.an.c. In the Carnival Handicap II. B. Daws Baladin no only provided n big surprise by defeating V ■ at well anil other fast horses, and IncHlentall] win mi; rl- foin-li sll-ab-hl :c;ury ,.f the le • ;!s.. dealt the ring nc of tlic hardest blows it has sus-taineil this year. Baladin was hacked down fi n S to 1 to 31.. to 1 and great was the Joy or his upp.irn,- when he romped bom an easy winner by two lengths, with the conrageans Cromwell ami hi-beavy bapost of .~i pounds se.-ond after 1 c: "n« but unavailing effort to overtake his lightly weighted rival. Buford was third. Hring in the last eiajbtfa after raehag into the lead. s. Polks prett Bnow Qaeen Indicated in be* recent races that ~io- was a I out ready ta win and confirmed that impression In makiag gaad la t-il.-iy - e|M*ning daah. Bhe had no easy time af it though and -nly ;i.: up in the la-l stride after closing a tremendous cap from a -!. w beginning Prince hi-.v was second, tiring after takiag the lend in the stretch. • id Fed sU, hi,. ni, rame !• life in the second race after many disappointing performances, and. dis-playine a liieh order of speed, made every post a winning one and had a three -lengths advaat ige over Anaabelle at tl ml. while Polar Cul . the favorite, was cased ap when beaten, after appearing a bit sore.
