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• . I ■ • 1 i i I 1 j j j --e • BELLE OF ELIZABETHTOWN A WINNER Defeats Sirocco in a Drive — Much Interest in Sundays Big Stake Race. HAVANA. Cuba. March 111.— The mmli improved Belle of EUaabethtown accounted for today* fen- ture when the horse, came from behind and after a lone hard stretch ride beat Sirocco by a noek. Different Kyis was third ami lma Frank fourth. The pace wa- fa-t from the start with Sinn. « our in front. lma Frank tired badly in the last si- leentfa and was beaten by a length and a half for third place.. The three-epiartors was run in 1:12%, a fast mi e, e . whaling the stroag wind blowing against tin. horses in the first three-eighths. a. Allegro, tie- owner of Scotch Verdict, has com-i jileted arrangemeata with D. Ilammoad for the -erv i es of tin. yoang rider E. Barnes, who will rid-- his horse in tin- Grand Nation.-, I Handieap Sunday. Another large crowd waa present and stirring rentes! - were tiie rfile. Jockey P. Wilson, who has been ridimr here for tin- pus few years had his first wiaaiag mount when h.- ween with Banter Clark. Jockey Fletcher was suspended for five days f. r rnkwdiag and pushing in the find hundred yards m the fifth race. Kika and Dine Wrack, two prominent candidate* for the 813,000 Grand Natioaal Handicap, ta be ran next Sunday, have been named to start la the "Once Around" Handicap, a mil.- feature on Thursday** program. Judge I.yles will conduit an auction sale at the horse paddscb after the races Saturday, when the horse* Ida Herrmann, Bed William. The Talker. Bertha Minix, James c. Egmont, Prank Keogb, Bronita and Aerial will be sold. Frank Grace, fermerl] with the stable of A. n. Diaz, has been engaged to train tin- stable- of Albert liascoigae. M. J. Oliver has purchased Marys Magneto from D. S. Fountain on private tirins. President Monacal notified general BMaager Frank I. Braen of hi- intention to be praaent next Bnndny io witness tie- Grand National Handicap Banter Clark, the winner of tin firsl race was claimed by J. W. Moor,- r,,r s7r.11. Kav Spen-e has sohl the e.-ood selling platir Foster Km bry to J. tahallomal on prlvnte term-. All Alow wa- permitted to -tart Fehr.iary US thi ngh an oversight of the- thirty dav period called for by the rule- of horses elaiiiied in selling races and transferred to another owner, which hail not expired, the gelling; was scratched in the third race jesterday because uf the same fact.
