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HAVANAS GREAT HANDICAP Blue Wracks High Trial in Public For Sundays Rich Race Kiku Legal Buford and Cromwell CromwellRegarded Regarded as Dangerous Elig Eligibles ibles Havana Track Gossip HAVANA Cuba March 12 Senor A IT Diaz handsome threeyearold Itluc Wrack qualified for the Grand National Handicap to be run Sunday when he beat a gooil hand in the Once Around Handicap at Oriental Park Thursday afternoon afternoonHlne Hlne Wrack carried 112 pounds and was ridden by Pickens came from behind in a driving finish and beat the speedy Col Taylor by u head The mile was run in 188 of a second slower than the track record Kluc Wracks performance was a good one He way outrun to the first turn and was forced to race wide for the remainder of tin way was on the outside when called on and finished like a really good colt coltKiku Kiku another eligible for the big race finished right behind the other two She gained steadily after being outpaced in the early running On her race that afternoon it appears that she might be a dangerous factor Klne Wracks victory means that he must pick up a penalty of three pounds which makes his weight for the Grand National Handicap 10 10In In preparation for their engagements in the 10 000 Craml National Handicap a number of the prom ¬ inent candidates wen given trials Friday morning iivef a track vrhich was lightning fast Cromwell Kuford Kiku and Legal are the ones that showed JU bejitufroijlthe time standpoint The showing of TegairtWT V Thrives candidate was much the best this son of Hilarious was sent the mile and an eighth distance in 152 which was fast time lie was going an even gait all the way pulling up fresh and sound Kay Spence was well pleased with the horses showing and declared afterwards that he would be a sure starter in the race Kuford the holder of the track record for a mile and an eighth worked the handicap distance in easy fash ¬ ion in the good time of 153 This good horse showed no ill effects from his trial and is also re ¬ garded as i sure starter Cromwell which probably will be the favorite in the big race covered the mile and an eighth in 1 being hard held all the way This crack son of Plaudit is fit and ready and doesnt need further strenuous work Trainer Moore says he will go to the post fitter than at any period in his career Interest in the big race is on the increase and the horsemen are united in declaring that it will be one of the greatest local events of the year yearThe The fast sprinter Alvord has been added to the schooling list listC C 1C Moore has sold Director James to II K Hntchinsoii and the horse ran under the colors of his new owner in the second race yesterday yesterdayThomas Thomas Cheek is still training horses despite his ninetyodd years lie has spent the five last summers in Cuba and leaves the Island this coming spring meetingsThe to race a stable at the Maryland meetings The Irish horse Iron Cross II winner of the Hamilton Derby and other races came out of his last race quite sore His owner Capt W 1 Press has decided to leave him here for the coming sum ¬ mer merAll All boxes have been sold for the special days racing in aid of the Koosevelt Memorial Fund Mon ¬ day March 22
