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BLUE WRACKS GRAND RACE Victor in the Most Valuable Stake Ever Bun at Havana Only Wins Narrowly from the theOutsider Outsider lolite Cromwell CromwellEiins Eiins a Good Third HAVANA Cuba March 14 The beautiful Ori ¬ ental Park enclosure was crowded today by i vast assemblage ranging from President Monocal with his family and staff down to the humblest citizens The magnet that drew them all was tin first run ¬ ning of the Crand National Handicap enhanced in interest from the fact that its S1000U added money made it easily the most valuable race ever contested in Cuba The contest was worthy of the occasion and was grandly fought out from start to finish finishIlne Ilne AV racks excellent nice sit a mile last Thurs ¬ day whoa he defeated such a good horse at Cid Tstylor in fast time had its due affect on the public mind and the Diaz threeyearold was the favorite throughout the betting but the others alt had more or less bacUing The track had become fast overnight a circumstance contributing to u truly run race as well as having a bearing on tin attendance Of oso named 10 strt Ially and War Spirit were withdrawn leavinu ten t go goThere There was SOUK delay at the post but the horses wciv finally sent away to a good start with Plue Wrack slightly in the led bur Pickens quickly tool him back ami Hubbub essayed the task of pace ¬ maker This old son of Jtroomstiek stuck to his work gamely and led around to the last turn witli Hliie Wrtftk in cliiifctjuursuit cliiifctjuursuitiriasref iriasref Hubbub hail orioTigli a rbjJpwTaVs loavlfljr tie TATnrTuf Trr take up tin running and half way home hi had a clear lead of a length and appeared likely to be a comfortable winner lut here another sou of ItroniMticl interposed and after having closed a big gap came at PIue Wrack so fast and gamely that at the finish the latter had only a neck tin best of him In tlie meantime Cromwell came oil like tlie good horse lie is and at the end was lappid on lolite It was a grandly contested race and the finish was lustily applauded applaudedPainter Painter the twoyearold son of Peter Pan and Paintbrush had another sensational workout Sat ¬ urday morning when accompanied by the fo old Msirsp John he galloped a half in 4 the four and a half farlongs in He outran his older competitor all the way Several promiiunt horsemen are trying to purchase the colt and in all probability he will soon become the property of W V Thravcs ThravcsJockey Jockey A Collins leaves next week for Hot Springs to report to his stable contract employer Montfonl Jones whose horses are in charge C Snapper Garrison GarrisonExjockey Exjockey Montana who formerly rode here for James Allen and who is attached to one of tin submarines now in Havana harbor was among to ¬ days visitors visitorsAnnabel Annabel was claimed by F lioughsman for S SThe The Knglish mare Speedy Lady by King William is reported to have foaled a chestnut filly by tin Mushroom stallion Don Thrush at Honor A II Diar farm March 11 The mare will lie bred tu Orestes
