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ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL DAY Novel Program at Havana Next Monday to Aid the Fund Herron Bought for Big Slim on onHis His Derby Chance Others OthersHunting Hunting Derby Horses HAVANA Cuba March IS Racing seerelary Nathanson has announced a special program to be offered at Oriental Park Monday March ± 1 when the receipts will be devoted to the Hoosevelt Me ¬ morial Fund The card which is a varied and at ¬ tractive one should be the means of bringing out on that day a banner attendance Eleven mixed races are to be run live to be regular races and the other novelty affairs with the following program The two lirst are over hurdles with three obstacles for army ollicers at a quarter of a mile a second race for Camp Columbia Shetland ponies the third race a regular race the fourth for army ollicers mounted on thoroughbreds the fifth for army pri ¬ vates riding their own mounts at a quarter of a mile then follows live regular races after which there will be a race for army mules a distance of one mile mileHetween Hetween the second and third races six hundred soldiers comprising infantry cavalry and the signal corps will make camp at the center of the field and break camp at the conclusion The program of the days attractions will lie wound up with an attack and repulse of army airplanes airplanesAVith AVith the exception of one race the contests over the Orients Park track today were devoid i f in ¬ terest with the most ordinary horses at the track clashing The one exception was the fifth race which was at a mile and fifty yards Nine started several of which were prominent in the running of the big SKliH race won recently by Hlue Wrack On the basis of the finish of that race Kiku and lolile were made equal favorites but lolite was the victim of bad luck in having his chance ruined by Tnfter early in the race An interesting finish found Kiku the winner by a safe margin with Hubbub second and Major Domo third Hubbub made most of tin running at a fast pace but failed badly in the stretch stretchOne One of the biggest turf transactions ever con ¬ summated in Cuba was put through Tuesday when Senor K L Alvarez purchased from 1C P Kaxter the threeyearold Herron for the large sum of 10000 cash with an agreement to pay Kaxter 5000 additional if the colt succeeds in winning the Cuba Derby to which race he is one of the most promising eligibles Mr Alvarez secured the colt expressly to have a starter in the Derby and if possible win the much coveted prize Ilerron is a bay colt by Horron Mizle bred by W Martin He was shipped from Kenning to Cuba by J J McCalTcrty McCalTcrtyW W L Saunders has sold the selling plater Jill to C K Kroshis for a private consideration considerationThe The Armonia Stable in its desire to secure a worthy representative for the Derby made an un ¬ successful attempt to purchase Mile Dazie from Kay Spence The consideration proposed was 10 UO Jockey J Carmody the promising rider who came to the front with rapid strides during the present winter meeting at Oriental 1arK and who leads the winning riders to date leaves for his home in Hill ¬ side L 1 Friday where he will rest until tins opening of the Howie meeting Jockey 7 Petz ac ¬ companies Carmody north
