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NO FORM TO THESE RACES Havana Card Given Over to Slow Selling Platers Key Mar Victorious in the Leading Race of the Day Derby Day Opinion HAVANA Cuba March 23 The rams of today were contested over a heavy track and liv fieliN of as inferior racers as could IK collected The nearest approach to moderatelv respectable form was presented in the fifth race which was at three inarters for u 700 purse This Kev Mar captured from Phcdodeu by three parts of a length in a sharply contested finish with Iiriat a guod third thirdThe The opening race furnished a surprise when tho X to 1 chance Ilaccarat managed to defeat the well backed favorite Royalty by a half length and something of the same nature cropped up in the fourth race when Iron Pov and Count Poris at II to 1 and S to 1 respectively finished in front of the yen money favorite Fickle Fmcv FmcvInterest Interest in the 1111110 Cuban Derby to be run next Sunday increases each passing day Specula ¬ tion regarding the winner is keen Among the thousands of tnrf lovers opinions regarding tin various candidates nre pretty evenly divided be ¬ tween nine Wrack and lleilon While Mile Dazie is not without admirers at the present time the Diaz colt is thought to have the best chance and will probably go to the lM ttenJoyiitheilionos tit favoritism favoritismShould Should the track be heavv the Sunday field will not be materially reduced as a majority of the probable starters run well on a heavy track trackA A carload of horses the property of W L Lewis J J Holtman S Haxlor and OMara Hrothers leaves tonight bound for Lexington Holtman sent Kiku and Fly Home whil OMara sent Spectacular Girl GirlThe The sprinter Arthur Middletou is also in tho shipment consigned to Will Woodward in I ex ington ingtonJ J J OMalley decided to take in the oarlv Maryland meetings this spring and will send Diver ¬ sion and Major Kradloy to Maryland At the end of the Maryland season he plans to ship to Kontuckv in time for the Latouia meeting
