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HERRON THE DERBY WINNER Defeats Blue Wrack by a Nose in a Grand Finish Vast Crowd Visits Oriental Park Parkto to View the Racing of ofthe the Last Day HAVANA Cuba March 2 In n furious drive that brought the vast throng in the grandstand to their feet and amid much enthusiasm Senor K Al ¬ varezs Hurron won the Cuban Derby at Oriental Park Sunday afternoon The race was run before the largest gathering that ever witnessed a horse race in Cuba CubaIlii Ilii on defeated Hlue Wrack by a nose and although beaten Senor Diazs colt was loudly cheered when it galloped back to the judges stand by those who admired a good game thoroughbhed Ilerron carried KlS pounds while Hlue Wrack shouldered the heavy impost of ll7 Then were seven starters startersThe The speculation was confined to Ilerron nine Wrack and Mile Dazio they being fancied in tin order named Hecause of his big pull in the weights Ilerron was made the favorite The field was dis ¬ patched in a prompt manner by starter Milton To a splendid start Murray sent Mile Dazie to the front and rounding the first turn opened a lead of a couple of lengths with Ilerron the same dis ¬ tance in front of Hlue Wrack and the others strung out They ran in this order to where Ilerron moved up when entering the homestrelch Mile Hassle forced Ilerron out and Ilue Wrack came through jlj xt to the inside rail at the sixteenth post Plne Wrack was almost on ciimfl terms With IlerToifi but from there to the finish Him Wrack failed to gain and Ilerron beat him out by a nose noseThe The winner is the colt which was brought here by 1 1 McCafferty and was claimed out of a sell ¬ ing race for Slirl by S T Haxter who afterward disposed of him to the present owner Seuor M Al ¬ varez for 10000 and a contingent of 5000 if he won the Derby Ilerron will be shipped to Havre de Grace and his next start will be in the Preak ness Stakes at Pimlico PimlicoJockey Jockey II Carner who rode the colt in yesterdays race has signed to ride for the Alvarez stable dur ¬ ing the remainder of the year yearThe The supplementary feature of the program the Adios Handicap at one mile and a sixteenth fur ¬ nished a surprise in the defeat of the favorite Cromwell which with his heavy impost of l pounds fell a victim to the lightly weighted Miss Patty The latter made the pace and gamely resisted the resolute challenge of Cromwell in the final eighth eighthThe The afternoons racing was inaugurated with a dash of five and a half furlongs in which 1 T Irelands Donatello came from the rear with a rush overhauled the pacemaker in the final eighth and got up in tin last few strides Shasta showed the most early speed but tired right near the end endDELANCEY DELANCEY A DISAPPOINTMENT DISAPPOINTMENTDelancey Delancey was most fancied in the second race lint proved a disappointment after a brief display of early speed Ilie winner turned tip in Pierrot which after disposing of the favorite drew away in front and easily maintained his advantage to the end Premium showed the way for the first five eighths of the third race then ipiit and Dainty Lady slipped through on the inside and drew away into a safe lead leadGuide Guide Post won the sixth overtaking tliu pace ¬ maker Itailbird after entering the homestretch and easily disposing of him in tin final eighth eighthHush Hush made a runaway affair of the final race Winning by ten lengths lengthsFollowing Following a ruling handed out tiiis afternoon by the outgoing stewards of Die CnbnnAmMican Jockey and Auto Club jockey Clarence Turner and W J Carlin were restored to good standing They were ruled off the turf in January 1915 1915War War Tax was claimed out of the seventh rnco Saturday by C K Moore for srn srnII II D Itrown and Gonorsil Manager Frank J Hruen are immensely pleased with the wonderful success of the meeting They expressed their grati ¬ fication because of the large turnout on the closing day which to their minds was the best testi ¬ mony to the evergrowing enthusiasm and popu ¬ larity of the sport in Cuba CubaManager Manager Hrnen declared the same liberal policy would be adopted next year with greatly increased purses and even a better grade of horses would be seen at Oriental Park ParkJockey Jockey Pickeus who rode Delancey in tin second race was fined 0 for crossing in front of his opponents after the start The offense was re ¬ ported by starter Milton MiltonJockey Jockey Fletcher was taken siek after riding Jack Dawson in the opening race and had to cancel his remaining mounts mountsDainty Dainty Lady the winner of the third race was claimed by II Ualdwin for ll llJudge lli i Judge William II Shelley and his wife worn busy tle hist few days receiving congratulations froi their many friends among the American colony in Havana over the marriage of their daughter Jo ¬ sephine to Mr John F Phi of New York sind Ha ¬ vana The wedding was held in the Church of the Holy Angels in Havana Thursday March IS Mr Pla hus extensive property interests in Cuba Ho is also a large owner of sugar plantations in Matan zas Province He is reputed to be one of the wealthiest men on the island and is a graduate of a big eastern college During the war he served in the Tinted States Navy Horses belonging to Jot rmensettcr and J II Moody will make up a car to leave for Louisville Tuesday Moody will send Harlock and John W Klein while Imeiisetter will forward Iluby Texas Special and five others Moody enjoyed a successful campaign hen with n small stable his winning being i150 i150Tlioinas Tlioinas Shelley who has been in charge of the parimutuel money ro6m leaves for his home in Louisville Tuesday f The following is a result of the horse sale last Friday Director James SI ill to P I towers ISha dames 7 to L 11 Haxtcr MaximaGhojce 0 to K Spence Iliizelnnt if 110 to iColonel into Heredity 5 to Coloriui llicc
