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FIRST THIRTY DAYS OVER J ♦ Havana Meeting Big Success Despite Long Rainy Season. ♦ Yesterdays Program Replete with Surprises — Favorites Meet with Reverses. — ♦-— HAVANA. Cuba. December St.— The first thirty 1 ii;i!-. of Hi.- 1830-1861 winter meeting »t Ihe Caba American Jockey :in l Aato Clan was concluded villi today* racing at Oriental Park. During that period 1*7 races have been decided and 88,008 distributed among the winning horsemen Despite :m uausually long aeaaaa of rainy weather the attendance fig una are surprisingly large, par licularly no on holidays and Sundays. Uaaaget Frank .1. Bruen is well pleased with resalts sad is sanguine that once the weather becomes nettled the J spacioai accommodations .11 Oriental Park will »■ taxed to the limit to take rare of the Increased patronage, the outlook for 19-1 is brighter thaa in any prei inns yaaw since, racing was Uuagakated here. Todays racing was replete with surprises . 1 1 1 1 the public found it as difficult to pick the winner* »« Una. -I. 11 »i . ■■L *!*-+» cm in 1 .ro iimvi _ 1 bigjresl surprise oi Hi- afteruoou was Chimeras victory! in the fourth race, in which such good mud runners as Bodland, Dolpii and Black Prince were among the contestants. However, Chimera led by a wide Margin throughout, while Bedlaad just anraaged to beal ftmrriran Basle for sec I place. t. II. Moodys Waterford easily captured the initial dash, whih another veteran racer in Semper Stalwart came from the rear to annex tin second The backers of Bearaia II saw their favorite finish fourth to Pireworth, Le Balafre and B. B. Johaaoa iu the third race, in which the finish was exceed iugly clo i. Jockey B. Laacaater aftei riding Chimera to victory in the fourth duplicated this sin-cess la the following race l .v bringing home Sol Uitaey in the I van of Plaatarede. Bill Hunter and Leinstei Morn dkmppointmeut wax in store for the followers of favorites when both Blazonry and Hemlock were beaten in the final race, which was won by Little Ed. with HemLtch second and Harry i;lorer third. In order to prerenal accidents through rough riding. rln stewards ordered obatrncthms placed .1 lonir the path near the outer rail in the noun.- stretch. making it Impossible to use thai portion of the tia.-k. This regulation will be enforced un.il the • imon of tin- track become* uniform. Jockey .1 1 minors- lias been forced to -top riding for the time beiag or until be fully recovers from an injury to his arm sustained some time age. ister Emory was claimed out of the fourth race bj B. V. Allen for SI. .-.on. utile Ed wa* claimed bj w. H. Hall for ,100. Jockey C. 11. Miller was suspended for five dais for touch riding. Names have been selected for the pair of two-year-olda v. Daly is training for i:. Alvarez. They are Bigodon, by Heaperus Mamk-ita, and Califa. by The Plan Maigaeilte,
