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HALFWAY MARK IS PASSED Havana Meeting Big Success with Best Racing Yet to Come. HAVANA. Cuba. January 29. — The present sac- oessful Oriental Park meeting having passed the lialf-mile post last week lias entered uim.ii its second I period and is running along without any cloud on j the honzon to threaten its onward march. While i the first half of the meeting proved highly since— ful. the remaining weeks give promise of ontdoiag j those that have gone before, not only in the matter , of attendance and public enthusiasm, but also in tile | ipiality and brilliancy of the -port. This will be made possible by the running of the more valuable of the -lake races which have been user led for the concluding weeks of the season. Fleven -take fixture- bare already been mil off. leaving leu yet to be decided. Among the bitter are the Cuban Derby and Graad Prize of Cuba Handicap, both with an added money value nf ."i,000; the Graad National Handicap ami Culm Produce Stakes, each with an endowment of 0.011: tfie Independence Handicap ..f .s."..!!!*!. and the leas valuable Cuba America Handicap. Cuba Juvenile Stakes. Rotary lul» Handicap. Ininn Club Handicap and the Havana Electric Light and Power Claiming Handicap. These tea -take- have a value that aggregate St.s 000. The added money to two of these Make*, tin Cuba Produce Stakes and the Graad Prize of Cab* is generously donated by the Cuban government. It will be seen from the above list of stake- what is in. -tore in a racing line for Oriental Park race patron-. The California bred youngster- hae no far shows to best advantage in the 1 wo-year-ohl races decided since tile first of the year and Rdsrard Cobrian-good stallion Von Trump has the record of -ending the most winner* to the races. Hold Me. a bay filly by Von Tromp— Dairy, and Joa Joa, a bay filly by V u Tronip .louidain. are the one* that are -o ably repre-enting California. Faeh nf these youngster- ha- succeeded ill winning two purses. Hold Me i- probably the better af the two. a- she has won her two starts, while Jolt Jou was beaten a heal for fi"« nmtiuv in on . .f her lluee rasa* The Brstokuafe su..i of Harry Payne Whitaej ha- -applied a couple of winners in Pinnacle and Nooiiiiiue. The former is by Pennant Hearts D -ire. while Noonlime is a daughter of All odd -Idle Hour. In addition to winning a purse Noontime finished third on another OCCaSl IB. Itnth of the Whitney youngsier- appeal to In- ■osaewhal above the average and should improve with more racing. Mose Uoldblatt. who is handling tlnm for Mr VThltaey, bias a couple —arc that have not yet been seen in action and they are said to be even more pronii-ing.
