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« FAVORITES ROUTED AT ORIENTAL PARK HAVANA. Cuba. Fehiuary 4. Today- card at Oriental Park was made ap of a -eric- of claiming races ami while there w a- no special feature pro tided i he -port was interesting and marked by some exceptionally close finishes. In the second, third and fourth races Hie winners got up in the final Hide-, each scoring by a head. It was a bad day for the followers of favorites, only one. Ocnryda II. . -aing the talent from complete rout. In the li-t of fifty-seven original entries for the 0,000 Grand National Handicap to be run February 15 nrt have been declared out. leaving seven teen -till eligible. The Grand Print Handicap, for which 5,880 has been added by the Cuban government, ha- attracted fifty-eight I bmtmoa, of which thirty have been I declared; twenty-six declarations have also been : made for the 5,808 Cuban Derby out of a total 1 enl ry list of forty-nine. Trainer W. A. Carter of the Armonia Stable is arranging for a campaign on the Kentucky tracks Ihis year. A; the ci Delusion of Hie Oriental Hark im-eling he will -hip Aiken. General J. M. Goutex, Vic Munoa and Walnut Hall to Lexington. All other hor-e- will be turned out here miiil next fall The Hogob.tti Stables OMalley. which was , carded to -tart in the sixth, scratched on report of the train.-i- thai Hie horse was suffering from fever. ft. K. Moore, who i- rapidly disposing of all hi- boraes now in training, -old to t. Edwards hi- I four-year old American Soldier. II aa Hodge -old ih.. three year old to.. mbs to J. C. Haldwin and the gelding ran under the | new color- in the -ecoud race today.
