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r| 7 1 : . •" , !l 1 7 ,1 •"• I ■~e 1 1 8 8 , , 8 j •• : ; 8 , * 1, • j 1 " , •"•° 0 . " Nl , = = I ? a 5 ; Be e i . . I J, ," . J ; . " J N by .;. 1 1 I I . J by IJ , " , BJ " ] • • * a , ■ , by " :1 F I in jn ONLY ONE FAVORITE WINS ■ » Teachers Pet Saves Public From Complete Rout at Havana. — ■• Fine Field for ,000 Independence Handicap, to Be Run This Afternoon. — HAVANA. Cuba. February •J."..— Only one OBf- standing chcicc was sBcceaafal at Orieatai lark today. Teachers ii i saviaa the ha kera of favorites ftOBl c-ce!liple-te- lolll. llceWeVc-l. SMlle of till1 WiilllCIs did not bark support, particularly turnncy and Hlondel. the victors iii the fourth and fifth races 1 apei tlverj . tliri-c-M ] - -ii -,-s- last Sunday seeni-d to pal the hi fellow riahl n edge,, as today be roahed away into the lead with the lis,, of the barrier ami. increasing bis advantage throaclKMt, Was easing up at the- c -mi. Ncp,- was favorite in this race and althceitgli c-losc- up all the way could nevc-r overtake the flying leader and. firing al I lit- end. lost *e I place to Bread Lie.-.- ill the last eighth. Hlondils victory was achieved teftor I sparkling peiioi mane e on the part f the son of Sit Huon. Meeting interfi retue at the- three-eighi Ii po-t. be was foii-ed lo go around the others, but aavfamg Li-ouml eoteriac the stretch be raagb! Praacnelo in tin- final eigbii aad raced bfaa into defeat to win by If Bath Loyalist was tin liist choice in Ihjs race, bat n,ai1 after ettteg in the lead at the half mile Boat. A band of maiden llilee-year -olds met in the first race of the afternoon, with tin- Marianao Si.ehlos ghartyS First the public choice. The hitler uibjcbl have wen had lie not raced will,- entering the sti-etch after moving illlo the Wad. This pet-mill, d Lullab.i. S intillatc and annoiibal! to ]iass him and tle-y crossed the win:iing .in,- in the order named, tin- Ural ineutioiie,! drawing clear at tin- end. The publi.- found little to enthuse- aver in the result of the second race-, an ceiii-idc r in the Maitinei filly Josephine K. scoring an easy rlctory. while the favorite. Molinero. was runnini; a bad race, tii-vi-r figuring prominently in tin- raaaiac. Backers of favorites had their inning in the third race w iic-ii Teachers Pet beat Pieer in a warmly contested finish. The daashter of OiU of Ke.ich Sell- elmarm ran a -pii-nclicl race., folkiwed tli,- leaders rloselj i,. I be sn-c-ie-h and aftei r-suming lh,- lead banie •-• witb rare maieaesa to - cure the v.rdict by a head. Piece tired ■Ibjrhtlj after iic-iiinu alniosr ecu eeu leiius with the wiaaer. The- badepeadencc ilandu-ap of 83,008 added is tin- stake featarc of toaiorrows holiday card, the cecYasion hi ing F.I Uritci del Baire clay i Incb-peiide-iii e- Hay I in aba. Tin- program consists of seven races and the stellar at t faction is in the- nature eel" renewal eef the Oraiul National Handicap, with nearly all He- same atartera participating tomorrow. lh,- riders f,,f the stake races will be-: Matii;,-- Idol, Kenned:: Frank W.. lenman; Sweep Clean. WiNon: Herioii. Ptckeaa; Mayor Hoaae. sinimons; Walnut Hal!. Meriini- : Bally, Francis. No jockeys have as vet been engaged to ride Bread Man and 1. in,, lit . The following were visiieu-s this afternooa: J. I. lag.- and wife of New 1 ork : K. Fletcher, also of New fork, together with many other Americans who were he r.- yeaterdaj celebrating Wasbhagl n- birthday. ilc-iciing steward John Hachawbvter cetebratetl bis birthday the same day. which wa- reason for a party at the clubhous,- at On-utal Park, where the Jadge eatertaiaed a number of racing officials a: dinner.
