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% j |, j | b ,; ■ I L | y : as ; a i t | of |p f j. : il I 1 | fl j I I s a j j I in j Si I I l V. ; I i « I « Y. .; I . 1 ,. • , II H L II . ] B|i B j II Mia , H I I II I I d E !•. , D I 1 !■; ,. 5 ; E i: I: ,-: ; K 1. L II II E j; ,1 II i; 1. i; E i; F. K K E 11 II • " b. y •• i- I •v j ! at it ] of f ] r: ,1 at Mr CUBA INDEPENDENCE DAY o , Immense Crowd Celebrates National Holiday at Oriental Park. *. Bread Man Victorious in ,000 Stake Feature — Different Eyes Wins Secondary Attraction. » HAVANA. Cuba. Felrn try 1!. All Cuba eele- hrated today, this bdag the national holiday, Bl Urito del Balre. or ladependeace day. An im Intense crowd visited Oriental Park in the afternoon, where aa attractive raeiag plagium was offered. with the Independence Handicap of JO. 000 added the chief feature. The good colt Bread Man. which w.m four races in succession here earlier in the present meeting, captured the bis prise, defeat iuy sola,, of the best handicap horses here, including Matinee Idol and Ilerron. which finished second and third respectively. Sweep Clean, the winner the Uraad National Handicap, was the early pacemaker, with Ilerron in close pursuit. Turning lor home Ilerron assumed the lead and was soon joined by Malinee Idol. Ihe two stubbornly fighting out through the final eighth. In the meantime Bread Man had been racfagj along leisurely BOBSe distance behind. Lancaster did aet .all on him until passing the far turn and the son of Qotdea Mavium. responding with a great display of speed, came fast through the stretch on the inside and. tatehhsaj Matinee Idol tiring after racing Ilerron lata defeat, passed and draw into a clear had at the end. It was the fastest race run here this winter, the mile and ait eighth being traversed 1:." 1:-,. The net value to the winner was j*4.7:tu. The Fl Grito del Haire Handicap was the -up pleinentary attraction of the afternoon and the speedy sprinter Different Eyes was returned winner of it. lie showed Ihe way from stall to finish. setting a daaaliag pace, which his opponents found hard t.. follow. The Belgian II., after a si,,w beginning, finish..,! fast and earned secoad place in Ihe final -ti ides. T. Hedge scored a double when Prince of Cosao win in the third, Jacobean having carried his colors to i -torv in the preceding race. Trince . f Collars success wis narrowly achieved. He had a big lead tile Stretch, bat tired badly aear the end. Im.IIi loci C, la and Slippery Silver almost overtaking him at the end. Aft.:- trying to run away when iioing to the post in th" opening das!i Kcnerel Menoeal furnished surprise by beating the odds on favorite llarai . The latter appeared to have the race at his in. rcj when he raced Lyric entering; the stretch, bin General Meaeeat. caaauag from the rear with a great rush, caught and passed the favorite in the lasi eiuhlh to win d*aa lag clear. Lading all the way in the sec. nd Jacobean, under Lancasters good ride, encountered no serious op -position after going a half and had a safe winning siargia at the nil. Honest George raced up to his name, but to no avail, and he was tiring at the end after bis vain endeavor !• overtake the winner. Outstanding favorites in Armistice and Doublet ii. were successful in the sixth and seventh races respectively, both winning easily. Joseph Letter of Chicago is here on an extend il visil. ii. G. Carroll and wife r naaaira, S. Y.. w.-r.- also among todays visilois. General Menoeal. winner af tin.- opener, is on.-of Ihe Arm, mia stables Berks candidates. This was the first race the soa of Peaaina Witfajj lias .Mm. F. Alvares* fewr-ycar-ahl calt Berron toi s ih.-list of money winning horses at this meeting with the large total of SI 1.215. Considerable attention is already beiag niani- fested in the Cuban Herby. which will be run jSundav. March 21. The trainers of riiglMcs are looking forward to the cont.-st with extraordinary interest. Frank Friable, the well known owner and trainer, departed today for Baltimore t put in training the horses which Dr. .1. S. Tyr.e has b. en wintering at Bavage, IM. A. L. Austin sold lo Mrs. c. Middleton his three-,t jrcar old colt Bygaae for si..oo. — ~*
