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J r I ; . ■ . ; . . - i . I , I I . ! |j i ! J .1 ; . . ■ : i I i j 1 j j 1 jj ■ I I 1 j I . 1 , I I 1 l: | : I ftl I 1 it j j , i : J I I c ii I i B ! I 14 I* II » B B : n i • j 11 ! 11 i n j AMERICAN ACE TRIUMPHANT — -* , Edward Cebrians Fast Sprinter Wins Rotary Club Handicap. ♦ Large and Select Attendance Crowds Oriental Park and Is Well Entertained. HAVANA. Cuba. r"ebinar 27. Ldward SeatCBIB ■ gaad tar late* Aatericaa Ace. rarryiag to nj eight of 122 iHiunds and ridden by Kelsav. showed a gaad performance in the Rotary Club Handicap this after- noon at Oriental Park when he came from behind eateriag the stretch and won easily oimz away by a length in front of l.clle of BUaabethtowa in a driving finish. There were eaghl starter- and American Ace was favorite iu the bettlBg. The winner had an extreme outside position at the post when the barrier lifted and begaa none too fast. Kelsay kejjt him outside to the -treteh turn, where he ramr through in the middle and. closing in reaa lute fashion, got up in the last fifty yards. K.-lb-I of BMaahethtowa set a fast puce for half a mile. hut tired badly near tin- cud. Tad la and Osgood wen- trailers to the stretch turn, but finished fast. the fanner getting an for third place in the final stride. The stake wis worth 89,199 net to the winner. Favorites won tin- first three, while tin- result of the fourth furnished a surprise when Felix M. caaae from behind to beal out Nobleman and Moli- nero. feliv M. paid 875.28 in the two-dollar mu-i tacJa. One of the largest crowds of the year turned out t witness the sport and all the !«es in the -land were filled with Havanas most exclusive families. T. Doyles James won the opening dash, but the n-nit might have been different had not the filly Itoher-iia-Hreenn beea caught in a jam right after the start, forcing her rider to pull her up. A that she finished a fast-going fonrth and gaining with every stride. Rojat was the paceiiiiiker. but. after racing into what apaeared ■ winning lead entering the stretch, tired and easily fell a victim to the Challenge of James, which drew clear at tile m,. The odds .-n favorite Hush was first home in the nice Bd race, but her w inning margin was small. tie Bryn htawr filly getting up in tie- final strides after Flytag frog tired from his ■trenaaaa aace- makuig effort-. War Tax sarprised th.e Bpectatora bj foailiii; from the rear iu a terrific drive that larded him in third place. w. R, Coes well-bred filly Mavehona accouated for the third race, a dash of three-qaartera of a mile for three-year-olds. Wilson waited with her until passing the half mile post, brought her around the leaders entering tin- stretch and when called on the daughter of Hurmonicon responded with a raah Ihnt gave her the lead and victory. Tin- In ion Club Handicap of 88,998 added, at a niih- and a sixteenth dash is tin- next stake fixture to be deckled here. This -take will Ik- run Sunday. Mateh 6. Seventy-one nominations have been made and it is believed at least a dozen will accept weights to he issued Thursday. As the race i- a claiming affair, starter* caa be claimed for 85,960 dns amount of fir-t money which allowing for ten starter- will lie 89.410. Dei William-, well-known New- York theatrical manager arrived yesterday, for a Bhotl v i-it. Gen. Enoch Crowder mcamaanUd by several of hi- officers from the Catted States warship Min in -ota. paid a visit to the track today. *
