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HAVANA CLOSES MARCH 27 15000 Cuban Derby Feature of the Final Days Racing Present Meeting Most Successful Successfulin in History of Course Results Resultsof of Yesterdays Sport 8 The present sea ¬ son of racing at Oriental Park by long odds the most successful in tin history of the ouurse will terminate Sunday March 27 unless the direct ¬ ors of I lie club deride during tin course of the next fortnight to extend it beyond that rule The hitter action however is highly improbable and will not be taken unless conditions should warrant it General Malinger Frank Hrucn and his assj eiatcs in the directorate of the CubaAmerican Jockey and Auto Club so far as can be learned do not contemplate any extension beyond the date nained being of the belief that there is no necessity for lengthening the season They are well satisfied with the success already attained and believe the closing weeks will prove even more successful from every standpoint than those that have gone Ixfore IxforeThe The last week was a notable one at Oriental 1ark for the patrons of the course were privileged to witness the running of no less than four stake se of eight days a record v v winter race track Sunday February SundayFebruary 10 witnessed the running of the Cuba American Handicap Tuesday the Cuba Juvenile Stakes was decided Thursday the Independence Handicap of 5000 was the big feature of the afternoon and yesterday the Kotary Club Handi ¬ cap had Its first running The public evideutly cintcd this racing treat for they turned out reatly increased numbers during the eight day period Only four stakes remain to be decided these be ¬ ing the Union Club Handicap to be run Sunday March t the Grand Prize of Cuba to which the Cuban government donates the 15000 added money and which will have its inaugural Sunday March 13 the Cuba Produce Stakes which will receive a government subsidy of 10 HM to be decided Sunday March 20 and the 15000 Cuban Derby which will be the big attraction on the closing day Sunday March 27 27The The threequarters mile handicap under claiming cchditions provided the principal atthicticn at Oriental Park this afternoon and furnished a good contest The finish resulted in a liurcl long stretch drive between Polar Cub and Tlie Ielgian II in which the latter got up in the closing strides to win by a head Polar Cub set a fast pace from the start with The liclgian II in close pursuit and when Pickens called on The Kelgian II in the last iiuarter he responded with splendid ccurage Darn ley was a trailer for tin entile race and his race was a disappointment disappointmentKenneth Kenneth Karrick saddled a winner in the two yearold race when he sent Jnstina E to the post This filly races under the colors of 5 Kincner In todays race she made all the pace and won rather easily from Navisoo NavisooDuring During the first J 2 days of the present Oriental Park meeting the CubaAmerican Jockey Club his distributed in stakes and purses the sum o f 425200 an increase of 84000 over a similar Hriod last year One hundred and eightyone owners shared in the distribution the lions share going to the Cuban owned Armonia stable M Goldblatt K Alvarez T Doyle Mrs O 15 Potts Kdwurd Cebrian are others who fared well wellThe The contest for the riding honors of the meeting has developed a keen struggle between T Wilson and P Kennedy The former is still in the lead of the winning riders with a total of 4 to his credit closely pursued by Kennedy with 43 win ¬ ning mounts mountsHavanna Havanna the winner of the second race paid his backers 77 in the 2 niutuels niutuelsThe The majority of the finishes were close enough to mouse much enthusiasm enthusiasmTacola Tacola which finished third in the Kotary Club Handicap Sunday stepped on a stone during the running of that race and was lame this morning CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Iarisians surely nave plenty of racing nowadays There are about 300 days of turf squirt at Long champs and the suburban courses of the great French city cityEntries Entries for the English classic races of 19 ± closed in November and were as follows Two Thousand One Thousand Guineas 214 Dei by 170 St Leger 31 1 1Then Then must bo money in racing in China Some time back the Shanghai Kaciug Club gave 300 to Charing Cross Hospital London and it has fol ¬ lowed this up with another 25000 25000The The first foal of the season at Edward Cebrinus stud at Keenelnnd Farm arrived Thursday night and is a bay or brown filly half sister to Hold Me by Trout Heck Dally by Gigaiiteum GigaiiteumJockey Jockey Kcogli has completely recovered from his recent attack of appendicitis and the operation of relief and is at ivork again among the horses of Admiral Grayson and Smuel Koss at Helming HelmingDark Dark Legend by Dark Ronald Golden Legend which so greatly distinguished himself in India and subsequently returned to England is at racing again anil appears among the nominations for 1U21 stakes stakesInehcapu Inehcapu is a taller and heavier horse than his sire in fact a colt of heroic men Id of the Ions Ktridiup sort possessed of great speed and stamina Eastern turf critics last year styled him another Man o AVar AVarTlie Tlie city of Doncaster February 8 presented its frieilnm to exAlderman Itcntlcy who has five limes held office as mayor and has been for fifty one years a member of tin corporation Mr Kent ley who is eightyfour years old has seeu seventy one St Legers run
