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CUBAN DERBY HORSES RACE Dr Charles Wells Defeats Whippet in Rough Contest Osgood Beaten Narrowly HAVANA Cuba March 4 The Aspirant IlandiiS cap a dash ot threequarters milt for which 11HKI was added brought together a band of Cuban Derby eligible at Oriental Park this after ¬ noon The race furnished a good contest resulting in n driving finish between three of the five starters Dr Charles Wells defeated Whippet by three parts of a length lluoncc finished third a head away Cnbanita was away slowly and the others raced in i close bunch for the first quarter then Whippet and Dr Charles Wells drew away racing head and head to the stretch turn where they l ore cut some and Huonuc came through next to the inside rail at this jwlnt but was interfered with some in the last sixteenth when Whippet swerved to the inside Snd pinned Huonec behind the leader leaderIlrig Ilrig of War showed a good performance in the third race when he beat the favorite Osgood by a head after being left at the post When the start came IJrlg of War propped and looked hope ¬ lessly out of it for the first half but closing a big gap and saving ground entering the home ¬ stretch she got up in the final strides Osgood went wide then came again at the end and at the finish was going fastest but Ilrig of War hung on gamely however and just lasted long enough enoughPresent Present Hidieations are that a field of ten crack performers will start in the inaugural running next Sunday of the 3 o Union Club Handicap HandicapLocust Locust Leaves will run in the seventh race to ¬ morrow under the colors of A F Dayton who pur ¬ chased the horse from Jollu W Pangle PangleCharles Charles A Stoneham president of the Cuba American Jockey Club returned yesterday from New York and expects to remain until the close of the season here March 27 27C C K Sinclair purchased Silex II from I S Fun n ti in on private terms termsHorsemen Horsemen who intend racing in the far West during the summer and fall of this year were much interested by the news received today that the racing bill permitting the operation of pari mutucls at fairs throughout the state had passed the house and senate of the Montana legislature legislatureJockey Jockey N J liarnes was suspended indefiiitely for rough riding m Dr Charles Wells in the fourth race today when lie impeded Whipi et when Penman attempted to pass him while round ¬ ing the far turn turnT T Iturns was suspended for rough riding on Cniniii J in the fifth race
