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PLATERS DAY AT HAVANA Mondays Program Given Over to Cheaper Grade of Horses Presumption and Buford Furnish FurnishSurprises Surprises Waking Dreams DreamsBig Big Mutuel Price HAVANA Cuba March 7 This afternoons pro ¬ gram at Oriental Park was made n of a series of claiming races the conditions being framed to suit the poorer grade of horses horsesKenneth Kenneth Karrick saddled th winner of the baby race when he sent W R Coes S iiaw Chief to the post in tlie opening dash The Harmonicon filly led by a wide margin throughout and won like a filly of good class classOld Old Presumption furnished a surprise by scoring a wellearned victory in the second defeating Waking Dream in a hot finish The latter pairt the large sum of 35210 to place in the mutuels mutuelsLeading Leading all the way in the third Currency at oddson found no serious opposition and cantered home under restraint two and a half lengths in advance of Coca Cola his nearest rival rivalThe The Cubanowned Armonia Stable continues to lead the list of winning owners at Oriental Park on the eightyninth day of the winter season with total earnings of 29400 Mose Goldblatt is rapidly getting closer being less than 2000 behind the leader with winnings of 27825 27825Buford Buford created a surprise in the closing race in which he beat Exhorter in easy fashion Natural the favorite finished third and was claimed by J Bauer for 1GOO 1GOOMatinee Matinee Idol winner of the Union Club Handicap run yesterday is among the more prominent eligi bles for the 15000 Grand Irize Cuba Handicap which will be run on Sunday next This son OL All Gold Matinee is regarded as a sure starter in the rich event Bert Kennedy who has ridden him in all stake engagements this winter wil have the mount Things are shaping up nicely for the bit nice to which the Cuban government do ¬ nates 150oo added money A great many owners believing their candidates to be especially well served at a mile and an eighth have made their intention within the last days to be represented in the nice It is certain that a field of excellent quality and size will race Should ten entries so which seems most likely the race will net the winner 15500 Horsemen here are eagerly looking forward to the announcements of weights to be made tomorrow I E May and wife of Anderson Ind left for a trip to Florida but will return to witness the Cuban Derby The Mays have been here every year since the opening the charm of Oriental Park bringing them back backD D K Fountain and A F Dayton are among those who will ship horses to Bowie at the clo of the season here E J Crawford will ship Grimily Gus Sclieer and Black Prince to Havre de Grace GraceJockey Jockey Austin McLaughlin who was injured while riding Perhaps in a race on February 22 has re ¬ covered and will resume riding in a few days daysW W Hushes has purchased the horse James from B B Bice BiceJ J M Ridge has sold the fouryearold Von Tromp filly Fait Accompli to Harry Herdcl on private terms i iE E B Padgett has made a couple of additions to his stable through the purchase of Irinci Bonero and Pokey Jane from W C Westmoreland WestmorelandThe The stallion Bistouri by Tracery which E Al ¬ varez bought last year from August Belmont has been bred to Wishing LIndora Kibbler Silver Sandals Headford and Sweeplet at the Alvarez ranch near Havana It is the intention of Mr Alvarez to purchase seven or eight more marcs for his breeding establishment establishmentThe The mares Donna Grafton and Aunt Lucy have been bred to the stallion Solomon that is standing at Oriental Park
