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BIG SHIPMENT GOES TO CUBA Approximately 300 Horses Now Racing in Kentucky to Be Sent to Havana. CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 30. Frank J. Brucn, general manager of the Havana race track, where the eighth annual season of winter racing commences Thanksgiving Day, has been visiting La-tionia in the interest of that meeting and lias met with gratifying success. After a canvass of the horsemen he estimates that approximately 300 horses now racing on the Kentucky circuit will be available for Cuban racing. He has already completed arrangements for the shipment of this number of horses to Havana at the termination of the Churchill Downs meeting. Tlie stables that will be represented in the shipment, according to present plans, together with the number of horses, are: T. C. McDowell, 12; Mose Goldblatt, 20; W. F. Knebelkamp, 15; E. L. Fitzgerald, 12; E. Brewster, 12; W. Dondas, 10; Williams Bros., 15; J. L. Paul, 10; Dillard Hill, 8; R. B. Allen, 5; A. Hamel, 0; U. J. Hak, 5; J. H. Moody, 5; Frank Rector, 5; Mrs. O. B. Potts, 3; M. C. Moore, 6; S. Baxter, 3; J. Crawford, 3; W. Feuchter, 3; J. Gass, 3; J. Curl, 3. In addition there will be a number of small establishments. This will be tlie first time for the horses of T. C. McDowell to be raced in Cuba. They will be under the charge of Jack Howard. However! this will not be Mr. McDowells first trip to Cuba, for he served as one of tlie stewards there several years ago. Besides the Kentucky horses all of tlie other racing centers in this country will furnish their quotn of racing material for Cuba. The Canadian tracks will send a large number, as will also the Maryland courses. It has been arranged for a. special horse train to leave Kenilworth Park at the conclusion of the meeting at that track. This will be the first special to leave for Havana. Judging by tlie number of applications for stabling room there will be approximately 800 horses available for racing at Havana this winter, a niHuber more than sufficiently ample to insure , the meetings .success;. Quite a large number of iiorscs remained in Cuea all summer and these mil-be Ctesli jjndreato-Xcir the opening of the -osandhg Season:,- , . . " I Horsemenvare hailing with delight the ini-proved railroad service they will be afforded between this country and Cuba. It is possible now for them to express their horses direct to the Havana race track without the annoyance and delay heretofore experienced of unloading the animals at Key West. Improved passenger train service will also be in effect, besides a better schedule for the steamships plying between Key West and Havana. Two commodious boats are now being operated on this line instead of one that served last year. Instead of leaving Key West at night the steamers leave at 10 a. m., upon arrival of the fast train from the North, thus giving passengers close connection and obviating the long lay-over in Key West. The new passenger schedule from New York to Havana makes the run in fifty-five hours. It is no longer necessary to secure passports for Cuba, neither is it necessary for departing tourists to show their income tax receipts. According to Mr. Bruen, Cuba, which, like all other countries, experienced a depression in business, is fast recovering from tlie stagnation and will soon be in good condition again. He believes the forthcoming racing season will be the greatest in the history of the track. Mr. Bruen will remain in this country until about November 1, when he will depart for Havana. In the meantime he will visit all of tlie racing centers both in this country and in Canada to acquaint the horsemen with the many advantages that Cuba offers as a profitable winter racing and pleasure resort. a
