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: I i i I I t i 1 I , FINE NEW YEAR PROGRAM | Propects Good for Excellent Racing at Havana Today — Saturdays Winners. Havana. Cuba, December at. One of the most attractive programs offered at Oriental Park during the present nutting is provided for the first days racing of the new year. Fight of the best handicap horses here in training are named lo meet in the New Veer Handieap. tin- .s:i.HH» added stake i feature, which is expected to furnish a thrilling snuggle for Ihe entertainment of the tremendous Crowd that is certain lo be present. Aside from the slake at t faction the first baby race of the year will ivmmand ihe nmat attention, seven j annnti i ■ of promise will sport silks for the first time in a race in the initial dash of Ihe afternoon. They have all Worked well and also have been well schooled at he barrier. Another large crowd Jonrneyed to Oriental Park l this afternoon. The principal racing attra.- i lion was a handicap at thri-e-iiuarters of a mile 1 which called for two year-olds bred in Cuba and !.. | . Griffith famished the winner in Cuba Fiicamo. | The Griffith roll set the pace [hrengheal ami led home H. K. Swans Don Pope, tin- winner of the 910,000 » aba Predate stakes. Ph.- latter was al ways in risers! pursuit of the leader, bnl nerer eertonaly threatened him at any stage of the contest. Boeing conditions this afternoon were ideal, with ihe track at ils best. ! The Binphy stable made it a double when Mack Garner beat . l Garrison by a mis- in the fifth race. Mack Garner was aeglected by tin- general public ami paid 8 to l lo Ids fortunate backets. Col. I.ob linker had the honor of furnishing the I Winner t.f tin- last race of the year in Colonel l.ii. a ii !i cam.- from behind to outlast Loyalist. Willie Woods, Which rates iii the colors of the Havana sportsmaa Praak Delbarrio, accoaated for i Ihe first race, a dash af five and a half lull-, a:-. I defeating the fnrorite, Dixie Flyer, by a scaal length after a long, hard stretch drive. i Nw it ii i ieliei made it two straight when she scored in the Herond race, she was ridden by W. Binphy, followed t.ie badt-rs until straightened out in the homestretch and. when called on. finished resolutely i and beai Maty D. by a length Mid Nell, badly massed about ami interfered with aereral times daring the raie. got t bar in the homestretch ami. fm-isbinp with a rush, landed in third place beaten b] a head by Mary D. I.yrie. which had been heavily backed on several occasions, finally atade pood when la- waa tin- third. lie had to stand a hard drive to get up in ii to i beat the tiring Melinere by a neck. Manilla Boy was third another neek away. The latter finished i.i-: .-..ui in ., f.-w stride* pa i the winning mar:, was in front. .Members of the Cuba Anna ii an Jockey and Auto lib and their nests, numbering 999, will gather at the clnbhonse tonight to celebrate the New Tear. Caterer Hal Stevens will put forth ins best efforts in tin- culinary line. A. C. Henderson, owner of a small stable being trained by W. 1.. Pianegaa, nrrired today from his winter home la Port Myers, Kia. Dixie Flyer came onl of the first race showing slight bunenesa. A distinguished party of Kentucky ami Canadian gentlemen, now a: Naples, Ila.. is due to arrire !,.-.,. next week. Included in the party are George M. Hen.irie. W. ». Parmer, Judge P. Price, Col. W. II. Habli-nian and i. W. Culling. Jockey i". Wails eras suspended for fifteen lays for rough riding ami .1. Allen thirty days lor till nng . o i..ss in front of the others at tin- mart of the see I.
