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I HAVANA RACING SPIRITED if a aagg Thrilling Finishes Offset Absence of Any Particular Feature. m | u Old Sinners Narrow Victory — Marion Hollins, Col. Lit and Mary Jane Baker by Inches. i ♦ .-I HAVANA. Cuba. January 10. — A series of claim ing races, the majority at sprinting distant es, made up the prograai at Orleatal Park tlii- afternoon. Racing conditions were ail that could he desired, vvitli well balanced fields going to tin- post in the majority of tin races. Spirited caateati were in order ai.d seTcral of th flajahca were bo l"s.. thai tin resell was in doubt rati] the official placing was announced. This wa~ particularly so in the third, whea old Biaaer, Little Black sheep ami Hd Gai -on passed the winning mark in a compact beach. Ed Garrisoa with Old Biaaer on the inside and ti.e filly on ih,. eataJde seemed s,, dose together thai any of the three COOld have heel placed first wit boat cait-ing any diaseatioa. Little Black Sheep was f . .iiii.l best, howevei. and would have been an easy winner had Swart been able to keep her sttaighr twlrilai he homestretch, where sin-had i he lead. Little Black Sheep mad.- an extremely wide tnra and the ground Which did Sinner saved earned him the v i 101 y McLaughlin kept Marion Hollies Bade* restraint in the earl] stage* of the foartk race, permittiac Judge Biilrow to go to the trout. Judge Bii.lrow set a fast pa.e aad McLaughlin waited until entering the kemestretck before calling apoa M.nion Hollins. wlii.-h inoe.l ap fast in tin- final drive to win hv a ae I- Colonel Lit eaaae from a long waj back to win the fif»ii race from Foster Embry, which he heal by a half length. Mack li.r.n.i and Byi no raced like a team i.. the homestretch, where both tired. Another tight fit caase with the running of the sixth i.e.-. whea Mary lane Baker eaaae from be hind in the stretch, getting up in the final stiides to beat W. G. M Clinic k i.v a no-.-. Frank Weir furnished tlie wiaaer el Cue firal race of the afternoon in his Ballot filly Sun Girl. She was nva slowly, ler improved bei position gradually and. Beheffel keepiag t . the middle of the track, orerhauled tin- tiring Bourne in Hie final eighth and bad over a leBgtfc advantage at the end Bounce, umiei c. Bobiasoaa energetic rhUag, looked all over the winner tillering the stretch, but tired after paasiag Fictile and taking the Nad. Blhu 0. the favorite, was third, fiaiehiag fast after a sloa beginning. I. it- EafieM was t:. proaoeaced choice in the second race, bat Pittsburg showed him the way from atali to finiah. The favorite threatened sei. otisly in the atretefc and. after thawing up almost, on even terms with the leader, tired mar the finish. Charles A. Stcnehani will depart on Wednes.hiv for New Vork. lie expc is .. lie gone for a little over a week. The firal portion of his journey North will be by hydroplane to Key West. War Loan, tit- six year-old gelding by Fuclc- Clandia, by Stat Buby, died at the track litis asara ing from Inflammation if the bowels. The horse bad been ill for two days IP wis the propel tv of B. Burton. This is be firal borse in training to die at Oriental Park this meeting. Col. P. L. Bakera good asare hteliera Med ark being galloped .ii Hie track this Bmraiag, William A. Brady, aoted BMtioa picture Brodacer, was among the umsts nt the clubhouse today. Wreekless pulled up lame ;tt the finish of the first rioe today. 0
