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LARGE SATURDAY CROWD I Sees Racing at Oriental Park— Great Finish in 1 Feature Contest. HAVANA. Cuba. January 14. The crowd this afternoon was ti.. largest Saturday fathering of the meelins. mai IJ receal anivals fio:n Ihe States being a as nag tin.-- nreaent. The racing eaaditioaa were ideal and lie weather just rijrht for outdoor J 1 it spoil-, while the track was piol.alilv in better condition than any day of the Meeting. . A terrific fiaiak came with the raaabtg of the afleinooiis featare, which was a condition affair of a mile, run as the fifth race. lodge lio. won it. End Man abowed the way to the last eighth before glsiag away in a ".ame atraggle. When l atraightencd out i:i the final dash there awa ■ desperate drire all throagh the stretch, with five f the six atartera closely baached together. Pea- J man rode a great finish ami man. i il lo get lodge iv.vei to butt long enough la win by a head. Then * followed End Man. Mumbo Jumbo and LoaJa A.. now a apart The latter beat Sweep Clean bj half a length The Roll Call was another s.-ar.i length back. Directly whea the barrier apraag Brae ■Track bolted across the track lo tin Inside fence. unseating hi~ rider. The winner ran Ihe mib- ia 1:39%. This auirked the second rictsrj of Ihe afternoa far it. 1.. Bakers stable It. I.. Bakers Metiora accounted for the first, a I • clash of tliiee-ciuariers. which she won in a runaway a ta-iiion i.i ihe finish, s, •■ led ci].| Sinner b] lengths, the latter yasl biatiag long eaaagh to i eat I tin- fast cloning Osgood by a bead for second place 1 Lee Enfield, at long odds, made all the pace in the second and won with something In teaetie by ■ i couple of lengths from Allivan. The favor. tc. I American Ragle, after getting ahaffled hack at the start, ataaaged ta secure third money in i fast rlos- ■ lag finish. : The change in riders brought a hi:. iaspmremenl in ihe Keeac Brathers csadidate, Llewellyn, at Oriental Park thw afternoon. Ia ihe previous race* i i of the colt he has been ridden by the- lightweight A. lIcLaagklia, and while the lad rode him will be was not atroag eaaagh tc do him faatlce. Relaaj roused him an in the race this afteraooa aftct fol- | low inu- tin- early pace set by Cuba Bw canto. I.lew . ellya drew away at leisure in the stretch, winniug pidn"/ away . Two claim- were deposited far SteUsra in the opening dash, one by Y Doanlaa and another by «. c. Mizell In the drawing Deadas secured the mare fsr fl.MO. a. afarwicfcK plater Worthy of Apolla died here this morning of colic.
