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. * i , I i 1 i 1 I I 1 1 1 • 1 • 1 , j I • 1 1 . J [ . . , . . [ " 1 p e p ■ e HANDICAP TO LACKAWANNA 0 Carries Top Weight and Easily Captures Havanas Main Race. O ! Close Finishes Again Mark Sport at Oriental Park — Light Showers Settle the Dust. o HATANA, Cuba. Jaaaary ST.— M. D Suggs Lackawanna made a show of her opponents .n today* claiming haadicap, which was the feature of the raid at Oriental Park. She ran tod op weight, with Dickens in the saddle, set a last pace trout ill- -tart and won in an eeej fashion from The Leopard. The winner ran the tbree-aaartcrs mile in 1:13%. Klue Wrack, which carried the colots of the C and I. Btakee in tlli- face, has developed into a rega • In his previou- race he bolted into the inside fence when the start I aine anil unseated his rider when the ben It i sras released, today Dine Wack left the tio-t and raced with the others lo the final flag When 1 gain halted to the inside feme. Wil-on in -ome manner managed to keep astride hi- mount. Close fialshra came with the tanning of the first three races. In the eneaet George .lame- woie down 1 lie tiring peeeaukei !.■:• etui star and just managed I., get up in inn.- 1.. pet the de i-ion by the smallest of merglas Altamshs. which at one time -potted the rotors of D. T. Wil-on. was third. Gratmn went to the front rounding the far turn at the bnekstretea ia the strand and carried Begar- mini along at .1 fast pace, the latter tiring entering the homestretch. American Eagle came threagh on the inside al the rartong posi and sras on mjenl t.rin- with the leader. ttotfa were Badcr a hard drive when the final lesi came and Ameri.an Kagle weakened and llratlan beet him by three parts of a length. Il was in- tigh est sort af a tit between Win or i.iii md Moliaero in ti,.- third race The official placing Lae 1 " Win or Qait. Molinero came again in the final -ride-, while Mesa Kit and Eiado, the pa -makers .piit. Wilson took the over-! land route with Blonde and tost much ground at tlie tuin-. Jockey .1. 1 animus, who ha- beea idle far several weeks, resnmed ruling this nfternoon and had the moant on Plantarede in Ihe sewalng race. Altamaha which finished third in the fir-t race today, Is 1 foarteea-yeer-old. Be is the eldest horse in active training in Cuba Die la-t two races were at the same distance, a mile and fifty . lid-. Ureal Hawk managed to yet up in the closing -Hide and beat UMle Dear by a Beck in ihe fifth. The latter was in a jam rounding the far turn into tlie becfe Stretch. She wa-ptllled np and was a distant follower iii the firs I half, and but lor the accident would have won with ea-e. In tiie .|o-,ng dasb Sillola 111. id. all the pace and beat Baby Panel bj a length. Light showtW Jell after the luiiniiig of the fourth ra.e. but it did little more than lay the dust. K. T. Bletael, editor e the Chronicle, of Warren. tih. 0. wns aasang todays distinguished visits**. It was his fir-t Visit to tin- track and be wa- as tonished st ihe extent ami heaatj of tiie plain. D. A. Moore, manufacturer .1 Loeiaville, Ky., an ardent admirer of racing, was iaciaded nmaag the arrival- this afternoon. Other vtoltora were Aides Andersen, banker, of Barramento. Cal.: lawreace Gihaea, an attorney ..f loriland. Ore.; K W. Can ler, K. S. Haight and several officials ..f the li ins -Traction Compaaj of Peoria, III. A carload of horses will depart Monday for Kentucky. In the car the Keen.- Brothers will ship Miss Muffins. Inoairy, Lncknaw ami the tsro-yenr- old fella. Mose Coldblatt will send Matinee Mai, Dama and four of Harr Payne Whitney- two year-olds. J. S. Wallaie will -end the brood mare I.egotal. William Dsadaa Will send the mare Mam Lea, Which is due to tool to Happy tio I.ucky. If. Coldblatt will ge along at the same time and expects to reiurn in a few days. Ham Keene will ninain here to rare the remainder of the Keene Brathera -ring, including Llewellyn, an iniended starter in the Cnann Derby. Jockey N. Derger as taken suddenly ill this morning and had to camel his engagement to ride Smart Money and Thoughtless Deauty. It. I.. Baker will soon receive several additions .o his extensive string racing here .1. C. Stone. Not Yet aud Nog. three horses which have been racing at New Orleans, are due to arrive Monday on the steamer halmette. a
