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J _. n J3 r at P *1 ll f ": "1 at a ti ■ I e f: t w • I It ! to t t [ ■ ii . ; j 1 ,, " 1 i, | j , " J j . . , . I 1 1 1 , r I , J ,, ii e f to o | i , a a 1 :- n ; so a he e i- t d . by y d t II T TOMAHOI WINS A FAST RACE * 1 1 1 Runs Mile in 1:38 4-5 to Take Oriental Park Feature. j *-?-• — ♦ ,j Prible Scores with Datusa, but Fails with Mack Garner — Molinero Beats Blcndel. • 1 ■ HAVANA, Cuba. February 17. — A mile condition race for tin. .■ year old- and ever was the outstanding attraction of Iridays program at Oriental Park. Fao.ii ni centered on Tacola. although Melior.i -i i it i Ti mnh.i were nit neglected. The latter was returned winne: after a smashing per-foi manee. The speedy Mcliora was the early pacemaker and raced along at a fast clip. After opening what appeared to be a safe lead, she bled the last turn and was forced to drop back. In the meantime. Iomahoi was going under restraint, but when ailed on in the stretch, moved ag to the front and assuming the lead, and though ridden out at the end. held the others safe. It was a fa-t run race, the mile m t.osi, it ai-o marked the second victory of the day for Jw key Penman. A crowd "f goodly proportions was present and witnessed -..me interesting sport under ideal condition-. Master Prible and the . and D. Stables Datusa won a well deserv.il victory in the opening dash. was a sjiatkling contest from end to end. First Athgarvea showed the way, then gave way Mr. Ktuter. while Datusa was kept in a con-teadiag position. Entering the stretch Mr. Ktuter appeared an easy winner However, with victory in right, .Mr. Krater began to tire and Athgarven. coming again with great -weed, fought it out all through the laat qaarter. Prible then smw his opportunity and taking Datusa to the outside. quickly drew- np on even terms with the leader*. Fader vigoroaa riding the lightly weighted Da taaa gained steadily and dree t - It in the last twenty yard*. Athgarvea waa second, a bead in advaace of Mr. Krutci . Pei.ni.ui rod- his first winm r in -. me days when he haded Motiaero a length in front of Bleoahri in the aecoad race. The boraea wen egaal rkoacee, tin » Bioiidei raa as if i .--t. losing coaaddwrakea ground, however, while enti ring the home Btretch wlntc she w. nt exii.in.i.v wide while Molhaere aaved ground. Prild-. who has had .piite a following since he struck a winning atreak aeeae days back, failed to land Mack tinnier, the favorite, home in front in the third race. Second wa- the best he amid do The winner turned up in American Eagle, which slipped tin-nigh on the in-ide rounding the far turn, win re Mack Gamer bore out a bit. At the finish lite latter was beaten by a length. HUNTRESS ALL THE WAY. Boraea thai faacied i longer diataa * ejere given an opportunity in the last two race-. Hnntr. -■• made a raaaway affair .-r tie- fifth She outran the ether* to the firs! turn and wa- rated in front until the final eighth, where -he bad t., be shaken up to withataad tie rash of Dotty c. Fi st. r Eatbry praved an eaaj winner in the sitth when he went to the front in the b.ickstrelcli and was never headed for Ike remainder of the race, Five richly-bred two -year old- hive been named to contest for the S.OIMI tiha -luvenile Stakes, at Mae-half mile, the stuke fixtare which will have its annual renewal at Oriental Park tomorrow afternoon. This race will be the feature of a splendid Sati.rdav card. The following are the mounts: Lereae liareeltta, w. Ulley; Teader BeCh. • Oom laick: True Flier. C. Hobinson: Elis, W. Kelsay. and Col. Pat. EL Luaaferd. Announcement of the weights for the Cuba-e American Handicap, at three-quarters of a mile, exclusively for three -year -olds, which stake will be decided Sunday, has aroused much interest among horsemen. According to the announcement, the Keen* Piea.a splendid colt Llewellyn will be asked to carry the top weight of V2.1 pounds. Cydonia gets ill with P-O and the speedy Fltimo is asked to carry 11H. If these three cracks start in the Bgea it will be most interesting. The other jiossible starters are Qawaadfl lf»"i. Tomahoi 1l7. Sam Frank MB, Lady Aoaar 109. Backiagkaai 99, Little Black nhllg lol. Anna M. 101. Whispering !7 and Don Pepe »2. C. ornehlscti. the presiding judge at Oriental Park, received notification of his apiiointment to the same position at Havre de Brace for the spring meeting. This will be the eighth consecutive year that he has presided at tile Maryland track. The owners of the -limit o Hanch. which ia located some ten or fifteen miles from Oriental Park, report the arrival yesterday of a brown filly hv Blue Wrack, out of Oriental ;old. _a
