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1 i I i i I * «. _ ■ . RICH PRIZE TO FRANK W. Carries Mose Goldblatts Colors to Victory in ,000 Independence Handicap. HAVANA. Cuba. February 24. -The ,000 Intle pead e Handicap was featured by the Coba- Aiiierican Jockey and Auto Club at Oriental Park this afternoon. The Cincinnati turfman Mose Gold-Man furnished the winner in Frank W.. which beat Oeaeral Menoeal by a length and a half in a driving finish. lie race was at a mile and an eighth and had a gross value of $,.115. the winner receiving 84.030. Frank W.. ridden by Penman, made all the pace, opened up into a long lead after going a half mile, but at the end was driving hard to stall off ienernl Menoeal. The latter ran as if lies i, but was repeatedly interfered with by Mayor House, which blocked him when Hunt attempted to go through on tlie inside in the racing down the backstretch. At the finish General Menoeal was catching the tiring leader with every stride. It was a legal holiday in Cuba and an immense crowd turned out to witness the sport. The racing was interesting and speculation of large volume. At an auction sale of horses in training held at the paddock after the races Thursday the following changed ownership: The Englishman to M. I. Suggs for $ 00; Tawasentha to E. Luper for 1922.sh50: Pig Noise to W. A. Crawford. 00; Pullux to S. T. Baxter. 00; Sain Rose to C. and D. Stable, 800; Mother Carey to Harper Bros., !0; Sally to N. Laclazo. 0: Mr. Kruter to S. Johnson, 0: Emily C. to Harper Bros., 5; Frog Legs to Harper Bros., 0. A number of smaller stables that have not fared very well here this winter will try their luck at Mobile and will ship to that city Saturday. Included in the number are E. E. Sterrats. J. P. Waites. J. J. Ktites, M. Tulleys and Thomas Mc-Brides stables. Jockey M. Carroll, who has not had many mounts. will also go to Mohile, where he expects to ride. Jockey Joe Pominick departed today for his home in New Orleans. He expects to ride later at Mobile. The following horses are to be shipped via New-Orleans to Mobile aboard the steamer Excelsior tomorrow en route to Mobile: W. G. McClintock. Will o the Wisp. An Revoir. Forbid. Carl Roberts. Move On. Christie Holters. American Soldier and a two-year-old. by Vandergrift — Dividend. W. A. Rosen sold Golden Flint to Scnor J. Modradilla, who will ship the horse to Porto Rico 1 to be raced there. Dave Shaw reports that Little Cottage has fallen lame and will not able to race again this year. Trainer Walter Carter has arranged to send the C. and I, stables three-year-old Ultimo to the Cai- mito ranch, where he will be turned out until next fall. Jockey Corey was set down for ten days for rough riding on Coscorron today.
