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1 1 1 1 1 HEAVY TRACK AT HAVANA Mud Runners Favored by Changed Conditions —Old Clark M. Is Victorious. HAVANA. Cuba. March 16 -Mud runners had their opportunity at Oriental Park this afternoon. | Heavy rains that fell during the night made Ongoing muddy and holding and this was re-ponsiblc for the numerous withdrawals. Small fields went i to the post in the different races and horses that i fancied laager distances than the usual sprinting t dashes were well provided for. as four of tne six i races were at a mile or over. i Clark ML, the twelve-year old son of Kenilworth. I scored his first victory of the meeting in the open- ; ing dash at five and a half fill longs. Hunt hustled I the veteran to the front when the start crime and I he ninde all the pace, but was tiring at the end and i had to tie ridden out to heat Smiling Through Cabin reek came from a long way back to beat Starkader by a head in the final strides in the second rac -. while Punctual had only to taiso a reaaectahle gallop to tioinph over the baud he met in the third race. Rill llunlcy. which lias developed into an iinreli-able propo-ition. proved the best in the fourth. Penman ami Judge Huilrow proved a winning combination in the fifth The Whitney rider seal Judge Ritdrow to the fiont in the lacing to the iiirn anil after settling him in his stride kept him in front under restraint until the final eighth. Judge | Eudrow tired badly in the stretch, but Penman ju-t jollied him and then rode him hard to last laag enough to beat the fast closing Dolph by three parts of a letigth. The latter aras blocked when he at tempted to squeeze through nevt to tile inside rail at the sixteenth post or he would have likely beaten Judge Eudrow . Walter Turnbow rated with the rear division until rounding the far turn in the sixth rare, when he moved up with a great burst of speed in the stretch and drew away into a long lend. J. C Stone was second and Rrynliinah was third. I In- trainers of tin- probable starters in the 0.-WHJ Cuba Produce Stakes are hoping for a fast track next Sunday, when the government endowed stake for native bred juveniles will be decided. If no more rain falls between now and tiiat time they will have their hope fulfilled. Tile track is drying out and may even he fast for Sat unlay "-races. A field of size and quality i- expected to parade par the big stake. Reports from the different training camps indicate that the youngsters are all ready to engage in the contest. This applies more particularly to Frank Steinln.it- and the C. A: D. stables, which possess what is regarded as the mo.-t dangerous candidates for the race. Fra.ik S. and Rabe Alire. bath winners, are regarded as sure standard bearers for tin- Steinhart stable. while Veuciin and Ron Xormand and possibly Donna Rella will represent the locally owned C. and D. Stable. E. Sanderson sold to W. Pileher the three-year-old Athgarven for a private consideration. The C. and D. stable has engaged Mack O.-irner to pilot the gMSl fillv Vcneno in the Cuban Produce Stakes Sunday. Jockeys "halnoi-s and Penman were suspended for five days ■ for rough riding
