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! j i ; i j : 1 j , . SPEEDY RACING AT HAVANA Maryland-Bred Little Black Sheep in Fine Performance. Sunsini and Sun God Repeat Former Successes Last Shipment from Bowie Arrives. HAVANA, Cuba, December 5. The Maryland-bred filly Little Black Sheep, that races under the colors of Harry Herdel, showed a good performance in the Camaguey Handicap at Oriental park this afternoon, when she beat a good band of sprinters at three-quarters of a mile, incidentally equalling the time made by Belle of Elizabeth-town the opening day, when the latter ran the distance in 1:12. The pace in todays race was very fast, the winner running the first five-eighths in :58. Thomas Monohans Cydonia was away first, made fast pace to the stretch run, where Little Black Sheep caught and passed him to win with speed in reserve. The winner was ridden by J. Callahan, who also had the mount on W. R. Coes Winnipeg, which won the first race. W. R. Coes colors were carried to an easy victory in the inaugural dash, when the Polymelian colt Winnipeg led all the way, to beat Miss Mazie by two lengths. Winnipeg was an odds-on choice and sprinting away into the lead with the rise of the barrier, never had any serious opposition. Miss Mazie ran a splendid race to finish second, being outrun to the last eighth, where she came from last place with a dazzling burst of speed. W. F. Knebelkamps San Pablo was the favored one in the second race and while he was returned winner his backers had several anxious moments in the last eighth when the unconsidered Heliocross appeared extremely dangerous. In fact, the latter just failed to get up by inches, closing a big gap and gaining on the leader with every stride. McDermotts strong finish saved the day for the Knebelkamp horse. There was nothing thrilling about the third race, Runnan, from the stable of N. IC Moody, easily accounting for it after Mambi tired from early pacemaking. SUNSINI IN LOIELTGIIT. The Sun Briar colt Sunsini scored another triumph here when he came right back and captured the fourth race this afternoon, a two-year-old dash of five-eighths of a mile, I i His performance today was indeed a meri- J torious one, for he was outrun to the stretch, j where he was taken to the outside and forced I wide. However, overcoming these difficul- j j ties, he finished with great speed and after j I wresting the lead from Wawona easily drew clear at the end. The latter was the public choice and appeared the winner in the stretch, but tired after taking the lead and was no match for the Kilmer-bred youngster. Williams Bros, provided the winner of the concluding dash of the afternoon in the veteran Sun God, which made it a double for the meeting. He was the pronounced choice and won accordingly, scoring by six lengths, with Wakefield second and Harry M. Stevens third. A. L. Sylvester, vice-president of the American Tobacco Co. of New York, arrived in Havana Monday on his annual winter Continued on twelfth page. SPEEDY RACING AT HAVANA Continued from first page. visit to Cuba. Mr. Sylvester, who is a k:cn lover of the thoroughbred, will be a reguVr clubhouse patron at Oriental Park during 1 is visit here. Senor Sebastian Acosta, general mariner of the San Fran Springs, entertained Monday afternoon at the springs, which aro n ar Havana, at which a number of ra in f Ks were present. Dinner was serve 1 und r a spreading mango tree. The guests ir.cl jd 1 Senor Fredericko-Argo, Senor Frr n. :c 3 Garcia, Hal A. Stevens, Billy Delary, J. e Hohnocrost, Gerardo Corallos and Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bergin. The final shipment of horses from the North, which arrived Monday riht frjm Bowie, comprised the stables of twelve different owners. Among the bettor known horses in the consignment were The Iloll Call, Adventuress, The Gaff. Faj le, Ti-tania. Hard Guess, Refrain, Pibrcac-h, Pi ri-gourdine. General, Roseate, Ruddles Sr ir-tina. Blue Hawk, the two flatter th- p i p-erty of O. Y. Quierdo, the Cuban Sr oris-nr ..n. There were three horses in the Bjw:d si p-ment belonging to Archie Zimmer, the . I-known eastern owner and trainer, who r?. d in Cuba the first year. His horses are Q -creek, Bobbed Hair and Turbulent. I -ciuded in Tuesdays arrivals were F ..k Frisbie, AV. S. Cloher and Dee Hammor d Jockey E. Ambrose, with eleven horses, arrived from New. Orleans on the steair ?r Chalmette. Jockey A. Pickens was suspended for ten days by the stewards for rough riding on Havana Electric in the fourth. Sandstrom was set down threo days by the starter for disobedience while at the prst. A yearling filly by Sir Edgar, dam HiTi t, the property of Colonel J. De Estramp. 3, was today transferred from the Guajbal Stock Farm to Oriental Park.
