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SPARKLING FINISHES Enliven Thursday Afternoons Racing at Oriental Park. First Four Horses in First and Third Races Cross Winning Line Separated by Inches. HAVANA, Cuba, December 14. The conditions of the last three races at Oriental Park this afternoon were designed to bring together horses other than sprinters. They were at a mile or over. The other races were the usual short-distance dashes. In the opener Lui-Meme proved a surprise when he beat the well-backed Bobbed Hair by a head in a driving finish. Bobbed Hair was the first horse to carry the ZImmer colors at this meeting. The finish in this race was a sparkler. Lui-Meme, Bobbed Hair, Old Top and Machine Gunner raced past the judges in the order named, separated by inches. It was a stubbornly contested final eighth drive, with the winner uncertain until the official numbers were displayed. Another triumph was recorded for J. A, Parson when his McGee mare Carrie Moora annexed the second race. She was the favorite and led all the way, although forced to the limit at the end to withstand the terrific closing rush of Valentine dOr. The latter ran a splendid race and was wearing the winner down with every stride. End Man showed a brief display of speed in this race, then quit. MARGARET WAHE SUCCESSFUL. The finish of the third race was similar to the first in that the first four horses were so closely grouped that only the officials could separate them. Margaret Ware Ava3 awarded the decision by a neck from Wa-wona, the latter having the same margin over Armedee, which in turn beat Veneno by a head for third place. The mile and fifty yards of the fourth race resulted in an easy victory for Keltoi, the son of Celt that races for C. L. Mackey, scoring impressively after encountering more than his share of bad racing luck. He was cut off sharply on the first turn and again after passing the three-eighths post, but was finally taken to the outside and once clear soon made up ground, rapidly and, taking the lead in the last eighth, drew clear to win by a comfortable margin. Jap Muma was second, tiring badly after assuming the lead in the homestretch. T. Brothers, who rode Keltoi to victory in the fourth, came back in the following race and landed the favorite, Golden Chance, home- first by a nose. Old Golden Chanco was the pronounced choice in the publics foray against the "iron men" and after racing Mallowmot into defeat after going three-quarters gamely held on to his small advantage and under Brothers powerful finish outlasted Kathleen K. in a great finish. T. BURNS IS PUNISHED. Four of the six that went to the post in the last race were first-time starters at the meeting. One of them, North Sea, proved an easy winner and had to be much the test, for soon after the start he was in a jam and was knocked out. Stutts gradually improved his position and finishing fast got up in time to beat Tamper by a head. T. Burns, who had the mount on the latter, was responsible for the interference and was suspended for five days by the stewards for rough riding. Articles of incorporation have been filed by a party of Marianao business men wno intend going into the thoroughbred breeding business on an extensive scale. The company owns about 120 acres of good grazing ground less than five minutes walk from the rear gates of Oriental Park. They will improve the property and make an ideal place for breeding horses. It was also intended to use the place to keep horses during the summer months. J. A. Daly sold to C. L. Mackey the agad selling plater AVinds of Chance at private terms. The two-year-old Argo, which broke down Wednesday, fractured a small ankle bone, and it is believed that the injury will terminate her racing career. It is hoped to save her for breeding purposes. Sunsini, the winner of two races at this meeting, will bo out of ti-aining for some time as a result of injuries received when jumped upon in the second race yesterday. M. D. Suggs sold his interest in the three-year-old filly Who Can Tell to G. Kahn. Suggs will continue to train the filly.
