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GOOD HAVANA SPORT Interesting Racing at Oriental Park Witnessed by Big Crowd Cock o the Roost Takes Main MainEace Eace in Stirring Contest Another for P J Miles HAVANA Cuba January 7 The first race on todays program called for nonwin ¬ ners of the meeting and brought out such a large entry list that the management found it necessary to split the race into three divi ¬ sions They were run as the first second and third aces Two of them furnished driving finishes while the first proved rather an easy victory for Frank Delbarrios Sain gelding Ail Aglow Incidentally it was tho first victory which this popular Cuban sportsman has scored this meeting meetingDairyman Dairyman was forced to stand a long hard stretch drive to beat Lady Heart by a neck in the second race The pacemakers Pitts burg and Chevalier after showing the way to the top of the homestretch tired badly and brought up in the rear of the others othersThe The opening dash proved easy for All Aglow from the stable of F Delbarrio Ho was ridden by T Nolan and taking a good lead with the rise of the barrier maintained it throughout never seriously threatened Eennington was second just as easily with third place falling to Bounce BounceThe The following dash provided a more in ¬ teresting iontest with Happy Go Lucky in tho lead all the way but closely pressed by Golden Red to the final sixteenth whero the latter tired and was just able to outlast Shoot Away Golden Red was the medium of heavy backirig but failed to reward his admirers admirersROLDGOLD ROLDGOLD DISAPPOINTS DISAPPOINTSThere There was strong support for T E Muel ¬ lers Roldgold in the fourth on the strength of his easy victory the last time out but he failed to repeat running wide all the way after beginning slowly The winner turned up in Susiana the Rock View filly running a smashing race to score easily by a safe margin from Armedee which outlasted Miss Mazie the second choice in the betting bettingThe The fifth race a threequarters dash brought what was undoubtedly the best field of the afternoon and likewise furnished a stirring contest The winner Cock o tho Roost finished with great gameness after racing en the inside and was in clcss quar ¬ ters in the stretch run At the sixteenth post Stutts took him up again and he camo around Janku and in a driving finish won by a neck neckP P J Mil 3s whose horses have been in par ¬ ticularly good form since their arrival from New Orleans added another purse to his credit wchn Lucy Kate beat Walk Up by a neck in the sixth race Mr Miles brought three horses from the Crescent City about ten days ago and has won a race with each of them Blazonry scoring twice twiceM M J Daly Sr sold to W J Hughes the threeyearold colt Nutty by Madman Beth Stanley StanleyAmong Among the firsttime visitors today were V D Edwards an attorney from Kansas City Martin J Collins and wife of St Louis A J Meyer and J A Miller a prominent business man of AVaukcgan 111 111Carlton Carlton Hurst the American consul at Ha ¬ vana who is an ardent racing fan was among the box holders today todayCaptain Captain C A Tilles the former St Louia race track owner who has been visiting Ha ¬ vana for about ten days departed on Satur ¬ day for Panama He is en route for South America AmericaDISTINGUISHED DISTINGUISHED VISITORS VISITORSThere There was an unusually large assembly of celebrities in the Oriental Park clubhouse this afternoon among whom were General Enoch Crodwer President Hardings special repre ¬ sentative to Cuba Captain and Mrs Logan Rock of the American Legation accompanied by a party of friends Another party con ¬ sisted of Mr and Mrs Ernest Dichl of Cin ¬ cinnati and General Mario G Menocal MenocalBefore Before the races Frank Steinhart of Ha ¬ vana entertained at breakfast in the club ¬ house Colonel A J J Dougherty U S A stationed at the New Mexico Post PostCommencing Commencing tomorrow and continuing until the close of the meeting Monday will bo observed as a day of rest by horsemen and track employes Racing will be resumed on Tuesday afternoon with the running of an excellent program of six races with the final dash serving as the feature race The open ¬ ing dash for baby racers will also prove an attraction attractionDr Dr F W Ashe reported the death oC Frank Keogh from impaction of the Bowels The horse was an eightyearold chestnut gelding by Ben Trovato Mahula and was a member of Frank Steinharts stable ot which Wade Brown is trainer
