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UNPRETENTIOUS CARD Havana Thursday Program Made Up of Claiming Races Several Close and Exciting Fin ¬ ishes Enliven Proceedings Favorites in Total Eclipse IIAVAXA Cuba January 25 It was an unpretentious program offered patrons of Oriental Park today all six races being un ¬ der claiming conditions and attracting platers of the cheaper variety Under the circum ¬ stances there was little surprise manifested when favorite after favorite fell by the way ¬ side not one entering the charmed winning circle during the entire afternoon afternoonThe The mile of the fourth race furnished the most interesting contest of the program The proverbial blanket would have covered tho first three at the finish as Short Change Harold K and Medusa raced almost abreast through the last sixteenth and only the judges being able to separate them at the end Their numbers were hung up in ilio order mentioned above aboveMarshal Marshal Tilghman was the pacemaker and at a right merry clip did the old veteran show the way only to tire when he reached the stretch to give way to his younger op ¬ ponents After Short Change took the lead it required the hardest kind ot riding to keep him there as Harold K was gaining with every stride though he pulled up a trifle sore Medusa also ran a sparkling race for after tiring in the stretch ho came again in the last sixteenth and just lost by inches inchesPRETTY PRETTY 1IABY XAKKOWLY XAKKOWLYThe The fifth race another dash of a mile was also productive of a thrilling finish in which Pretty Baby outlasted Bicrman in a hotly contested last eighth battle the result of which was in doubt until the final strides Who Can Tell quit badly in this race after leading to the far turn and appearing to have an excellent chance of winning winningThere There was a distinct surprise attending the decision of the third race at threequarters in which Last Chance II at 10 to 1 in the books and 4540 to 2 in the mutuels got up to wrest the lead from Runnan and won drawing clear right at the end Runnan ran well setting a fast pace from the start and finishing gamely when overtaken and passed by the ultimate winner Piegan of which much was expected in the race failed badly tiring near the end after racing on tho outside of the leaders all the way wayThe The Louisville turfman W F Knebelkamp provided the winner of the introductory race of the afternoon when his Frenchbred mare Carrure was home first a length ahead oC Gonwithim but hard ridden to do so Gon withim was a forward contender all the way and finishing fast forced the ultimate winner to do her best to get the decision decisionELMOXT ELMOXT ALL THE WAY WAYThere There was little to enthuse over in the running of the second race whch proved easy for the Luke McLuke gelding Elmont carrying the colors of T Doyle Elmont led by a safe margin throughout Mary Mallon was just as easily second and Mambi secured third money The favorite in this race Ad ¬ venturess was a keen disappointment and was always outrun outrunDr Dr C N Finch the noted veterinary surgeon of Jeffersonville Ind who came to Cuba especially to operate on wind broken horses has completed his labors and will de ¬ part Saturday for New Orleans where he will perform a number of similar operations at the Fair Grounds AH horses treated hcjre by Dr Finch are doing well The list includes Aiken Lui Meme Chevalier Babe Alice Mannchcn Cock o the Roost and Wylie WylieM M J Daly sold the old gelding Bierman to M Shagruc The horse ran in the colons of his new owner in the fiftii race today todayThe The Norwegian minister to Cuba Mr H A Wildemar Eckell was included among the visitors at the track today todayOne One of the firsttime visitors were Mr and Mrs W A OConnell of New York City CityJohn John J McGraw manager of the Giants accompanied by Mis McGraw has arrived in Havana on his annual visit Mr Frank Belcher of New York arrived on the same boat and is a guest of Mr McGraw McGrawCaptain Captain E J OKeefe of the Ward Line steamer Orizaba was a visitor visitorThe The condition of J W Pangle shows much improvement and hopes are entertained for an early recovery recoveryA A party of American tourists making their headquarters at the Alemendares Hotel en ¬ joyed the races today Tho party included Mr and Mrs M Kauffman Mr and Mrs II Horkheimer Mrs Blanche Kahn ami Fred Strouse all of Baltimore also Mr and Mrs Simon Kahn of Washington WashingtonThe The fiveyearold gelding Sun Turret by Sun Star Marian Hood has been sold by the Caimito Stable to H A Colvin at private terms
