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LORENAMARCELUATOFORE Scores Brilliant Victory in Fast Bun and Stubborn Contest Jockey G Williams Wins with Quail and andChile Chile Lady Heart in Narrowly Achieved AchievedVictory Victory Over Arrah Go On HAVANA Cuba January 27 Lorena Mar cellia which was rated as the best in the twoyearold division at Oriental Park last year scored her first victory at this meeting when she beat W R Coes Mountain Lassie by a neck in the fourth race this afternoon Lorena Marcellia was heavily backed and won only after a sinewstraining drive which lasted from the top of the stretch to the finish The filly began slowly and was out ¬ run for three eighths when Groos sent her up with a great rush After overtaking the leader she tired and it was only after a desperate drive that she passed Mountain Lassie in the last twenty yards The pace was fast the fractional time for the half mile being 22 464s Wawona finished third a length back backTodays Todays attendance was augmented by many recent arrivals from the States Racing conditions were perfect the weather being warm and balmy and the track in excellent condition conditionJockey Jockey G Williams rode the winners of the first two races of the afternoon In the opener he had the mount on Quail carry ¬ ing the Williams Bros colors The daughter of Iron Cross IL proved too fast for her opponents and won by two lengths Liborio was second and Hetty W third The Coe entry Chopsticks and Yakima failed badly badlyWilliams Williams rode Chile in the second and had little trouble accounting for the major por ¬ tion of the purse He raced into the lead on the turn of the homestretch and easily held his opponents safe thereafter thereafterGetting Getting up in the final stride Lady Heart from the stable of E E Major snatched vic ¬ tory from the veteran Arrah Go On The winner was outrun during the early racing but going to the outside in the stretch she gained rapidly and scored in sensational style Arrah Go On tired right at the end Continued on twelfth page LORENAMARCELLIATOFORE Contained from first page with victory in sight after racing forwardly throughout Memphis the pacemaker tired in the stretch and barely saved third place placeThe The influx of American pleasure seekers during the past few days has been quite heavy They continue to reach Havana on every incoming steamer The newcomers were conspicuous in todays patronage and made their presence felt in the betting in closure closureAmong Among the recent arrivals are Dr and Mrs Claude S Beebe of Milwaukee Thomas Williams assistant general manager of the Southern Pacific Railroad of Los Angeles Mr and Mrs C Dreher of Denver and Mr and Mrs C Baldwin of New York Mr and Mrs Louis G Wolf of Indianapolis Mr and Mrs D H Cook of Minneapolis MinneapolisAdmiral Admiral Sir William Packenham and of ¬ ficers of the British flagship Calcutta now in Havana harbor will be guests of the Jockey Club Sunday afternoon afternoonThe The condition of paddock judge Lyles showed some improvement but he will not resume his duties at the track until a com ¬ plete recovery is effected effectedThomas Thomas A Howell a prominent sugar im ¬ porter of New York accompanied by his wife was among todays visitors visitorsF F J Ward president of the Mercantile Trust Company of St Louis was included in the clubhouse guests guestsGeorge George C Bour a recent arrival from Chi ¬ cago was among those who enjoyed the racing
