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PONY EXPRESS AGAIN Scores Another Triumph in Prin ¬ cipal Race at Havana Change of Eiders Beneficial to toPrudential Prudential Easy for Watereo WatereoBlazing Blazing Fire and Harry Glover HAVANA Cuba February 23 W R Coes Poiymelian Moonrose threeyearold colt Pony Express scored an impressive victory at Oriental Park this afternoon when he won the third race a dash of threequarters of a mile He was ridden by J Brunner and set his opponents a fast pace from start to finish defeating Rockabye by a length and a quarter The threequarters was run in 113 which considering the high wind which was blowing was a good performance In six starts here this winter Pony Express won three of them and was second on three other occasions occasionsWatereo Watereo made a runaway of the first race a dash of threequarters He was rid ¬ den by T Xolan and after assuming an easy lead in the first eighth was rated in front the remainder of the trip Bobbed Hair was second beaten a half dozen lengths and a scant length in front of Forewarn The fa ¬ vorite War Idol could never get up to tho leaders and finished fourth fourthBlazing Blazing Fire found no trouble in beating the ordinary band she met in the second AVoodstock sent her to the front rounding the far turn and she raced under restraint the remainder of the contest Johnny OConnell was second after closing a big gap and Pretty Baby third The latter pulled up lame lameWIXS WIXS HY FOim LENGTHS LENGTHSA A change in riders brought an improve ¬ ment in the running of Prudential Click got him away well and after following the pace ¬ makers until well around the far turn took the lead drew away and won under restraint four lengths in front of Lank The start was ragged the last three beginning slowly with Mammon as good as left This horse propped just as the barrier was sprung sprungThe The fifth race fell to Harry Clover which made a runaway of it after beginning well inside and hugging the inside rail for tho entire contest He was never in trouble and at the finish had a twolengths lead over illomam While going to the first turn Jack Hill fell The favorite Le Bleuet was back of him and Burns was forced to pull up This put Le Bleuet out of the struggle G Walls who had the mount on Jack Hill escaped with a shaking up and a few bruises A distinguished party of Kentuckians ar ¬ rived from Xew Orleans on the Spanish liner Infanta Isabel and were honored clubhouse i guests ihis afternoon The party included Senator Thomas A Combs and Mrs Combs Mr and Mrs Paul M Williams Chesley Searcey and Roscoe Scarcey and their wives Senator Combs and Paul Williams are lead ¬ ing citizens of Lexington Ky while the Searceys are prominent attorneys and Re ¬ publican politicians of Louisville The party plans to make an extensive visit here here1MIO3IINENT 1MIO3IINENT AAIEUICAX VISITORS VISITORSWilliam William E Gonzales former American minister to Cuba and up to a short time ago ambassador to Peru returned to Havana Thursday and is the guest of the Jockey Club He will remain in Havana several weeks before returning to Columbia S C i Harry R Wilson a prominent insurance j man of Indianapolis was among the ar ¬ rivals rivalsDonna Donna Xova the threeyearold Cuban bred filly by Don Thrush owned by C M Fernandez was transferred to the Caimito Ranch this afternoon to be turned out until next fall fallJames James Evans who a few days ago dis ¬ posed of Wild Cat the only horse he owned has taken his departure for Xew York YorkMr Mr O Yzquierdo has entered his Atheling II Chocolate Lady gelding Blue Hawk in the 50000 Kentucky Derby to be run at Chuchill Downs on May 19 19Mr Mr Thomas Monahaii has also nominated his crack lilly Marionette both in the Ken ¬ tucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks OaksTrainer Trainer Frank Bray who went Xorth about two weeks ago to acquire possession of the old Matt Byrnes farm at Katontown X J returned to Havana yesterday yesterdayHarry Harry Herdel has arranged to ship tho horses Little Black Sheep and Walk Up to Louisville Saturday morning N L Forsha will send Cock o the Roost along in the
