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TWO FOR E E MAJOR His Colors Carried in Triumph by byTwenty Twenty Seven and Tony Sue Wild Cat Runs Fast Mile in Ac ¬ counting for Main Race of Aft ¬ ernoon Big Attendance HAVANA Cuba February 27 E E Major who is well up on the list of winning owners at Oriental Park this winter gath ¬ ered two more purses this afternoon when Twenty Seven and Tony Sue carried his col ¬ ors to victory Twenty Sevens success came with the running of the second race while Tony Sue won the fourth Yerrat rode the former and Tommy Burns the latter Burns also had the mount on Bridgette the win ¬ ner of the first race raceOne One of the largest midweek crowds of the meeting witnessed the sport today the at ¬ tendance being made up in the main by tour ¬ ists from the States The cold weather in the North is sending a great number of vis ¬ itors this winter the balmy climate and the races at Oriental Park proving the big at ¬ traction The racing conditions today were idea the track being in excellent condition while the weather was all that could be de ¬ sired siredTan Tan II a firsttime starter at the meeting proved an easy winner in the third He was on the outside of the leaders from the start and entering the homestretch went wide but finished full of speed and was going away at the finish Pittsburg after beginning slowly and showing early speed tired badly His effort to get to the leaders in the early stages told on him at the end endKORAN KORAN QUITS BADLY BADLYTony Tony Sue starting for the first time in the colors of E E Major made good when she beat Acosta a length and a quarter The winner followed Koran to the stretch jturn where she moved up on the inside taking the lead and holding Acosta safe in the stretch run Koran quit to a walk in the last quarter A plunge developed on Darnley and at one time the layers rubbed the odds against him off the card He was however never prominent at any stage stageWar War Idol made a runaway of the sixth Williams sent him to the front in the run to the first turn and then rated him along until the last sixteenth At the end the win ¬ ner was cased up Indian Chant was second by a coupio of lengths in front of Ostelle Lady Rachel was never prominent and was token back going to the first turn where she was outrun outrunBrunner Brunner had Alameda Girl under stout restraint to the stretch turn and when called on she moved up fast and easily passing her opponents in the last eighth won going away by a length from Quanah which lasted long enough to beat Johnny OConnell by a head for second place The winner was backed from G to 5 to 2 to 3 3The The best field of the afternoon went to the post in the sevenlh a dash of a mile Cromwell and Salvo were the ones which commanded the most attention Salvo set a fast pace to the stretch where Wild Cat moved up assumed an easy lead and beat Haman by a length The mile was run in 1 38 38s s which marked a splendid perfor ToaniY iiuiiNS STRONG FINISH FINISHNavisco Navisco sprinted into a long lead in the first race and had an advantage of five lengths just before making the turn into the homestretch She began to tire at this stage however and Bridgette closing gamely and with great speed wore her down and got Tommy Burns rode a particularly strong finish on the winner Caimito the favorite began slowly and was never prominent at any stage stageTwenty Twenty Seven proved an easy winner at the second race Yerrat did not hurry him any in the early stages but entering the homestretch took him to the inside and the veteran finishing with a rush drew away ipto an easy lead in the last eighth Walter Whitaker was second four lengths back and but a nose in front of Sovereign II The latter tired at the end endJohn John J McGraw accompanied by Mrs Mc Graw left Monday for San Antonio Tex the New York Giants training grounds after a most enjoyable visit to Cuba He was reluctant to leave leaveMose Mose doldblatt and wife arrived from Mi ¬ ami Fla and will remain two weeks Mr Goldblatt raced his extensive stable at Ori ¬ ental Park in 1920 and 1921 and was the largest monoy winning owner each year yearW W C Nieson the wellknown sporting man of Chicago who with his wife has been spending the greater part of the winter in Havana left Wednesday morning for home homeMr Mr and Mrs Theodore E Mueller were Coutlnued ou twelfth irn e
