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i MORE FAVORABLE WEATHER Sunday Racing at Oriental Park Over Drying Out Track. Close Finishes Mark the Sport, Col. Pat, Ancestress and Forest Queen Scoring by Small Margins. HAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 13. Sunday racing at Oriental Park was held over a drying out and much improved track, though not fast by any means. Clear, bright sunshine and a summcr.like temperature were contributing factors in bringing out an unusually large crowd, even though there was no particular racing attraction offered. The sport was inaugurated with a five and a half furlongs dash in Avhich Squire Wiggins was home first, two lengths in advance of j Phenol, the latter closing a big gap to earn j second place by a length while Quiet out-gamed Simple Simon for the short end of the purse. A close finish marked" the running of the second race. Col. Pat was favorite in this contest and brought joy to his admirers by dashing away in front and opening up a lead of six lengths before half the distance had been traversed. He maintained this big advantage until well into the stretch, where suddenly he tired and there were several anxious moments for his backers as TIaran closed in on the favorite. However, Eaton managed to keep him going long enough to stagger over the winning line a neck to the good of the fast-finishing Haran. Again in the following race there were more thrills for the spectators when Ancestress got up and beat Tease by a head in a spirited finish. The latter had sot the pace from the start and seemingly had the best of the duel with Ancesti-ess until right near the end when she tired and the winner scored as mentioned above. Forest Queen was a popular choice in the fourth and as such was hailed with popular acclaim when she accounted for that race, though her victory was narrowly achieved. Title had set the pace .and it was at a fast clip that he showed the way to the others. Forest Queen was never far away and when the pacemaker displayed signs of fatigue she challenged and, after a hard-fought last eighth battle, got her head in front as the pair crossed the winning line. The Ulster won the fifth. He led all the way, but at the end was forced to do his best, as Amelia S., closing a big gap, loomed up dangerous, as she gained with every stride. However, her move was delayed too long and try as she did the distance was too short to cut down the big lead held by the winner. Blazonry and Lucy Kate were triumphant in the final races of the afternoon, which were at longer distances than the previous contests. Both scored in easy fashion.
