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HAVANA RACES INTERESTING Ordinary Friday Card Produces Some Good Sport. 1 Slacy Adams, Teppor Tea and Ben Bolt In Thrilling and Spectacular Finish In the Third Itacc. HAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 25. There was not much to enthuse over in the usual Friday afternoon program at Oriental Park, nevertheless the goodly sized crowd that was present saw some good sport, featured by one of those sparkling finishes that have marked the racing here this winter. It was in the third race that the spectators got their greatest thrill. Six started in this contest with Stacy Adams, Peper Tea and. Ben Bolt each having about the same number of admirers. As a consequence it was not strange to see a "house divided" and the crowd in a bedlam of wild enthusiasm and cheering such as is seldom witnessed here. The race was hotly contested every yard of the way. First Pepper Tea led, then gave way to Stacy Adams, only to go again to the front and show the way to the others: While Stacy Adams and Pepper Tea were racing on the inside, Ben Bolt was on the extreme outside and, having remained there for the greater part of the way, ran much further than any horse in the race. The final eighth found Stacy Adams and Pepper Tea still battling away with little to choose between them. As they flashed past the judges the pair and Ben Bolt on the outside were almost on even terms, only those on a direct line with the finishing post being able to separate them. The judges awarded the decision to Stacy Adams by a nose. Pepper Tea second, a head in advance of Ben Bolt. It was a good race and a thrilling finish. The veteran jockey, A. Pickens, has always showed unusual ability with two-year-old racers and is always in demand when a "baby" race is on the program. In todays three-eighths of a mile opening dash for maiden two-year-olds Pickens had the mount on Cassie Ann, and as the result the Fitzgerald filly ruled favorite. She won easily, Pickens getting her "away quickly on the extreme outside and, keeping her there where the going was good, the daughter of Sir Edgar found no trouble leading the others home. Finality again failed this afternoon, but a mishap brought about his downfall. He was supplanted as favorite in the second race by Clem Theisen and then threw the supporters of the Goodpastcr standard bearer into the depths of despair as he rushed away into a good lead with the rise of the barrier, increasing it to four lengths before half of the race was run. He appeared all over the winner entering the stretch, but suddenly bled and began dropping back. When his rider noticed the mishap he eased him up and Clem Theisen had no trouble in taking the lead and winning by a length, with plenty in reserve. Felix M, was second and Weinland third. J. W. Pangle has sold April and Blue Miss. The former was purchased by R. Stalendorff, while S. Szkeres bought Blue Miss. Jockey Kessner was suspended Thursday by the stewards for five days.
