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f CUBANS HOLIDAY FEATURE HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 31. The New Tears Handicap, with an added value of ,000, attracted ten horses, three-year-olds and over, to run a mile and a sixteenth. Fortunate Youth has been assigned high weight of 115 pounds. Jack Collins and Bather, each with 111 pounds, will carry four pounds less. Jack Collins is expected to be the favorite, while Bather may be second choice. Fortunate Youth, highly regarded, is quoted at 3 to 1 in the early line. Night Tears, South American invader, winner of the race a year ago, is a 10 to 1 chance. The starters, with their jockeys follow: PP. Horse. VVt. Jockey. 1 Thistle Fyrn 103 R. Fischer 2 John F 106 W. Prior 3 Monkey Shine 100 E. Neal 4 Fortunate Youth. . .115 ...H. Louman 5 Honey Grove 104.... G. Seabo 6 Jack Collins Ill T. Roderick 7 General Court 95 J. W. Frye 8 Bather Ill C McCrossen 9 Patricia Marian... 106 .R. Fischer 10 Night Tears 105. . G. Moore In the event of ten starters, value to the winner will be 3,060, second horse will receive 00, third horse, 50, and fourth, 00.
