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INFINITUS SCORES IN CUBA Rumage Colorbearer Easy Winner of Havana Feature. Infinitus Dominates Running Race From Start to Finish Large Week-Day Crowd Attends.- , HAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 7. Infinitus, which races for H C. Rumage, was an easy winner of the fourth race, the best offering of the seven-race program at Oriental Park. He showed the way at the finish of the six furlongs distance to A. Brents Timon, while in third place was A. Pelleteris Scapegoat. The winner was ridden by T. Roderick and he was a pronounced choice with the crowd. He turned in the best effort of the day from a time standpoint. The race was run over a track that was pronounced good and before a good-sized week-day crowd. Infinitus, which opened an odds-on choice, drifted up slightly toward the end, due to the pronounced support given Timon. The latter was backed from 5 to 3 at the finish. Scapegoat was another that was given considerable support. However, when it came to the running of the race Infinitus dominated the contest all the way and at no stage of the race left the result in serious doubt. There was no delay at the start and when the barrier was released Roderick had Infinitus away with the leaders. He quickly sprinted into command and displayed fine speed in the early stages. Thistle Duke, Timon and Scapegoat were clase after him, with the latter on the outside. Turning for home Roderick saved ground with the leader, while Timon lost" a length or two by a wider turn. In the stretch Infinitus held his speed and at the end had a safe advantage over Timon. The latter in turn had a bigger margin over Scapegoat, which tired at the finish. Domina which finished with a rush to be fourth, was far back in the early stages. My Ideal, racing for the Blue Star Stable and ridden by Prior, was the winner of the opening race of the afternoon, which brought together a big field of platers oyer six furlongs. E. McCuans Crash was second, while Wentz, racing for Miss H. Torriente, Continued on tioenty-second page. INFINITUS SCORES IN CUBA Continued from first page. was third. The winner worked her way up steadily on the outside of the leaders and, entering the stretch when put under pressure, wore down the pacmakers and held Crash safe at the finish. The latter was a factor throughout and was kept close to the leaders. Jaz Bet, Shandygaff and Pals Meadows were a trio that quit badly in the stretch and finished far back. Crash had no trouble in saving second place from Wentz. The latter had no excuses at any stage. Golden Cloud, which races for J. Hoskins, ridden by S. Lipiec, proved winner of the second race of the day, which was another six" furlongs sprint under claiming conditions. The winner showed the way to J. Burks Maximum, while Mrs. H. D. Coxs Our Sis was third. Golden Cloud outran his opponents from the start and was rated alng steadily. He was roused entering the stretch and at the finish held his opponents safe. The battle for second place was a spirited one between Maximum and Our Sis. The former came from the rear and finished with a rush to take second by a short margin. A spirited race resulted in the third when S. F. Gibsons Play Choice stood a drive gamely to outlast More Space, from the Le Mar Stock Farm, with Flying Atom third. The winner was ridden by Gilbert and, after saving much ground entering the stretch, held on well to outlast More Space. The latter turned in a good effort. She dwelt at the start and was last to leave. She was rushed into contention and in the stretch run worked her way through and finished fast. Flying Atom was another that began slowly and finished gamely to be third.
