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JACOBS TEN AT ORIENTAL . New York String Arrives at Island Track for Meeting. Miami Architect Laying Out Planned Improvements to Cost Quarter of a Million Dollars. HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 3. Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs-, wife of the famous trainer Hirsch Jacobs, has stabled ten head of horses at Oriental Park almost a month in advance of the opening of the winter racing season here January 12. Last year she showed two good platers in Dear Old Pal and Last Harvest, and grabbed a few purses. Paul B. Codd, of Norfolk, Va., well known to Cuban turfites, brought in six head. Fourteen more given space in the stable area over the last week-end included Dinain, Magic Hour and Kathrine R., owned by the Cuban army lieutenant Santos Rivero and trained by his son-in-law Leopoldo Sierra; Tuleyries Ruby and Azabache, owned by A. Alvarez; Philtrix, Seminole Queen, Smith-ville, owned by A. Jardon; Namesky, Kuvera, Silk Covering, owned by J. Oliver; Idle Flirt, owned by J. Diaz; Then Some, owned by V. Gonzales, and Fairemus, owned and trained by Doc Tanner. WELL KNOWN ARCHITECT. Harold Stewart, Miami architect, who planned the Tropical Park race track at Coral Gables, Fla., is laying out the 50,000 worth of improvements ordered by Albert Levey, president of the Havana American Racing Association sponsoring the coming big meeting. Stewart has also designed the Florida exhibit for the New York Worlds Fair. Leo Echle, of Baltimore, is due here pronto to take charge of the mutuels department. There will be mutuel and handbook wagering at Oriental Park, the same method in vogue since 1915 when "Curley" Brown erected the beautiful Marianao track. Jim Milton, who will officiate as general manager, gets in a day or two from Maryland, where he acted as starter. Two of the most famous bangtails to compete here were Iron Mask and Dr. Clark. ! The former which hung up a worlds record , i for five and one-half furlongs with 150 I 1 pounds on his back, at Juarez, Mexico, many years ago, was a sensation in Havana back in 1916, and Dr. Clark rewarded his backers with plenty of lucre in 1919 and 1920. Eddie Taplin, who rode for Guy Bedwell in these parts, was astride Iron Mask when the record wrecking mark was hung up.
