New-York tribune., 1919-03-05
Loft Seeking
Get Control
OfCuba Racing
New Yorker Makes a
Liberal Offer for Prop.
erty of the Jockey Club

HAVANA, Cuba, March 4.-Before
sailing for New York this morning
George w. Loft made a liberal offer
to H. D. Brown for the controlling in
terest of the Cuba-American Jockey
Club in behalf Of himself, A. H. Diaz
and other influential residents Of
Cuba. Mr.. Brown is CONSIDERING tbs
proposition, and if the sale is nade
he will retire from racing and will
travel and look after his extensive
realty interests IN Florida and Cali
forna.
Possession Of the property in any
clusion of the present meeting earlv
IN April: If the sale should be made
c. j. Fitzgerald would succeed Mr..
Brown as general manager.
Numerous improvements which have
been planned during the year includ-
ing enlargement of the clubhouse, will
be carried to completion later under
the supervision of the present man.
agement.
There have been numerous Ameri-
can visitors to the Oriental Park
course during the present winter.
among them being Mr. and Mrs. sam,
uel d. Riddle, Of the Glen Riddle
Farms; William C. Eustis, Robert Ba-
con, jr., Theodore Douglas Robinson,
Harold Weeks, Milton Hershey, Mr.
and Mrs. F. II. Brunell and Samuel
Lazarus, all of whom are familiar with
the best equipped racing plants in
America, and they all pronounce Orien-
tai Park one of the most picturesque
and complete courses ever seen and
prophesy q great future for the thor
oughbrcd in Cuba.
Kay Spence scored a double victory
this afternoon when Blondel and Sa-
senta won the third and sixth events.
The Diaz stable furnished the winner
for the year-old event When Sea-
bat beat field of nine youngsters.
The Breeders purse went to Rapid
t'ircr
First for three year qlas. ,msldsns;s purse
: to TO- 20 3. first; Grey Rlmp, ll5 lTroise). 7
10 >, to D. 3 TO s. second; Plain BMl. III ol-uns-
furG), 3 to !. even. | 2 third. Time AZ 30.
Sieve. ris. Cuba, Queen Ganney Flecne and Doug
coupled.
Second race nc breeders purse for three
Walslmasler loS Ckesayl. ] to ., 8 10 s. 10 j.
s. to j. % third Time. o' liz " Mcona G lydia 3d.
Expression. oenothera. Tom TIT Goodwood and AM
bfose also ran. Scratched Rankcr.
Third race (for three ycar-olds. maidcns: claim
ing; nurse $500: six furlongs, Bondcl. lo7 uLuns-
fordl & to L. to even, first I,osasins no Do
o6 dTrasch). 20 to !. to !. 4 to |. third. Time.
IA -. Tafy. Cnders. La Kross. Red. The
Cleaner. Precious Jewel Venetian Boy. aud Search =
light 3D.. also ran. Scratched. Duke KuT.
FO%Th race CT and inward
Frlts Elnst 100 (Mnrrayl. s to ), to . out first
FIRST Ballot. lo3 &C. liowar6N. to ., even , to j.
second; kinghsher. 100 lrroise). to s. ! to 4.
out: third. Time. AZ 35 Ncphthys, Timkins.
Clf Haven and John Graham also ran.
Fifth race (or three wear olds claiming; purse
5000 on" mile Kimpalong, lo3 (1roiscl TO |. 4
to D to D. first. Anlace. 10l n1nsfordl. 3 TO l.
8 to ). to 5. second; Cabalo. lOl tThurber) s to
J., 3 to J. 10 >, third Time. 40 45. Buster
Clark. Iron Boy, Fortunes Favor, Sunduria Lamp
Post and Sunningdalc also ran. Scratched Snow
Queen.
Sixth race Gor three year -olds and upward
claiming; purse $500; mile and fifty yards -
Sssenta III 1Lunsfordl TO $. to 4. out first;
Gorion Russell. los tkoppclmanl 10 l. to .
6 to .. second; breeze 1l5 twinghcD. 3 to l. 6
70 .. TO :, third. Time Al 45. Appleton Wiske.
rtttcrgold Soldier, Drifneld. and Mary Beau also
ran. Scratched. Galway.