The magnificent American sister ships "Morro Castle and "Oriente" are the fastest turbo-electric steamers afloat.

THE lover of outdoor sports finds Havana a delightful and satisfying all-year playground. Every form of sport and recreation to be expected in a land of perpetual springtime and summer, is available under ideal conditions. The Gulf of Mexico is perfect for yachting, sailing in smaller boats and for motor boating. The Havana Yacht Club is a hospitable headquarters for boating enthusiasts from many countries.

Horse racing is run through a long season each year at Oriental Park, under the auspices of the Havana Jockey Club. The golf course of the Havana Biltmore Country Club is one of the most attractive on this hemisphere. The Casino Nacional offers the diversions and chances of Monte Carlo. Baseball and boxing have enthusiastic followings. Motoring over the splendid highways that -adiate from Havana is a singularly pleasant recreation. Jai-Alai, the Spanish game of handball, played all the year by professionals, is fast and exciting. Fishing is good in nearby Gulf, and hunting is good in the interior. The people are pleasure-loving, patrons of all kinds of sports, and welcome the visiting sportsman and pleasure-seeker.

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