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PARADISE QUEEN WINS THE SANTA ANA. Rapid Water Canters Mile in Track Record Time — Canardo Gets Brackets Again, Los Angeles. OaL, February 15.— Paradise Queen, an outsider in the betting, carried off the Santa Ana Stakes today from the fiest juveniles here. Achieve, well backed by talent and public alike, ran a disappointing race and failed to finish iu the first three. The public was deceived in reuard to tin- winners true form on account of her poor showing some few days ago. Dugan. not to be outdone by Moriaritv when he brought Merrill home a winner in the first race last Tuesday, rode a good race on the horse todav. Merrill was held at practically the same price in the betting today as was laid against him in the previous race. Sail Nicholas gradually dosed up a tdg gap in the last half and finally got up for aeeaad place in the last stride. Halton. which set the early pace with Bill Mayham. tired near the end. Bill Mayham quit badly in the final drive. Canardo. in winning the second race, won his fourth successive victory at this track. Kerry, a recent winner, went out in front right after the start and. showing great speed, led hv a wide margin to the stretch, where Canardo finally wore him down. Friar of Elgin was heavilv backed to win just before post time, but fell away fast after going a good half. Harvels race was In glaring contrast to his recent brilliant performance-. Rapid Water came back to the races todav to redeem himself for his defeat by Boalta and Magazine last Ihursday and did it In Impressive fashion Dugan held tin big son of Rapallo under restraint until reaching the stretch when he gave the horse his liead and quickly overtook Marster and. winning eased up. equalled the track record of 1-373 Mars-t r led under sufferance to the bead of the sltet.li. where be gave way lo the challenge of the winner. Paradise Queen, showing marked improvement won the Santa Ana Stakes afler a hard drive with lluke or Milan. Achieve, which was coupled Willi Ned .Irani as the llildreth entry, was the most fan cied ot those starling, owing to her four successive victor lea, but was tiring at the end and was out stayed for third place. The following horses were sold in the paddock today by auction: Lee Harrison II.. to C L McDonald. S1.05O; Master Lester to J. Boden, 00-Sam Bernard to J. Pelter, ,050. The draw-in record was broken here todav for southern California racing, twenty-six books answer lag roll call. The increase was caused by a great number of favorites having been beaten here re ccntly. George Rose drew in and set the prices for the ring. Acrobat has a bad leg and may not be seen at the post in some time. "Hani" Keene shipped his string from here to Oakland today to join those of J. 0. Keene.
