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NEW TIJUANA TEACK MARK SLIPPERY ELM ESTABLISHES RECORD OF 1:11 FOR THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILE. Track Lightning Fast Zetetic Runs a Mile in 1:39 Troxler to Ride for G. W. Wingfield Sale of Horses Bring Fair Prices. Tijuana, Mex., December 20. Slippery Elm broke the Tijuana track record for three-quarters of u mile, when he won the Edgmoor Handicap in 1:11 today, replacing the former mark of 1:11, held by Ed Cudihee. Slippery Elm only won by a head, after u gruelling stretch drive. Deliver was hemmed in next to the rail and, had she been able to get through sooner, the ehances are she would have won. Ed Cudihee set the early puce, on sufferance, and, when his rider was ready. Slippery Elm took the lead away from him and maintained it to the end. The track was lightning fast today, and even the mare Zetetic ran a mile in 1:39. The Bronx Stable finally put over a winner, when Ann Tilly annexed the second race of the day, holding a comfortable lead throughout. Ann Tilly was advanced to 00 by George Marshall, but was retained, while the Bronx Stable, in turn, claimed Cnro Nome. Jockey Charley Burlingame was an arrival here today and expects to don silks in a few days. Although the report could not be confirmed, it is said, that Roscoe Troxler has been signed to ride for the George W. Wingfield stable. Several horses were sold at auction in the paddock today. The W. Nostlehouse string sold as follows: Eddie Delling, to Jim Donovan, 050; Mabel Dulweber, to A. C. MeCnfferty, ,200; Quartermaster, to Harry ITnna, 00; May Mausley, a yearling, to Joe Cooper, 100; Billy Nestlehonse, a yearling, to O. Alexandra, ,050; Itita Warner, a yearling, to G. Alexandra, 375; Barbara Schilling, a yearling, to Jack Feltor, 300; Logan Denny sold Commoness to C. H. Dixon for 00; Anna Lou, to C. K. Daniels, for 350; C. A. Davies sold Glint to J. McCarthy for 00 and Weyanoke to J. McCarthy for 700; David Ford sold Plush to G. Alexandra for 00. The selling race war, which has raged merrily since the opening of the meeting, has now reached the alarming proportions of three and four runups daily. There have been one hundred and seventy-nine selliiiK. races to date and forty-one runups. On November 11, the opening day. Star Shooter was entered for ,000 and, after winning, was boosted to ,800; Deliver was advanced from ,200 to ,705 on December 1, and Scarlet Oaks, after capturing the Tijuana Selling Stakes on December 10, was the medium of the largest runup of the meeting, when her owner had to pay 1,705 to retain her, these three instances being the most pretentious of the bidups so far. It may be that "Bed" Walker has inadvertently been drawn into the halter brigade. After Har-wood was taken from II. L. Crain out of a 00 "top and bottom" selling race recently, by W. E. Suggs for 00, Walker promptly bought the horse from Suggs for just what he had paid for him. "They insinuate," said the Canadian turfman, "that I furnished the money for the boost, but I didnt even know in advance that Suggs meant to bid the horse up. After Hanvood was knocked down to him, though, I told him that if lie didnt Avant the horse, I would take him off his hands for what he paid for him, and my proposition was accepted. However, if any of the boys want to start anything witli me, let them do so. I am well fixed for ammunition, and Ill guarantee I wont be the first to cry enough. All I ask is for the other party to come out into the open by putting something into selling races wortli going after. I can remain on the firing line almost as long as any one else around here." Apparently J. Bussey has whetted up his tomahawk and gone after the financial scalp of George AVingfield through the medium of the Tijuana selling races. His latest move was to take away from Wingfield, the purse won by Svvarts Hill in her only start at the meeting to date, but manager George Berry just saved the purse for the Nevadian by dropping the mare on Bussey for 00. To a man up a tree it looks as if Bussey might be bring-in up trouble for himself and employer, Nestlehonse for Whgfield, if lie ever finds time to notice trivial matters, is apt to become peeved at what he might consider "sniping," and issue orders to his subordinate officers to turn loose their big guns on the enemy. If that should happen well, since the, memorable clasli between David and Goliath the historical "dope" shows very few instances of mix-ups between a pigmy and a giant financial or otherwise where the little one hasnt come out a very bad second. Thus far, however, the only retaliatory move made by the Wingfield forces was to take away from the opposition 00 of a selling purse won by their Quartermaster.
