Some Discord at Tijuana: Selling Race Rule in Disfavor With Horsemen at Mexican Course, Daily Racing Form, 1916-12-23

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SOME DISCORD AT TIJUANA SELLING RACE RULE IN DISFAVOR WITH HORSEMEN AT MEXICAN COURSE. Canadian. Claiming Rule Favored as Substitute Meeting Tonight of Manager Coffroth and Horsemen to Adjust Matters. Tijuana, Mex., December 22. The selling race rule prevailing here is not meeting with favor among the horsemen ami they have demanded that tin? Canadian claiming rule be substituted. James OolTroth, general manager of the Tijuana track, has expressed a willingness to thrash this subject out with the horsemen and will hold a meeting with them tonight to discuss and adjust matters, whereby an agreement will be reached satisfactory to the racing association and turfmen alike. The horsemen declare that everything is satisfactory to them, with the exception of the selling race rule. Dorothy Dean had an apparently easy time in winning the Web Handicap here today. Despite the fact that she was giving away weight to everything in the race, she fairly cantered through the stretch to beat Virile, while Executor was third. Itlnckthorn won the third race rather easily. After winning he was bill up to and sold to F. Ilcarener. .Sam Iieckham was heavily supported to win the opening race.


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