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MORE RAIN FALLS AT TIJUANA. Shell Do Shows a Liking for Heavy Going and Defeats Palatable and Gladiola in Handicap. Tijuana. Mex.. March 12. — Another heavy rain ovi r night changed track conditions and mud ruu-u.rs had a decided advantage. J. Belters rood filly Shell Do accounted for the three-quarters of a mile handicap, the feature of the days program. Pleksaa saved her to the stretch turn and when he called on her. the filly responded gamely and came away fast to win as her rider phased. O. W. Wingfields imported filly Oladiola ran a corking race, showing a brilliant turn of speed in setting the pace to the last eighth, when she tired in the heavy going. Palatable closed with a rush and outgamed Oladiola in the last stride for second place. The opening race resulted in an easy victory for Ben Incas. while Judge Price just lusted long enough to withstand the closing rush of Red Circle in the second. Mis, Potty was best in the third race ami was only cantering at the fini.di. The closest and best finish of the afterno; n occurred in the fifth, when Harry 1. came from list place and. overtaking the leader, Tieowen. in the last eighth, outgamed him in the final strides, getting the verdict by a nose. Loan Shark failed to overtake the flying Inquieta in the closing race, the later having a five-lengths had at the finish.
