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TIJUANA MEETING COMES TO AN END. Great Crowd Sees Tokajr Win the Principal Race oi ths Closing Day. Tijuana. Mex.. April -.- T..kay ran the fastest race of the Meethsg in the Farewell Handicap today. He set the pace all the way ami steed a furious drive to run the mile and a sixteenth in 1:45*4. Star of Love ran a capital race himself to finish second, while the consistent Pulliix was third. The one hundred ami twenty-five days meeting, which has just come to an end. was even greater than anticipated. After a short scries of rains, almost perfect weather favored the turfmen ami. altogether, the meeting was successful from every view pehat. President Coffroth is still contemplating a short summer meeting, but this will Is- contingent on whether there is any summer racing out west. One of the largest crowds that ever filed through the gates was present today. They came from many parts and some of the social lions of America were ill that crowd. The Darktoun Derby provoked many laughs, while the running away ami throwing of jockey Pauley caused no little flutter of excitement. President Coffroth is still working on the "sponge" case, and there will likely he sonic sensational developments by tomorrow. The judges handed down another series of rulings today; jockey F. Murphy was ruled off the turf for whipping jockey Tyrtll over the head in the Darktown Derby. Jockey .1. Mclntyre was restored to good standing, .-•s was owner 5. W. Killerman. Killerman was sus peuded recently for a violation of the claiming rules.
