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SAN DIEGO FAVORS RACING People of That City Vote Against and Defeat Suppression of Racing News. SAN DIEGO, Gal., December 8. A form chart ordinance which was passed by the. cpmuiQU..council some months back and was voted "upon by the people of San Diego yesterday was -badly defeated; Near jl0iLotfiBiUd Eiiv-f asrpr of tlul r4cer".trcKf and oneVhibre the apparent good will ot San Dieg-ans toward the Tijuana race track was voiced at the polls. Had the ordinance carried it would have been a felony to-have in ones possession an out-of-town paper with racing news. President Cof froth was joyous over the victory and voiced his approval of the solidity of good feeling shown by the merchants and voters of this city. The first of the seventeen stakes which are to be decided during the winter at Tijuana will be run on Sunday, December 19, when the Sacramento Handicap, valued at ,500, will be carded. There are at least forty nominations for the event, among them being Thunderstorm, Edwina, Sailor and other high-class performers. The jockey ranks were added to yesterday with the arrival of Johnny Callahan and W. J. OBrien. They bring word that other capable riders are en route to Tijuana and by Christmas the riding material here will be plentiful and of good quality.
