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CRACK 0J DAWN WINS AGAIN Proves His Superiority Over Other ThreeYear Olds at Tijuana Army Buys Horses SAX DIEGO Cal March 2 The Kentucky Derby candidate Crack o Dawn which last Sunday took first honors in the Tijuana Derby again showed his worth yesterday when he decisively defeated a good band of longdistance racers in the Old Mexico Handicap over a route of a mile and a sixteenth Veteran was his closest rival while his stablemate Martin A Noonan was a beaten off third The strapping son of The Man ¬ ager Shuck II had to be hard ridden to get to the front but once in the lead he set a heart ¬ breaking pace Entering the stretch Veteran chal ¬ lenged the colt but the youngster drew away when jockey Van Dusen urged him and ultimately won in a canter Veteran which finished in second place ran a smashing race He was sharply inter ¬ fered witli rounding the far turn but came again and finished fast and resolutely Martin A Noonan coupled with Crack o Dawn was shy of early speed but made up some ground in the final quarter to best Rifle by threequarters of a length for third place placeFavorites Favorites scored in five of the seven Rices three of which were prohibitive choices choicesThe The Nevada Stock Farm entry consisting of Hlazing Fire and Apricot were much the best of the twoyearolds and ran onetwo in the opening dash dash1eggv 1eggv Martin was backed into oddson favoritism in the second and won in a canter canterContinued Continued success was attained by the followers of form in the third race when Dienero triumphed over a field of fourteen starters with Review and Iast Chance finishing second and third thirdSadie Sadie D finally found a band of in Hers she could defeat and won the fourth race from Mighty Lever and Lady Josephine JosephineW W F Poisons Trophy was the fifth favorite of the day to score when he took the sixth race in hollow fashion from Woodle Montgomery and Deck ¬ hand handThe The fainthearted but speedy sprinter Herder again scored a lucky victory when he lasted long inoiigh to win the last race from Harrigans Heir and Neg NegW W Taylor the veteran rider who rode the favorite La Rote Noire had a narrow escape from serious if not fatal injury when his mount was caught in a jam soon after the start and fell Taylor was thrown heavily to the ground and was picked iii unconscious After being rushed to the hospital lie regained consciousness and an examina ¬ tion showed barring an abrasion of the cheek there were no other injuries injuriesCol Col A N McClure of the United States Remount division announced that he had bought for the government the following stallions Mars Mouse Rey el Pleasanton White Shield J J Murdock Rifle Shooter Examiner Albert II and Ren Royal These horses were shipped to the state fair grounds at Sacramento Cal where they will be stabled for a brief period preparatory to being distributed to different sections of California ITtah Arizona and Nevada NevadaA A carload of horses in charge of W Ruck en route to Wheeling W Va got miller way yes ¬ terday Pefore shipping John Strife who is sending six head purchased at private sale from W C Weant the horse Raby Cal CalJockey Jockey It Marinelli was indisposed yesterday and was absent from the saddle saddleJockey Jockey Gaugel was taken sick after the second race and was forced to cancel the remainder of his mounts mountsF F Dahnken had intended shipping Veteran Wynnewood and Lonely to Iexington Ky today but on tin strength of Veterans good race yes ¬ terday he canceled the order for the car and will remain here to start Veteran in the 10000 Knifed Sates Grant Hotel Handicap Sunday and in the 20000 Coffroth Handicap to be run two weeks from Sunday
