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WAR MASKS GRAND RACE Details of His Victory in U S Grant Hotel Handicap All Attendance Records Broken SAX DIEGO Cal March 28 Silhouetted against the verdant green of the Mexican hills displaying remarkable exhibition of speed ami gamene s as he thundered through the stretch to victory AVar Mask carrying the colors of Johnny Dundee and admirably ridden by jockey Mcrritt Hiixton won the 10000 P S Grant Hotel Handicap at Tijuana Sunday SundayAVar AVar Mask the sturdy little son of Star Shoot not only proved tlie victor but he gave his oppo nonls a sound beating and set a new track record recordof of 152 for a mile and an eighth thereby clipping clippingfourfifths fourfifths of a second from Crack oDawns mark markwhich which that fast colt established recently AVar AVarMask Mask evidently was in pain while conquering for forhe he returned to the stand a lame horse horseOf Of the field that answered the call of the bugle the mighty lo Frank received Iho bulk of the public support and faced the barrier the favorite AVar Mask however was well backed as therr were many who doubted if Ho Frank with 134 pounds to War Masks 117 could give the stout ¬ hearted Dundee crack that much weight and the race proved their contention correct correctStarter Starter Harry Morrissey lost little time in get ¬ ting the field away to a corking good start with llifl first to show in front The Irwln hope showed the way around the first turn with Vynnewood in close pursuit Jockey Hiixton aftrido of War Ma k had cleverly placed Ills mount in third position and the halfmile ost found them in that order Racing to the far turn Wynnewoods rider found Rifle tiring and he urged his mount into the lead while AVar Mask moved into second position when Kitle dropped to the rear Lengths back He Frank with his KM K unds was gamely shouldering his burden but to the critical eye it was plain to see he was anchored under his crush ing impost impostHounding Hounding into the stretch Huston called on AAar Mask and in a flash the Dundee thoroughbred I r SjrU AVTjrirTrtjJ aiiJ drew far jiwiiy Thou amid the cheers of the thousand that witnessed i I the race he cantered past the judges with a fivelength margin to spare The real contest resulted between the second and third horses Wynnewood which commenced to tire an eighth out from the heartbreaking pace he had yet finished with rare gameness and just managed to save second place by inches from the old cam ¬ paigner Paddy AAhaek AAhaekBE 1 BE FRAKK NOT DISGRACED DISGRACEDHe He Frank which finished in fourth place al ¬ though defeated was far from disgraced Despite his burden jockey AV Mclntyre rode him lutrtf throughout the journey and although he was eight lengths behind the winner he ran a commendable race JI has not been to the races since his victory in the Haja California Handicap and per ¬ haps his race will do him good His next engage ¬ ment is in the 20HH Coffroth Handicap in which he may shovr to better advantage advantageXnt Xnt only was a track record broken today hut all records for attendance and inntiicl play went by the board The snmmcrliko weather and the attractive card made the day at Tijuana a gala one Hy the time the horses paraded in the first race of the day the stand was packed with the promenade in front a seething mass of people Coronado and San Diego society turning out in large numbers and the clubhouse was also well attended More than 1000 machines found space to park outside the gates gatesA A distinguished guest of the afternoon was Senor Don JOqiiiminio y Harra the new governor of Lower California With members of his official family Governor y Harra occupied a box draped with the Mexican colors and during the running of tho last race he and Senor Simon Aillaraino mayor of Tijuana were in the stewards pergoda to act as honorary judges judgesThe The secondary feature of tho day went to Anna AAood the westernbred daughter of Honey wood Anna May which took the Hollywood Handicap at five and a half furlongs negotiating the distance in l0fiif The fleet filly ran thu fastest five and a half furlongs of this meeting winning by a length and a half from Hritains Ally and Top o th Morn ¬ ing ingNine Nine favorites fell hy the wayside However outside of the second fourth and eighth races form was well observed In the second Col Murphy surprised by winning at better than 17 to 1 and hi the fourth race Hardora took the lead at the rise of the barrier and showed her heels to her opponents for a mile and a sixteenth She paid almost 14 to 1 AVator Willow in the eighth from an advantHgeous start was home first in a close finish with Christie Hollers and Peerless One OneJockey Jockey I 1 1 urn was given five days suspension by starter Morrissey for disobedience at the post in the last race raceOwner Owner C T AVorthington has ordered his car for shipment of his horses which he has here lie Is expected to leave for Lexington Ky taking his unbeaten filly Pepper Tea and her stablcmale Lillian Ioraine The handicap mare They Shall Xot Pass is another that goes along alongJockey Jockey IS Marinelli who has been under a doe tors care for the last few days wns at the track today and reported that he expects to rcminic his saddle work on Tuesday
