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FINAL DAYS RACING AT TIJUANA SAN DIEGO Cal May 9 La Golondrina It was the swan song for the Tijuana meeting Thus the curtain fell on what has been unanimously de ¬ clared the best meeting that has marked the sport at the quaint Mexican town since racing was in ¬ augurated there With the running of the last race 125 days of racing was brought to a success ¬ ful completion completionThe The Adjos Handicap at one and oneeighth miles which was the seventh and feature race on the farewell card went to East Indian carrying the colors of George Miller the oldtime jockey East Indian ruled the favorite and made good by winning by two and a half lengths from Ike Harvey which in turn was an easy second over Rcjjreso The contest provided a brilliant spectacle as at one stage of the race while the field was passing the fiveeighths post they were so closely grouped that the proverbial blanket could have covered the entire seven starters startersThe The sixyearold gelding Jake Schas surprised the talent by winning the eighth race at a mile and seventy yards from a good band of longdistance runners Jake Schas was overlooked in a betting way paraded to the post the longestpriced horse in the race However he made his opponents look cheap by winning with ease Christie Holters and Our Maid following him home homeForm Form was well observed during the afternoon fa ¬ vorites and second choices accounting for the ma ¬ jority of the nine races racesOne One of the closest finishes of the meeting came in the final race in which Billy Lam won a noss verdict from Orchid King There were some of the spectators that were of the opinion that Orchid King had won but again the deceptive angle played its part At the finish Orchid King was bearing out badly while Billy Lane finished close to the inside rail which cost the former horse the race raceIt It was announced by the judges that the suspen ¬ sion of jockey O Willis ended yesterday yesterdayJudge Judge Francis Nelson left last night for his home in Toronto Ont Harry Morrissey was a passenger on the same train
