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| TIJUANA RACING UNDER WAY Rest of Few Days Gives Added Impetus to Meeting — Rapid Stride Popular Victor. TMIANA. Mexico. December 31. — With renewed vigor racing U ok a fresh start yesterday aud instead of reducing enthusiasm and attendance, as might have been expected, the rest of a few- days seemed to give the meeting an added impetus. Weather conditions wre ideal for the renewal of the sport. A patronizing sun beat down on the track and the mud is fast turning into dust. This is true on the bai kstretch, where only a faint sign of the reeent heavy precipitation now remains. Fiom the head of the stretch to the grandstand the track is still deep in mud. Rapid Stride proved an ideal favorite in the main contest of the day, a claiming purse at three-iptarters of a mlie. He was almost back to the exclusion of all others. Aside from a brief period in the strerch he dominated the running and the finish saw him a length and a half ahead of Sam Reh and Horace Latch. Jockey Parke rode him wisely, being content to wait while Sam Reh essayed to take up the running. However, when Kapid Stride was released from restraint he again bounded to the front and from there on victory was assured. It looked only a short time for that astute horseman C. R. Irwin to win another ra e with his recent acquisition Commander. He elected to try for honors in the sixth race, at one and one-sixteenth miles. Oppaaed to him were a small field of what is known :.s "good tough track hor-es " Sans Pour II. and Tetaaak divided the bulk of the speculation, but Coauaaadec led tnem home hy a wide margin iind :■ i lie capable iMiag of lackey D. Hum. The thrilling exoerieiiee of the winner being in doubt until the afflcial reaall bad been displayed was the lor ef the sp,.t ta tors at the end of the fourth race. Ii was another mil" and a sixteeath affair. The winner turned up in Mistress Polly, which "dropped from the clouds" to aaateh a bail line verdict from Nebraska aad Audrey K. Thaw who wagered on the winner owe thanKs m jo ke. ;. Williams. It was indeed his BMiaterfaJ ride which contribute!! greatly to the mares success. Jockey T. Miiriay celebrated his return to tin-saddle i.y acoriag iwa winners in saecesaiea, these being Choir Master and .lack I.edi. Jockey P.. Parke was on a par with Murray, for he also rede two ariaaem. Jackey Baiadiaa apprentice allewaare expire* today. He seared his maiden victory on P. poet- Tea at Tijuana January 1. 1921. A single claim was registered during the after-noon. Bafferty was the lone thorough!.!-! o to change awaeia. Il - was taken out of the last raee by H. Walters, the claim being lor .fMH. J. ,. Rnssey. who recently dl spaaed of his stable at auction, departed today for Lao Aagetee. Then-he will inspect some young stock at Miss Anita ilaldwins fatm at Santa Antia. It is his ateatJea to pan baa* -ome of these Jareailra foi misaaarr raciac ia the F.a~i. l.eon ing. racing secretary, today aaaouaced iiie weights for the SS.BM Meaicali Haadieap, at a mile aad eeventj yards, la be raa Moaday. The ereighta are as rollaa ■. Oleanc! M, Roathero Geatleaaaa •©. WeddiaK Prince M, Baas !■ ■- II. 9 i, lidy in Black 97. Bel gian Queen W. Iki- Harray 99. Gath tOB, Tailor Maid I0g. Im spectoi km. Grace ion. Laatadon lag, Bearesa IOC, CoffieW ioT. Rifle ios. Btar i:-im 115, Breeae ic. Bnaaylaad UT, Motor Cap 1 1:«». and Ib.yce Rools |2g. «
