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I | i i t ANOTHER WIN FOR MIDIA Stewards Refuse to Allow Her Withdrawal and Ma-e Earns Another Set of Brackets. s.N DIEGO. Cnl.. Jannarj 3 The refasal of the stewards at Tijnana yeaterday msrniag Is allow swaer V. Maaaale to scrntrh his mare Mhtla reaalted in tii.it speetly ra«"er annexlm nnotber set af brackets. Midi. i had won Tiie-ii.:y and owner Maaaale believed that another race yesterday would he too mack for ber He pleaded with tin- officers t- a ilea him to withdraw li- carry, bni inasmuch as the field In which Midia was carded te start was a small ■ bis req.Be t was seated. Then. to the ■ plete surprise of hoik narlic and owner, the ninre made -i -how of hei oppsaenta and *•■■•. ii." f rti: an-i featare race on the rard at the Iwcratii Ids or better than 10 to I. It wa- a dash at one miie and sereuty yartls. Midia dashetl lo the frpat sooq after the rise of tin barrier sad. maintaining a safe lead, drew oat la a decisire manner in the last -:-j;litli to win iirpr. -siv--M . Jake s. ha-, which bad pwrssed her in rain, was an iisy -c.-..iil. with Omoiid taking third honors. Hor-:.••• Ler.-h. a weII-su|iported starter, was in an iglj mood ami refased lo leave I be post, much to the ehagtin of those whs favored him. After ninny days .■:" stormy Breather bright skies and a patronizing sntt sheae down on ;: rotirne i • li was deep in mud. The canape for the better in climatic conditions was instrumental in bringing ont .1 good midweek crsard. Hatting the lasi !«•• races the u - were woo ia hollow fashion, with tlie winners assared leastha bdfore they had reached the finish. Li the sixth race, ,-i five and a half furlongs, American Maid aa 1 Happy Valley figured in a rousing finish, in v. kick the filly managed to oat-last J. Aivin"- sprinter by inches. Jack Led! «as third. Rafferty la the coacladlng dash, at three-quart of a mile, made good in his new owners rotors at the first ashing and triumphed over Plans Blossom by half a len-.-th. with Mabel Rale best of the others. The daily toll of claims was registered and three hornes changed ownership. in the second race ■lake Kern, the erstwhile owner of Ella Waldo, ri claimed her from c. k. Groves, while the last-aamed horseman took the winner Barry I . Right hundred dollars was the roasMeratios in en. h case. William "Red" I Walker lost Sea Beach out of the si ih. that thoroughbred being claimed by F. B. Irwin for fMg. G. M. VAN G0RDEN TWO-YEAR-OLDS. George Van Gardes, the veteran up.--tate breeder, Wi - l belated arrival hero yesterday from Pieasan-ton. Cai. He brought five I wo-year-olds of his own breeding. The complete list named and their pedigrees are as follows: V;in Patrick, Ch. e, by General Roberts— Janice Marion. smile Again, br. f. by General Roberts — Orba Smile. Anita K.. b. f. by General Roberts — Lori Rita. Peg « .. b. i. by General Roberts— FrllL Morning Dew, eh. f. by Reformat ion —Miss Roberts. Van Gsrdea reports that tlie youngsters are advanced in training, having been given their early preparation at the Pleaanatoa race track. He is pat li.-nlarly -weet on Van Patrick, which is a brother to Private Peat, and Peg O.. which is a sister to the useful performer lijinpum Jockey G. Williams was taken iil during the running of the fifth race while astride of Jake 8chas, and was forced to cancel his remaining ufiins. The mare Water Willow has been nerved by Dr. T. J. Ogle, and will be on the shelf for ■ short time. Carl Withiagtaa, who. with Baron I/ong, are the "powers that be behind the San Diego Stable, was an arrival here today after an exteu-i e eastern soiotirn. Jockey J. Huntamer. in winning with one of i.s mounts, and O. Williams, in failing to s.ore. during the day. brought about a tie for saddle baaora at this meeting between these two. As the .-■ore now stands each has lidden tarty winner-up to date. Jeff Hcarn today received word that his one-time 1 1 haras Jack Mount had saccasabed to an attack of heart failure at Toronto. Ont. The news came in the form of a telegram from the man on whose fa:m the hor-e wa- turned out.
