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i MELACHRINO MAKES GOODl Highly Prized Youngster Victorious in First Appearance Under Colors. SAN DIFC.O. al.. January S ■-.]. C McKays • oil Melachnno. a snapping son of Atheling II. and Resalawa. which was paubbsed fraaa Gearge Wing field of the Nevada Stock Faun laM fall a* I yearling for ,003, made gofKl yesterday al the first a«kiag. IL* rietary wa* bapreasive, in a* much a* be wa* askeel to measure strides With] some ..f the best juvenile* gaartered ai the bardar course. Il wa* in lite initial dash al three-eighths-that Melioiirino made hi* debni. He i* a ealt of faultle*s conformitioii and siite that would catch the eye of the mo*! fastidious In r*euiau He ruled; i an oiiils-ou favoriie. The thoroughly schooled young j siei was away test and led his opponents from siart l to finish. .loelia J. was always the runner up. I I with Fal.er in thiid position They finished in thi* order. The day was replete with sensational racing, in which four of I he finishers were of the hair-line variety. One race in particular, the fifth, pro vided I great end struggle, the like of which has not been seen in rOi.uy a day. In this the result : corded seven horse* finishing almost on a perfect line. First honors went to Billy Ijifie. which scored a nose victory from the long shot Bobby Allen, which was a like distance ahead of Huron II. The race was no; a true run affair, as jockey Williams, astride of Huron IF. ciu across in i I front of the other* at the start and practically mined the chances of Coca Coin, Sheba, Orchid King and Cat field. For this flagrant foul riding Williams, who of late has been often reprimanded 1 for rough work, was given stiff punishment when the stewards suspendew him for thirty days. Jockey C. Thompson rode two winners to rietary by the smallest of margins. His successes came in the second and eighth races, in which he scored I with Bed Man and Shifty. Both were victors by a no*e, and it was really the good ridiug of Thompson that landed them iu front. The stewards ; al*o look exception to Thoraphons rough riding ; • while astride Bed Man aud in consequence he will be absent from the *»ddle for the next ten I racing days. ■ I The sensational four-year-old colt Lantados caused [ much excitement among the dockers yesterday morning when he worked f ive-eightlis in 1:00V,. This work was in preparation for the ,000 Speed I Handicap, at five and a half furlongs, which is down for decision nest Suuday. Lantados had I plenty of weight up and impressed all thai witnessed his performance by the easy manner in which he ran the distance. One lone claim was registered yesterday. In the second race Thirty Seven was taken by J. A. Parson for . Prominent among yesterdays visitors were Sain uel .1. Levy, managing director of the Brigliouse race track, at Vancouver. B. C. In his party wen John Park. s»oitiiig editor of the Vam-ouver World and Normal Drysdale, prominent merchant of the northwest city. a
