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I , LADIES DAY AT TIJUANA . I Attracts Large Crowd to Border Course— 5 Good Racing Despite Muddy Track. TIJUANA, Mexico. January "1. — Kxtreinely muddy was the eoaree yesterday, hat there was bright weather overhead and a waun sun beating down j on an eathaslastie crowd completed another day of tather interesting racing at the bor let course. Thoroughbreds with early speed, enabling them t* | Ret to the front and avoid 1 1 1 • - mud thrown by the | leaders, had all the better of the raciug. and tie se r in this lass won off by themselves. | The initial race of the card, which was for maiden two yrar aMa. at three-eighths, furnished the most «»x i t injr and really the only close finish ; "f the afternoon. Starter Harry Morrissey got them away in fine order, and the early running was nredoaalnated by Mt. Rose, from the a. s. Williuaaa stable. The iiacemaker held sway until -a sixteenth out. when he failed to withstand the -challenge of Dan Hogau. a stouthearted son of AtheUag II. — Lady Vera, which proved to be the winner by the close margin of a nose. Mt. Rose ] held on to second place, while Joella J., the favor- ■ ite. took third money. There were eight racea on the card and in all. excepttag the first, the winners had wide margins j at tiie end, in thr- cases were Red Man and Booueville scored in their races. The fiftli race, a apriat of five-eiuhths. was won rather easily by Huron II.. a superiar mudder. Only fiur paraded to the poet, Hurou II., Doctor Corbet t. C. A. Coaafekey and Tabloid. Huron II. was away first and was never in • danger. At the end he bad a two lengths lend over Doctor Corhett, the latter beating C. A. Comiskey by three nnartera of a length. C. A. Comiskey waa within striking distance until rounding the last turn, art ere he tired and jockey K. Pa tor was re-Ojaired to give him a hard ride to save third place fi 1.1 Tabloid, which was going fast at the end. Reunion, the eight-year-old son of Aha Frank. was right at home in the sloppy going and encountered no trouble in bonding his opponents safe in the sixth race, at one mile. He scored an early advantage, for he opened up a big gap on the baek-si retell. He drew out decisively in the last eighth. wtantag by five lengths from Montona. Eraaituna, an oilds-on favorite, finished outride the money. The favorite Booueville scored easily in the seventh race, at one mile and TO yards, lackey Noble saved him until rounding the far turn. Where Booueville moved up fast, caught Lewis I:, and Walter II. Pence, the leaders, and ultimately wen by five good " lengths. Starting for t!i" first time since his name bad been changed, the five-year-old Arctic King, which formerly raced as Saw Tooth, accounted for the ; concluding race, a dash of five and one-half furlongs. Ike Mills elected to set the pace and Arctic j King followed ctaueiy until midway in the stretch. where he responded to keen nrging and won going away. Ike Mills was second and May Matishy v.s third. Bedgegraaa, the favorite, finished fourth. She had neither mi-hap nor excuses. Ite Frank work d a mile between races this after noun jn 1 :":. .-. in good fashion. Trainer Harry tmia snid after the trial that be waa well satisfied with his work and aaon than likely Be Frank will go to the lost in the ,300 Tijuana Business Mens Handicap, which is to be decided next Sunday. Jockeys Noble and I liiul.iincr tied for saddle honors during the afternoon, each riding two winners. Apprentice Jockey II. Long won his initial alaceena in lie- saddle when he piloted Velvet to victory in the third race. *
