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SURPRISE IN MAIN RACEJ" Woodie Montgomery Unexpected Winner at I Tijuana — Three Victories forJockey Wilson. TIJIANA. Mexico. April 6.— Woodie Montgomery, the nine-year-old son of First Chip — -Duchess .-of Monte Belle, racing in the colors of F. R. Irwin i of Cheyenne, Wyo. . furnished the unexpected in the t fifth and feature race at Tijuana yesterday. It was I a gallop of one and one-sixteenth miles and the ■ word gallop is used advisedly. For this is just what : he did. Jockey Wilson was in the saddle. The description of the race can be given in thumbnail a j manner, with Woodie Montgomery enacting the . leading role. The race was a series of firsts for i this horse. He was fleet of foot yesterday and . first at all the intermediate calls and first to t greet the judges. His victory was by the margin I of one length over Katherine Rankin, which beat Colly Wale by tana lengths. Belario drew the bulk I of the speculation in the race and was 4 to r t favorite going to the post, but met with ill racing i luck and wa pinched out of it at the start. When , I.el.nio did have a chance he finished a big gap. -but could do no t etter than to finish fourth. The t attractive price of tfJs.SO to was associated with Woodie Montgomerys triumph. , Favorites fared quite badly yesterday and it was not until the fourth race at three-quarters that a first choice was able to collect the major portion . of a purse. John Jr. was the winner of this dash, getting up to beat Queen of Trumps by the nar- , rowest of margins. Harry Rudder was third. Then followed two races, in which the favorites, ! Relario and Rill Head, were defeated, neither one j being in the money. A popular victory was that annexed by Don Dodge in the seventh race at a mile. This son of Tod-dington appeared us a fresh horse yesterday and, , like Woodie Montgomery, he made his own pace, was in front at every post and won in a canter from Lam Cochran by two and a half lengths. The latter was much the better of the remainder and finished a length and n half ahead of Fannie Xail. The odds-on choice which earned brackets was Rubber II. , winner of the last race, a sprint at five-eighths of a mile. The proverbial ton of money showed for this one and he was heuvily backed. Confidence in Rubber II. certainly was not misplaced, for he also made all the pace and won by a neck from Due de Guise. Duly Fashion was third, while Virge. tho one picked as most likely to beat the favorite, was a rather poor fifth. When jot key Wilson rode Rubber II. to victory he scored his third success of the afternoon, for previous to this he had piloted Woodie Montgomery and Blazer home first. Jockey G. Williams was also in the limelight. He was astride of the winners Don Dodge and Alajah. While Ala.iah probably is not much horse in sterling company, he nevertheless is proving a consistent plater and yet, despite his several victories, the rank and file refused yesterday to believe he could win. Ala.iah ran a race far beyond what was expected of him. He beat a fair band of sprinters at five -eighths and won by three leugths. Second to him was I. W. Harper, with Tillotson taking the small end of the money.
