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! | SPLIT TIJUANA PROGRAM Four of Thursdays Races at Mile or Over — Hamilton A. a Cripple. TIJUANA, Mexico, April l:;.— Four of the eight races at Tijuana yesterday were at distances longer than the usual short sprinting ones. Three of these were at a mile and the other at one mile and an eighth. The latter distance was just exactly what suited Walter Dant. In fact, had it not been for Walter Dant jockey Ted Wilson, who on Wednesday scored with four winners, would have finished the day without a success. At this distance Walter Dant proved that he had no fear of his opponents, for after passing the half he took the lead at his riders call and won in a common canter by three lengths. York Lassie ran a dismal race and made a showing which was in striking contrast to her previous good performance, tinishing absolutely last. Louis Laehmund. the extreme outsider, raced surprisingly well, and, to the dismay of the talent, easily took second honors from Pinecrest. The one-time rogue of the race course. Colonel Matt, whose owner, Stuart Polk, has tamed him until now he is as docile as a family cow, earned his keep in the second race at three-quarters of a mile. His victory was aided by the misfortune which befell Miss April Fool. That iilly was expected to give Colonel Matt an argument, but she fell lame during the running of the race, finishing outside of the money. Perhaps the race course has seen the last by Hamilton A. for some little time. He was a starter in the fourth race at one mile, and was well supported. His underpinning of late has been on the verge of collapse and so yesterday when his owner attempted to send him over a mile his dickey legs were unequal to the task. He ran a game race as far as he could, but when his weakened extremities refused to serve him any longer he was forced to bow to the inevitable and the finish of the race saw him limping passing the stand virtually a broken-down horse. The winner turned up in Double Van, which was an odds-on choice in the betting. Like Colonel Matt he had an easy time of it when the most formidable contender had been eliminated. The rather inexperienced jockey Ralls was riding in good form yesterday. He carried off the saddle honors, being the lone rider to win with more than one of their mounts. Pending an investigation of his activities in claiming races J. A. Parson, who races the second biggest string here, was suspended by the stewards. It is alleged that Parson intimidated horsemen. Jockey Ted Wilson was fined 00 by the stewards for rough riding Wednesday while astride of Little Beach. Jockey G. Williams, one of the star apprentice riders here, was taken ill yesterday morning and was forced to cancel his engagements for the day. Al Farrell, who has raced a string of eight horses here, has disposed of all excepting Bookworm. Upon finding a purchaser for this lone thoroughbred he will return to his home in San Francisco. The mares Lotta Speed, Trumpet Call, Queen of Trumps and Trump Card have been shipped to Keenland Farm at Lexington, where they will be bred to the stallion Trout-beck.
