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TAILOR MAID WINER a After Many Attempts Royally-Bred Mare Scores at Tijuana. Captures Sundays Feature under M. Fators Faultless Ride Harry D. Wins Again. SAN DIEGO, Cal., December 18. After many attempts to win a race at Tijuana covering a period of two years Tailor Maid, the regally bred daughter of Fair Play and Toggery, finally rewarded the patience of her owner, G. W. Atkinson, by taking first honors in the Beverly Hills Handicap hero Sunday. It was the feature event of the afternoon and the contest was decided before a banner crowd of racing fans which taxed the capacity of the large grandstand and promenade fronting it. A small but select field of handicap horses answered the call of the bugle in the race, which was over a course of one and one-sixteenth miles. Halu received the bulk of the speculation and in consequence ruled the favorite. However, Tailor Maid had many friends and paraded to the post the second choice. The Atkinson mare was intrusted to the care of jockey M. Fator, and the light-weight apprentice rode her in faultless stylo. He took her to the front at the rise of the barrier, then restrained her with light hands while in possession of a safe lead. Post after post they passed, with Tailor Maid always in command. Turning for home she still was mistress of her opponents, and when Fator gently urged her she increased her advantage, to win by three lengths. Halu, which had followed in the wake of the winner throughout, -made a valiant effort to overtake Tailor Maid through the final quarter, but unavailingly, and at the finish he was doing his best under the persuasive riding o jockey Ray Carter to save second place frona the lightly weighted Wedding Prince. KING LIKES DEFEAT STUNNER. The secondary feature of the day, a spri it of five-eighths, fell to the western-bred two-year-old Dick Terpin, which fairly romped home in front of Corncutter and the semi-blind horse Kinglike. The latter was heavily backed in both the books and the mutuels, and his downfall was a bitter pill for the public to swallow. Rounding the far turn it appeared as if Kinglike would take the race, but just when he looked his younger opponent in the eye he bore out almost to the outside rail, thereby losing much ground. This caused his defeat, and really he was lucky to be third, as he finished almost under the judges stand. The favored few who were lucky enough to hold a precious ticket on Billy Joe had cause to shout with glee when that sturdy old campaigner won a nose verdict from Pinaquana in the opener, paying the lucrativo odds of better than 29 to 1. The race at tho finish was nip and tuck between these twev and only in the last stride did the big chestnut gelding show his muzzle in front. Poacher, another which has been trying for two years to win a purse at Tijuana, finally found a band that he could beat and won tho major portion of the purse in the third race. He had no easy time of it, as jockey Fator was forced to ride him hard to maintain his lead over Drifting and Argento. Five wins out of six starts is a record to be proud of by both horse and owner. This tells the thumbnail story of Harry D., which was successful in the concluding dash of the day. It was on Saturday that Harry D. missed making it five straight when Silk Sox took his measure by a short head. However, he made amends today by taking a well-earned victory from Bill Blackwell and Chief Barthell, which are horses of fair class. Jockeys M. Fator and J. Thomas divided the saddle honors for the day, each riding two winners. TWO FOR C. li. IRWIN. C. B. Irwin was the only owner to score a double during the afternoon. Both Harry D. and Rajah sported his scarlet silks and the westerner is said to have profited handsomely by their victories. Horsemen and turf patrons alike are commenting on the number of capable apprentice riders here. They point to the fact that never before in the history of Tijuana racin-r has there been saddle artists congregated here such as M. Fator, C. Ralls, R. Flynn, H. Long, H. Molters, E. Petzoldt, J. Thomas, W. Martin and W. Pool. There are many-others here, but their experience and riding ability does not compare with the aboe-namcd youths. Jack Dempsey, worlds heavy weight champion, and his manager. Jack Kearns, will arrive here Monday. Such was the news received by telegram from Dempsey to President James W. Coffroth, a close friend of tho noted ring idol. J. J. Duggan, trainer for Messrs. Shaf.r and Conway, reported today that Peace FI?? came out of his race on Saturday dead lama in front.
