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DR CORBETT A FIT HORSE Buns to His Best Form in Taking Measure of Cofneld Hazel Dale Finally Makes Good Six Horses HorsesIn In Great Finish in Third Race RaceCelebrate Celebrate Winning SAN DIEGO Cal January 3 The ex ¬ pression a dead fit horse is one of the highest compliments that can be given a thoroughbred This was Doctor Corbett yes ¬ terday afternoon This big striding veteran son of Rapid Water has been running prom ¬ ising races with higher class sprinters for the last ten days and has benefited im ¬ mensely by these contests Yesterday he was reduced a notch in class and made good in the sixth and feature race at Ti ¬ juana but not until after he had engaged in a terrific stretch duel with Coffield The distance was threequarters and Coffield was installed an even money favorite However Doctor Corbett had many friends and ruled a fstrong second choice choiceThe The field was a large one ten horses out of the original twelve carded over night facing starter Morriseys barrier The lastnamed official lost little time in dis ¬ patching the field and the start was one to be envied by any barrier official in America Herder elected to set the pace with Bril ¬ liant Ray right at his throat latch Doc ¬ tor Corbett raced under restraint in third place and the position of these three re ¬ mained the same until just before entering the stretch where Doctor Corbett released from restraint forged to the front Coffield which had been forced to race on the out ¬ side lost some ground coming around the leaders and the ultimate winner had a length lead when the favorite set sail after him Inch by inch he crept up to the big sprinter but the latter managed to hold on to the end winning a nose decision Coffield was second three lengths in front of May Maulsby Herder and Brilliant Ray which were the dominant figures in the early run ¬ ning tired badly in the final eighth and finished back in the ruck ruckCAUL CAUL ROBERTS FALLS LAME LAMEAfter After many valiant but unsuccessful ef ¬ forts Hazel Dale managed to earn her oats in the opener at fiveeighths carrying the C B Irwin colors to victory over View and Delancey Hazel Dale and Carl Roberts were equal choices in the wagering but Carl Roberts failed to get any part of the purse due to falling lame in the stretch stretchSix Six horses finished lapped on one another in the second a split of the first and when the smoke had cleared away Celebrate had been returned the winner with Theresa second ahead of Limerick Closely pressing the money horses were Midian Cicely Kay and Elga It was a most exciting finish to Continued on twelfth pace DR CORBETT A FIT HORSE Continued from first page witness with this sextet fighting it out nip and tuck Theresa should have won with but little difficulty She was repeatedly blocked and when she managed to find a clear course she closed in such a rapid man ¬ ner that another stride would have found her the winner winnerGipsy Gipsy Joe seemed to be going well as he rounded the first turn in the third race at an even mile but when he swung into the backstretch he fell back until he was almost in last position He then took it into his head to run again and closing with a great rush in the homestretch he wore Gen Czar the outsider down to win by the best part of a length going away Lariat the luke ¬ warm favorite which had made all the early pace lasted long enough to be third thirdWise Wise Judge thanks to the capital ride of jockey Pool took a large band of platers into camp in the fourth another mile gallop He and Tom Craven were equal choices and they ran as the betting indicated for Tom Craven took second money moneyWilliam William lied Walker saddled a winner in the concluding race when Coca Cola made her opponents look cheap by winning a five lengths victory over Aryanna and Phrone Ward The latter was the medium of heavy backing by the public and her downfall was a stunning blow to those who backed her on the strength of the speed she showed re ¬ cently while racing with her stablemate Motor Cop CopTed Ted McGrcw the wellknown Pacific Coast League umpire who is an employe in the mutuel department received a fine New Years present when the stork left a seven pound baby boy hi his home homeCharles Charles Berry received a flattering offer from a wellknown New York owner for the contract held by him on jockey C Kails but declined with thanks sending back word that the crack rider was not for sale at any price priceColonel Colonel Tl L Bakers crack thoroughbred Georgie is thriving on the invigorating Cali ¬ fornia climate and the genial Kcntuckian reports that the start of his pretentious string is about ready to be sent to the races Georgie is entered in the 30000 Coffroth Handicap and Colonel Baker is not keeping it a secret that he is of the opinion that the horse that beats his stalwart son of Star Shoot and Fair Atalanta will gather the long end of the richest turf prize offered this whiter
