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BIG DAY FOR C B IRWIN His Colors Carried in Triumph in Three of Wednesdays Races Bowsprit Qualifies as Good Hm Running Tijuana Derby Candidate Eleventh Vic ¬ tory for Consistent Harry 1 SAX DIEGO Cal January 23 The Ti ¬ juana Derby is not to be run tomorrow the next day or the day after that but when the time rolls around for its d2cision which will be March IS race followers in these parts will be given an intimate knowledge of candidates and also what they may expect of them under various track conditions It came about yesterday that the fifth race a handicap at one mile had as starters sev ¬ eral of the Derby candidates and further ¬ more the fans had their first opportunity to see these young horses perform in the mud mudTo To the regret of a big crowd the Harry Payne Whitney colt Spot Cash whose races have been spectacular went to the post with a slightly lame foot and this undoubtedly cost him the race in the opinion of many Spot Cash was installed a heavy favorite being 1 to 2 in the books at post time After racing in close attendance on Van Patrick which established the pace Bowsprit from the stable of C B Irwin wore Van Patrick down at the threeeighths post and when they turned for home he held a threelength lead which he increased to four lengths when the end was reached Van Patrick retired au eighth out to be last Delante which was close up all the way was a good second three lengths ahead of Spot Cash and the latter despite his handicap ran a game race in the stretch but was unsteady on his legs It was a great day for C B Irwin for after saddling the winner of the fourth race in Corncutter and furnished Bowsprit as the victory of the mile handicap he came right back in the sixtli and scored a victory with his grand horse Harry D which annexed his eleventh win in fifteen starts at this meeting Harry Ds string of victories pro ¬ claim him the iron horse of the year and yesterday afternoon when in victory he was cheered lustily It was not accomplished without a game effort for Incognance raced with him as a team for practically all of the way and it was only the bulldog tenacity of the winner in a terrific stretch battle that enabled him to be first by a neck neck3IUD 3IUD 11UXXEUS OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITYAfter After continuous fair weather for the last five weeks the fans journeyed to the track this afternoon to find a course transformed overnight The rain of Tuesday evening had converted the track into a sea of mud and in consequence withdrawals were many only horses with a fondness for the wet going being seen under colors colorsDespite Despite the inclement weather which pre ¬ vailed it was dreer and dark a crowd of good proportions was on hand The dif ¬ ferent condition of the track seemed to be a welcome diversion from the fast course which Continued on twelfth page BIG DAY FOR C B IRWIN Continued from first page has been the order for such a long uninter ¬ rupted period periodRosa Rosa Atkin in the opening dash seemed to justify the heavy support afforded her for she Avon in hollow fashion from Olympiad and Jolly Sailor Pretender was Uie paddock tip in the race but the old gelding Avas tardy in leaving the post and although he made up much ground his effort to gain any part of the purse was a futile one oneMiss Miss Dunbar made it two favorites in a row Avhen she outstayed Review and Phyllis K in the second at five and a half furlongs The start in this dash Avas a bad one and Review Avas not off to advantage Despite his illfortune at the beginning of the race he made up much ground and had lie left the starting post on even terms with Miss Dunbar no doubt the result would haAe been reversed reversedThe The seventh race a gallop of a mile and a sixteenth brought forth a select field of longdistance runners in Avhich both Cath ¬ arine Marrone and Johnny Dundee Avere backed heavily There Avas quite a delay at the start caused by the unruly tactics of Johnny Dundee and starter Morrissey found it necessary to personally take the horse under restraint to curb his bad post manners The field was finally sent on its journey and at once Catharine Marrone showed herself mistress of her opponents by taking the lead and keeping it throughout She finished out the race with OAer three lengths to spare in front of Johnny Dundee which ran his best to take second honors from Louanna LouannaKinglike Kinglike accounted for the concluding dash of the afternoon a five and a half furlongs sprint but it was a lucky Avin he scored He was a most legweary horse passing the fin ¬ ishing post and had he a few more yards to go Tubby A would have downed him As it happened it took the most careful kind of nursing on the part of jockey Slaughter to keep Kinglike going long enough to catch the judges eye a vinner by a scant half length lengthManager Manager J P Atkins announced today that lie would card an owners handicap for Sunday February 4 at an even mile There are many capable jockeys here of extremely light weight and the race is to be arranged in an effort o lower the track record of 133 established by Sangallo in 1916 A purse of 2000 will be offered and among those that are expected to go postward are Rebuke Adonis John Paul Jones Georgie Fairway Carabosse Ten Buttons Krewer and Sunnyland SunnylandThe The horse Sample is reported to have de ¬ veloped a ringbone and will be fired tomor ¬ row to correct the ailment ailmentStuart Stuart Polk who has been on the ailing list for the last four days was at the course yesterday afternoon afternoonThe The horses Johnny Dundee Ella Waldo and J B Frick were added to the schooling list by order of starter Harry Morrissey MorrisseyHorace Horace Paul wellknown handicapper and turf follower is a recent arriAal from New Orleans Dave Honeyman was another that put in his appearance from the same city cityGeorge George P Fuller wealthy San Francisco sportsman who owns the good horse Sunny land Be Frank Dough Girl and others wired trainer Harry Unna that he will ar ¬ rive here from the northern city on Friday
