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KNIGHTHOOD SHOWS SPEED Qualifies Handsomely for Tijuana Derby by Beating Good Horses Runs Away from Krcwcr Ten Buttons and andIJrilllant IJrilllant Hay C B Daniels Stable Stable3Iakes 3Iakes Auspicious Beginning SAN DIEGO Cal March 2 Knighthood a son of Theo Cook and Cowl racing in the blue and red colors of A C Bostwick quali t ield handsomely for the Tijuana Derby when he showed a speedy performance and bested an allaged band of horses in the three quarters handicap which was the fifth and feature contest of yesterdays enticing pro ¬ gram gramWith With ninetysix pounds in the saddle the crack threeyearold ran the distance in 112 Considering the fact that he won eased up there is every indication to believe that he could have shaded this mark had he been forced to finish with undiminished strides Although Knighthood was pitted against such speedy individuals as Krewer Ten But ¬ tons and Brilliant Ray his race was little more than an exercise gallop for the young ¬ ster was not extended at any stage of the race raceThe The wagering was divided between Krewer arid Knighthood with the former ruling the favorite With only 106 pounds as his bur ¬ den this highclass sprinter appeared to be in a spot where he could easily earn brackets However victory was not to be his Knight ¬ hood was too fleet of foot and after racing Brilliant Ray into defeat the Bcstwick colt steadily increased his lead until the finish recorded him winning by four lengths with jockey P Walls having him under restraint Closest to him at the end was Krewer which had to be sharply urged to hold Ten Buttons safe for second place Brilliant Ray the only other starter was beaten off at the finish finishSUXXYLAJO SUXXYLAJO IX A JA3I JA3IAfter After Sunnyland had been pinched out of it at the start in the sixth race a mile gallop there seemed to be scant opposition left to battle Coffield for the long end of the purse As it was Coffield quickly raced Judge Pryor into defeat and then won as his rider pleased Sunnyland showed that he was in form by making up much ground to be second Dori us one of the extreme outsiders was third thirdThe The C B Daniel stable lost little time in earning honors This establishment arrived recently from New Orleans Yesterday its Romany took a small but select band of longdistance runners into camp winning by a length from Ilyanpom and Old Faithful in a race at a mile and onsixteenth There was much action in the ring for the winner He was backed heavily in both books and machines and his victory was said to have netted his owners and connections a snug sum sumColonel Colonel R L Baker uncorked a good thing in Fair Orient victorious at one mile and seventy yards There was a steady stream of money for this one and he was opened in the early betting at 10 to 1 At post time his price had dwindled to 3 to 1 Jockey Pool rode Fair Orient wisely and without a flaw As a result the horse came from far back to win by a length and a half going away from Nebraska Lad which in turn nosed out Summer Sigh the favorite The latter as usual made a lardy beginning and this is what probably cost him the race raceJockey Jockey Stevens whose contract is held by William Red Walker continues to ride in good form Yesterday afternoon he piloted Santhia C and Coffield to victory Many good judges look for Stevens to be a for ¬ midable reinsmau next summer summerColonel Colonel A K McCIure of the United States Remount Bureau at Sacramento was an ar ¬ rival today He is in search of thoroughbred stallions to be inducted into the government breeding cavalry mounts mountsDespite Despite the fact that Phrone Wards knees are none too sound she was claimed after winning a dasli for C B Irwin yesterday aft ¬ ernoon The mare was taken by W Worley out of the third race for 1000 In the sec ¬ ond race T Hollaway acquired Occidenta a maiden by Depositing 800 with the secre ¬ tary
