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HONORS TO BUSTER KEATON Proves His Superiority over Porto de Oro at Tijuana Sunday Rain Fails to Keep Attendance Down Olyn tluis Ueats East Indian Yan Pat ¬ rick Scores Again SAN DIEGO Cal March 5 What doubt existed in the minds of the local turf en ¬ thusiasts as to which is the bettter colt Buster Keaton or Porto de Oro was set aside Sunday when Buster Keaton again proved his superiority over his rival by carrying off first honors in the Juvenile Stakes a dash of a half mile worth 2370 to the winner winnerThese These two colts met two weeks ago in the Debutante Stakes in which Buster Keaton was victor by a small margin Porto de Oro which finished second to him had acted frac tiously while at the post and in the nine minutes that the horses faced the barrier he used up much of his strength by his mis ¬ behavior However this did not deter Porto dc Oro from running a sparkling race and there were many who were of the opinion that in another clash he would reverse the decision This opportunity came yesterday and the race proved to be a great betting affair It seemed that for every admirer that Buster Keaton had Porto de Oro had one likewise and these two ruled almost equal choices Ray Palmer Jr from the William Daniel barn was next in demand The start was one of Harry Morrisseys best efforts with the horses leaving the post on even terms From an outside start Buster Keaton dashed to the front with Porlo de Oro closest in pursuit In third place raced Ray Palmer Jr The trio entered the homestretch in this order and an eighth out Porto de Oro got within a head of the pacemaker From there on to the end it was a battle royal with jockey Parke on Buster and Martinez on the challenger riding as if their lives de ¬ pended on the result Head and head they came on toward the finish but Porto de Oro try as he did could never get to the front As the two crossed the winning line cheered by the big crowd on hand Buster Keaton still held to the lead and won the decision by a head and the right to be proclaimed the better horse of the two twoTJIACK TJIACK SKA OF MUD MUDThe The rain which fell throughout the morn ¬ ing and at intervals during the afternoon converted the course into a sea of mud It was cold and dreary and considering the weather it was surprising to note the vast attendance that made the journey across the international border to witness the sport sportFor For a track of its kind the racing as a whole was wholesome ana good to see Of the nine races each of them were won by less than a length and those who braved the inclement weather were well paid for their pilgrimage pilgrimageThe The red and blue polka dots which con ¬ stitute the colors of William Daniel whose horses were recently shipped here from New Orleans were triumphant in the secondary feature a mile and onequarter handicap spring is seasonable horses will be forward and ready early earlyGalen Galen Brown is reported to have a couple of twoyearolds at the Lamorlaye Stable of the Macomber fiily string which can run Duke at MaisonsLafitte tells me he does not know a thing about his twoyearolds except they are doing well However by the will also alternate as starters during the elev Contitiued on twelfth pace HONORS TO BUSTER KEATONl Continued from first page for a purse of 1200 when his Olynthus took the measure of East Indian in easy fashion While the chart only shows that the son of Nassovian won by a neck he could have scored farther off had jockey Merimee elect ¬ ed As it was the lad drew the finish close once his mount had wrested the lead from East Indian The heavily favored Van Patrick recently acquired by G B Irwin by the claiming process had a narrow escape from defeat in the seventh at an even mile Van Patrick experienced a rough race while rounding the first turn and it was with difficulty that jockey Cantrell was able to keephis place in the saddle Then again while taking the far turn the hor e was caught in a jam and those who held tickets on the Irwin equine must have given up in despair However Van Patrick showrd his mettle by coming on again in the strelel and headed Mart Bunch the extreme outsider at the goal post postYermak Yermak and Tawasentha provided the thrill in the eighth when they finish finishu u noses apart after a grueling struggle through the stretch with the former after acting as the pacemaker for the mile and seventy yards barely lasting to win winThe The third race a purse race at a mile for nonwinners of the meeting brought together a field of eight of which Spanish Maize from the barn of Commander 1 K L Ross was an overwhelming choice The race appeared to be a gift for the strapping son of Spanish Prince but it proved to be anything but that As it happened it was a case of life and death for the favorite to score by inches from Monardclla which gave Spanish Maize the race of his career through the stretch stretchRed Red Man found a track to his liking in the ninth and concluding race of the day and came on to score an easy victory from Joe Tag and Neg NegJ J C McKay owner of Buster Keaton and Bert Baroni in whose colors Porto de Oro raced in journeyed here from Rene to wit ¬ ness the running of the Juvenile Stakes
