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WEIGHT BEATS ABADANE One Hundred and Thirty Six Pounds Prove Too Much Breeze Var God and Lucky Button Emerge EmergeTriumphant Triumphant Jockey V Pool to Hide Hidein in Coffrolli Hamlicai SAN DIEGO Cal March 22 They beat the grand old Abadane at the Tijuana race track yesterday afternoon but it was life and death for two horses to do it even though the vanquished hero gave away much weight to all his opponents They put 136 pounds on the back of Abadane and asked him to go a mile and an eighth and although he gave his all and attempted to make a last minute bid to maintain his gallant record he was only a trifle short of the task and was third to John S Reardon and Polly Wale in a hectic finish that aroused the crowded stand Abadane had more weight to carry than any other thoroughbred ever running a long distance at Tijuana and yet despite this the talent proclaimed he would win He was so well supported that he was the first choice at 9 to 20 in the books at post time This 13G for Abadane was crushing and was within just two pounds of the 138 which the champion Exterminator carried when winner of the Kentucky Handicap May 21 1921 Even in defeat Abadane was the popular horse at the finish There was only a ripple of cheering for John S Reardon the winner but the regret at Abadanes defeat came from the heart and found vent in many sympa ¬ thetic expressions to show after all that the race course has a soul soulIt It was natural that Abadanes great record here should gather him followers Claimed by C B Irwin for 4000 January 21 Abadane had done everything asked of him up to yes ¬ terday afternoon under the Irwin colors Defeat came only after he had been victorious nine times in a row and had won thousands for Irwin IrwinTwo Two horses of former meetings here earned brackets yesterday in mile races These were Breeze in the fourth and War God in the fifth Breeze was a stanchly backed favorite and won his race like an oddson choice should by two and a half lengths Continued on twelfth page I WEIGHT BEATS ABADANE Continued from first page Closest to him was Eugenia K which easily saved second place from Glad News Wai God was the outstanding surprise in the fifth for he had shown little of late to have war ¬ ranted much support In consequence he paid a lucrative price when he outstayed Dolph and Col Snider to win by threequar ¬ ters of a length at odds of better than 38 to 1 1Elmer Elmer W scampered off with first money In the opener His margin of victory at the end was the safe one of a length and a half with Little Smile a nose better than the heavily backed favorite May Bruen BruenThe The talent were in line in the second when Harrigans Heir under a masterly ride on the part of jockey ID Fator won with case from Inspector Hughes and Undine Fator saved a world of ground with the oneeyed horse turning for home which placed him in the lead in the stretch stretchDare Dare a firsttime starter here made good for the Hollywood Stable in the third Jockey Thompson got the son of Star Shoot away fast and opening up a gap practically won the contest in the first quarter Lucky Button found a soft spot in the seventh a dash of five and onehalf fur ¬ longs Her speed carried the filly to an easy victory she winning by five lengths eased up from Trusty and Fireplace Lucky Button paid only fifty cents on the dollar in the mutuels mutuelsJockey Jockey W Pool deferred his trip to Ken ¬ tucky until after the running of the Coffrolh Handicap in which he expects to have the mount on one of the Commander J K i Ross horses in the big feature 121 Roble changed hands in the last race II ICeistl claiming him from C B Irwin for 900
