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COFFIELD ALL THE WAY Proves Best in Fridays Handicap Handicapat at Tijuana Mr X Justifies JustifiesSupport Support Awarded Him SAX DIEGO Cal March 24 Leaving the wellbacked favorite Romany in his wake from start to finish Cotfield with jockey W Pool proved the winner of Fridays handicap at Tijuana It was at a mile and seventy yards and although the winner had to be ridden out lo greet the judges first he proved equal to the occasion and was a trifle better than the lightly weighted Heap In third position came the favorite liomany liomanyA A crowd equal in numbers to that o an ordinary Sunday came over the border yes ¬ terday to witness the sport Among those were many new faces drawn here by the big event that will be decided on Sunday Those who made the journey were treated to some spirited racing with close finishes the outstanding feature The closest fit of the day came in the fifth race Jn this Fair Orient showed that he holds the Indian sign on Johnny Dundee by again beating him by a nose Fair Orient and Johnny Dundee met early this week and in a terrific drive the old son of Fair 1lay downed the Bux ton horse by the narrowest of margins So it was yesterday only Fannie Nail entered into the conflict and these three finished as one horse after completing their mile and an eighth journey journeyThe The sport was inaugurated with a mile and seventy yards gallop in which twelve platers of the cheaper class assembled Mr X from the Clarence Buxton stable was played with extreme confidence to win this race and justified his stanch support by spreadeagling his field throughout to win hard held by five lengths Closest to him at the finish was the old horse Fizer which in turn was much the best of Camilla Muller and the others othersIt It John Jr and Kimono finished necks apart in the eighth race of five and a half furlongs John Jr Avas installed the favorite and off to advantage he flattered his backers to the stretch by leading his field However passing the paddock gate he gave way and It finishing with a cyclonic rush took first money Kimono which took the small end of the purse was probably pounds the best bestBeginning Beginning poorly she closed a great gap and the finish saw her going fastest of all allDough Dough Girl terminated her racing career in the ninth race when after leading by a wide margin she broke hopelessly down midway in the stretch With the mare eliminated Honest George came on to win by three lengths from the onetime speed marvel Motor Cop CopColonel Colonel 11 L Baker in whose colors Georgie races announced that this good thor ¬ oughbred would be an absentee from the Co if roth Handicap Georgie was worked a mile and a quarter Thursday evening after tho races in idJ idJs s but fell lame this morn ¬ ing which caused his withdrawal Blanc Seing is another that is out of the big fea ¬ ture Trainer A Blakely reported that his Derby winner had struck himself in his race last Sunday and had not sufficiently recovered from his slight mishap and would be saved for the Kentuckv Derby
