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" c t i ; _ . r t | , . c 5 t f a j : : j . * 1 1 1 1 1 8 " 1 r J f a 1 * r ,. e 0 * of ,f it 1 " " 9 d !; ll * S a 7 * by - HONORS TO BUSTER KEATON 1 ♦ His Futurity Victory Makes Him . the Western Champion. « Captured All lie Juvenile Features at Mexican Track — I.ong-Distance Feature Goes to Ituckhorn II. SAN DIEGO, Cat, April 2.— Buster Keaton, the strapping son of Atheling IL and Pora I., i stamped himself the champion juvenile of the Tijuana meeting when he carried off honors in the Tijuana Futurity Sunday after a sinew straining struggle in which the decision was in doubt until the official numbers had been displayed. In winning the Futurity Buster Keaton made a clean sweep of the two-year-old features, having previously won the Debutante and the Juvenile Stakes. These two stakes enriched his owner, .1. C. McKay of Reno, to the extent of $•" . 275, while his victory Sunday was worth ,125, making his grand total 1,400, a tidy sum for a youngster to win at a winter meeting. Yesterdays feature was a dash of four and half furlongs and despite the fact that Buster Keaton was penalized seven pounds for having proved victorious in his previous stake engagements and carried the heavy impost of 125 pounds, bis admirers were many and lie ruled an even money favorite in the mutucls. Next in demand came Bay I aimer Jr.. from the stable of William Daniel, and this despite the fact that he was reported to be sore. Torto de Oro, a former nuisery mate of Buster Keaton when during their infancy they roamed pastures green at the Nevada Stock Farm, came in for stanch support from his stable connections. SPARKLING CONTEST. The race was one to arouse the enthusiasm of the most blase fan. Buster Keaton at the rise of the barrier began from the extreme outside of his opponents and, taking a small lead, he left the backstretch with Battle Shot hanging to his throat latch. In this order these two raced around the turn into the stretch, but never once did the chestnut colt relinquish the lead, however small it was. A sixteenth out Battle Shot exhibited dstress signals and gave way. Then it was that Al Hotfoot, another Nevada -bred colt, offered battle and. closing with the speed of a meteor, narrowed the breach between him and the ultimate winner and at the finish just failed to get up by a ncse. Battle Shot was third, a half length better than his stable- mate Cannon Shot, which really ran a remarkable race. The latter, making his initial bow to racing, was sharply shut off soon after the start and at one stage of the race was in iast position. However, his early tempestuous journey did not dishearten him and when called on in the stretch he came fastest of all. It was a diversified program of nine races. in which two long races were added features, which again packed the Tijuana plant with lovers of the thoroughbred. The mile and three-quarters handicap proved a decided up-5 set when the favorite. Supercargo, and John Paul Jones, finished among the also rans. The laurels and the long end of the purse went to Bnchhom IL. that gallant long-distance campaigner from the stable of B. Creech. Buckhoin II. made all of the pace and although challenged frequently during the test of stamina eventually left his core- petitors far back in his wake and won off by himself. The struggle for second money was a thrilling one, with Old Faithful getting the nod from Prince Direct. EASY FOR BLACK THONG. Black Thong made a show cf his opponents in the fourth race, at one and a half miles. This proved another victory for little Parke, for he guided this aged gelding cf doubtful parentage. Parke save evid nice of extreme skill by rating his mount far back for the first mile and an eighth. Then when rounding the last turn he shot him to the front with such a cyclonic- rush that in less time than it takes to tell about 1 Slack Thong was lengths in front with victory assured. Featherweight Jockeys played a prominent part in the decision cf tin; races Sunday. Riders that tip the beam at as low as sev-eienty-five pounds, and not ever ninety, ac-e counted for seven of the nine events. Ivan, the younger brother of Burley Parke, was in the limelight by riding three homes to i victory. J. C. McKay, owner of Buster Keaton. has ; announced that his colt wiil be shipped to i New Tern in the near future, where he will 1 be given a chance to show his worth when i pitted against the cracks of the metropolitan i turf. *. _
