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NO SERIOUS INJURY ♦ — Sustained Either By Cherry Tree or Jockey P. Walls. • Chilhowee Sick With Flu — Tuesdays Tijuana Races Run in Rain and Mud. t SAN DIEGO, Calif.. March 31.— Rain and j I mud ruled supreme today at Tijuana and only a handful of spectators compared to the I big crowd of Sunday was present to witness I the running of Tuesdays program. There were many queries as to how Cherry Tree and jockey Fete Walls fared after their fall during the running of the Coffroth Han- dicap. Cherry Trees fall was caused by sheets of water and mud being kicked into the peep holes of his blinkers, part of which lodged there, completely blinding him. Jockey Walls was also Minded at the time and the horse and rider lost their bearing for a brief moment, in which Cherry Tree crashed into the inside fence and turned a somersault into the infield. Beyond a severe shaking up Cherry Tree was unhurt, but jockey Walls fiber helmet probably saved him. He received several bad gashes in his forehead and several stitches were necessary. Chilhowee is a sick horse at Tijuana. He came out of the Coffroth Handicap with a temperature of 104 and to date the veterinary has not been able to diagnose the trouble. Stable connections say Chilhowee has the "flu." athlrstone going east. A car of horses will leave here for Jamaica Monday. April 16. Included in the shipment will be Atherstone, the Coffroth Handicap winner, and Polo Star. Louis Meripils Kast Indian and another one. the Log Cabin Stables Lucky Play and Dimmesdale. consigned to C. J. Fitz Gerald. Two others may possibly be added to the shipment before leaving time. There was little to enthuse over in the running of todays offerings, as the winners in a majority of the races, scored by large margins. The Mira Monte Stock Farms colors were carried victoriously in the opening half mile dash for two-year-olds when Highland Chief, home first with the a son of Hollister, was first time starter, Al Kripp, second and Sa-maron third. Highland Chief outran his rivals all the way. but was driving to the limit in the last eighth. Al Kripp ran a good race for a first out, showed good speed and hung on resolutely. He gained steadily in the final eighth to the last few strides where he tired as if short. Samaron showed an improved performance and was right there at all stages, taking the inside cours3 and finishing in heavy going. The mile and seventy yards of the seoono. race found Malvern home in front, a half length in advance of High Olympus, while White Boots was third. Malvern, under a perfectly timed ride, caught High Olympus an eighth out but, after heading him, had to be driven hard to last Mcllugh rushed High Olympus into a long lead on the far turn and had nothing left when Malvern j j challenged. With a good ride he probably would have won. White Boots was a forward contender throughout, but tired in the last quarter and just lasted for third. R, H. HOLLEX BECKS COLORS. R. M. Hollenbeck furnished the winner of the third race, in Brazos, which beat Mart Bunch and Bardalid, while the favorite. Branded, finished fourth. Brazos outran his opponents from the start, raced clear of Mart Bunch and Bardalid early and had plenty left when the former challenged again at the end. Mart Bunch dropped back when he could not outrun Brazos and easily overhauled Bardalid in the final sixteenth. The latter hung on well in the final drive. Bran-deis seemed unable to untrack himself until the final eighth. W. CL Weants Sly Fox, with Eddie Taplin in the saddle, annexed the fourth race, at three-quarters, winning by four lengths. Sly Fox easily raced into the lead after a half and was under restraint all through the stretch. T. .1. IVndergast was always a forward contender and courageously wore down Marie Maxim in the final eighth. The latter tired after running a fast half. Mabel Kripp made up some ground on the inside. Sure Fire, from the stable of Stuart Polk. was a prohibitive favorite in the fifth and ran as his admirers expected, scoring in runaway fashion. He was always far in advance of the others and was practically only cantering all the way. There was a real battle for second money between Morning Cloud and Olivia, the first mentioned getting that portion of the purse by a head.
