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RUNOUTHE WINS FOR IRWIN • Runnymede Colt Captures Mile Handicap from The Cheetah. ♦ ■ i Elston Stars in Snddle, Hiding Winners of First and Second Races — Lady Gorham Wins Sixth Race. • SAX DIEGO, Calif. April 4— C. B. Irwin sent a fit racer to the post when he saddled the Runnymede eolt Runolathe for the one mile handicap, the feature race provided by the Tijuana Jockey Club for its Saturday afternoon program. It called for three-year-olds and some of the better grade of that age contested. The Irwin color bearers victory was something of a surprise, as R. V. Carmans chestnut colt Sanfo "d, by Sir Mar- j tin— Affection, was a starter, but the best , he could do was finish third. The Cheetah beating him out for second place. H. Elston also furnished a bright spot on the card. I riding the first two winners and finishing second with Miss Frauland in the third. Misfortune and luck equally divided had much to do with the victory of Shasta Donna in the first race. She was away none too well and after catching up with her opponents ran into a pocket. Elston let the others draw clear meantime, keeping Shasta Donna close to the inner rail. Turning into the stretch the leaders swung wide and I Elston was quick to grasp the opportunity and. driving his mount through, took a good , lead and won easily. Miss Oakland ran a fine race and was well up throughout. Mar-tinez rode a listless race, however, and did not persevere with Miss Oakland in the stretch. Friend Joe also ran into a pocket in the early stages, but when clear finished fast and took third place easily. EASY FOR BESSIF MACK. Bessie Mack never left the result of the second race in doubt, taking a big lead at once and holding it easily to the finish. Alice Harvey was just as decisively second best. Bessie Mack paid the long odds of 3.20 for in the mutuels. This race also ; marked the second victory for jockey Elston, he having ridden Shasta Donna, winner of the first race. Coombs was the favored one, but got into a tangle shortly after the start, but when clear finished determinedly and headed Choir Master in the final stride to take third. Open daylight separated the first, second and third horses in the third. Blanche Meyers proved to be much the best and was four lengths to the good at the finish, while Miss Frauland was just as easily second best, finishing five lengths before Albion Boy. The latter was driving to the limit to hold Love Song and Al safe. Miss Frauland was the first to show when the barrier was released but her lead was of short duration, Roberts sending Blanche Meyers to the front at once and the latter took a commanding lead and was easing up near the tinish. Miss Frauland raced after Blanche Meyers and steadily drew away from the others but could never get close to the winner. Albion Boy ran well. Reene Fry raced into the lead in the first eighth, but immediately dropped back again and finished far in the ruck. DISPLAYS GAMENESS. Miss Nantura gave a splendid exhibition of gameness. courage and speed in the fourth. When starter Cassidy gave them the word Zorro went into the lead at once, with Miss Nantura in close pursuit and Rubivari and Convent close to the fillys heels. After a battle which lasted to the half-mile post Miss Nantura wrested the lead from Zorro and was immediately challenged by first Convent and then Zorro again. She stood both off gamely and it was nip and tuck to the end between the three. Miss Nantura sticking gamely to her task and keeping her head in front. Convent and Zorro also showed game performances, with the latter getting a head decision over Zorro. Convent would hae beaten the winner in a few-more strides, as Miss Nantura was evidenily tiring. Bobby Allen, owned by R. M. Hollenbeck and ridden by R. Craig, sprinted away from his opponents leaving the back stretch in the fifth and easily held them safe in the final drive. Sly Fox was on the inside and a forward contender throughout, but was doing his best at the end to hold Doctor Corbett safe for second. He moved up fast entering the stretch, but was caught between the winner and Doctor Corbett and hemmed in. forcing him to go to the outside, after which he finished with a rush. Doctor Corbett raced free of interference all the way and tired after forcing the winner to a drive an eighth out. Pop Shot, the favorite, was outrun at all stages. George Drumhellers five-year-old Lady Gorham made a show of her opponents in the sixth race, a five-eighths mile dash for platers. She was in a running mood and rated past the others with the utmost ease and was under a strong pull at the end. The real contest was for second place. Runaway proving superior to Frank S. The latter and Runaway fought it out all through the stretch, with Runaway at all times a head in advance of the McNeill racer. At the finish he had increased his lead to a neck. Frank S. could not get started during the early racing but once in his stride he quickly made up the lost ground, but the effort told on him in the final drive. Bill McCloy never did get started and was not a contender at any stage of the race. Boomerang showed good early speed but when the real racing began could not keep up. Joe G. was well up for a half and then quit badly.
