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! BAR0N1 ENTRY ONE-TWO « Rachel Potter and Lola Montez First and Second at Tijuana. ♦ First Live Races at Mexican Course Furnish lose and F selling Finishes — Pennon Lucky Winner. * TIJUANA. Mexico. April ".— The Corn-stock Claiming Handicap was the feature race offered by the Tijuana Jockey Club to its patrons here today. A. A. Baronis entry, consisting of Uachcl Potter and Lola Montez. finished first and second, with Rachel Potter scoring one of the easiest victories of the afternoon. Lola Montez, however, got up in the final stride to take second place. The first four races provided the spectators with some of the best racing witnessed at the border track in some time. The winners were all hard pressed and their margins of victory were decidedly slim. Rachel Potters victory was the most easily achieved among the victors of the first six races. Her winning margin was two lengths and she had that much and more to spare during the entire race. At the quarter she was out in front and racing along easily. At the half without seeming to increase her speed she had drawn out further from her opponents. Renn. from that point on, took a restraining hold on Iter and looking back watched the others struggle to overtake his mount. Worthman essayed the task and chased after her for close to a mile then gave it up and dropped back beaten. Flicker tried to overtake the Baroni mare next, but could never get close and it took so much out of her that she fell a vietom to the final rush of Lola Montez and lost second place by a nose. The Brown Shasta Stock Farm Stable won another purse with one of its Shasta youngsters, this time Shasta Butte, a black gelding by Solomon— Cliitra. Shasta Irish . was coupled with the gelding in the wagering and finished third, second money falling to the Nevada Stock Farm Stables Assault. The latter was probably best, but a poor start ruined whatever chance he may have had. In the early racing Shasta Butte raced into a lead of one length, increased it another half length on the stretch turn and then had to be ridden out to outstay the fast finishing Assault. Assault left the barrier slowly, made up the lost ground gradually and in the stretch was going at his best pace, but the early lead of Shasta Butte sufficed and he was home winner by a neck. Undoubtedly Continued on sixteenth page . . , . i ; BARONI ENTRY ONE-TWO Continued from first page but for the slow beginning Assault would I J have won. ■ A finish of the stirring variety had the I crowd on edge at the end of the second race, I a. mile contest, which brought to the post a | I field of nine. Opinion was divided as to the I i outcome, but Hajnp had the most support and went to the post a lukewarm favorite. | I Kthel Brown and Plentycoos also had many I backer! and these iwo. with Senator Donlan. furnished the entertainment. Monopoly, an | extreme outsider in the betting, had much early speed and, showing the way in the early stages, appeared able to hang on, but suddenly tired and dropped back beaten. Kthel Brown, the winner, followed Monopoly closely in the early stages, then dropped back when Plentycoos rushed to the front and assumed command. Plentycoos turned into the stretch with what appeared a winning lead, but Neal had gradually brought Kthel Brown up again and near the finish she challenged the Watson racer. At the end of a drive lasting about a sixteenth Of a mile Kthel Brown got to the front ami won by a | head. Senator Donlan raced into third place on the turn and then hung on gamely in the stretch to hold that position. He was not far behind the leading pair. I The victory of Woodcry in the third was | unexpected. He was lightly regarded, and as a result returned his backers big dividends. He was badly outrun for three-eighths of a mile, but settled into his stride near the half mile post and began to move up. His rush to the front could not be cheeked, and by the time the horses were turning for home, he was up in front fighting for the lead with George Starr. He raced the latter into defeat, and then went on to victory, followed by Apricot and Lot of Style. Both the last named horses finished with a rush, and outstayed Olympian King and George Starr for the place and show money. Ceorge Starr was a pronounced favorite and flattered his backers in the early racing, but when put to a drive by the winner, quit. The finish of the fourth race was in line with thos.- in the preceding races, close and hard fought. W. M. Walker furnished the winner in the Rickety filly Malacha. The latter earned the purse after a drive with Colinmre. which lasted the length of th stretch. They both made the turn together in the wake of All Mum. arhicb had shown the way from the start. When Philpot and Yate-s went to the whip on their mounts. however, All Mum had nothing left and could not keep pace with them and quit, leaving Malacha and Colimore to fight it out. Malacha had a slight lead and maintained it to the finish, winning by a neck. Daniar sh nvtil great speed near the end and re IB from sixth place to take the small portion of the purse from All Mum. The latter tiled badij in the last eighth. Claims yesterday were Sorline by II. B. Allen for 12,400. Kuban Rouge by J. « . |fe-Qill for . GOO, Happy by ;. W. Smith for ,000. Kitty B. by Hutchinson ft Leeds for Jl.iOO and Al Hotfoot by R. M. HoUenbeck for ,100. C. Sawyer claimed A—lilt out of the first race today for ,300. Jockey Craigmile was suspended fur three days for failing to keep his in unit, Twin Cox. straight during the running of the third race yesterday. *
