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VICTORY FOR McGHi 4 Capistrano Carries Colors to Popular Score at Border Course. ♦ Wins at Odds -On in Best Race From Miss Lester and Go Foin — Track Is Muddy. ♦ TIJUANA, Mexico, April 7.— The showers of Tuesday, which continued well into the night, turned the Tijuana course into a quagmire and todays races were decided over a muddy course. The program was again given over to the platers and the nine races all carried the claiming clause. Seven had purses of 00, while two called for a monetary value of . One of the latter, the sixth, brought to the post the best field of the day and resulted in the most popular victory of the afternoon. It fell to Capistrano, the unsexed son of Hand Cronade and Pa Sierra which races in the colors of J. C. McGill. Because of his recent easily achieved victory over some of the best horses racing at this track, he was installed an odds-on favorite and went to the post with the hopes of the bigger majority of the spectators pinned on his chances. For a time it appeared he might fail but fifty yards from the finish he caught the flying Miss lister and drew out in the closing strides to win by a length. In tlie early stages of the race, the Sem-prohis lilly had things her own way and was showing the way to the others by a length. Capistrano was fourth at the quarter. At the half he was third and turning for home he displaced do Foin and was racing second. In the final drive he gradually crept up on the illy and shortly before the finish caught her and beat her home. Go Foin raced well, hung on gamely in the final drive but could never sot near the leaders. The leading trio were eight lengths before Pochester II and Den Kduardo at the end. AXOTHKR SHASTA SUCCESS. The Shasta clan captured another two-year-old race today with Shasta Pove. The daughter of llarmonique had too much speed for her opponents in the first race, and in the stretch raced past them easily and won going away. Jones permitted Miss Alma and Waikiki to show the way in the early stages, rating liis mount in behind each of them in turn until the right moment. Calling on his mount, he sent her past Waikiki about a sixteenth from the finish, and the result was never thereafter in doubt. Waikiki tried gamely to hold her lead, but she was no match for Shasta Pove. She was, however, much the best of the others, and was three lengths before Assault at the finish. The latter was messed about in the race, and lost much ground as a result of being forced back about the quarter post. He came again, however, anil made up some of the ground and barely got up in the last strides to poke his nose in front of Marjory Seth for third money. The second revolved itself into a two-horse ram with Doctor Tubbs and Captain Kinnar-ney so closely lapped at the finish it took the Ottfleial placing to acquaint the crowd with the winner. l octor Tubbs was given the verdict. He had barely managed to outstay th«- fast finishing Captain Kinnarney. The Vernon colorbearer was the leader after the first quarter and seemed to be going easily, with plenty in reserve after making the turn. From there to the finish, however, he was tiring slightly, while Captain Kinnarney was gaining. Tin- latter gradually closed the gap separating him from the leader and they flashed past the finish like a team with the above mentioned result. Jockey Sylvia was partly to blame for the closeness of the finish. He lost much ground by permitting 1 octor Tubbs to swing wide into the stretch. Bat for that the latter would hive had a bit more of a margin to spare. Congress Hall was third, a good distance back of the hading pair. YOI MJSTKIt KIUKS WELL. The diminutive Philpot. who is showing excellent form in the saddle, was astride Dr. G. OConnells Quoin in the third and rod.- him to victory over seven others. The rate was under claiming conditions over three-quarters of a mile. Lord Valentine w:us given the call in the wagering, but he began fourth and finished in the same position. Iteinoreeareful went to the front with a rush immediately after the start and held it for a quarter. After that the winner took command and showed th.- w:ly for the remainder of the distant ■ -. At the half he was four lengths clear of BeaMrocureful, but the I ai -e told on him and near the finish he was quitting List and it was only his big lead at the halfway mark tiiat saved the day for him. ISemoreearcful raced evenly and was still going wi 11 at the finish. Plentycoos was third all the way. George Starr found the muddy going to his liking and I arried oft the winners share in the fourth race. Me expcrii need considerable tioiible in the early stages in finding racing room but finally found an opening when the W-ouiiDucd on sixteenlli p:ig VICTORY FOR McGILL CestSSBSf from fir-t SSflt Others swung out on the stretch .turn and Nc-al, on the alert for just such an opportunity, drove him through and into the lead. From that point to the finish he- was slowly but surely drawing away from Judith Fair-man, his closest follower. Kight started and when the barrier was released All Mum was liist to show and set a fast pace, for the going, to the half-mile post. Sh.- had enough by that time- and was quitting badly on the turn. In falling back Huntamer rode her a hit wide and this gave Neal his chance with George Starr. Judith Fairman was close to All Mum and when the latter dropped back she impeded the Sai.dalls male, forcing her ! Into third position momentarily. Judith Fair-man recovered quhfcly. however, and finishing fast beat Woodery to the finish by luiTf a length for second place. The- latter plodele d along and took third when All Muic gave up the fight. Vanderburgs victorv was popular. He was well backed and went to the post an odels-ou favorite. It took a quarter of a mile of racing before- he settled into Ids stride but once running evenly he made up the ground fast and w;is the leader shortly afler passing the quarter post. He led from that point on and passed the finish line- three lengths before Little Hope-. The latter chased after the winner gamely but sh.- eld not have the speed ti get oa even terssa
