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k 1 ti j, g j t c j t c t j. r v j c j c j , c i j , , J 1 j TANF0RAN SPECIAL ARRIVES Six Cars of Horses Reach Agua Cali-ente Course Masterly Contracts Cold and Dies. AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico, Jan. 5 The secretarys office was the scene of much activity this morning following the unload-, ing and stabling of the six-car special, bearing ninety-eight thoroughbreds that arrived at Agua Caliente yesterday. Badges were issued to owners, trainers and the jockeys. The stewards passed on all applications for trainers and jockey licenses and the following were granted at an early hour today: Trainers G. W. Click, R. Fisher, M. P. Sebree, Cecil Holt, J. W. Johnson, Leo Ruzicka, Wm. See, Eugene Drillon, J. Mc-Namara. Jockeys Apprentice E. Sylvia, under contract to Eugene Drillon; W. Chidgey, under contract to M. E. Syufy; B. Matt, owned by Elmer OConnell; L. Arnold, owned by J. D. Mikel;. H. Edwards, owned by J. P. Crawford, The stewards had not yet passed on the big list of applications submitted by own" ers and jockeys who arrived from the North. Others are expected to be handed down this afternoon. The entire shipment, arrived in good health with the exception of one of the most important horses on the train, Masterly, the sterling four-year-old gelding, belonging to Eugene Drillon, which contracted a cold while en route and early Monday evening, died. Much can be said about the son of Master Charlie Welfare, regarding his short career on the turf. Masterly was winner of sixteen races in 1931, worth approximately 0,000 in purses. He was first brought to the West by George Mayberry, as a two-year-old, at that time belonging to Mose Lowenstein of Chicago. He was campaigned at the second winter meeting here in 1930 and raced with success. When Masterly reached Tanforan last spring, he was claimed by Drillon for ,500. From then on, the son of the Tijuana Futurity and Hopeful Stakes winner, made a name for himself at Chicago last summer and again at Tanforan this .fall. The exact cause of his death was laid to negligence on the part of his groom, while en route to Agua Caliente. It was learned that the doors of the cars were left open, causing the gelding to contract the sickness which caused his death.
