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j I • ■ • • • ; L I L • i [ CALMS SUNDAY PROGRAM Little Cartago Wins Match Race From Mar Quick. Honors in Steeplechase Handicap Go to Napoleon— William P. Kyne Among Sunday Visitors. AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico, May 8.— Under cloudless skies and with summerlike weather prevailing, the Baja California Jockey Club staged one of its outstanding programs of the current meeting yesterday. It was featured by a special match race between the San Diego Stables Little Cartago and J. F. Williams Mar Quick, the star two-year-olds of the season here. It settled the moot question as to the supremacy of the pair, which has been the principal topic for several weeks. In the run-off Little Cartago proved much the better, winning by three lengths under an impost of 122 pounds, which included jockey C. Bianco. The sturdy son of Cartago raced the four furlongs in track record time. He negotiated the distance in :46%, thereby clipping one-fifth of a second from the long standing mark established by Miss Cheyenne in 1932. Alert at the break, jockey Teddy Malear had Mar Quick away in motion. It was not until the colt attained a commanding lead through the stretch that Little Cartago came to him under punishment and, after heading him, drew out to win with plenty left. That Little Cartago is destined to go on to greater conquests is certain, for he proved his ability today in this brilliant perform- , ance. • RULES PROHIBITIVE CHOICE. • Little Cartago ruled an almost prohibitive choice and paid the smallest return of the current meeting when the two dollar tickets were redeemed at .40. The steeplechase handicap, titled the Aguila, went to Mrs. Nina Brennens Napoleon, which turned back nine others which raced over ten obstacles and at about one mile and a half. Second to the winner was his stablemate, Ten Hug, winner of his only start here, while third fell to Red Satin. There were two mishaps during the running when Bouger Wright came to grief at the tenth fence while racing strongly and Cumulative lost his rider when the saddle slipped. Low Bridge, the highly improved son of Brig o Doon, which races for W. H. Young and Son, came through with another mild upset when he easily accounted for the Tasco Purse, an allowance affair. The victor was opposed by seven others from the top sprinting ranks. Harry Fields Ronde-lier was second, while third went to C. J. Gambles Ezechias, with J. H. Taylors Tartarus fourth. The gentlemen beat the ladies in the public handicapping contest Sunday when two men tied for first honors with six winners each. They had to divide the 00 prize. Had either of these two gentlemen picked seven winners he would have received ,000. The other 00 offered today has been added to the pool to be awarded the person selecting the most winners on the final day of the meeting. BILL KYNE VISITOR. Among the distinguished visitors at Agua Caliente Sunday were William P. Kyne, general manager of the Bay Meadows race track, and Al Uniack, prominent business man of Los Angeles. After viewing the running of the steeple- chase, Kyne expressed his opinion that it was a thrilling sport and he would submit a request to the directors of Bay Meadows to erect a course for the jumpers and stage some of the steeplechase events at the fall session. Kyne came here from Los Angeles, where he was the guest of Uniack, overnight, and plans to return to the City of Angels to confer with some of the officials at Holly-t wood. The San Francisco promoter is rather opti-i mistic about the coming renewal of the 0,-L 000 added Bay Meadows Handicap and be-i lieves he can persuade the owners of Go- sum, Specify and Roman Hero to come to San Mateo to fill their engagements in the Bay Meadows classic, which will have its renewal May 21, which will be charity day. /
