Show ADDITIONAL SPORTS Coffroth Handicap auses Owners Plenty PIety of Worry Y One Hundred and Eight Thoroughbreds Are Nominated for Worlds World's Richest Stakes TIJUANA RACE TR TRACK CK MexIco Mex- Mex v leo Ico March 19 I If the race fan will take a peek behind the scenes he hey y will have some idea of the worry i a being carried by the owners and trainers strainers of candidates for the 75 Co Coffroth roth handicap to be de- de elded here Sunday March 28 The Coffroth handicap will be the richest rich rich- est eat race in he he world for the thoroughbred thoroughbred thor- thor horse The owner of a costly thoroughbred thoroughbred thorough thorough- bred having so much at stake stale finds i himself fretting and fUI fusing as the I date of the Coffroth draws near i He tie Le lives in constant fear that some f f. f h. h eleventh hour mishap will prevent b tf him sending his candidate to the post This fear ii Is shared b by the trainer and all at the stable and In- In 4 Unite finite care and the closest of attention attention atten aUen- tion are given the Coffroth horses It is an exacting job to prepare a temperamental thoroughbred for what the owner desires to be the best effort of his career He lie must have nave his horse on keen edge for forthe forthe forthe the particular day He must be trained to the minute He must not arrive at the peak of his form a II day too early for fear of being and becoming stale Neither must he be lacking even a tiny bit In condition for the Coffroth Coffroth Cof Cot froth is a gallop of one and a quarter quarter quarter ter miles In addition to the worries concerning concerning concerning con con- the fitness o of his candidate the owner must give deep thou thought ht to his Jockey jocke He must satisfy himself himself himself him him- self that the rider un understands his mount He must attempt to visualize visualize visualize vis vis- the actual running of the race He must stud study not only the peculiarities of oC his horse but those of oC ever every other In the field He must determine whether he will send semI his hiR runner out to make the pace or have him come from behind and attempt to nab the leaders before the wire is reached Like LUe a general general general gen gen- eral mapping out a battle a horseman horseman horseman horse horse- man must arrive at a definite opinion opinion ion Jon as to which metho method of running will enhance his horses horse's chances of ot victory Then he must work out his plan with his rider so that there will not be any misunderstanding of instructions For the seventh annual renewal of ot the Coffroth handicap of March larch 28 there were nominations this being a greater than ever before Throughout the season a abig abig abig big number of or the nominees have been withdrawn their owners be believing believing believing be- be lieving them not good enough to stand a chance Injuries and the rigors of training have cut down the number of eligible starters and now the most likely to go are found in a list or of twenty-nine twenty horses These are All AU Over Blanc Catalan Cherry CherryTree Tree Cross Bow Dangerous Danger Danger- ous Dixie Smith Dr Clark Elect Elector Elec Elec- t tor r Flagstaff Great Luck Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky Cardinal Light Carbine Manzana Manzana Manzana Man- Man zana Nurmi Osprey Princess Doreen Sanford Serena del and Span Sun Al Altos Altos Al- Al tos Tall Grass and In this list are Included the best distance horses In America The list of prospective starters will be further reduced for it is not likely likely like lIke- I ly h that NurmI and Blanc will be shipped here at such sucha a late date A lot of things can happen and plans of owners materially materially materially materi materi- ally changed in the week preceding a big stake It is to be expected that tha t injuries and mishaps and also unfitness Will still cut down the number However the field un undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- will number from twelve to sixteen starters Won Von last season season season sea sea- son b by Atherstone the Coffroth had hadan hadan hadan an even dozen starters At this time the ones that seem certain to start barring accidents before the day of the big stake are Princess Doreen l Cherry Tree Dangerous Catalan Kentucky Cardinal Dr Clark Dixie Smith Osprey Light Carbine and Then there will be a few chance taking owners whose horses have light wei weight ht who w will send a color-bearer color to the post The stake is so rich meaning full fully to the winner that some of the horsemen will take a long gam gam- ble They will figure that even the most remote chance hance of victory will warrant them in paying the additional to start From now on the head that wears the horseman's hat like the one that wears the crown will be resting resting resting rest rest- ing quite uneasily |