Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-12-21
The Holiday Races to Begin
Christmas Day.
A Slashing Programme for the
Opening.
Goodenough and Hassamer Sign with
Los Angeles.
Crack Racehorses to Contest in Los
Angeles-Acclaim or John Treat
Expected to Beat the Mile
Coast Record.

The holiday race meeting promoted by
the Los Angeles association begins next
Friday afternoon at 80 o'clock. There
are five days in all. The programme
each day will be made up of running
races, which are 80 popular with the
Los Angeles public. This city, owing to
the mild climate, is an ideal place for
winter racing, and there is every reason
to believe that the coming meet ing will
be a success. Some OF the best horses in
the state are now domiciled at the track,
and if the weather does not interfere fast
time is assured. What should Acclaim
run mile in. weighted five pounds be-
low the scale? The mile and forty yards
record is also liable to take tumble
when such horses as Oregon Eclipse,
Nevada and Idaho Chief are:cut loose,
with light jockeys up.
A new feature in connection with the
coming meeting is that bookmaking will
be allowed. This is the most popular
style of betting all over the east. One
thousand at the odds posted against any
horse in the race. Three OF the biggest
bookmakers are coming here from San
Francisco. The best Jockeys in the
state are already in Los Angeles.
The 2-year-old race on the opening day
is very open event. Motto has to take
up whole lot OF weight. She is great
filly, however, and there are many who
think that weight will not stop her.
Lottie Mills should not be overlooked.
She is reported to be very speedy. Cap
istrano is in good form, and MANY think
that he will be knocking at the door at
the finish. Combat is reported to be
very much improved colt. He is ex-
pected to arrive at the track this after
noon. The distance of this race is three
quarters OF mile, and all the young
sters entered are sure to go to the post.
The entries in the owners handicap
are Ben H., Acclaim, Oregon Eclipse,
Nevada, Washington Bartlett and Idaho
Chief. This should be a horse race.
Acclaim will in all probability not start
as she is entered in the mile race the
same afternoon. Nevada is one of the
speediest mares in the state, but che
will have to be at her best to beat race
horses of the calibre of Oregon Eclipes
and Idaho Chief. Washington Bartlett
is much improved horse since Dave
Bridges got mold oil MIN.
The race OF the day will be the Elec-
tric stakes. This is the race in which it
is thought that the coast record of 40
for mile will be beaten. The entries
for this race are Acclaim, Ben H., Kinda
Dwyer and John Treat. The old gray
gelding is great favorite in Los Ange-
les and has big following. He is in
magnificent fettle, but he will have to
make the race of his life to beat the fly
ing Acclaim. This mare has already
run within fraction of the coast record.
She is rather small, but can race like
streak, especially with light weight. Ben
III. showed himself to be a good horse
at the recent fair with little or no train
ing. He should show up in superior
form next Friday. L. ]. Rose will start
Kinda DIVER. She was trained early
this year, but went amiss and was not
taken east. Kinda Dwyer is grandly
bred, and as she is only 2-year old,
she will be in very light. When the red
bunting swishes through the air on
Christmas day the Los Angeles public
will see the fastest race ever run over the
local track if it does not rain any more
this week.