Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-11

fifty yard pole, when she had clear
sailing but Il was too late. Would
have been closer up but for the in.
terference.
Kenilworth showed his usual turn OF
speed but quit when the pinch came
Dugan on watercure put up bad
ride which was responsible for the
horses poor showing. He kept him
in close quarters for the last half mile
and never made a move with him.
Had McDaniels on Position made his
move just a trife sooner he would
have won.
Akela, although heavily backed at
to 1. was so sore and stiff going to the
post that he could not raise a gallop
Aminte showed a lot of speed for
three-auarters When placed where
she belongs will win.
Patsy Brown was backed from IL
to Z to 1, and after being pounds the
best. managed to get the place. Mori-
arity ran him into two pockets then
took the overland route.
Namtor ran a bad race and did not
show his early speed. Needed this
race to put him on edge.
The weights for the Palace motel han
dicap are out. and, of course, Claude
has been assigned the post of honor.
Dalys crack has up 1856 pounds. which
is one pound less than he carried in
the Burns handicap. Dainty is
weighted at 124 pounds. Honiton has
been given 119 pounds, which looks to
be bit severe. The assignment is
very fair on a muddy track basis but
il the track happens to be fast 1t may
be another story. The weights are as
follows:
Claude 1876, Bearcatcher 125, Dainty
1914 No Remark 120, Honiton 11q,
Schoolmate 116, Elliott ia, st. Valen-
tine ia, Ananias 113, Fossil 10, Beau
Ormonde 109, Martinmas 109, Luckett
1O7 Felipe Lugo 1O6, Arcade 1O6, Gold
Money LOG, Rockaway LOG, Veterano
106, Horatius 106, George Berry 105,
Little Valley 105, Leila 105, Ocyrohe
105, Evea G.. 105, Foncasta los, Orchan
105 Divina 105, Sidonia 105, Borghesi
los, Flying Torpedo 105, Barklyite 105,
IT.. M.
Lady Rohesia 105. Secredus los, Toca-
law 1O5, Solanus 1O5, Vesuvian 105,
Heather Honey 105 Grail 105, Water
cure 1O5, Padua 1O5, Ishtar 105,- Achil-
les 1O5, Captain Forsee 1O5, Border
mark 105, Caliban 105, Orc Viva 105
Red Cross Nurse 105, Shellmound los,
Lady Kent 1O5, Diderot 1O5, Jarrettiere
dor 1O5 Esherin 1O5 Blue Eyes 105,
Bombardier 105, Telephone 105. Bugie
Horn 105 Wistaria 105, Kenilworth
los. Cedarburg 100, Harvester 100,
Gallopoff 100, A Muskoday 100, Sileo
100, DR.. Albert 1OO Hooligan 100, Lii
illus 10O The Gadhy 100, Fleetwood
100, Callahan 1OO Corn Blossom 100,
My Order 100.
| 1t was "Pittsburg Phil who discov-
cred Tod Sloan and brought him to
the front. But he was no backer of
a jockey alone. The season that Sloan
was under contract to him he was
met at a Broadway saloon one night
by friend to whom he was in the
habit of telling his personal affairs.
That day Sloan had won five races
and came second in the other, so that
the friend naturally thought "Phil''
had some congratulations coming He
offered them, but Phil said with q
smile: 'I like to be congratulated as
well as the next man, but the truth is
that 1 have today made the biggest
losing in my career. am just $33 900
to the bad in my operations. Yes, I
saw Sloan winning the card, but 1 was
playing my own judgment, and you
see where landed"
Jockey Willie Shaw was another of
under contract to him. BY this time
! Phil had gotten together a fair stable,
| it being his idea to pick out horses
which he thought we'll of but which
were not winning for their owners,
and train them according to his own
methods. When it came to getting a
trainer he found that all the good men
were asking exOrbitant prices for their
services. 'Fll bring my brother Bill
out from Pittsburg," he said land
make a trainer of him." On came Bill
from the Pittsburg grocery store, and
five years later Phil had the satisfac-
tion of having Belmont, Whitney and
| Keene offer him horses to he ira inc Z