Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-19
AGRICULTURAL PARK WORK
OUTS OF MUCH PROMISE
FOUNDERS CLASSY sTEPpER
Opening Of California Circuit Well
Patronized by Western Horse-
men-Prospeets and Gossip
OF the Entries


Southern California are anticipating the
most successful and classlest meeting
of the blooded footers that has ever
been held in this section of the state at
the approaching opening of the Califor-
MIA circuit at Agricultural park July 8.
Over 300 horses are now stabbed at the
park, the majority of known quantity
to the light harness public, and others
are arriving daily.
Miles have been stepped better than
2:10 in the morning workouts, and there
is no lack of class among the entries
for the stakes which will have cleaned
up $4,000 when the week Of sport is
ended.
George Founders wonderful little
PAGER Rockaway. formerly Little JIM"
an entry in both the two and three
year-old divisions at the Agricultural
park meeting, has been turning some
nice miles in his workouts. Rockaway
gated an easy mile in 2:15 Saturday
morning and is a likely contender in
both the colt pacing events.
Mr.. Founder paid the tidy sum of
$4,000 for the little marvel Of speed and
plans to put him through a severe
course Of training in preparation for
his campaigning on the California cir
cult. The horse was discovered by Mr..
Founder through the press notices sent
out about him last fall when Rocka-
way defeated all contestants at the val
ley fairs. Not long ago Mr.. Founder
happened to be in Tulare and went to
the fair grounds. He saw the various
horses being tried out and being intro
duced to Mr.. Kirkman, the owner of
sent mile. Rockaway paced 1t off ir
2:19 fiat and is only a few days over
two years. The horse was raised on the
Kirkman farm and was sired by Stone
way Founder has another likely can
didate for the pacing division in the
hay gelding Glenn entered in the 1927
for the Christopher stakes on the first
day Of the meeting and also entered in
the Hotel Potter stakes. July 6, for the
2:24 division. Glenn has been working
around .1O1A, has nice action and an
effective turn of speed at the critical
moment" as has been proven in past
matinees of the driving club.
The 2:13 pace is bound to bring out a
couple of rafting heats if the workouts
of the steppers entered in this class are
anything to go by. Bonnie Ailse has
been footing around IL and is showing
rapid improvement in form. Vishon
has worked the best in this class, how
ever, having went mile the other day
in 10 fiat. Tidal Wave has mark of
IL for last weeks work and DR.. w. has
clipped a half second off .12. Tidal
Wave and Vishon are also entered in
the Pill pace, as is also Welcome Mac,
who established new matinee record
of 2:0S1a last winter. Mac has been
turning up in fine style and will not
lack supporters next month.
The bay gelding Ira, also entered in
the 2:11, showed a nice mile in .OS1s the
other day.
The Los Angeles Driving club will not
hold a matinee this month, as previous
ly announced. The board of directors
decided not to hold meeting in June
owing to the number of matinee horses
starting in the approaching circuit
races.
Ole, Pop" Henderson's entry in the
2.11 trot for the Garland stakes, has
been showing nice form over the Agri-
cultural park track. Henderson is sat-
isfied that he has something good in
OLE and the trotter work in the north
ern circuit races last year was any
thing but mediocre.
Oma A., another entry in the 2:11, has
been working miles around .14R and
lay. Oma is the property Of H. G.
Mosher and will also go after the
ducats in the 2:17.
Bessie Barnes. the Zombro mare and
an entry in the 1927 pace, owned by
Will Durfee, went a mile in 2:121s over
the Agricultural park track. The first
half was in :04, then she was eased up
a bit and the three-quarter was done
in 361s seconds. She came the last
quarter in S1A and finished the mile
rather easily.
Helen Dare, also by zombro. was
caught at 2:1S in an easy mile Satur-
day.
Since she Joined Alta McDonald's S
stable at Albany, Sweet Marie. 2:04%.
has not beaten 2:2O. but she looks fit
to go out and race right now accord
ing to reports. Mcdonald will not
hurry, for she will not be started
until late in July or early in August.