Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-19
ANTICIPATE FAST
HARNESS MEET
RUNNING EVENTS TO FEATURE
SPORT
Races Open at Agricultural Park To-
morrow fternoon-Record-
Breaking Attendance
Predicted

What promises to be the most sue
cessful trotting and pacing meet In
the history of Los Angeles will open
tomorrow afternoon at Agricultural
park when the local Harness Horse
| associations six day schedule of events
commences.
The addition of two running races
to the daily program will be welcomed
by those who not only delight in
the side wheelers, but also enjoy a
whiff of the ponies.
The grand stand has been made
ready for a record breaking crowd and
the track Is in the best of shape for
record breaking time. The horses have
been working fast in the tryouts and
more speedy miles were reeled off last
week than have been made in the
trotters and PAGERS entered and such
an array Of talent In the running events
there will be sufficient to please the
lovers OF all branches of the horse
racing game.
Secretary Robert Smith says the out
look for a big week of racing was
never better, practically all the boxes
have been reserved for the entire meet
ing, and judging from the interest be-
ing shown the grand stand will ac-
commodate the throng at the opening
tomorrow.
The gates will be opened at 1:15, and
the first race on the card will be called
at las. There will be a band concert
throughout the day.
The first days card includes the 215
pace, the 2:15 trot, a five furlong race
for all ages and a six furlong event
for three-year-olds and upwards. The
entries for these running events are to
close this morning with Secretary
Smith.
The gallopers are appearing at this
meeting with the sanction of Thomas
H. Williams, president of the Pacific
Coast Jockey club, and Manager J. w.
Brooks of Ascot. All the good Jockeys
will also be at liberty to ride.
The mile running race for women
riders, which is carded for Friday, will
be one of the unique features of the
meeting. This, of course, is an inno-
event which has no place in a race
meeting, excepting as a novelty, but
the two events of this kind at Agri-
cultural park last spring were such
tremendous hits that the association
decided to repeat the race.
A dozen girls are working hard for
the event and the list of entries prom
ises to be large. Some of the women
who will ride are working at Ascot,
while others are training at Agricul-
tural
After the meeting at Phoenix last
week the 2:06 pace looks better than
ever. This is certain to be one of the
greatest harness races ever seen on the
Pacific coast. There are eight entries
and all the starters will be speedy side
wheelers. Phalla, the bay mare who
has come all the way from Concord,
N. H, for the races, reduced her mark
for mile to 2:05sl at Phoenix.
This one will be mighty hard to beat.
The Dona. a Pleasanton mare, was
second this season in a 2:05% heat,
forcing the winner to his limit. Alpha
w is another dangerous one in this
race. She has done 2:06A this year.
Queer Knight, William Morgan's fast
trotter, who is entered in the 2:15 trot
for the opening day, worked a mile in
2:09A last week and will be a mighty
hard bird to beat in this race. He is
in the best of condition now.