Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
DAY
WITH PONIES
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
NOT PERFECT
Jim BIute viii Ship Sixteen Head
from Oakland to NeY Course
in Time for the
Opening
nY 1nyING n. CLEMENTs

| Moving time made the horsemen jump
around at Ascot park yesterday, and
from early morning until late at night
the owners were busy getting their
charges ready and sending them on the
journey to the new course at Arcadia.
Only two cars were in service, and the
result was that many of the thorough
breds were walked to Santa Anita, a
distance cf about eighteen miles.
Transportation facilities were anything
but perfect and the lack of cars was
commented on freely by those who had
horses to ship Two cars in the morning
and the same two over again in the
afternoon were all that the owners could
Fuse, and the Pacific Electric was no
where in sight
Among the first to move yesterday were
the Holland and Williams strings. Col.
Jack, the most useful performer in the
Holland bunch, went over along with The
Borgan, and twenty-four head belong
ing to Williams spent the night in the
new barns. r. A. Davies shipped his
entire stable, in which Ellie and Margie
b. are included, and Marion sent over
Meddling Daisy and his Others
Raleigh Prince Magnet and several
others were quartered at Santa Anita
along with Jocund, and hundreds more
will be moved today and tomorrow
The track at Santa Anita is in fair con-
dition and those horsemen who have seen
1t predict that the new course will be
lightning fast after it has been soaked
by a good heavy rain. Horses are al
ready taking exercise gaIiops over It and
flooding is being continued to put it in
the best possible shape for opening day.
Word has been received from James
Blute to the effect that he will race
sixteen head at Santa Anita park and
will ship them in a few days, as he
has been paying moorage on horse car
since Friday on account of the scarcity
of cars this time of the year
Denny Bros. and G. H Keene are ex-
pected from Oakland today with a car
load of horses owned by them. Denny
has that good stake horse, Santon, and
Aunt Polly ON the car.
Gene Elrod has been a busy man dur
ing the last few days shipping his para
phernalia to the new track He sent over
six carloads yesterday and will send three
more on Wednesday, Elrod will have
charge of the betting ring at Santa Anita
the same as he did at Ascot.
Ed Harmon. knight of the chalk and
rubber, got back to Los Angeles and
will be on the block opening day at the
new course
Word was received at the track to no.
tify Harry Pryor, a former jockey, that
his father was seriously i'll at Bards-
town, KY, and that he should communi-
cate with Eugene Wilson of the same
place.
R. L.. Thomas, the millionaire lumber
man, will have the largest stable of
horses on the coast. He has thirty year
lings in charge of Henry Mcdaniel, the
veteran trainer, and at least two carloads
of two and three year olds are expected
in a day of two in charge of his brother
in-law, j. T. Ireland, who will train
them. No money was spared to secure
the yearlings, as some of them cost a
small fortune, being principally by such
Wilson Chamberlain, a breeder from
Virginia, will develop and train bunch
of yearlngs which were bred on his
farm They are mostly the get of Aldine,
count of his savage tendencies.
J. w. Blalock will race a shifty bunch
of selling platers at Santa Anita park.
Bonnie Reg will again sport his colors,
besides many others. Blalock has PEN
chant for putting over coup when his
horses are ready, and it will be well to
bear in mind to watch the market when
he starts one, as he is a clever man
with horse.