Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
FRIDAY THE
18Th TODAY
HARD AFTERNOON FOR ANY BUT
LUCKY PLAYERS
cleverIy Matched Fields Promise
Plenty Of Sport at Santa Anita.
Ear. Rogers Fancled for
the Third Event
BY IRVING b. CLEMENT

| BY IRVING b. CLEMENT
Friday the 18th, and Secretaries Boden
and Smith have arranged program that
none but the lucky can hope to beat.
One purse race and five selling events
make up the hardest card yet handed to
the dopesters and the wise ones will shoot
at any and everything and trust to luck
| in picking the winner No one can hope
to do so on dope when a day like this
is staring at them from the calendar
The race that will probably be the most
Interesting is the third at a mile, for
S-year-olds and upward Earl Rogers at
present is in such grand form that he
appears to be the one they will have to
beat. as Lycurgus will probably pilot HIM
and get him away well. Alteration came
from far back in her only effort here,
showing she liked a<longer route than
six furlongs and she will be a dangerous
factor all the way and has good chance
to beat Rogers. Chimney Sweep has been
working well, as has Josies Jewell, and
they will have look-in when it comes to
dividing the purse. The dangerous out
slider Is Ell Cazador, as he may take a
notion in his head and lead all the way.
Maiden 2-year- olds are carded to start
in the first race and it is a most open
AFFAIR. Vivian May ran as though short
in her last start and If she gets away
we'll today may lead her field all the way.
Gene Wood met with a lot of interfer
ence his last out and as he meets an
inferior lot today should give a good ac-
count OF himself and finish bang up.
Waldorf has been working great guns and
will bear watching, as he comes out of
Carman's barn and Burns will ride.
Others that figure with chance on work
are Henry Kelly and Belle of Mayfair.
Progress Is Choice
A good lot of selling platers are asked
to go seven furlongs in the second race.
Progress is my choice, as he ran well at
Emeryville and is fair sort of horse.
He will like a fast track and should
show the way to his field from barrier to
wire. The Sultan ran two good races
and is due to earn brackets. Has bet
ter chance on figures to beat Progress
than any of the others. Taxer is the dark
horse of the race, as he will be a long
price and is liable to come to life, so keep
your eye on the market Rama and Sun
Mark have good outside chances to finish
among the first three.
Sister Julia beat l.. c.. Widrig in her
last race, but had all the racing luck and
may turn tables on her today and beat
her If he draws a position near the rail,
as he is good breaker. Snapdragon has
been working we'll and will have Gaga
to beat for the short end of the purse.
Margie D. will do to remember, as she
worked fast half recently.
Foncasta Is Right
Fcncasta just now is in excellent condi-
ton and IL well ridden should beat the
lot ne is opposed to. Uncle Henry can
do peter than his last race and should
hold East End safe at the finish as far
as second money is concerned. Court
Martial and BAIL are the outsiders that
may split up the first three. The others
will only be in the way.
Zelina beat Waterbury and Hereafter
the last time they met and did it in such
decisive fashion that she should repeat.
Waterbury did not have any apparent
mishaps his only start here and will have
to do his level best to catch Hereafter.
The latter will set a fast pace and If
nothing follows closely may last the dis
tance. OF the others entered Red Bill
and Illusion are the only ones that figure
with good chance TO be in the money.
Arcadia Smatterlngs
]. A. Bennett arrived yesterday from
Oakland and his horses are expected to-
day Bennett has fourteen head, the best
of which are Ed Ball, Orcagna, Molesey,
Amundsen and Green Goods. The others
are yearlings and 2-year-olds. Jack Colds
borough trains the stable.
Fred Merkel, who trains the string for
]. Touhey. arrived from Emeryville yes
terday with Gossiper, Comique, AL Lind
ley, Charlie Paine, Hadentus, Escamado
and Badly Used.
Roy Knapp, a brother of Jockey w.
Knapp, Is branching out as an owner
and brought The Dutchman on the same
car with Touhey's string.
Rif1eman, which won his last fou-
starts, each one of them a track record,
cost $25OO last summer and after his pur-
chase r. F. Carman refused several big
offers for this colt. He came from the
stable of +. A. Forsythe, who raised and
developed him and such other good ones
as Montgomery and Fontainbleu, which
brought $4,000 each, and Tourenne, which
was sold for $10,00n. Carman certainly got
the prize of the lot.
Phil Reilly arrived from Oakland with
ten head. the property of the Hunter
stable. Gorgalette, Col. Bronston Gigana
and Banlada are in the string.
Big Bill Knapp is getting up a ball
team among the Santa Anita jockeys and
the team will play it's first game Sunday.
The Newsies have been selected as op-
ponents and the mines will battle at Oak
wood park.
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