Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-09

LOOKS EAS1.
FIVE OF SIX RACES FIGURED
WITHOUT TROUBLE
Rifleman, from carman Stable, Ap-
pears Elected for Feature Number.
First Peep May Repeat Sat-
urday's Performance
BY IRVING u. CLEMENT

If the horses perform to their private
trials selecting the winners for four of the
races on the program this afternoon will
be an easy task. The second. thirc.
fourth and fifth numbers look like gifts.
The feature event of the day is the
handicap at six furlongs, and If Rifieman
runs as well as he did at Emeryville ne
should win. Burns, the clever little rider,
will have the mount, and with any kind
of good racing luck his number will go up
first. Walsh is represented by Marster
and Sir Edward, and they have only
Botanist to beat to get the place money,
with a slight chance to win. Botanist
locks on paper to have a mortgage on the
third money as he has only F. e. Shaw
to beat
Fourteen 3-year-olds. an Indifferent lot,
are carded for the first race, and 1t is a
very open affair. Phil Igoe has been 60
ing well in his works. but is a slow be-
ginner; If he gets away well will be the
one to catch. Nellie Racine ran some
clever races in the east and should De
right there at the finish, Illusion. Gromo-
boi, Lord Rossington and Dr. Crook have
shown good trials and will have look
In. May finish Phil Igoe, Nellie Racine,
Illusion.
Martha Jane is well known to the local
best 2-year-old flly at Ascot last season.
She has all her old-time speed in her
works and should win all the way. Tom
Shaw is the contender, but can hardly
beat the top one and will probably be
second. Sister Julia and Hal should have
battle royal for the short end of the
purse. The others do not figure to have
a chance to beat these.
First Peep to Repeat
Will have to go right back to First
Peep to win the third event. Her race
Saturday was better than the rope shows.
as she was away poorly and had rough
Journey. Today she has an ordinary lot
to beat. Paul Clifford, Morendo and Ed
Sheridan figure very close for the balance
of the purse and should come In as
named.
]. F. Donohue looks to be in a soft spot
IN the fifth race as the distance suits him
nicely and he is up against poor lot.
which he outclasses. Avontellus looks tc
have cinch for place honors and should
teat out Belasco easily. The latter and
Mary Candlemas look to have the show
money between them unless there is some
dark horse to beat them out.
The one who picks the winner for the
sixth race ought to be presented with n
silver-plated cook stove, as 1t is most
open affair. Ben Stone ran good race
behind Lackfoot Saturday, but seems to
be a slow breaker, which will be dis
advantage in such a large field. but with
clear sailing he will take a lot of beating
Nick Stoner showed speed in his races at
Oakland, is in good form, and with good
rider up should finish among the first
three. Friar of Elgin is ins Carman's
stable but has not shown anything real
fast in work, so 1t may pay to keep this
one in mind, as he may upset calculations
by winning. Others that have a good
chance are Henry Kelly, Vivian May and
Diamonito.
r. L. Thomas, the millionaire lumber
man from Kentucky, will have fortly
horses in training at the local track. j.
T. Ireland, his brother-in-law arrived yes
terday from Lexington with twenty ninN
head, which include Wexford, c. w. Burt,
Laura Clay, Harcourt, Marion Moore and
many other 2-year- -olds and yearlings.
The stable will be split and Henry Nc
Daniel, who arrived a week ago with
eleven yearlings. will train half the stable.
Mr.. Thomas will arrive in few days and
remain till the end of the racing season.