Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-27
FINE CARD
FOR FRIDAY
COAST RECORD FOR 1-s MILES
MAY BE BROKEN
NibIlck Selected to Win Opening
Number, but cIoisteress VIII
Bear Watching-Ed Ball
for Handicap
BY IRVING n. CLEMENT

For a Friday an exceptionally good
card is to be run off at Santa Anita
park, with the second race, handicap
for 2-year-olds, the feature event. The
fourth race purse affair, Will come
in for a lot of attention, as the field is
evenly balanced, and II there Is fast
early pace the coast record for one and
one-eighth miles may be broken. The
other events boast of both quality and
quantity.
While Niblick looks like cinch on
figures there is a dark one here that
has been working great guns and II
she performs to work has goou
chance to beat him. Cloisteress is the
trick and she is fast and game. BAIL
and Mary Candlemas will probably
have a battle royal for the show
honors. Ed Sheridan and Bonnie
Prince Charlie are the outsiders that
may finish among the first three. The
others have only a slight chance
Creston has been doing all asked OF
him in such clever fashion that there
is no reason why he should not earn
another set of brackets. He won his
last out with one pound less and has
shown himself a good colt with weight
up. Jane Swift is improving with eacn
race, but she can hardly beat Creston
under this weight arrangement.
Booger Red can do better than his last
out and he should hold l.. c. Widrlg
safe through the stretch to save the
show money. Godfather is the only
other one that has chance to finish In
the money.
The third race is a most open afair
as there are q number in that have a
good chance. Money Muss ran grand
race Christmas day and If he performs
to that clever number will probably be
the one they will have to catch, as he
has speed galore and can carry 1t the
distance. Scarfell will probably be the
contender all the way but will have TO
improve over what he has shown to
beat Money Muss. Aunt Polly ran as
If short her last time out and that ef-
fort should do her a lot of good. Illus
ion, Progress and Mintia figure close
up and any one of them has an excel
lent chance to get UP in time to gather
some part of the purse.
Ed Ball May Win
Probably the hardest race of the day
is the fourth. Ed Ball ran two good
races since he arrived from Oakland
and he is my selection, as he likes the
distance and is at his best right now.
Summer Cloud can do better than her
last start and will be a dangerous fac
her win. Eduardo is always close up
and he has good chance to capture
the long end of the purse. Jocund
should go WELL but can hardly beat the
top ones this way weighted.
Kirkfeld Belle ran good race when
she finished third to Hereafter and II
she goes. as well today has a good
chance to win. Blair will ride her and
he has some great Improvement in his
riding since he left Ascot park, so do
not let his presence in the saddle keep
you off. Halton is speedy, but a poor
breaker and should hold the place safe
Airs works well in her morning trials
and will be a contender all the way, as
she can run as fast as any of them
Lady Laughter, Don Hart and Cam
byses have outside chances only to
beat the top ones.
A bunch of non winners are carded
to start in the closing event and figures
and form count for little with this
kind Bejoris beat Nadzu last time
they met and should do so again.
Crepps Beckham is the star danger, as
he has been working well and has not
shown his true form. Lisbia and
Bazzini may upset calculations and one
of them may win. The others are
poor lot that do not figure.