Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-20
NICE FIELD
FOR FEATURE
CLEVER sPRINTEKs WILL MEET
AT SANTA ANITA
Best Glass Of Two-Ye ar-olds at Local
Course Entered in Fifth Num-
ber on This Afternoons
Card
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| For an off day the card presented this
afternoon Is an excellent one and the
| feature event, the fifth race, brings to.
gether the best 2-year-olds on the track
making that race alone worth the price
of admission.
The other events bring together a good
lot Of selling platers. and 1t may be q
day of surprises, as there are not any
that stand out too prominently in any OF
the races.
Magazine should win the feature. The
one that beats him Is entitled to be called
the champion 2-year-old at Santa Anita
as he beat part of this bunch before and
took the measure of a much better lot
than that he is in with today. Racing is
an uncertainty, and as Early Tide is in
good form she may beat him IL he has
bad racing luck. Stanley Fay beat Col
Bob last time they met, but there is a
switch in the weights today, and Bob
should beat him for, the show honors.
All Alone has a good chance to finish
among the first three
La Londe, Teacress and Sir Russell look
to have the first race between them. La
Londe Is my selection, as she showed a
glimpse of her old time form in her last
race, and should hold Teacress safe. The
latter has been going well in her trials
and should finish bang up. Sis Russell
has only Ell Bernado to beat. and should
show easily. The others will only be in
the way.
Progress Looks Best
On his good showing when he beat Cres-
ton Boy Tuesday, Progress may be re-
turned the winner in the second event.
He is quick breaker, has lots of early
speed and is game when 1t comes to a
drive. Alteration is the dangerous one,
and if she gets away from the barrier
will give Progress the race of his life to
beat her. Niblick' can do better than his
last out, but can hardly beat the top two
weighted this way. Bellmence may beat
her rating and finish in the money.
Silberschwanz, Tom Shaw and Ben Stone
look to stand out from the balance Of the
field in the third. and they should finish
close as named above. Godfather has been
played on several occasions to beat fair
horses, but invariably met with poor rae
ing luck and had no fair chance to show
to advantage, and may split the three
mentioned.
E. Wayland's horse, j. F. Donohue,
may wake up today, as he has been given
easy rides in his last two races and is
overdue. Gorgalette will probably set a
fast early pace, but Donohue should come
along with his old time stretch run and
beat her out Meddling Daisy ran good
race last time out, as she showed nice
turn of early speed and was probably
short. Should get the short end of the
purse today. Prince Nap and Adonis are
two outsiders that have chance.
Paumonak is the class of the last race.
and worked a good six furlongs the other
showing he is fit. There is an
exceptionally bad lot pitched with him,
but he is poor breaker, and that may
beat him. Gromoboi's last race was a
good one and he should be hard to beat
for the place. Stray ran some fair races
last summer around New York, and
should about drop in to show position.
Nadzu may upset calculations and run
in the money.