Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-21
OFFICIALS
FOR SANTA
ANITA HERE
SMITH AND B0DEN READY TO
ASSUME DUTIES
ASSOCIATE JUDGE PoMERoY is
ALSO PRESENT
Owners Arrive in 6unches, and VIII
Be Kept Busy Moving Charges
from Ascot Park to
Arcadia

Two officials who will have an i'm
portant part in the work at Santa Anita
park this winter arrived from the east
late last night and made their presence
known to the members of the Los Angeles
Racing association. John Boden and E
c. Smith, who will do the handicappins
and occupy the office of the racing Sec
retary, were the late comers and today
they will pay their first visit to the
scene of their future labors
According to the plan now advanced
Boden. who officiated in the same
capacity at Ascot park last season, Will
have charge of the secretary's work un-
iii the first of the year, when he must
return to New York Smith will active
ly assist him until that time, when he
viii assume full sway in handing out the
weights and otherwise directing the nelos
before they go to the post.
This is Smiths first visit to these parts,
although he is a familiar figure on al
most every race track In the country.
He is one of the best known turf writer's
ir the land, having been on the New
York Telegraph STAFF fer g NUMBER OF
years.
In addition to Smith and Boden, P. P.
Pomeroy, who will act as associate Judge
and clerk of scales, is also on the ground,
and Presiding Judge Hamilton Is ex-
pected by Monday at the latest. Inc
stake book and event book for the hrst
three days racing will be compiled at
cnce, and 1t is the intention of the Off
cials to present the most attractive cards
POSSIBLE in order to give the TURTLES a
taste of the high class sport they can
+. expect all winter
Horses will be moved to the Arcadia
track on Sunday and Contractor Allen
has promised that the course will be
ready for exercise gallops the day FOL
lowing. The stable lists are being pre-
pared and every horse which Is slated tc
race at Santa Anita park will be as
signed to his stall and barn without con-
fusion or mixup.
Owners continue to arrive, among the
latest TO unload being J. w. Pangle and
~. L. Tally, who brought In string OF
six. The horses were shipped from
Pimlico and stood the long trip well
Panther leads the Pangle bunch, while
Tally will depend on Montclair and Pau
clifford for his purses.
Jim Dunno Is also among those pres
ent and brings a bunch from Latonia
whose names are familiar to turf patrons
In Los Angeles. Bryan, Governor Orman
Katie Rains and Miss Martha all raced
here last season and were popular with
the bettors. Katie Rains won the first
baby race of this year at Ascot racing
In the colors of Barney Schneider, and
the others performed with more or less
credit at various times
In addition to those already mentioned
Dunno will also send to the post the
following: Ruth W.. Scotch Pune
Edgewater Bal Reed, Patriotic ano
Anona and Charles Daugherty, which
also ran here in bygone seasons. Dupne
is on the lookout for a good pilot, as
w. Fischer, who was to have ridden for
him. failed to secure reinstatement and
will be unable to don silk until the Off
cials relent
Jack Stafford having in charge five
good ones is also among the late COM
ers and intends conducting public sta
BILE during the Santa Anita meet. Eonite,
Cambyses and Town Topics are three
of his good ones, along with Chief Des-
mond and Tom Shaw. turned over to
him by Barney Schneider to be raced
here.
Work of fencing the enclosure at Santa
Anita is being carried on and it is ex-
pected that the long line of palings will
be finished by Monday or Tuesday. AL
the other details incidental to complet-
ing the plant are well in hand, and every
one Is looking forward to a week from
today, when the initial race over the
new course will be run.