Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-30
SOUVENIR IS
OUT ATLAST
SANTA ANlTAs BOOKLET HAS
NEAT LOOK
Texas VIII Be Well Represented at
Arcadia, Several Cracks Coming
In to Swell List Of
Stars

Santa Anita's first souvenir, issued by
the Los Angeles Racing association, was
received from the printers yesterday and
is about as neat a looking booklet OF It's
kind as was ever produced. The souve-
Mrs will be distributed opening day, and
it IS expected that at least 10000 copies
will find their way into the hands Of an
appreciative public
The booklet, besides containing the
stakes and conditions for the feature
races of the season. is profusely decorat-
ed with scenes typical of Santa Anita
and Southern California The directors
and officers of the Los Angeles Racing
association, whose pictures appear, come
in for a little boosting. and brief his
tory of their lives Is given.
Demands for stable room at Santa
Anita park have been so great that own
ers are being told to keen their yearlings
and all other horses in their possession
not actually racing at Ascot park until
lie barns which will be erected after the
first of the year ale completed. AS soon
as possible accommodations Tor over 1VVV
thoroughpreCS Viii be furmsned at the
Arcadia course, but until this Is done the
barls at the new track Will De useo Aoi
the horses racing there.
Texas will be we'll represented at santa
Anita. for i'm addition to the horses al
ready on the ground from the Lone star
state a carload more came in yesterday
Every one in the lot. with the exception
OF two was bred in the state and are
a shifty lot.
DR.. Flower, secretary and one of the
leading spirts in the Texas thorough
bred association. came along with nVe
head and w. w. Elliott, who declared
at the end of last season that he would
forsake the track, has returned with
good bunch Waite and Lithia Hamilton,
both good ones, will lead the Elliott
string. the latter being half sister to
Don Hamilton. which the same owner
formerly raced
Lady Hamilton, the dam of Llthla
Hamilton, enjoys the distinction of hav-
ing every one of her foal regarded as
stake winner Fanette, Don Hamilton,
Donna Hamilton and Netting have all
won stake races at one time or another
and Lithia Hamilton gives every promise
of being in the same division. She Is by
I,ithus which is now at Elliott's ELM
View stock farm in Texas. The bunch
here will be raced under the name of
the place where the horse stands, the
Elm View stable.
Johnny Edwards, colt of rare promise
in the string controlled by James Boden, |
died at Ascot yesterday, making the sec |
ond death to occur in the Boden barns
since the bunch arrived here from the
east. Johnny Edwards was by Kingston
out of Climax, and was the property of
Pat McCarren. He made but two starts, |
winning once and losing in his maiden
effort, finishing behind Uncle, Jubilee and
six other crack youngsters.
]. w. Medlin sent two 2-year-olds.
Clanner and Florence H., both by Reg
lister, the sire of such fast performers
as hummer. Taylor George and Bonnie |
Reg. Both Register and DR.. Wormsley
are doing stud duty on Medlin's farm
in Texas
J. w. Tate and F. W. Smith arrived
yesterday with Grenore, Norwood Ohio
and Mamie Algol the latter one of the
best long distance performers seen on
the American turf in a number of years.
Norwood Ohio and Grenore are good SELL
ing platers and should carry the stable
colors to victory.
Work is progressing rapidly at Santa
Anita park and will be completed by next
Friday. The rail around the track is
up and all there is to be done is to shingle
the grandstand and paddock and lay the
cement in the betting ring.
Bookmaker Ben Berck arrived in town
yesterday and was glad to get back to
the land of sunshine and flowers. Ben
will juggle the chalk at Santa Anita
park the opening date.
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FORTY-ONE CUPS FOR