Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-26
NO CHANGE
IN STAKES
FEATURE EVENTS WILL BE RUN
ON ORIGINAL DATES
Pomona Handicap, the Opening Days
HeadIiner, Only One to Be Put
over-Doines of Horses
and Owners

Putting off Santa Anita opening more
than week will make but slight differ
ence in the dates on which the stake
events will be run. With the exception of
the Pomona handicap, no change will be
necessary, as there was no big feature ar
ranged for next Saturday following, which
is now set for opening day. The Pomona
handicap, which was to have been the
feature Thursday according to the orig
inal plans for getting the season under
way, will have a star place on tho pro-
gram on December 7, and will be followed
by the Vernon selling stakes, billed for
the 14th.
After the Vernon stake there is nothing
big until Christmas day, when the Gar
vanza handicap is down for discussion.
and from then on nearly every week con-
tains a feature until the Colin stake,
which closes the nominated events for
the season, is run. Thus the postpone
ment from Thanksgiving to December z
makes no difference in the running of the
bigger races and calls for change in
the Pomona handicap only.
Judging from the general appearance of
the Arcadia plant Superintendent Allen
will need almost every one of the days
left him before opening time to complete
the task before him. The grand stand is
a long ways from being done, and the
track itself shows the need of a plentiful
used. Water is still a valuable asset at
Santa Anita, and until the distributing
system is perfected not a very liberal sup
ply of the fluid can be used on the track.
Fencing Under Way
Fencing the grounds and course is the
latest work to be started. and it is ex-
pected that before next Saturday the en-
tire place will be surrounded by the board
barrier. Several gates to the grounds are
to be put in, and entrance from many
different points will be allowed.
Among the horsemen who arrived yes
terday was Louie Bonsack who started
from the east before he learned of the
postponement. According to Bonsack,
horsemen on the other side of the Rockies
are much interested in the new course,
and the few of them who don't visit the
coast this season will be sure to do so
next.
AS was announced in The Herald recent
ly, Bonsack and Tommy Webber have
formed a partnership and will race big
string at Santa Anita. In the lot which
they will send to the post are Judge Dem
ton and Pantoufle, old favorites from tha
Bonsack barns, and George S. Davis Slip.
perry, Miss Himyar and The Poet.
e. l.. Tally is among the latest to strike
the burg, bringing Paul Clifford, Laudable
and Montclair, the latter two being in
their first season. j. C. Cooper also came
in, carrying a string of fair ones to pay
his feed bills with.
James Boden met with little hard luck
yesterday when his Contract, 2-year-
old by Bathampton, died at Ascot park.
The youngster was taken sick on the way
across the country last week, and despite
the efforts of bunch of vets, could not
be kept alive.
Secretary Boden has announced that
the stake book will be issued Saturday.
The week book which contains the events
for the first few days of the meeting, will
come out at about the same time, and
owners need not delay picking out the
spots where they think their charges
would, go well. Judging from the num-
ber of horses now here the fields should
be bigger than the average, and the class
will also be something to startle the ma
tives who have been following nothing but
the bush races.
A. w. Hamilton, who will act as pre-
siding judge at the Santa Anita meet
ing, arrived from the east last night and
is at the Van Nuys hotel. Jake Holt
man, who Is slated to appear as starter,
is detained I; t New Orleans, sending them
away from the barrier until A. B. Dade
gets on the ground, but is expected to
leave for Los Angeles toward the end of
the week.