Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-29
VISIT
ARCADIA
. EASTERN HORSES WILL
BE HERE
PLENTY OF CLASS PROMISED FOR
SANTA ANITA
Applications for Eighty Stalls Re-
ceived, Red Watkins Being Among
Those Present for Twenty
five Thoroughbreds

| Santa Anita park looked like real busi-
ness yesterday. With Superintendent Al
| len snd Track Manager Gardner on tneir
| visit to the Arcadia course went George
Rose, the real head of the Los Angeles
Racing association, who arrived from the
east yesterday.
Rose was enthusiastic over the future
of the racing plant. There were all
kinds OF inquiries in New York and other
eastern racing cities" said Rose, "and
| thi,'- Santa Anita will be the real cen
ter of winter sport in the country.
'"The class of horses promises to be
Of the best With such owners as Hill
dreth. Carman and host Of others.
whose strings contain some OF the best
a"imal5 In training, all heading for the
coast we are assured Of plenty OF class
in the entries to the various events.
| "At Latonia many of the owners as
sured me that they would ship as soon
as the new track was opend. Others are
| sending their stables here every day ana
| the events are filling up rapidly. All
through the east they seem desirous OF
racing here and need only the assurance
that the meeting will be pulled on In
time to cause them to ship"
| Conditions at Arcadia were most pleas
ing to Rose, as big change has been
recor de6 since he left here few weeks
ago. The long line of stables 'f.nd the ad-
yanced condition of the track work were
gratifying, and with much OF the steel
| for the grand stand on the ground there
| Is small chance for hitch or delay In
construction. Rain may interfere with
the work, but aside from that things
lrok rosy for an opening on Thanksgiy-
| ing day.
| Eighty applicants for stalls were re-
ceived yesterday at the offices OF the
racing association. three owners applying
| for tn. bunch. Red Walker, who raced
here two years ago, will occupy enough
room to quarter twenty-five head, r. L..
Thornas calls for forty and Ed Alvey
wants fifteen stalls.
! In the Walker string, among others,
are Earl Rogers and Confessor. whicn
raced here. and Edwin Gum, frequent
winner in distance races toward the end
of the last Emeryville season. Monaco
Maid. Prince of Orange and Henry o.
will also be shipped. the two latter being
entered In several stakes.
| The Thomas string will be about the
largest stable with the exception of R.
F. Carman's that will visit the coast.
Many yearlngs which are being trained
to make their bow after New Years are
| in the lot, besides a plentiful supply OF
| sea soned horses. Ed Alvey also has some
good ones and will race them here until
the close Of the meeting.
Persons prominent in the racing world
are beginning to arrive and Los Angeles
lis taking on its winter hue. Jockey Kent,
who was ruled Off for life last year, Is
down from Seattle, and will make an ef-
fort to be reinstated. The crack rider
was guilty of no very serious lapse Of
turf etiquette, yet the Ascot officials saw
ct to bar him, where they let more ha-
grant violations go unpublished. Kent is
well off in this worlds goods. so the
disbarment works no hardship, yet he
feels that the officials should restore him
his ramc by granting Jockeys license.
| Gene Elrod who will be in charge of
Santa Anita's betting ring, is due to ar
rive in about two weeks, and Ed O'Mal-
LEY, the form chart man, will follow about
ten days later. A good sized colony of
owners Is already established at Ascot,
where several hundred thoroughbreds
are daily enjoying exercise gallops, and
as soon as the Arcadia barns are ready
they will move over to The BALDWIN
ranch course.
All Goodin Is going to take a rest this
winter and II he keeps old Money Muss
and the two others now in his possess
sion he will get some one else to train
them. AL had a good season in the north
west and Is content to watch other people
do the work for a while.
Work on the automobile road to Santa
Anita park is progressing rapidly, and 1t
| is expected that a through boulevard to
the track will be finished by the first Of
the year. This road will follow the old
'dobe road until Huntington drive is
reached and will continue along that well
graded thoroughfare clear to the track.
At present the road is completed from
Balrdstown to San Marino, and at both
ends of this section teams are busy haul
ing enc filing to prepare for the oil and
gravel which will make the road to Ar
cadia delightful and safe for machines.