Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
TURTLES
ARE COMING
IN BUNCHES
TOWN BEGINS TO TAKE ON
RACING APPEARANCE
ENTRIES CONTINUE TO POUR IN
ON OFFICIALS
Hundreds Of Thoroughbreds Expected
in Next Two Days to Swell the
Large Number Already
ac Ascot

Less than two weeks remain to the
builders of Santa Anita park in which to
prepare for the meeting which is sched-
uled to begin there Thanksgiving day,
and not the slightest doubt Is felt about
their ability to get through in time The
grand stand work is going along at q
marvellous rate. and save for little of
The top surfacing al the fencing the
track itself is reaoy for the gallopers
Already the town is beginning to take on
s racing appearance as bookmakers
jockeys and owners are coming here in
4ncreasing numbers. Fresh arrivals every
day swell the ranks and by the end of the
week most of these prominent In the
winter racing colony will be here waiting
for the bugles call
George Rose, who aas been promoting
the new course in Oakland, returned to
dos Angeles yesterday morning, after be-
ing away a week. The big bookmaker
had news Of a cheerful character to i'm
part to his fellow members of the Los
Angeles Racing association and brought
n bunch vfft vf ssttsakke entries along to sub
etantiate the glad tidlngs.
Rose and Track Manager Gardner paid
Arcadia visit and were well pleased
with everything in sight The work on
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In two weeks after the meeting begins
there will be no lack of stalls to house
the numbers of thoroughbreds expected
here to participate In the seasons racing
Roy Rainey Expected
Most of the track officials are expected
in before the end of the week, Presiding
Judge Hamilton has sent word that he
would leave the east In time to be here by
Rrriday, and John Boden will probably
accompany him. Many of the turtles
were expecting some one besides Ed Cole
to be in the stand as associate judge, but
from the looks of things they are doomed
TO disappointment. No one but Cole has
been mentioned for the place. and as the
time is short he will probably serve in
his old capacity.
Several more strings arrived yesterday
and were unloaded at the Ascot plant.
The Gushing and Price stables. about
twenty-five head all told, were among
those present, and showed the results of
the long trip across the country.
Today and tomorrow are expected to be
particularly busy as regards incoming
horses, as many owners and their money
Eetters are due to arrive r. L. Thomas,
James Boden, u. Wcyland and others
will get in unless their schedule has gone
wrong, and when they dump their horses
{ n the cars some high class animals will
he on hand.
Nominations to the stakes continued to
pour in yesterday, and the list Secretary
Gtandle had to show gives promise of
urr-ually classy racing. r. +. Carman,
who has a stable of fifty-two horses at
Irmeryville will split his string and send
many of them south, and his star per-
formers will be seen in coors here.
Paul Raney Expected
Roy Rainey, the Cleveland millionaire
who broke forth as "A turf celebrity when
he paid fabulous prices for De Mund and
Horace E.. has stated that he would race
here Ed Peters will have charge of the
Rtainey string, of which Stray will be the
chief silk bearer.
Frank Regan will return to his old
hsunts and has decided to brig a nice
bunch of horsef1esh with him. Black
Mate All Alone and Nick Stoner will,
race for D. Kelley, and the Talley stable
rom Pimlico is due with some good ones.
Pat McCarren, tn Brooklyn senator,
will be represented here for the first time.
John Edward, Sparkles and Thomas Flyer
are the hsadiners on the McCarran pro-
gram, and James Boden, who is due to
arrive today, will handle them as chief
trainer.
Charlie White sends bunch of nominal
tions, putting Tommy Ahearn, Rose White
and Mrs. O'Farrell in numerous stake
events.
w. v. Conran, trainer and manager of
the j. G. Thompson stable, sends the
name OF Tollgatherer as an eligible to
numerous stakes.
Eugene Wayland. who is delayed on the
road, kicks in with additional stake nom
nations, making Ampedo and Decorator
eligible TO start in rsveral stakes.
j. w Pangle, who is en- route from
Pimlico, hands in the names of Aristotle
and Virlando as his stake representatives
o. J. Decker will depend entirely upon
the running qualities of Gallavant in
the stakes to which this one is eligible.
I'D Alvey, being unable to reach Los
Angeles in time to make his stake nom
nations. mailed the names of Colonel
Bob and DR.. Mathews as his choices for
nearly a dozen stakes, including the
derby and the opening handicap, and
Atrebor will go in several other events.