Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-04
ANXIOUS FOR
SANTA ANITA
HoRsEMEN WISH TO TEST NEW
RACE TRACK
Eildreth and Carman Strings, Con-
tanning Many Cracks, Will Be
Shipped TO Local Course
This Week
ny j. G. GRIFFIN

: When will horsemen have full access to
which is heard hundred times day at
Ascot park and among those who have
already shipped their charges over to
| Santa Anita park In preparation for open
ing day Around the headquarters of
! the Los Angeles Racing association no
one seems to have the right answer, and
the result is a balled up crowd all around,
both officials and horsemen being appar-
emily in a hurry to set things right
The rail around the track at Arcadia is
almost completed, and save for the fact
| that Contractor Allen wishes to get the
course in the best OF shape without hav-
Ing to give up any time to the galloping
horses, there is nothing to hinder work.
outs at any hour of the day. Allen wants
to make showing in the line of time
during the early stages of the meeting
| and does not care to be interfered with In
any way.
From the looks of things. tomorrow will
see Aliens work completed, and the track
turned over to the runners. All the
chutes which will be completed at the first
meeting can be used opening day, and the
seven-furlong and mile events will be
started on their own little stretches Of
getaway room.
The news that Sam Hildreth and r. F.
Carman would both ship the pick Of their
strings to Santa Anita in time for Satur-
days opening was joyful information to
the association officials, even IL some of
the owners who heard 1t, and who had
been figuring on some particular event as
their own, did not appear cheerful Such
horses as Meelick Uncle, Veil. Fleming,
Acrobat, Rapid Water and others which
have been smashing records at the north
ern course are sure to add to the attrac-
tiveness of the local meet and will great
ly aid the class of the entrants in the
various races.
Hildreth's reason for sending the pick
of his lot south may be found in the
conditions of the Emeryville track.
While undoubtedly faster than anything
In the west yet recorded, the northern
course is rather hard. and according to
horsemen who have raced there this
year, is none too good for a thorough
bred with anything but the soundest of
underpinnings.
Hildreth has twice scratched his crack
colt Uncle, and Montgomery, considered
next in value, was sent to the post but
once, and that on opening day. Report
has il that the owner does not care to
risk his real cracks in races until the
track gets softer, and for that reason he
is shipping to Santa Anita to wait until
]. Pluvius takes a notion to attend the
races at Emeryville.
And speaking of Emeryville, nothing
like it has ever been seen for smashing
records one after another. Many times
since the season opened three weeks ago
have California and coast marks been
lowered. and the climax came yesterday
when Jack Nunnally. winner of the open
ing handicap in which he defeated Mont
gomery. stepped five furlongs in So S-5.
At the same time Nunnally stepped in
record time he registered another defeat
for Sam Hildreth. The "busher" horse
trimmed Montgomery when the latter was
a favorite at odds on, and yesterday he
came right back and won from another
of Hildreth's best. Meelick. Jockey Chris
Miller and his associates in the Sierra
Nevada stable seem to have useful
piece of horseflesh irf the David Tenny
gelding, and before the end of the season
Jack Nunnally may be regarded seriously
by the easterners, who took his victory
over Montgomery as some kind of a
joke.
Although workouts have been watched
with interest at Ascot park, save in rare
instances will they be of any value to
those trying to put over winning bet
before the horses settle down to their
Santa Anita form. For one thing, the
stretch at the old course is 'fknee Deep"
and as most OF the thoroughbreds are let
down for their real work on the piece Of
track near the grand stand. not much can
be gained from their time. The back
stretch is all right, but unless trainers
are giving their charges something to do
at more than four furlongs the horses are
breezed along this good going and ex-
tended where the track is poor.
Naming future 2-year-olds is one of
the jobs confronting owners at the pres
ef1t time and of those already "baptised'
some fancy things can be expected, if
the way they are called goes for any
thing. Whoa Emma is one of the fancy
birds which w. Shipley elects to carry
his colors next year; she Is by George E.
Smith. the horse whose record for five
furlongs was lowered by Jack Nunnally
yesterday Thomas II. Williams calls one
of his future winners Quake, in honor of
the little disturbance which occurred in
San Francisco last year, and Benny's
Busy comes from the Newman stable.
Unless she appeals to the owner or the
association Miss May Sutton champion
of all champions on the tennis courts, will
perhaps see her name carried to victory
on the race track, for some genius with
a penchant for titles is calling one of his
ponies May Sutton. Rose of the Rancho
will also appear being filly by LissalS.
mentioned by Phil Chinn.
And there are others yet to come Jim
Jeffries has managed to escape, and most
of the local talent fails to appear in the
stake book. OF course. many names will
be given just before the youngsters are
sent to the post for their first appear
ance. so even Tommy Burns has chance
to become famous on the race track.