Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-01
IA VORITES
WIN THREE
ON PROGRAM
B00KIES HAVE HARD DAY AT
SANTA ANITA
THE SULTAN TAKES FEATURE
FROM SIR EDWARD
Winner Allowed to Go unbacked at
Long Price, While Walsh Entry
Receiv,o Support from
Public
BY j. G. GRIFFIN

THREE favorites and a couple of good
things that did just as well so far as
Il those speeding the old year out at
Santa Anita were concerned, came
through in time to chase Mister Nineteen
Hundred and Seven of the earth and
give at least two bookies a chance to
rest from their labors.
One very hot thing in the shape of
Billy McKinney's East End and luke
warm sharpshooters' special in Carman's
waldorf helped the block men stem the
tide. but they were playing to full
houses all afternoon in the rear of the
stalls.
The real sensation of the day came
along when F. E. Shaw beat a bunch of
supposedly real horses. Sir Edward had
been played from an opening price OF s
to down to odds-on at the bugle's call,
and Preen. making his first appearance
away from the Metropolitan circuit, was
fancied as second choice around twos.
f. E. Shaw went to 20. and General Haley
drew but scattering fire at a five-point
reduction.
When they paraded past the stand on
their way to the six furlong pole nothing
was heard but Sir Edward. Preen
forced some consideration because of his
New York form, but aside from these
two it was almost a case of name your
own figure
A delay of six minutes was recorded
fHaTr in iDp
but finally he put them under way and
the seven raced like a team for hun
dred yards Here Lord Nelson took up
the running, closely attended by Preen
and Sir Edward. Preen then held the
job for a quarter. where Sir Edward was
given command. to lead Preen into the
stretch by a head with Lord Nelson
third, and F. E. Shaw close up in fourth
place.
1t looked like the favorite at the pad
dock, for after sharp brush Sir Edward
made Preen and Lord Nelson stop to
nothing Martin moved F. E. Shaw up
on the outside and right at the wire
caught Sir Edward. TO win by head.
General Haley. badly bumped and clear
out of it to the half, ran a, grand race
and came through like a shot. to be
third a head in front of Creston.
Wise Child Scores
Wise Child was the Three-Star Henne-
sey for the opening number. and in the
field of ten maiden two-year-olds was
held at nine to two, being on second call
to Velma c. Waldorf got as high as s
to in the ring before the Carman fol-
lowers slaughtered the numbers and cut
the odds in two.
For most of the seven furlongs it
looked like Velma. as Schilling carried
her along out in front to make some nice
pace. Wise Child was kept within stril1-
ing distance all the way. and when
velma decided to fool the public and
quit the wise one came along to win by
five lengths. Velma C managed to hold
the place because Lois Cavanaugh. the
third home, had nothing at all.
Making his first start this season. Es-
calante, the old sprinter which was al
ways favorite in these parts, was made
an equal choice with Teacress at post
time. two for one being the prevailing
price. Escamado and Mansard were shot
full of holes. anG when the field of eleven
wandered over to the five and a half fur
long mark they were next in demand.
The start was bad for The Arrowed
and Luckett two outsiders, and Esca-
ia,,+o ood rroIarau1 ,oox,ad olopo 70 tho
front At the final turn Escalante was
leading by three lengths, with Talarand
still second, and Teacress fifth. Esca
lante kept right on his way to win easily
by two lengths with Teacress running
over the rest in time to beat Talarand
out of the short end.
Two to one was too good to miss on
East End so Billy Mckinney and his
friends unloaded on the Ogden geding
and knocked the price down to evens.
King Vida, the legitimate favorite, was
overlooked in the shuttle and went down
to the post as good as five TO one He
was an easy winner, with Harry Scott
second and Phil gIoe third. East End
stopped when the drive came and got
nothing.
Nice Start for All
Hoffman sent the bunch of ten out of
the mile chute in nice array Phil Igoe
taking up the running after Uncle Henry
had run a quarter at the head of the
procession. East End tackled on at the
half and. together with King Vida, kept
Philip company to the head of the stretch
Here East End was moved along and
appeared all over winner, but backed
up and allowed King Wilda to go to the
front and win. Harry Scott ran an even
race throughout and was almost a length
ahead of Phil Igoe for the place ticket,
the latter easily sticking to part of the
money when East End stopped. After
the race East End changed hands, j. B.
Dunn claiming him for 925 pesos.
Baron Esther, played from threes to
eight to five. and looking like church on
Easter night, was all the money in the
fifth race, and won from a field of five
by five lengths. Jocund managed to stick
the mile and an eighth and was second,
with Christine A third.
The Baron caused a delay at the post
by refusing to break, but finally Hoffman
got him in line and sent the bunch on its
way. Gorgalette went right out for her
usual stunt of making the pace, and
Eeher was rated close behind her, with