Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26
JOHNNY PULLMAN RIDES IN
OLD-TIME FORM
Celebrated Jockey Pilots Sir Edwar5
in Handicap and Bests SchiIling.
Five Favorites Score
for Talent
BY ]. G. GRIFFIN

LOS AitBtltS OuhS anu bOllIlllN
- Bullman's return to his best form
as shown in his ride on Sir Edward
served as valuable additions to a cool
days sport at Santa Anita yesterday.
Five favorites tossed the slush into
their fields to cop the change for the
form brigade, and the horses that scored
in the other two numbers were more
Hike good things than anything seen
this season.
The Oaks was spectacular in the eX-
treme Shortly after the start Rus
elmo, with Bill Knapp aboard, stumbled
in the middle of jam and the jockey
was thrown right in the path of several
horses behind him. Just how Knapp
escaped serious injury is nothing short
of remarkable, for from the stand it
appeared that Ruscimo had rolled on
the boy. There was nothing wrong,
however, for after being carted to the
paddock Knapp recovered his wits and
was none the worse for his shake.
The field of nine wen, on without
Ruscimo, and Lois Cavanaugh, after
running out at the head of the stretch
and hugging the outside rail until after
passing the judges stand, was discov-
cred by the occupants of the pagoda
nearly five lengths in front of Ida
Lytle with the favorite, Marian Casey,
third.
1t was one of the most popular vic
tories of the season and came in at an
opportune time for Tommy Fullum and
Mike Sheedy. Before the race Mike
made the rounds of the park and
slipped the good thing 10 his friends
in this fashion,:
''Where'n you be after the fourth
racer"
Il don't know, Mike. .Why?'
'well, meet me down by the judges
stand, for l want to give you a flower
out of the oaks wreath"
Lois Nearly Overlooked
So when Lois Cavanaugh, so far on
the outside of the track that the judges
nearly overlooked her. finished in front
of the other 3~year-old FLIES there was
a large sized demonstration of Mike
Sheedy's popularity. The wreath wGs
generously padded with carnations, bu,
before he reached the paddock Sneedy
had but little more than the wire frame
left to turn over to owner F'ullum.
The time of the race I az 2-5 for the
mile, was slow, even considering the
awful condition of the track. Marion
Casey, sent from Oakland with an idea
of coping the event, was always favor
tie at 31s to /, but the best she could
get was the show end of the purse.
Valley Stream received a generous
play, as did Jane Swift and Anoura.
The purse was worth 5000 to Tommy
Fullum, and there were large doings in
Monrovia last night as a result
With Johnny pullman on Sir Edward
there was nothing to the race, seven
furlong handicap, but the Walsh entry,
Sir Edward and Marster. The usual
sucker play kept Orilene down below
to /, and an awful post time scurry
knocked large holes in Lisaros price.
Timothy Wen was also fancied, and the
betting previous to the race was about
as lively as anything during the day,
Sir Edward won by a head, with Lisaro
second and Timothy Wen third
pullman wasted no time with Sir
Edward, but took him right out in
front and maintained a lead of two
lengths over Lisaro until turning for
home. Here Bull" carried the Eddie
Jones horse a little wide and let Schil-
ling through on the rail. Bullman bore
back toward the heavy going and gave
Schilling no chance to pull out to the
better footing in the center, and at the
end, WITH the horses hooked up at the
paddock, Hand rode Sir Edward to
score in a brilliant finish. Timothy
Wen was an easy third, the overrated
Orilene stopping to be last.
Chalfonte, played from even money
to one to two, took the first race from
Work and Play by six lengths, the
place horse having a hard time keep
ing his face in front of Virginia Lor-
raine. Musgrave knew the checks were
down on Chalfonte and after break
ing in front went right on about his
business, never giving anything
chance to get near him. Work and
Play was third turning for home, and
IN the drive outgamed Virginia Lor-
raine.
nose queen Scores
Rose Queens known liking for the
going made her a one to two shot over
the eight babies opposed to her, and
just to show that he meant business
Preston brought the favorite home six
lengths ahead of Frank Clancy and
Royal Stone. Clancy was overload.
twenty-five to one being his price and
he easily passed Marion Delorme and
Royal Stone to get the middle portion
of the purse.
Ben Stone was another bird thought
well enough of to make an odds-on
favorite, although there was some hes
itation On the part of the public to
get on the trick because of owner CurIs
often evidenced dislike to win with