Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-20
XMAS MATINEE
TO MARK EPOCH
Los ANGELES DRIVING CLUB
ARRANGES GREAT CARD
VALUABLE PRIZES WILL BE
AWARDED WINNERS
Agricultural Park Christmas After
noon Will Be Scene of Some of
Best Horse Races Ever
Witnessed Here
Ry Dan PATCH

The Christmas maIlnee OIL Inc LUIS
Angeles Driving club, at Agricultural
park, will mark another epoch III IN Inc
harness racing history of the club. the
entries came in freely and have ali
been classified, as will be seen by the
program below, 50 as to insure close
and exciting finishes. 1t promises 10
be as great a days racing as was the
meeting last month, though perhaps
not as sensational.
Carlokin and Copa de Orc, of course
will not appear, as both nave thelr
shoes off and are turned loose all day
in their corrals, resting up preparatory
to going to work later in the spring, 10
get in shape for next years campaign.
1t was at first hoped by the driving
club to secure VeloX, the little chest
nut wofsaer from Redlands, to go
against the coast record or 5:lO 10
wagon pacing, but advtees from ms
new owners say that he also is turned
cut and unable to show, but that they
viii he very glad to bring him up late
next spring, before he starts for ms
frip down the grand circuit, and let
the California public see what ne can
do in the way of lowering the wagon
record. It would not be surprising
to his friends to see him clip five sec
onds off it at that time.
The program Christmas viii not nave
as many events, but, with the eXcep-
tion of the handicap, all will be best
two in three heats, which is really
much better racing than dashes OF a
mile. AS there are only six events
this time. by starting the first race,
the 2:30 mixed, at l O'Clock promptly
and having no delay between heats,
the last race will be over in plenty OF
time for everybody to get home in good
season for their Christmas dinner, OF
other social engagements.
The cups, which are exceptionally
handsome, will be on exhibition all
this week in the windows of Mont
geometry & Co., at Broadway and Fourtn
street. The ones for the 2:18 trot and
the 2:25 pace are beautiful copper tro-
miles that are well worthy of free for
all racing, while the one for the free
for all pace is a massive silver cup OF
imposing size.
The free for all trotters Will contend
for a cup that has been awaiting the
1lnaI decision for a long time. Several
horses have legs on it, including
CarlolSin and Hazel Kinney, and now
a new aspirant has doomed up in Ro-
meo, that good bay gelding by James
Madison, dam Heather Lady, owned
by William Garland, the vice president
of the club. At the last matinee he
won heat from Carlokin, though he
WAS DedlBn the IdCHs UuL at llle|eS
stepped a mile in 2:101s and driven
by President Delorey, who had never
sat behind him till the day Of the race.
So it looks as if he would win a leg
on it this time, for the race last week
did him lot of good and 2:09A Fri
day ought not to stop him.
Then in the 1925 pace viii appear
that very handsome and consistent
pacing mare, Silverton. She won last
i II
she has been in training has done
everything her owner, w. A. Glascock,
and her trainer, ]. S. Stewart, have
asked her. She is by Silver Coin, the
sire Of Siegfried, the free for all PAGER,
and has improved as much, if not more
than, any horse at Agricultural park.
She has not been given any fast miles
but has had a lot of slow ones, with
last halves from 0S to 1:10, and the
last quarters at a runaway gait. The
writer saw her step last eighth one
day last week so fast he was glad he
was not timing her, as it looked like
she would have broken his watch. But
at that there are two or three in the
2:25 class that will make her step all
the way. She is only a 3-year-old, and
with these matinee races by way of
education, when the bell rings in July
and the purses are hung UP up north,
she ought to be able to win herself out
IN her first start.
From now on there will be two matt
nees a month, one like the one this
week with handsome cups and a. care
fully selected band to furnish music
between heats, and the other more in
formal, when only ribbons will be Civ
en- and the music dispensed with;
though of course all the formalities of
a race meeting will be complied with.
such as judges, timers, licensed start
ing judge and announcer. In fact, all
these things are obligatory, as the
Driving club is now memebr of the
National Trotttng association, and that
body insists on its rules being carried
out to the letter.
The Christmas matinee will be well
worth the quarter of dollar admission
charged, including the grand stand. AS
the expenses of giving even the mid
month matinees are considerable, and
the big. matinees very expensive, the
only way the club can make both ends
meet and give a number of free matt
nees is occasionally to make a trifine
charge. Tickets can be secured at the
secretary's office, 3051s South Spring
street, in advance, on application be-
tween and p. m. The private boxes
holding six can also be secured there.
Program Is Arranged
The officials at the Christmas matinee
VIII DC w. A CldTks Jr., starter; j. w.
Miller, George NJ. Vail and A. c. Hum
elbaugh, judges; John Nickerson, Har-
vey Moore and David Thomas, timers
and A. ]. Stewart, announcer.
The entries, with owners, are as fol-
lows:
also mixed mile heats best 2 in 3-Mazeppa
Charles Chick; Clara c., VIM. Morgan; bar
Wi1es, L. E. Mcclellan; W. H. Taft James
r. c. Burton; Leap Year Wilkes, A. B. Mil.
Ter.
7.1s trot. mile heats; best in s-zombretta
l.. j. Christopher; Richie Baron, Jake Levy
Water wilkes. W. c. Weaut; Golden Nut
Geo w. Ford
Free-for-all pace, mile heats: best in a.
Silver Dick r. Bourland Segfried, Frank B
Long; Mandolin, L. L. Mcclellan; Dewey, A
E. Ingram
Free-for-aI trot. mile heats; best in 3
Romeo, VIM. Garland; Helen Dare, George t
Beckers.
s.25 pace. mile heats best in s-Major Gift
ford, r. l. Prescott; Wild Rose, Thomas Sill
verthorn: Silveretta, W. A. Glascook; Wan
dering Boy, J. NJ Molle. zomwoolsay, J. sher
wood; Tough Nut L. E. Mcclellan.
Mixed handicap, mile dash-Bonnie Crockett
(wire). Geo. L. Pierce; Gen. Garcia. $50 feet
j. Mccraw; Rex Clifford jr. 900 feeD, L. o
Powers; cricis. 600 feeD, VIM. Morgan; Fresn'
Boy. Cl5o feet)-
At the Joy park diamond this after
noon the Los Angeles Colored Giants
will cross bats with the Gardena team
Of the Southern State league. Gam,
win be called at 2:30 o'clock. Follow.
ing IS the lineup:
GIANTS. GARDENA
Clark .....-........--...I -....--... ami
slater .........,...s-.s. .C-.........'.W summers
Bronson -lB.-............-. Benahar
ia 2B,........t..... Haskiu