Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-08
TODAYS CARD
LACKS CLASS
ONLY TWO RACES WORTH MUCH
TO SPECTATORS
Fourth Number on the Program Real
Event of Day, and New Coast
REGARD May BE Hung
Out
BY IRVING I. CLEMENT

While four of tie events on the card
| caliber there are Two races that are alone
worth the price Of admisslon-the second
and fourth. The Latter, although a purse
affair, will act as the feature OF the card
and the conditions of the race are such
that no hancicapper could very well
change the weights as they stand, and
the probabilities are II new coast record
for seven furlOugs
rhe frs race is a very hard affair, as
there are q hiuI co.sen that figure with a
good chance l.. G. Widrig Is my choice,
as his last rae. Wnch he nnished second
to Smirker, was suca IA good performance
thai he looks best Lackfoot should
show to better advantage today, as he
met with lot of interference Saturday
and mad rough journey. Should about
place. Old Settler will be dangerous
factor all the way and may beat the top
ones, as he figures. HarVel has II world
of early speed and may last to get part of
the purse. Ruscimo and Grindstone both
have an excellent chance to be among the
first three at the finish Should come un-
der the wire in this order: L. c. Widrig,
Lackfoot, Old Settler.
Timothy Wen may look a cinch on pa
per to win the second race but he will
have to do his level best to beat Daruma.
This mare Is at her best right now, and
If she gets away from the barrier she has
more than an even chance to beat limo
thy Wen. King Vida is a fair sort of
selling platter, and has done all asked of
him, so look for him to be a dangerous
factor, and he may even run better than
his rating shows Scarfell and Black
Mate are the others in the race that have
a chance when the purse is divided.
Chance to Graduate
Sixteen 3-year-old maidens are asked to
go six furlongs in the third race, and it
is a hard one to select the winner for
Round and hound is a hard luck colts
and If Murphy can get him away from
the barrier he has a swell chance to
graduate from the maiden class Orcagna
should improve over his last race and be
a bang up second today. Nick Stoner
has been working well in his morning
trials and he may be the one to upset
calculations and come in the winner. DIR.
Simrall, Belle of Mayfair and George
Byrnes have, outside chances only.
The most interest will be centered on
the fourth event, and although only four
will sport colors, it will be a "hoss race"
from beginning to end Stanley Fay is
my selection, as he won his last race in
good time, but if he is asked to go out
and make pace he will probably be beaten.
George s. Davis is as fast and game as
they make them and he will be right
there at the finish. Critic and Lisaro will
be favored by the fast early pace, and
they will be running great guns at the
end and may finish one, two. May finish
in this order: Stanley Fay, George s.
Davis, Critic.
Bellmence, Giovanni Balerio and Esca-
mado figure TO have the hfth race he
tween them. and If they run to form their
numbers should be hung up in the order
Alice Carey, Rustling Silk and
Christine A, are the ones that have a
chance on figures TO beat the others for
part of the money.
A six-furlong sprint concludes the days
and a good lot of selling platers
are entered. Halton will probably be the
one to beat, as he is a quick breaker, has
a fine burst of speed and should lead his
field the entire journey. Kirkfield Belle
will probably be the runner up and should
hold the place safe from Norfolk. The
latter is fast and figures a good bet TO
win. Ell Cazador and Canique will have
a look-in, and one of them may finish
closer than they figure