Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
MODERN WOODMEN OF
AMERICA

> The annual races under
M 3 IN the auspices of Golden
M fState camp No. lilo, Mod
M\/AHern Woodmen of America.
WWNAUwere held Wednesday even
~ ing on the indoor track at
Victoria hall, 1854 South
Spring street, Los Angeles.
The following summary will tell the
tale better than a lengthy article in
any other form than q racing chart:
First event-Pacing race between the
two great travellers, F. L. Reynolds.
winner of the consular handicap last
year, and John A. Myers, young rae
er who has been coming up in great
strides for the past three years. Myers
was brought to the scratch by Newton
and was heavily backed to win first
money. He showed in magnificent form
and seemed to be a winner without
trouble.
3. l.. Reynolds, a veteran. was then
brought up by Eaton and looked over
from head to foot by the people who
wanted to get a line on the possible
outcome. With the exception of a
SPAWN on one hook and a slight limp
In his off hind foot the old warrior was
in fine fettle. He champed at his bit
and snorted with delight as he saw
the great race looming up. Reynolds
driver was backing his gelding heavily
and stood to lose his tailor shop II he
did not come out ahead.
At the last minute, as the PAGERS
were being lined up to start, Reynolds
driver found that the old nag had not
slept or eaten for three days and an
nounced that he would withdraw him
from the race. There was great dis
appointment at the announcement.
First money to Myers.
The second race was mile dash for
the very important event known as
the advisory event" There was but
one entry owing to the oversight of
some of the hackers of a dark horse
that had been trained for the past
month. w. H. Taggart, a horse owned
by the Santa Fe and kept out in Boyle
Heights, was the only entry for this
race. Taggart was jockeyed by Kelch,
who backed him to win against all
Corners. He was to have been ridden
by a lightweight jockey known as the
Brown Berry, from Colorado. Berry
is a medico as we'll as jockey and is
onto all the tricks of the track. He
had been putting his horse through a
severe course of training for the past
two months and felt sure of winning.
although the weight he had to carry
was rather large for the size OF the
horse.
The race was called and Tag was
brought up to the scratch and was
cheered by his hackers. The crowd
around the docks was getting anxious
and impatient. There was no other
entry so the race was declared off and
the stakes kiven to Taggart. The ami
NAL will likely enter for the consular
pacing event next year.
The third race, known as the Clerk
ship" and really the most important
race pulled off annually in Victoria
hall, created great excitement.
There were FIVE entries and each
horse was heavily backed to win.
There were to have been several heats,
perhaps as many as fifty. The condi-
lions imposed upon the pulling off of
this race are such that If one horse
gets so far in the lead in the first heat
that he cannot be seen by the drivers
of the other horses after the first
eighth-mile pole has been turned there
shall be no other heats pulled off. Such
a possibility seemed so remote that the
boolSies were ready with unlimited
numbers of blank paper which they
used as pool tickets. The entries were
as follows: Arthur l.. Eaton, trained
by Kelch and driven by Taggart, with
John Myers, H. H. Cooley ct al. as
hackers and advisers; G. e, Furgason,
a well known corn-fed animal of gentle
habits and slim limbs, jockeyed by
Mcdonald, trained by Guzman and
backed by Benitez; A. J. McPherrin,
q dark horse, jockeyed by Simmons and
backed by the head camp; C. p.
Schroer, backed by Schienle and a IA
vorite with the "team-sters," a 1.-THE.
active horse of good disposition; ~. I.
t." the celebrated runner from the
wilds of the Big Panoche, Fresno coun-
ty, trained by DIR. Allen and backed
by the good viii of the camp.
The five horses were brought to the
starting point and scrutinized carefully
from head to foot.
Eaton looked good to some and some