Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-21
GOOD PRICES
ON WINNERS
FRY AND ELIZABETH SCORE ON
FIRST START
Only Two Favorites Win and After
noon is Without Feature at
Santa Anita-6emay
Takes Last

IN WO favorites won on the sloppy
track at Santa Anita yesterday,
and an all-round featureless af-
ternoon was provided for the small
crowd which braved the black skies
and made the trip to the Arcadia
course With the exception of Bemay,
which copied the last event at a long
price, the winners were all at a short
figure in the ring, and each and every
one of them had plenty of support.
Two horses making their first start
at the new track managed to connect
with the brackets, and they were both
well meant. In the third number E.
M. Fry, recently taken out of the
Schneider string at New Orleans and
sent here to strengthen the poor lot
the bookmaker is racing for the bene-
At of the Los Angeles patrons, was
made favorite over an ordinary lot and
scored. Fry was not given the play
his quality deserved, and Harcourt
closed on almost even terms in the ring
when the field went to the post
Elizabeth F. made her seasons debut
old-time form. she was allowed to
reach a high price of to 1 before the
Carman money was sent in, but the
big bunch of cush which flooded the
ring at the last minute sent Elizabeth
to the post a close second choice to
Bragg.
The gray streak had all her old-time
speed with her, and after running Sec
ond for a little ways, opened up a gap
on the field and was never even threat
ened thereafter. Bragg was four
lengths behind at the end of the seven
furlong trip, being the same distance
in front of the 100 to ! shot, Banno-
cence. which was at 20s for the show.
Lester Wins Opener
Master Lester was a hot favorite for
the opening event and more than justi-
fed the confidence of the bettors by
winning easily Goldstein sent him to
the front aftel' going a quarter of
mile. and from there on he simply gall
loped. Huapala SGT away in the rear
bunch, but picked up iIer field and
disposed of Bauble for the place tick
cts. Astral II had lots of early speed, |
but suffered the fate of all bleeders
and stopped. Toller also went we'll for
ways, and Red Thistle will do to put
on the future lists.
The baby race went TO Sam Hill
dreth's Vatican, which was a second
choice because of Duke OF Milan's
presence with the field. The royal one
led into the stretch but was passed by
Vatican and Horance H. and forced
into the show hole.
e. M. Fry's vistory was not the east
est thing in the world, for he was hard
pressed by Harcourt and had only a
nose to spare at the wire. Port Ma
hone, after running second to Fry for
most of the trip. faltered when it came |
to the stretch run, and Harcourt was
five lengths in front of him when the
judges caught them going over.
The way Sainrida ran a mile and a |
quarter and beat County Clerk. Ma
inie AlgoI and four others gave the |
race an exercise gallop appearance. |
Martin took the Pasadena stables |
SLIM " tAiC AlOAil 1AOlll Tic llLSl jump
and apparently no effort was made to |
catch her, seven lengths separating her |
from County Clerk when Martin pulled |
up. The Clerk, Mamie Algol and Or |
mondes Right had nice fight for the |
rest of the money, heads and noses be-
ing the order of the finish.
Bemay furnished the real upset of |
the day in the closing number by beat
ing Giovanni Balerio and Aquiline in |
the last race, 20 to / being the regular
price against Van Dusens mount. 1t |
was a head finish between Bemay and |
Balerio, but the latter could not quite |
get up, although six lengths in front |
of the fast stopping Aquiline at the |
wire. Anna May and Billy Mayham
showed their usual running qualities
in the early stages, but again failed to
stick until the real show began.