Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
S7ONEY LEE
GOES OVER
JACK THoRNRY's FRIENDS Cash
ON GOOD THING
Rain Does Not Spoil Form of Horses
Three Favorites Leading Their
Fields Through the
SIush

nAIN did not interfere with the
II form at Santa Anita yesterday,
~ and three favorites trekked
through the slush to get the money.
Jack Thornby rewarded his faithful
and patient followers by putting
Stoney Lee over in the fourth race, and
those who have been shooting their
change against Stoney all season were
rewarded by price of to l on the
good thing.
Almost every race on the card was
of the usual mud type where the win
ner gets away in front and losses the
slush at his field for the entire dis
lance. With the exception of the first
two numbers close finishes were not
to be found, the bracket-getters doing
as they pleased with the fields.
Miller and Schilling divided the rid
| ing honors of the day by scoring two
winners apiece. Dugan and Harty
broke in with one each, the latter win
ming with Ben Stone in spot wnere
the Curl gelding couldn't lose.
There was no feature to the program,
the only purse race being the event
for maiden 2-year-olds at three ana
half furlongs, and the opener, whlch
called out a mediocre field.
Miller gave Orelio a superior ride in
the opening number, and the Baldwin
trick managed to beat Summer Cloud
half Va length, with Adelbert Belle
third The latter went to the front at
the half-mile post and led Orelio un-
til we'll into the stretch, where Miller
set his mount down for the real run.
Summer Cloud closed stoutly and was
right there at the end, four lengths
ahead of the firing Adelbert.
Force Beats Babies
Force got away from the post with
all his foot in the baby race and was
never headed although ]. H. Reed
was close up when the end of the
three and a half furlong trip was
reached. Reed ran a good race, COM
ing from far back and leading Inclem-
ent into the money by three lengths.
C. w. Riley was played from Fights to
8 to /, but did nothing to justify the
furry.
I0e RO1nR Sulleu IdQy nifty ihSSiJ,
and she never gave anything in the
third a chance to get near her. The
finish was open, Kitty being four
lengths in advance of Virginia Lor-
raine, which was almost the same dis
lance ahead of Alteration. The latter
was fancied as favorite around evens,
but failed to make up the disadvan-
I0r.r .{nr.
| Jack Thornby had all his friends
down with the big bank rolls on
Stoney Lee, and with Miller aboard
the good thing ran like real race
horse, winning from the favorite,
Gossiper II, by five lengths. Stoney
took the lead after going half mile
and for the other three furlongs made
every post winning one and having
a five-length advantage over Cos
siper II when the judges sighted
them. One of the biggest plunges of
the season developed on Freesias, but
DESPITE the drop In odds from 80 to 10
to 1 he was unable to do better than
show. Jilette was also played. and re-
warded her supporters with a little
early speed and nothing else.
1t was Ben Stones track and COM
pany. and he won the fifth number
like the 1-to-2 shot the books made
him. DR.. Simrall and Oriflamb got
what was left of the money when
Wise Child backed away from the fin-
ish instead of running toward 1T. Ben
was never troubled after he hit his
stride and was going easy at the wire,
two and half lengths away from the
nearest danger.
| Escalante was aonther well-played
bird who fancied conditions, and he
galloped along in front all the way In
| the closing race. Turning for home,
Schilling had worked up a six-length
| lead over Laura E., but this was cut
down to a length when Columbia Girl
got busy with her finish. Gateway
went well and closed in his usual de-
termined manner.