Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-23
EOUR-MHE
EVENT WON
IN CAN7ER
BIG BOW TAKES NORFOLK
WITH EASE
LINUS, FAvoRITE, SECOND AND
FIRST PEEP THIRD
Only One First Choice Manages to
Land in Front to Reward Big
Crowd in Betting
Ring
by J, q. GRIFFIN

DIG BOW, after months of special
II preparation for just such an event,
won the Norfolk stakes at Santa
Anita yesterday, leading for every one
of the four miles of the journey. A
heavy track and no need for real run
ming caused the Scott candidate to ne
gotiste it in slow time. minutes and
20 seconds, and at the end he was
pulled to a slow canter.
The purse was worth $3.50 to the
winning owner, and to attest to the
popularity of a distance race a crowd
OF about 5000 persons braved the
threatening skies and sat through the
cold afternoon until the big race was
called.
No scratches from the overnight list
were made. and the field of five made
q nice number for a race of the kind.
Previous to the opening of the betting
F. NJ. Smith. owner Of Mamie Algol,
reported to the judges that his entry
was not in the best of condition. The
officials sent their veterinary to investi-
gate. and on his statement that the
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down. they instructed the bookmakers
to bar Mamie Algol in the betting and
thus protect the public.
Livius. on the strength of his recent
grand races over a distance, was made
favorite at z to 10. this price soaring
few points when the money on First
Peep began to come in. Big Bow was
battered with steady support. and went
to the post at IS. Woodsman was the
outsider at IL to /.
The start was made from the five
furlong station, and right at the start
Archibald sent First Peep out in front.
She'll never do anything making
pace" said the wise ones i'll the stand,
and the jockey evidently came to the
same conclusion. He took First Peep
back. and Big Bow was rushed along
by Schilling, leading bunch of three
past the stand on the first lap by eight
lengths. Livius was last
Field Closes Up
No changes were recorded on the run
around, save that Mamie Algol cut Big
Bows lead down to five lengths,
woodsman drawing away from First
Peep to be eight lengths farther away
On the third round Big Bow, Mamie
Algol and Woodsman were in bunch
when they hit the wire, but on the
lower turn Bow and Woodsman drew
away and had brush around to the
far bend
Livius was fifty lengths out of it
when Ross made his move, and the
task was too much. Woodsman and
Mamie Algol gave up and Livius began
TO close in on Big Bow. Schilling saw
that he had no chance to lose and
pulled his mount down to a jog, allow
of him as the.- went under the wire.
Mamie AlgoI stopped and First Peep
came on to get the show money.
Woodsman. ready to drop from ex-
haustion, stumbled UP to the weighing
in station fifty lengths back of Mamie
Algol.
In addition to the purse, silver cup
went to the winner, and Judge Hamil-
ton, with courtly salute. lifted the piece
of plate over the railing and rendered
it TO Owner. scott, who was all smiles
as he carried it through the crowds.
The talent hal a scandalous day,
only one favorite, and that at stingy
price, getting home in front. Light
Wool opened the program most auspi-
ciously. his 3 to price being well
worth the coin when he won by six
lengths from Brawney Lad. but from
there on everything that savored of IA
yoritism was beaten.
After the feature race the Santa
Monica handicap was of next impor-
lance, and again Marster fooled the
wise ones who refused to think his last
few races were good enough to entitle
the Walsh trick to play. Tony Faust
was again installed as the short priced
bird. but Schilling. tired from the long
trip in the preceding race. could not
do him Justice with a strong ride, and
was beaten half length. Magazine,
after setting the pace for most of the
mile was passed in the str tch by the
other two and beat only Sidney #.
BoWlegs' Grand Race
Billy Bowlegs ran the grandest race
of his career in the sixth number. when
after being left at the post he went
clear around his field and won by a
scant head from Booger Red. La Glo-
ria must have been meant as lob. for
she failed to do any front running and
could do no better than third when the
judges caught them going over.
Colored Lady won the baby race for
Carman. and he secured a good price
against her. Vatican was supposed to
be the candy and was made an even
money fayorite. but with a bad break
and hard racing luck he was not in the
first three. Coiored Lady and Horace
H. had a fight for first honors. but the
former was good enough TO keep her
head In front. Traffic was hard pressed