Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-10
HANDICAPPER
GOOD TODAY
HAS MADE FEATURE ON CARD
OPEN AFFAIR
With Waterbury Scratched Preen
Should Win Five-Furlong Event
from Good Fleld-Giovann
ls Looked For
BY IRVING b. CLEMENT

The Handicapped got in some Of his
fine work again when he allotted the
weights for the handicap, the fourth race
on the card for this afternoon, and it
certainly is nice line of figuring. The
rest of the program is made up of selling
races, but the best of those eligible to
the different events are carded to start,
and there should be some more hair rails
ing finishes.
Waterbury had a hard race yesterday
and will probably be scratched today.
That leaves Preen and Money Muss top
weights. The former is a good weight
packer and is about due The distance
suits him nicely and he has an excellent
chance to win first money. Creston will
have a package to tote today, which he
IS capable of doing, and l look for him
to be the runner up. Old San Nicholas
showed speed in his last race and that
effort should do him good and he will be
bang up al the finish. The ancient Money
Muss ran in poor form his last out,
which was not his true form, and should
do better today with a good chance to
get some part of the money. Rey Hindoo
and Stray are in nicely at the weights
and they may be troublesome. The others
have not started, but have been working
we'll and one of them may upset calcu-
lations by winning.
An ordinary lot is asked to go a mile
in the first race. If Giovanni Balerio is
ever going to earn brackets at this track
today looks like the day, as he has light
weight up and there is nothing that can
keep up with him the first part of the
race, which will enable him to steal
big early lead Bazil if he runs to
works. should be second, but can hardly
beat the Dago horse. Rubicon and Alma
Boy should furnish the contention for
the show money and Rubicon ought to
get 1t. Prince of Orange and Christine
A. both have good outside chance.
Second Is Hard
The second is a hard race, as several
figure so close It is hard to separate
them. Scarfell. on his last race, when
best, but will have to do his level best
to win here. as Progress, Mintia and
Teacress will be dangerous factors, and
any one of them has a chance to beat
him. Progress should beat Mintia for
place and the latter should hold Teacress
safe as far as third money is concerned.
Succeed bears watching, as she is work.
ing well.
Bellmence is overdue and will be hard
horse to beat, as he figures much the
best and has only Lady Chiswell to beat.
no reason why he should not do so again.
John C. Graus has a world of early
speed and II he can carry it farther than
he has been doing he will have look in
for some part of the purse. Otwell, Altar
Boy and Barney Oldf1eld all lightweights,
are the outsiders that have chance
The six furlong sprint is a most open
affair. f. f. Shaw has been running so
consistently and winning his races so
easily that he looks like the one the
winner has to beat. Hereafter will set
heart-breaking pace and kill off any
thing that tries to keep up with her, but
should hold on long enough to place.
Taylor George and Diamond should fight
1t out for third. The latter works well in
his trials and may beat his rating.
Harvel won his race Wednesday so
easily when he beat a fair lot. that he
looks to be in soft spot today. and il
anything beats him it will be Bellarius.
L. C. WIdrig figures next best and should
improve over his last race enough to
trim Hal for the peep money. The others
do not figure with a chance.