Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-12
GOLD HEART IS
GREAT SURPRI
OUTGAMES LISAR0 IN HARD
STRETCH DRIVE
TOM McGRATH FAILS TO SHOW
EXPECTED SPEED
Canique Runs Away Nearly Three
Miles While Suffering Pain Caused
by Tongue Being Caught in
Twisted Bit
By JAY DAVIDSON

WioACd LII
By JAY DAVIDSON
It was Carman day again at Santa
Anita yesterday, and he managed to
spring another surprise, even greater
than the victory of his Magazine the
previous day, when Gold Heart, consld-
cred only as a high-class selling platter,
stepped five and d half furlongs in tast
time and beat such crackerJacks as
Tom McGrath, Lisaro, Sir Edward and
others. Lisaro was the BALDWIN spe-
cial for the day and was played like 1T
was all over. A sixteenth out II looked
very much like Lisaro would win cas-
lily, but Gold Heart. which had faltered
momentarily, came again and outnod-
ded the big son of Rey ell Santa Anita
The start was good for all, especially
Gold Heart, which got away flying ana
soon opened up a lead of nearly two
lengths He kept this lead to the
stretch, but Lisaro was pocketed up to
the turn and held on the rail IN hIth
place, half a dozen lengths out OF IT.
As the field turned into the stretch
everything swung wide and Lisaro shot
through on the rail and made up much
ground. Lisaro is a strong stretch
runner and it looked like it was all
over. MCGEE, who was riding Cold
Heart, began to whip his mount and
ride it for all he was worth, and al
though he seemed doomed to defeat at
the paddock gate, he put up such a
great finish that Sehilling could not get
Lisaros snoot in front the second time,
and the difference of one long whisker
only separated the pair at the wire.
The big surprise was occasioned as
much in the defeat of Tom McGrath
as in the victory of Gold Heart Nc
Grath is a high-class platter In good
company any old time, and was be-
leved to be fit and ready to run one
of his good races. He always was ia
vorite. He raced nicely to the stretch.
where he was carried wide, and before
he could be Strengthened out the field
was running away from him. He fin
ished fourth, however. Sir Edward
ran an improved race, but despite that
the distance was made to order for
him, he quit fast in the last sixteenth
and only got show money
Adriuche Much improved
Another upset occurred in the third
race when Adriuche, from the stable
Of Conductor Jack" McManus, former
" a bookmaker but now retired to the
ranks of an owner, romped home on
the chinstrap at the good odds of 0
and to 1 against him. Rlalto ana
Harcourt were equal favorites at clos
ing lliElet DOlll DtlIlB llCeifhy PebShSN
and their odds dWindling from As and
5s to rs. Kerry also was well played.
Kerry broke in front and set stiff
pace until Adriuche caught him, and
from that moment until the finish the
McManus horse never was headed. Ker-
ry hung on gamely until cut off at the
1ive-eighths pole, when he dropped
back to fifth, from which position at
the stretch turn he closed with rare
gameness and ran over his field to get
second place at the wire in a head fin
ish with Grand Dame. Rialto was Sec
ond at the stretch turn, but quit to
fourth, while Harcourt was fifth, after
being fifth to get away from the bar
rier. Canique, which opened at As and
went up to sos without play, ran away
nearly three miles on the way to the
post, and the judges ordered the veter-
mary to make an investigation. 1t de-
veloped that Canique got his tongue
clamped into the bride bit, and this
caused him to break and run himself
into exhaustion. No evidence what
ever that he was "doped' could be
found by the veterinary.
Roy T., one of the Speediest tricks
shown around Santa Anita this season,
finally earned brackets, his first set,
when he breezed to the wire in front
of his field of eleven others. Page took
good care of him and avoided all the
jams naturally to be expected in such
a large field, and once clear Of the field
Roy simply galloped the remainder of
the Journey. ]. T. Crowley the hottest
ttp Of the season, was backed from 30s
down to los and ran a great race, but
could not do better than second. Hard
Tyson did remarkably we'll under the
guidance of Cullen, and showed Schil-
ling could not get Great Heavens away
to advantage, and the favorite was
bumped and messed about until he was
lucky to be as good as tenth.
f. E. Shaw had no great difficulty in
winning the curtain raiser from Turn
away and Catherine F., but it is prob
able that the latter would have won
easily with a decent ride and a fair
start Harris held her up in second
place for an eighth, when she was
damned into the rail and forced back
to eighth place. From that position
she finished with a great rattle and
showed Runaway also showed i'm
provement and placed by the narrow
margin of a nose.
Free Knight the Bear fully justified
his name by winning the fourth race
at 10 to 1. Korosilany was the good
thing, and owing to her great race in
a previous out the talent went to her
and almost backed her off the boards.
She entered the stretch two lengths In
front, and in a drive with La Chata,
Bitter Sir and Free Knight the Bear
the latter got the nose decision. La
Chata faded away like fog before the
sun and was absolutely last at the
wire. Bitter Sir stopped fast and fin
/ ished in the fifth hole Tim O'Toole
ran like a streak at the end and got
the show by head.
| Arcourt was heavily played to win
the fifth and simply romped all the
way. He broke flying and took the
| lead in the first sixteenth, rapidly
| drawing away and establishing what
! proved a winning lead. Then he ran
! easily the remainder of the journey
and had a full length the best of tho