Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-02
DERBY WILL
CALL FORTH
GOOD FIELD
ARCADIA CLASSIC WILL BE
RUN THURSDAY
NOMINATIONS INCLUDE BEST IN
TRAINING
Twelve Three-Yesr-olds Expected to
srcrt silks and Form Classiest
Bunch Ever Seen in
California
ny IRVING b. CLEMENT

Who will win tire Derby? This Is
the question asked by ali interested in
the great race which will be run Satuf-
day at Santa Anita and is the blue
ribbon event in Southern California
turf affairs. It ranks here the same
as the Suburban, Brooklyn or the
Brighton Handicap docs. TO the Nov
Workers.
The field this year viii number about
twelve. among which win be Uncle, the
colt for which S. c. HiiCreth paid j. f.
Madden in the neighborhood of SS0.000
and which made Calvin extend himself
in the Saratoga special Meelick VIII
also sport the Hildreth colors. He re-
Gently won the Derby at Oakland III
easy fashion. on paper it looks ilke
Hildreth had the stake in the palm Oh
his hand. but there are good colts also
sporting cosoTs and in racing the un-
expected is likely to occur.
Magazine, one of the gamest and
truest running colts ever seen on a
race track. will be. the hope of II. f..
Carman and Jim Blute, his trainer,
past master at the art of pointing a
horse for a race. can be depended on
to send the grand looking son of Maga-.
zine-Pink Rose--to the post fit and
ready.
Walker Names TWO
Red Walker ill probably arrive to-
day with his two Derby candidates.
Stanley Fay and Center Shot. stan
Iev's clever performances are still fresh
in the minds of the race-going public,
but he has improved wonderfully since
he raced at Oakland Center Shot Will
also sport Walkers colors and she was
the best Ally in tne middle west last
summer. on the strength of her many
victories and good shovings such a
clever judge of horseflesh as walker
paid a small fortune for her and WORD
comes from the clockers at Oakland
that she has been reeling off fast miles
and will make the one that beats her
in the big stake Saturday hang up a
new record.
Old Timer has been given a special
peep" for this race by the Tholl BROTH
ers and his race Christmas day. when
he won the Garvanza Handicap, run
ming a mile in 1887 40, after belns
whipped all through the stretch to WIN
by a nod from Magazine. was by all
means the best race two-year- old
ever ran in California. if not in this
country.
Earlv Tides race Saturday was part
of his preparation for the big classic
| and ne came out of the race In hne
shape.
Raleigh beat Deutschland and many
other good aged stake performers AT
Oakland and a route is his long SUIT.
In his last race Raleighs rider met
with misfortune right after the start
| and he had no chance to show what
| material he is made Of He will prob
| ably get a race this week before start
ing in the big stake.
Coming from Oakland
Keep Moving and Hal will probably
he shipped from Emeryville in couple
of days. but she is a sulker and there
fore unreliable. Keep Moving beat
good field when she won the Great
Fillv stakes at Sheepshead Bay, and
owner Goldblatt is confident she Will
be right there when the numbers 1o'
the Derby are hung out
The dark horse of the race is Marias
He has not been seen at the races ol
late. but the railbirds say he is the one
they will have to beat and Kramer
Rothert usually serves up winner fol
these kind of events.
The management of the association
expects a big automobile turnout anc
is making arrangements to look aftel
and make comfortable the largest
crowd that ever visited a race course
in California Already reservations fol
the boxes are numerous and as most ol
them are taken for the season Manager
Gardner may have to disapponlt those
who will be late with their orders.
In addition to the Derby Secretary
Smith will have six other events anc
promises the best racing program eVel
offered in this state.