Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
LIGHT FINE
IS HANDED
TO MILLER
UNFORTUNATE JOCKEY MUST
PAY $50
ROUGH WORK IN SECOND RACE
is CAUSE OF ACTION
Frank FIittner Returns to Life and
Takes Feature Event from LIE
saro and George s.
Davis
by j. G. GRIFFIN

BY j. G. GRIFFIN
nooR little Walter Miller! This
unfortunate jockey, given the
Il worst of it from starters all over
the country, making less than SloV'oVO
for his wears hard work, and always
m on the poorest horse in any race
where he is called upon TO perform
was fined $50 by the Santa Anita
iudses Yesterday. and all because of a
little rough riding.
This is an awful calamity for httle
Walter. and equally so for his con-
tract boss, T. H. Williams. Miller, the
most notorious rough rider in the
country. received a warning from
Judge Hamilton when he spoiled the
winning chances of Ocean Shore and
Prolific by pushing them out OF the
way and himself scoring with Uncle
Henry in the third race, but this had
no effect. In the very next number ne
repeated the performance with Llsaro'
and the almost overwhelming penalty
of 30 louies was imposed on him.
Now. what would have happened to
some other boy for the same sort OF
work? With the exception of Martin
who rides for the vice president OF
the association and his fellow owners
in the Pasadena stable, it is safe to
say that nothing less than $500 and
maybe a period on the ground in which
TO think it over would have appeased
the wrath of those in the pagoda. But
what's the use-Miller does not ride
for the rabble!
Frank Flittner returned to life in
the feature race of the afternoon, and
the wise ones profited muchly thereby
AS high as 6 to l was laid that the
Los Angeles stables candidate could
not beat Acrobat, George S. Davis,
Idsaro and two others of little note,
but this did not stop him from coming
through with a magnificent stretch
run and scoring by three-quarters OF
a length, when Lisaro looked all over
a winner fifty yards from the wire.
FIittner Well Meant
That Flittner was ready and well
meant was not to be doubted. Any
time his fair owner goes into the pad
dock previous to a race to inspect her
pet it's safe to take a chance, and
the rail birds made the best of 1t.
Despite Acrobat's position of favorite
and the heavy play on George s.
Davis and I4isaro, a steady stream of
coin slipped in on Flittner, and when
the field of six wandered over to the
- ,ysxyfYur "a n11IC1
money as anything in the race.
George S. Davis had all his early
speed with him when Dwyer boosted
the ribbon, and he shot to the front to
lead all the way-almost. Wexford.
making his first start here. tagged on
IN the second position for half a mile
and then retreated to the end of the
line.
Frank Flittner was away absolutely
last, but Harty was in no hurry to
pick his field up. and at the half was
in front of nothing but Edwin I.
Fryer. He turned for home way out
of it, and at the paddock it looked
very much like Lisaro, which Miller
brought along to bump George S.
Davis in time to make the firing pace
maker quit. Flittner responded nobly
to Harty's urging, and in the last few
jumps got up to fight it out with
Miller and win. Davis was there
abouts at the wire and, although
beaten for the first two portions of the
purse, was not to be denied for the
rest. Acrobat ran a poor race and
was evidently not bet on by the Car
man contingent.
To get back to Miller again, his
rough work in the third race cost the
talent a bunch of money, for without
it he might not have won from Golden
Shore, the heavily played favorite. The
Marvellous One brought Uncle Henry
through at the paddock, and Burns,
thinking he had the race we'll in hand
with Ocean Shore, was caught mapping
When too late he discovered Uncle
Henry alongside. and the slight bump
ing given Ocean Shore denied him OF
the big money.
Prolific also shared in the jolts ad-
ministered by the careful Miller, and
was forced into the third hole. That
was about all there was to the race
for Pudabeck was the only one of the
overburdened with speed, and he re-
tired when matters became too warm
Another Williams Baby
In the baby race President Williams
uncovered another likely youngster,
and, with Miller astride, Rubis
Granda was made 4-to-5 favorite at
post time. After she got away from
the barrier there was never chance
to feel uneasy for the tickets made out
on Rubia Granda, for she led every
foot of the journey and beat Copper
Princess nearly three lengths. Prin-
cess would have been closer up with 3
better break, but the best she could dc
was to outrun Traffic for the place
honors.
Orifamb. backed from fours to
to /, and an equal favorite with Black
Domino and Sombro when the bugle
called them out of the paddock, was
an easy winner over Lake View and