Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-22
JACK ATKIN IS
RACING FEATURE
HUNDREDS GO TO TRACK TO
SEE HIM RUN
Breezes Under Double Wraps over
Short Sprint Route in Fast Time
and at ProhibitiVe Odds.
Four FaVorites Win
BY JAY DAVIDSON

1t was a rare treat to see the great
Jack Atkin run yesterday at Santa
Anita. The mere fact that he was en-
tered in the third race was sufficient
to make him a 1 to favorite, regard
less of all reports of lamenesS, checkers
reports and all other reports The
bookies, most of them from New York,
where they had seen Jack Atkin run
away from the best in the land while
carrying a ton of weight, would take
no chances on the horse that Barney
Schneider says is the best bunch of
thoroughbred horseflesh that ever
raced west of New York. These
bookies figured just like the betting
public figured-that Jack Atkin could
beat his field with one leg sound and
the other three gone to the dogs.
Every available pair of glasses on
the grounds was leveled on Jack.
Powers took him away from the post
under a double set of wraps all the
way, so that the big horse was paving
for his head throughout the entire
journey, he made every jump count
for increased daylight between himself
and his field. From half length in
front at the quarter he increased ms
lead to fully ten lengths at the wire
and how he was fighting for his head.
He stepped the distance, five and
half furlongs, in 1905 rs and every
body who watched the race declared
that he could have done it second
faster had he been allowed to try.
Sir Edward stuck long enough to
place behind the classiest bunch OF
horseflesh he ever chased to the wire,
while Go Between, winner of a SUI
burban handicap, which was in the
race for workout, came from nowhere
an eighth out and ran over his field
to get the show money. Jack Atkln
was such a good thing that despite that
there were only five horses in the
field. three of them were held at 200
to / and the fourth was posted at
to 1. AS good as to could have been
obtained against Jack Atkins chances,
while to / was freely laid against
the field to beat him. 1t was the first
time in a long time that he ever had
been allowed to race for purse at
such low weight as liz pounds.
Trainer Acts QueerIy
The sensation of the day came off
after the last race, which was won by
r. F. Carman's Fleming. M. Dooley,
who has been posed as trainer for the
C,arman stable had a disagreement
with Carrnan during the afternoon and
resigned his job. After Fleming had
won Dooley walked out on the track
and bid up Fleming from $500 to $500.
IT was such an unusual proceeding
that horsemen and racing patrons
stood about the grounds for long
time after the race to discuss the ac-
ton of the former trainer. Dooley was
much criticised for seeking revenge by
this route and for the i'll effect his ac-
ton would have upon the sport.
FLEMING ran consistently and easily
beat his field, as he figured to do, al
though ridden by a stable hand. Nor
folk got the place and Wisteria showed.
.Frontenac, played into favoritism be-
cause Fleming had up stable boy,
quit to nothing and landed in next to
last place at the wire, after leading
his field almost to the stretch.
Ben Trovato, the stringhalted horse
that has been such a remarkable sue
cess all season, picked up high weight
and went a distance he does not like
to win easily from Goldway and
Aninus. It was consistently personified
and those who backed form cashed
their tickets. Nearly all the good
money bet on the race was put In on