The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25
Six Horses Bunched
at The Wire
Three Long Shots Picked Out of
Halt Dozen in Tight Finish
at arcadia
SPECIAL DISPATCH mo- THE cALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
LOS ANGELES, March 24.-The finish
of the first race at Santa Anita today
was about the closest ever seen here.
as six horses were punched when they
hit the wire No one was able to sepa-
rate them but the judges and they
must have arrived at their decision by
stabbing with a hatpin Blue Bottle
was declared the winner, with Nettie
Hicks second and Red Thistle third.
Blue Bottles price was as good as 30
to / at one time. The favorite, Hazel
thorpe. failed to get any part of the
purse, although she was in the first
flight.
Three first choices accounted for half
OF an ordinary card. In the La Senda
! handicap. the feature, Botanist was
sent away from the barrier in front
and at the end Shilling was hand rid
Ing him two lengths in front of Mary F.
the favorite.
Macias, which won the third number.
was one of the heavily played tricks
OF the season, despite the fact that his
price was below even money. Fred
Maier at TO l took care of the baby
race and Merlingo accounted for the
mile and three-s -sixteenths trip. In the
closing number Henry of Shennamere
finished with rush and won by a
neck from Decorator The summary:
FIRST RACE-Five furlongs; purse $500; 4
year otds and upward; selling:
2o-i-Blue Bottle (Callahan) .1o4 i x h
l5-l-Net. Hicks tGoldsteln) JOG y 2 n
.eo Time@l5 sn:ste s5 !Musgrsveo ae 5 1s 3ss
Marpessa, Hazelthorpe, Burnolette, r. Del
1lundo' il,anl ts Rosemary D. Antigo, Charles Green
finished as named Value to winner s325.
Winner, Fleming Clancy's b. g., 4. by Tod
! dlngton- Cerulea. Trained by I. II. Boyle. Start
driving
driving. Scratched Ezra. Norwood Ohio. Blue
Bottle tile place, show; Nettie Hicks. place.
weakened badly in GnaI sixteenth Nettie
| Hicks stood last drive gamely. Red Thistle
came fast at end
| SECOND RACE-Four furlongs; purse $500;
maiden . year olds:
Odds Horse and Jockey. VT. st. Str. Fin.
5slo-aee Of Dismends bSSnal (shiljiic lS "
the East. Furnace, Edith Cue, AXIS Ar Ben.
Bertha; calera, Little Flush. Harry stanhope.
Reggel, finished as named ed. Value 'to' to winner.
@ iairs n,Piquant; Trained By owner start
driving scratched-sir Barry. wildwood.
Fred NLaier. 80 place. s5 show; coriel.
Fred Maier nipped coriel on post. Latter stood
long stretch drive gamely. Ace of Diamonds
| faltered in closing strides
THIRD RACE Seven furlcngs, purse s4eo 8
! year olds
Odds Horse aud Jockey. VT ST Str. Fin.
-Macias tBolandl. 10 | Il
A l3-l --.Mlontclair sGoldstein) 10! q 22
Time-:1s. "a 3-5. :s6 So AS 40, 1:OI Is
] Liza. 1:2I. STRAIT Martin. Wherewithal John c.
l Rice. finished named. Value TO winner. S,25
| Winner, e. ]. Longs ch. c.. 5. by Falsctto
Seyiila. Trained by J. S. Rothert Start good
Won handily- Second easily. Third driven
| AIacias, out place and show; Montclair , place
10 show; Taraban, show. Macias had TO ht
shaken up little at the end. Montclair fin
shed resoIutely under whip. Taraban closed
gap In the final quarter.
/ FOURTH RACE-Six and half furlongs, La
4 Senda handicap purse $500 year olds and UP
ward
Odds, Horse and Jockey. VT; st. Str. rim.
l6-5-Bctanist tShilingl. Jos 2 .
5-5--Mary T tE; Martini. 1o1 - 2h
l3-J7-I.isaro &c. Burnsl 9I = 15z
Tqns-:o6 80. :ls 20 80. Al - 80 ~
i :06 3-5 1:19 2-5 Ampedo finished fourth
Value to winner. $400. Winner, l.. L. Hay
mans br. h.. a. by Boanerges-May B II
Trained by James Boden. Start good woI
easily Second driven. Third easily. Scratched
John c. Rice. Pretensiou. Botanist, ever
place. 2-5 show Mary. 2-5 place, out show Ii