Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-17
.FlTZ HERBERT
SIMPLY ROMPS
CLASSY COLT BREEZES AWAY
FROM FIELD
ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION
FROM RACE eoERs
HiIdreth's Derby Candidate Makes an
Impressive Showing ir Maiden Out
at Santa Anita-Legitlmat
Favorites All Win
BY JAY DAVIDSON

High-class horses entertained racing
patrons yesterday afternoon at Santa
Anita and In no instance can it be said
that a legitimate favorite was beaten
despite that Waterbury won at IL to l.
Glorio got home first at to 2, and Ben
Trovato annexed his event at to 2
All these horses should have been made
favorites and they were played at the
long odds offered because the public
liked their chances. Glorio and Ben
Trovato merely repeated their previous
performances in winning their races
and should have been made favorites In
the betting.
Fitz Herbert, said to be the classiest
and best 2-year-old ON the coast and
which will be Sam Hildreth's chief de-
pendence for all the winter derby races,
furnished the feature of the days sport.
1t was his first out in the south and
much interest attached to his per-
Torrance. The boolSies would take no
liberties with the good son of Ethel
bert and it was well for them that they
did not, as he won all the way in the
commonest sort of canter.
He broke in second place, but went to
the front like a flash and increased his
lead at every jump until Schilling put
him under wraps. He went under the
wire DUCK jumping GiSuL " tCh Sii5 eAAA7
in front of his field, toting his lilo
pounds like a Roseben and doing the
five and a half furlongs in 1:06. Ander-
son fell into the place money and Procla
showed.
GIorio Repeats Victory
Despite that Glorio equaled the world
record for six furlongs a few days ago,
the bookies made him second choice to
Colloquy in the Tropico handicap over
the same route Glorio trailed along
within striking distance to the stretch,
allowing Tom McGrath and Colloquy TO
run their heads or out in front to that
point but when Archibald set him
down for the run to the wire he SIM
ply breezed over his field and landed
first money by full length. Hasty
Agnes lightly Weighted, stole the place
from Colloquy because Martin outrode
MCGEE at the finish, getting the verdict
by head. Tom McGrath seems to be
of little account just now, as ne quit
like a hound when caught and finished
outside the money.
Norbitt, the crack son of Inspector
B, that won his maiden brackets a few
days ago at a mile in 1:3S repeated In
the fifth race over an extended route
and in almost as remarkably fast time,
doing the mile and three-siXteenths IN
1859 3-5. Merlingo was made opening
faVorite and well played on susplclon'
but could not get in the money. Nor
bitt broke in front and cantered all the
way to the wire, beating Ouardi nearly
three lengths, while st. llario was thlru'
four lengths behind Ouardi.
Waterbury Long Shot
Something that never will be seen
again this season was exhibited in the
ring when the prices were posted for
the sixth race. Waterbury, which al
ways carried high weight and beat
high-class sprinters at Santa Anita last
winter. was made 10 and 10 to to win
from such as Joe Gaitens, Bitter SIT
Enfield, Please and Lord Nelson. He
broke in fourth place, but Immediately
rushed to the front and won galloplne
away from his field by the margin OF
about two lengths. Joe Cations beat
Bitter Sir two lengths for the place.
Mary F, the l to favorite In the
first race, made her field look cheap by
winning under double wraps and by q
margin of eight to ten lengths. Vivant,
a 60 to 1 shot, easily placed ahead OF
Summer Cloud, which was much IN
terfered with and messed about.
Pretension was played to win the
third race as If he already was in and
was backed into favoritism from twos
at opening. He could not deliver the
goods and was lucky to be third. Ben
Troyato ran consistently with his form
and was breezing two lengths in front
at the wire, doing the mile in 1;SS 20.
st. Flmwood also displayed commenda-
BILE consistency in getting the place in
a race slightly too fast for him.