Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-09
LUCKY ONES
WILL SHINE
HANDICAP, PURSE EVENT AND
FOUR SELLING RACES cARDED@
Papid Water, Fresh from Oakland,
Has Good Chance to Trim Wat
erbury-5aby Racers Will
Start
BY IRVING b. oLEMENT

Secretary Smith will have them all
guessing again today, as he has an eX-
eeptionally hard program for this after
noon, and those lucky enough to pick the
winners should go home with all their
pockets filed with Uncle Sans long
green, as the winners should be at re-
munerative price.
A handicap, purse and four selling races
constitute the card, and close finishes and
good sport should be the result especially
In the handicap, which brings out very
good lot of sprinters; and the weights they
are assigned to carry gives each one an
equal chance. Waterbury is in grand
form right now, and if he can carry his
impost has a good chance to carry of
first honors Rapid Water came from
Oakland with number of victories to his
credit and should be a dangerous factor
all the way. Sir Edward is good right
now and he will be contender all the
way, and it would be no surprise to see
him win. All Alone, with his light
weight. will step a very fast half, and If
he sticks the distance will get some part
of the money Sanfara needed her last
race to put her on edge and with little
improvement that can be expected she
has an excellent chance Molesey and
Mary F. are both clever tricks and with
only a feather up will go we'll George
S. Davis will probably be scratched, as
he had hard race yesterday.
First for Maidens
big field of maidens will go in the
first race and it is a hard bunch from
which to select the winner. Arragon has
always shown a good burst of speed, and
if he can carry it little further than he
has been doing will be a hard horse to
catch. George Swain looks like the con-
tender, and he will probably run good
race, so should hold the place safe.
Buena, Lisbia and Nadzu are outsiders
that should run good races and one OF
them may beat the two top ones Ihe
others do not call for much.
OF the 2-year-ods that have started
already Achieve figures best on her only
start, but that is not saying much, as
Chilla figures close up and may beat her.
Fred Maier should be in the money. or
the new ones that have shown good morn
ing trials Colonel Dick, Foreguard and
Miniature are the best.
An ordinary lot of selling plate sprinters
are asked to go six fuflongs in the third
race If they run to form and figures
Prolific will be the ore to beat, as he
showed a good turn of speed In his last
race and is on edge. Lee Harrison IL
and Halle Sherman may fight it out for
the place money, and Lee should beat
Halle Pelham and Albion II both have
a good chance to get in the money. The
others do not figure with much of a
chance, but the unexpected may happen
in racing.
Baron Esher, Ouardi and Chippewa
figure very CLOSE for the fifth race and
they may finish as named. First Peep
and Ellie are the ones that may prove
troublesome, so they bear watching, as
they may spill the beans.
A rather poor lot are carded to start i'll
the sixth race, and 1t Is most open
affair. Anna May beat Airs last time
they hooked up and should do so again
and may win today. Kirk1eld Belle
figures close up and may beat her rating
by taking Anna May and Airs into camp
Don Hart has an excellent chance, so has
Marion Rose, and one of them may get
some part of the purse.