Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-24
DERBY WINNER
FAILS AT WIRE
ANGELUS IS N0SED OUT BY
MISS sam
Proper Springs Big Surprise by Out
footing Good Sprlnters with IS
to Quoted Against His
Chances
BY JAY DAVIDSON

The defeat of Angelus, winner of the
City Park Derby last spring, in the
feature event yesterday afternoon at
Santa Anita was the real surprise OF
the day, despite that 1t was first out
for the Hildreth crack, and his present
form and condition was very much Of
an uncertainty. He was made to
5 shot and the big bettors went to him
like the numbers already had been
hung out. Schilling took him away
from the post on the run, and he soon
opened up what appeared to be a win
ming lead. With a margin of four
lengths to the good at the stretch turn
and apparently running under wraps,
Angelus was permitted to loaf on the
journey and Schilling did not wake up
to the fact that his good horse was
firing of the pacemaking stunt until it
was too late.
Miss Swain, which had gone away
from the barrier in next to last posi-
ton, was raced leisurely into a con-
tending position and entered the
stretch on the outside, about the CEN
ter of the track, in fourth place. Mar
tin set her down for the run to the
before her, quickly darting out of the
bunch and going after Angelus with all
her sensational speed and quickly over
hauling the Hildreth horse. At the
paddock gate they were separated by
less than a length, and then Schilling
woke up, but Angelus did not respond
with the expected sprint and Miss Sain
passed him in the final jumps for a
head verdict. Husky came from abso-
lutely last place in the stretch to third
at the wire, making a sensational fin
ish. The mile was run in 1:37 As.
Furnace won the opening race at 1;
to 1 when he should have been no worse
than second choice to Roy T, the
favorite, which finished second. Al
that, Roy probably would have wor
with clear sailing. He had a rough
journey and was forced to go around
his field in the stretch, yet he got the
place and was beaten only two lengths
while he was running over his field al
through the stretch. Enfield showed.
Madeline Musgrave breezed all the
way from barrier to wire in the second
race, Just as she figured to do, yet she
was second choice to Otilo. Madeline
always outfigured Otilo and outclassed
her field La Refine Htndoo weakened
when the pinch came and was lucky .tC
get show money from Jane Laurel.
There was no stopping Ampedo wher
he got Strengthened away after the
start in the third race. He forced An
tigo to run himself dizzy out in from
and then breezed past him at the
stretch turn and won romping by foul
lengths. Merrill showed enough i'm
provement to look dangerous for awhile
but only placed. Work and Play goi
up IN time to nip Amigo for the show
money. Belle of Iroquois never could
get close and quit after running prom
inently for half a mile
Proper again surprised everybody by
making a show Of his field in the fiftf
race and gathering first money in al
ordinary canter with 25 to l posted
against his chances. Dainty Belle, thu
favorite, does not belong I'm his com
pany when he Is ripe and ready, and h
refused to allow the sprint route to b.
too short for him. Dainty got the place
and Nibllck showed.
Please. Rialto and Seymour Beutlei