Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-13
ADD FIVE NEW
STAKE EVENTS
SANTA ANITA FIXTURES ARE
INCREASED
NINETEEN ARE ESTABLISHED
FOR NEXT SEASON
Directors Decide on Giving More $1,000
overniahts, Instead of Increasing
Value of Classics-Baldwin
and Schreber Due
BY JAY DAVIDSON

4 BOUT the only uehliitC pioSO -
"a business that the Los Angeles
AA Racing association directors have
attended to since they arrived from the
east was the addition of five stakes to
the list of fourteen fixtures of last
year. making total of nineteen tea-
lures for the winter season at Santa
Anita. The new stakes are named the
Glendora, Holland cup, Hollywood
handicap, Alhambra handicap and CO.
vina selling stakes. The total stake
offering will be $40,500.
While the addition of five stake
events, involving an increase in stake
money of $4,000, shows a disposition 10
meet the new conditions brought about
by the anti-bookmaking laws IN New
York that force horsemen to seek the
coast game and to cater to the better
class of horses, it is a bit disappoint-
ing to note that the individual stake
money has not been increased in any
instance; and while there will be more
of the cheaper stakes, the public idea
of rich events is not gratif1ed.
Following is a complete list of all
the stakes that will be decided at the
winter meeting, with the amount of
added money and the date of the run
ming:
Pomona handicap, seven furlongs,
$500 added, to be run November IA,
opening day.
Vernon selling stakes, one mile, $500
added, to be run November Il.
Monrovia handicap, one and one
eighth miles, $500 added; to be run
November rs Thanksgiving day..
Garvanza handicap, one mile, $500
added, to be run December 5.
Santa Anita handicap, one and one
quarter miles, $1,000 added, to b. run
December H.
Glendora handicap one mile, $500
added, to be run December 10.
Holland cup, two and a quarter
miles, $500 added, to be run Decem-
Der 25.
Hollywood handicap. six furlongs,
$2500 guaranteed, to be run Decem-
Der 26.
Rose selling stakes, one and one
eighth miles, $500 added, to be run
January /.
Alhambra handicap, six furlongs,
S2500 guaranteed, to be run January o.
California handicap, one and a quar-
ter miles, $500 guaranteed, to be run
January 16.
Los Angeles Oaks, one mile, $4,000
added, to be run January 20.
Covina selling stakes, one and five
siXteenths miles, $500 added, to be run
January 30.
Ventura handicap, seven furlongs,
$500 added, to be run February 6.
Los Angeles Derby, one and a quar-
ter miles, $4,000 guaranteed, to be run
F. 5ruary 49,
Norfolk handicap, four miles, $4,000
added, to be run February %.
Woodland stakes, four furlongs, $500
added, to be run February o.
San Gabriel stakes four and a half
furlongs. $500 added, to be run
March 6.
Colin stakes, five furlongs, $500 add
ed, to be run March 49,
More Rich Handicaps
Notwithstanding the fact that the
association has made no material in
crease in the value OF its stake offer
1ngs for next season it is the an
nounced policy of the association to
be more liberal in the overnight events,
it now being intended to give two or
more $1,000 handicaps each week,
which should be quite satisfactory to
the eastern horSemen who desire to
bring their high class horses to the
coast. These $1,000 events will be suf-
foient to keep the horses busy in run
ming for purses of dignified value.
1t probably is wise policy to take
money that many would have put into
stakes to increase their values and re-
serve it for these overnight handicaps
and condition races for the better
horses. Cheap stakes are of small at
to the public, while the
big stakes, like the derby. the Oaks,
the Hollywood, the Alhambra the CAL
1fornia and the Norfolk always are at
tractiVe and bring out large crowds
because their value attracts the best
horses in training on the coast. But
the $1,000 overnights also will bring out
good crowds, as they did last season
whenever given, because they, too, at
tract the best horses at the track.
Baldwin is Due Today
All anxiety and curiosity of the out
side public will be gratified in few
hours as regards the probable changes
in the official family at Santa Anita.
Lucky" Baldwin is due to arrive today
from San Francisco and Barney
Schneider also will get in. When this
pair arrives it will be possible for the
entire board to confer informally re-
garding the action to be taken as re-
CARDS probable changes and in every
other respect and undoubtedly this
conference will be held without delay.
There is a noticeable disposition by
Rose and Holland to consult the
wishes of Baldwin in all things. be-
cause he is president of the associa-
ton and because of his interest In the
welfare of the snort at Arcadia. Ac-
statements have been credited to Bald
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