Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-15
TALENT IS
BUMPED ON
EVERY RACE
SIX MORE FAVORITES LOSE
AT SANTA ANITA
scHlLLINe RIDES THREE WIN
NERs AT GOOD PRICES
Jockey Burns Celebrates Return to
Saddle by Scoring with Mark
Antony in The Eiks
Handicap
BY j. C. GRIFFIN


the earlier part of the meeting are
sorry that they didn't tarry until the
shooting became good.
And yesterday was set aside for the
Elks, too. Just what the antlered ones
did with the bunch dealt out to them
by the regular Santa Anita students is
hard to determine, but as there were
no very apparent good things in all six
races it's a cinch the visiting lodge
members did not fatteh their bank rolls
to any appreciable extent.
To make it all the sadder, the feature
of the afternoon was labeled the Elks
handicap, and resulted In an awful
dump for the talent. AS on Thursday,
Sam Hildreth's representative was
again made an odds-on favorite, and
was again trimmed. This time 1t was
Tony Faust which was elected as
standard bearer for those who play the
stingy priced ones, and as good-or
maybe it was as bad-as to 10 could
be had on him.
But not even Tony could stem the
tide of defeat for the favorites. Guy
Burns making his temperance in the
saddle after several days on the
ground, was out OF show Mr.. Carman a
trick or two about riding, and with
Mark Antony II under him, turned
the trick. Molesey, running a surpris-
ingIy good race, inasmuch as he came
from behind instead of making the
pace, finished second, and what was
left fell to Tony Faust.
The race was worth sos to the win
ner, and Burns sent Mark Antony af-
ter the money right from the first
jump. Out of the mile chute he led
Early Tide by a length, holding the ad-
vantage until turning for home, where
the De Arman trick moved up and as
sumed the honor for a few jumps.
Antony Finishes Well
Mark Antony was far from beaten,
and came on again in game style, with
Molesey tearing through on the outside
and making up ground steadily. Tony
Faust also tried hard in the real going,
but was unable to get up. being
length behind Molesey. which was al
most the same distance back of Mark
Antony when the judges peeled their
optics.
Jack Schilling was the real star of
the day. plotting three winners, all of
them at a good price, out of the five
mounts bestowed on him. The only
time he was on a favorite Schilling
slipped his cog. but maybe Gull Hol-
land was not good enough to make him
win. Sometimes there's a whole lot in
name.
Schilling's first winner skated
through in the opening number, when
Hi Caul Cap got up in time to beat
old Bragg a snoot. The biggest horse
at the track was quoted at 10 to 1 in
the stock market and when he was
sighted in tenth place after the field
had gone a quarter of the journey it
appeared that he wouldn't have
chance.
The pace was furnished by Bon vi
want and Bragg, but Schilling stuck to
the job on Hi Caul Cap and had him in
the fourth hole turning for home, Here
he slipped in the high speed and Hi
Caul Cap finished with his customary
rush, beating Bragg a nose. Sun Mark
plugged along and was third.
After letting the next three numbers
go by, Schiling broke into the circle
again and won with Avontellus. Kins-
man and Rip Rap met with good play
at the short figures, but there were
enough of George Durker's friends on
the grounds to give Avontellus some
support, and he was played from IS
down to 2 to 1.
Avontellus was kept close behind The
Poets pace until on the last turn,
when he went on about his business.
Schilling shook his mount up just in
time, for Kinsman, with an awful
stretch burst, all but got up, being but
a head behind at the finish. The Poet
hung on to his early speed long enough
to get the rest.
Scnilling Wins Again
Another Schilling trick wound up the
day, when Lord of the Forest beat
Taylor George and La Gloria, Az to
being what the winner brought in the
open market. 1t was easy for the Lord,
a length and a half separating him
from Taylor George at the end, La
Gloria being a fast fading third. La
Gloria had all her early speed, and
led the bunch into the stretch by four
lengths, but here she began to choke
and both Lord of the Forest and Taylor
George went by her.
Guy Burns celebrated his return to
good standing by coping the baby race
with La Paladin, 10 to 1 being the fig
ures in the betting ring. J. H. Reed
was second and Inclement third. Ben
nie,s Busy lived up to his name for a
ways and led. but tired and allowed
Paladin, Reed and Inclement to fight
it out, the former getting the verdict
by a head, Inclement being half a
length behind Reed.
The dope passed out by stable con-
nections didn't give Belle Griffon a
chance to do better than show in the
third race, but this didn't stop Jock
Shriner from giving her nice ride and
winning easily, Daily getting in the
second hole and Rio Vista cabbaging
onto the show honors. Belle broke in
front and stayed there, turning for
home five lengths to the good over Rio
Vista and being half as far ahead OF
Daily at the wire