Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
MATINEE BRINGS
CLASSY HORSES
LIGHT HARNESS STEPPERS
DELIGHT CROWD
THREE THOUSAND THRoNG THE
GRANDsTAND
Frank Williams Bruised When Clara
G Rears, Breaking SuIE0y, While
Scoring for the Second
Heat
By DAN PATCH

The Los Angeles Driving. clug held
its Christmas matinee races at Agri-
cultural park yesterday afternoon. The
day was perfect for racing and the
track in excellent condition. Fully 5000
people crowded the grandstand and In
field and in fact, every available
coign of vantage, and seemed to thor
oughly enjoy the afternoons sport. The
Judges and timers stands and the
press box were tastefully draped in the
national colors and gave holiday ap-
pearance to the structures. There were
six events on the program, beginning
with the 1880 class indexed mile heats
two in three.
In the first heat Leap Year Wilkes
set the pace and carried VIM. II. Iatt
to a break on the first turn, and cara
G. was the contending horse to the heaa
of the stretch, where she left her Ieet
and Mazeppa took her place Dut coulo
not catch the Wilkes horse, which won
easily.
While scoring for the second heat
Clara G, with Frank Williams In the
sull1y, reared and fell over backward
breaking the sulky and bruising VII
liams. She was, however, hooked up
this time giving Williams bad shak-
ing up. after which she was withdrawn
When they got the word, Leap Year
Wilkes took the lead with Dan wilkes
second, and 80 raced to the nan, the
others strung out on the upper turn.
Dan made break, and VIM. II: IaIt
took second place and held 1t to the
wire, Leap Year Wilkes again winning
In the 2:1S trot Frank Williams had
the mount behind Goldennut and went
away tapped on Zombretta, but mace
a break on the first turn and dropped
back. Zombretta led at the half but
had to give I'D the lead to Goldennut
Mt the three-fourths. In the stretch,
Richie Baron made a drive for Golden
nut but made a break and the chest
nut horse won.
When they started away on the sec
ond trip Richie Baron left his feet on
the first turn and Zombretta took COM
mand and led to the head OF the
stretch with Goldennut second: Then
Walter Wilkes came through ana
though Goldennut made strong Dld
for the heart he could not peat the
black gelding.
Williams Is Game
It was noticed as the horses scored
for the third heat that something was
wrong with Goldennut and 1t was
found that Williams was sutfering SO
from his mishap with Clara G that ne
though he was game and wanted 10
drive the heat, he was persuaded TO
give up his seat to q. J. Delarey, VINO
teamed the stallion In the last neat
The horses went away well togetneI'
hut Goldennut made break on the
first turn and another after passing tne
one-half, but recovered and led INTO
the stretch, where he could not De
overtaken and won amid cheers.
silver Dick was scratched in the
free for all pace. Siegfried had the
mole and all of them went away on
their tiptoes. Siegfried was IN tne tne
lead at the half with Mandolin SECOND
and Dewey coming fast. IheV M Were
ali together at the five -etghths, Where
Mandolin began to lag and Dewey ana
Siegfried raced round the turn ana
down the stretch like q double team
Siegfried winning with Dewey at MS
In the second heat Dewey and Sieg-
fried raced together all the way WIN
Mandolin trailing till in the stretch,
when Mcclellan made his drive, pus
could not reach the leaders, Siegfried
winning from Dewey, who left MS teet
under a hard drive twenty feet from
the wire. Siegfried equaled his record
in both heats Of 2:11h.
The free for all trot which looked
on paper as if it would be worth going
niles to see, was a disappointment.
Romeo was way off from his usual
form and had no brush. Had he been
anyway near as good as he was a
month ago when he raced Carlokin 1t
would have been different story. He
made two bad breaks in the first heat
and could not make up the lost ground.
and in the second, though he Travelled
into the stretch his speed was lacking
when Mr.. Garland pulled out and asked
him the question.
The. 2: rs pace brought field of five,
Wandering Boy and Tough Nut went
away in the lead and raced all the way,
hut at the short distance Wandering
Boy made a break and tried his best
to run away with his driver, e. j. De-
larey, but that reinsman was expect
ing it and did not give him chance.
HIS break gave Major Clifford the place
The second heat was repetition OF
the first.
The handicap was the last race on
the program and was won by the horse
on the wire, Bonnie Crockett, the Others
not being able to concede her the al
lowance they had to.
Summary of Events
2:so mixed, mile heats. 2 in 8.
Lean Year Wilkes. b, &. by Stanton