Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
BY LAY DAVIDSON

By JAY DAIlDSON
Owing to the fact that the Pomona
handicap was run Thursday afternoon
there will be no stake event to feature
the Santa Anita card today. Instead,
the Mount Wilson handicap for S-year-
olds and upward, at one and one-eighth
miles, will be the feature offering. This
will be a $500 purse affair and five
starters are named to go to the post
The remainder of the card is of good
class and quite an improvement over
the Friday offering.
Stanley Fay seems to stand out as
pounds the best in the handicap, taking
the dope furnished by the race of this
good one in the Pomona last Thursday,
when he came from nowhere, after a
lot of interference, and was running a
winning race at the finish. He has two
pounds off that race and should show
some Improvement by reason of the
good effects that are sure to follow his
efforts at that time. Miss Ida is the
most dangerous one for Stanley Fay to
take care of, and II the Respess racer
is on edge and ready she will make
Stanley hustle some to beat her. Vox
Populi, in such small field, should
show form good enough to finish inside
the money, but may find Lotus Eater a
surprisingly good horse today. Lisaro
outside chance. The form of the race
is Stanley Fay Miss Ida, YoX Popul!.
Bavaria in Soft Spot
Ravaria seems to have been dropped
into a soft spot in the first race, a
five and one-half furlongs dash. This
one is some horse and with such an
ordinary lot opposed to her, she should
find it easy to win her meal ticket
without trouble. She just breezed six
furlongs in :12 3-5 her last out at Sc
attic, beating Anna May, Bye Bye ii,
Luretta and other good ones that would
be odds-on favorite in here. Bitter Sir
figures second best and undoubtedly is
in good condition to run near to his
real form, as he has been at the track
long enough to get right and has been
working nicely. Tim O'Toole is fair
sort of a platter and has been running
fairly well down east all summer He
should about cop the show money. The
Indications are that the finish will be
Ravarla, Bitter Sir, Tim O'Toole.
Homecrest Is Good One
Walter House seems to have a most
excellent chance to break into the win
ming owners column with Homecrest
in the second race and probably VIII
get fair price on him, as Enfield will
be the public choice, undoubtedly.
Homecrest is a good one and is doing
so nicely that he should find it easy
to dispose of all contenders. Enfield
probably will be benefited by his race
a few days ago, and should show inn
provement If he runs his race he will
be no worse than second. Osorine is
another good one that may prove very
dangerous. She ran some corking good
races at Seattle and has such a fine
burst of early speed that she hardly
can be overlooked. Tom Reid was
scratched yesterday and may find
softer spot here, but he must over
come figures to do it. The prospects
are: Homecrest, Enfield, osorine.
Smirker Should Romp
Smirker stands out all alone in the
third event, tourney at one mile, and
If Frank Regain has him in fit condi-
tion this early, which is probable, he
will gallop over this field that opposes
him. Smirker when ready, is hard
one to beat and prefers a route to
sprint. He is not quick breaker, al
- though not unusually slow in getting
away from the post, and the farther
he goes the better he becomes. Husky
will be the choice of the intelligent"
ones and cannot be denied q good
chance However, Husky is such a
fearfully slow beginner that he hardly
will be able to dispose of Smirker If
the latter is ready. SmirHer has been
WOfkln8
ready Col White never was better
than right NOW and he is keyed up to
his best race. He will be right there
all the time and should get a slice of
the purse even if it is the small end.
Hardly figure the others in the money
without the aid of scratches. The
finish: Smirller, Husky, Col White.
Rellsnicker Looks Good
The fifth figures like two-horse
race between Bellsnicker and Matte
Bumppo. The former is a better and
more dependable racer than the latter,
and as both are right on edge they
should finish in the order named. ia
meta also is a dangerous one in here,
but hardly can be expected to do any
better than run third to the other two.
Janeta has been working we'll and is
lit Ampe6o does not call for much
now and Dutiful hardly is ready to go
out and win. The others figure only
on suspicion. The finish may be Bell
smoker, Matte Bumppo, Janeta.
Lord Nelson Is Best
There is a heap of speed in the sixth
race and any one of a half dozen has
a chance, but Lord Nelson seems to
have the edge on all of them when 1t
comes right down to real figures. He is
g and ready md no La Gloria can
make him quit, while he can go with
any of the ordinary ones in pinch.
Belle of Iroquois is so good now that
she must be considered the second best,
at least, with a good chance to win.
Belle is a,speed marvel and is fit, also.
La Gloria is such a quick breaker and
has such a fine turn of speed that she
will give all of them a merry race for
a while. BAT she is inclined to quit
when collared and. es not ike to be
forced 10 mai a hot pace. She should
be third, anyway The result should
be Lord Nelson Belle of Iroquois, La
Gloria