Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-07
COLT MAKES
NEW RECORD
AT ARCADIA
STANLEY FAY PROVES BEST
IN FEATURE
LOWERS TIME FOR SEVEN FUR
LONGS ON COAST
Three Favorites Cop Change and Give
Dope Students Chance to Smile.
Anoura Wins Final
Event
by J. G. GRIFFIN

BY j. G. GRIFFIN
VIII they never stop shattering these
records at Santa Anita? Yesterday
Stanley Fay, packing 100 pounds Of
Jockey in the shape of Musgrave. nego-
tiated seven furlongs in ga 2-5, clipping
two-hfths of a second from the mark set
by Critic two days ago. The Walker colt
was eased off at the end after gamely
making Waterbury quit. but even then
trimmed a whole lot from the best time
ever made on the coast for the distance.
Three favorites gave. the. book stu
dents chance to line UP behind the
cages and partake of little scrip, and
one of them, Anoura, was such a good
thing that despite the shortness of her
price and the fact that Dick williams and
his associates in the Pasadena stable are
averse to winning at low figures, every
one on the place took a shot at the
books. Anoura was easily best and had
no trouble in winning.
What was billed as the feature race Of
the day came fourth on the program,
calling out nice field of S-year-olds and
up to the seven-furlong chute. With the
exception of Harcourt and Stray every
thing in the race came in for more or
less support. and Orilene was looked on
as favorite when they ambled around the
track
The winner turned up in Red Walkers
Stanley Fay, which was given a sur
prisingly nice ride by Musgrave. When
the betting was first posted Stanley Fay
caused something of a furry, but at
post time he was as good as to l on
many of the blackboards. Waterbury,
second choice. was there to fill in the
place hole, with the favorite. Orilene,
poor third.
The break was good all around, and
Preen showed his usual speed by leading
for short distance. Waterbury took up
the running and. attended by Stanley
Fay, held the front position until the
paddock had been reached Here Mus
grave brought Stanley Fay up, and in a
spirited drive made Waterbury quit. ORR
lene, racing none too we'll in the early
stages. was five lengths behind Carman's
colt to be third.
Pretension Well Played
Fours was opening price on Pretenson
in the first race of the day. but one
glance at the boards caused the sharp
shooters to get busy. and the Orihamb
gelding was sent out to contest the
seven-furlong event as favorite. He won
by two lengths from Toupee second
choice, and Black Mate, which ran con-
trary to expectations and was coming
from behind at the end.
The field of thirteen was unweldy, bat
Dwyer had no trouble in getting them
Strengthened out and on their way.
Toupee was rushed to the FROM and led
Giovanni Balerio into the stretch. with
Pretenson in the next place. Pretension
came to the front when ready and
romped past his field two lengths to the
good Toupee was ten lengths ahead of
Black Mate which nailed the show
money when Giovanni Balerio, on which
Preston could not WELD the bat, stopped
in the final hundred yards.
Eleven babies went out to the ribbon
in the second number. and Vatican. on
the strength of his maiden performance.
was installed favorite at odds-on. The
Walsh entry was next in fancy, with
Copper Princess allowed to drift up to
mines.
Burns broke fast with Copper Prin-
cess and never left the result in doubt.
Turning for home he was four lengths to
the good. and at the end lead of half
this distance still separated him from
Duean on Vatican. Live Oak tired in
the final going and gave up Chilla saw
ing the show from the fast coming Mat
tie Russell.
Well rated all the way and with plen
ty left when it came time for the final
run. Chippewa, favorite for the mile
selling race, was an easy winner, with
Progress second and Blondy third. The
Mosby trick was played at a short
price as a good thing and never left the
result in doubt when Mccarthy set him
down
Progress was given the job of making
the running and carried the bunch all
the way into the final quarter. Here
Chippewa, which had been rated along
behind the front bird, came on and led
into the stretch by three lengths. Nc
carthy saw there was no danger and
eased his horse off at the end, Progress
sticking along to keep the place coin.
Blondy, acting as crafty as usual at the
post, proved better than the rest and
was third.
Baron Esher Better
Ouardi was made the first choice for
the fifth number, a mile and an eighth
selling race. for which eight sported silk.
but when it came to the number hang
ing Baron Esther proved better by a
length. The favorite was second, with
Merlingo third.
It was easy for Esther. which was
worked up from a poor beginning to
be second to Ouardi at the head of the
stretch. Ross ran over ouardi and Ellie
in the last eighth, and Baron Esher was
a length TO the good at the wire. ouardi
was four lengths in front of Merlingo.
which closed we'll enough to beat Ellie a
snoot for the short end of the change
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