Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-06
PROGRAM is
ATTRACTIVE
HANDICAP AND BABY RACE ARE
THE FEATURES
Good Field In First Race Makes Pick
ina Winner Hard Task, as
Horses Figure Close
Together
ny IRVING D. CLEMENT

For a Monday there is a very good
program on at Santa Anita this after
noon Both quality and quantity stand
picking winners viii be no cinch, as the
fields are well balanced.
The feature event is the handicap at
seven furlongs, which brings out a good
bunch of sprinters. There are two purse
races one for the babies and the other
for aged racers. The rest are selling
races, and mighty gooL lot of horses
are to compete in the different numbers
What looks like one of the hardest
races ever carded at the local track is
the first, for which sixteen are to start.
J. r. Laughrey, Toupee, Cloisteress, Pre-
tension, Bryan and Black Mate figure so
close that it is well nigh impossible to
separate them. j. r., Laughrey ran such
a good second to Orllene that pick him
as the most probable winner.
He is game, and il Knapp rides will be
hard to ttm. Toupee is q very clever
trick himself and has a lot of early speed,
which he may carry the route and beat
Iaughrey. C1oisteress is as fast as
bullet and is fit and ready, as her works
have been very good and she may tow
rope her fieldI Pretension can do better
than he did Saturday and that race put
him on edge. but Musgrave rides, and
that will probably beat him. Bryan and
BLACK Mate have excellent chances, and
it woud be no surprise to see one of
them win. The dark horse of the race is
Confederate, and he bears watching, as
ne is fit.
Vatican won the first baby race Of the
year at the local track and if he gets
away in his stride will be hard to catch.
Walsh will send two babies to the post
Semper FideLes ard Matte Russell-and
If they get a good START one of them may
beat the top one, as they can do better
than they have shown, as they ran green.
fired Mailer made a grand showing in
each one of his starts and should hold the
hidanee safe. There may be a dark one
amVng those that have never started
Wen Should Win
If Timothy Wen starts back today
again he will haNe an excellent chance,
as he is a nice selling platter and is in
good form. Blondy is a bad actor at the
posi- and il he gets away will be
DANGEROUS factor. Tie can do better than
his last race. Chippewa and Joses
Jewel both have 4 look-dn, and they will
probably have an argument for the show
bOnOES. Fl NazduOE anu IioSASSs WIZ 81
well.
The weights are adjusted SO cleverly
in the handicap that 1t makes 1t very
open affaix. Waterbury ran such n good
race when he ran second to Lisaro and
beat Sugar Maid that he Is my selection
as winner but he VIII have to do his best
to gather, as Orilener will go some her
self with 80 pounds on her back and will
oe inc one 10 beat. Stanley Fay and
Preen. il they avoid the early pace, have
a very good chance to beat the top two,
as both are In exceller& condition. Stray
is very East, but is inclined to stop at
this route
Baron Esther won his last race in such
a clever manner when he beat practical
ly the same lot that I've should repeat.
0uardi viii be a dangerous factor and
figures only q point less than the Baron,
so with good racing luck should beat him.
Gorgalette Is fast and If nothing goes
after her the early part of the race she
may not be caught at ALA First Peep is
a, nice lilly and figures close up: may
beat this rating. Jocund and Merlingo
are outsiders that have chance to nm
ish among the first three
OF those that have already started here,
Velma c. figures best and she can carry
her speed over the five and half fur
long route, so look for her to catch the
Judges eye first Albion II. can do bet
ter than her last start, and IL a good boy
rides win be very hard to beat for the
place, Catherine f. and Patriotic will
probably fight It out for show. AnouTa
and Lady Powell ran some fair races last
summer, but will probably do better with
a race or two under the belt.