Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-20
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nROBABLY no greater day of racing
was ever witnessed west of the
Il Mississippi river than that to
which racing patrons were treated yes
terday afternoon at Santa Anita park.
All that ever has been said about the
classy horses. that were to perform at
the Baldwin course during the winter
found ample justification in the sport
Yesterday. With Fitz Herbert equaling
the coast record for a mile, and Vox
Populi reducing the world record for
nine furlongs, as well as Colloquy $
fast five and a half furlongs in world
record time, there can be no question
regarding the real class of the horses
that are racing at the new track TINS
winter. 1t is a notable fact that at
this time there are nine world record
horses at Santa Anita, and one Wollu
record is held by Santa Anita park eN-
clusiVely. Jack Nunnally holds tne
world record for five furlongs, Fern l..
and Colloouy hold the world record for
five and a half furlongs, Glorio holds
the world record for six furlongs JOINT
ly with Nimbus, Restigouche holds the
world record for seven and half Tur-
longs, Fern l.. holds the world record
for mile Jointly with DICK Welles ana
Kiamesha, Vox Popuh holds the world
record for one mile and fifty yards ana
one mile and an eighth, Rapid Water
holds the world record for one mile ana
a hundred yards, and Green Seal holds
the world record for one and one-siX-
teenth miles. On this showing santa
Anita holds world records for six fur-
longs, five and a half furlongs, and one
and one-eighth miles. With these three
world records already possessed, it be
gins to look like many other RECORDS
would be annexed before next May,
and truly Santa Anita park viii go
down in history as the world record
track, thereby fully justifying every
claim made for it as being the fastest
race course in the world.
Jack Doyle is getting ambitious in
his old age. He has kept up his
scheme of improving his place at Yer
non until now he has the best equipped
training camp in the country. The out
door gymnasium has been extended
and rooted with real shingles, and the
old platform where the punching bag
was located is the same size of the
ring now and is equipped with two
punching bags and full set of weights
and pulleys. This was made necessary
in the fact that several scrappers are
training in the same ring nearly all
the time. Jack proposes to have the
best of everything with which he is
connected, and his training camp is
fully up to that standard.
Manager McCarey has about closed
negotiations for the Packey Mcfarland
Dick Hyland scrap for his opening card
next month, and this will be good
news to the fans Lightweights have
always been popular drawing cards
and money-g etters, and as this pair
ranks at the top of the heap, there is
no good reason why they should not
draw Immensely. Hyland has credit
for victories over such cracks as Bert
Keyes, Leach Cross, Young Loughrey
and Tommy Murphy, and is rugged,
hard Uniting battler of the best class.
He enjoys the distinction of going
through all his fights with only one
Touchdown against him, frankie Neil
being the only scrapper who ever put
him to the mat. Hyland will remain
here for the winter and should furnish
the fans with some lively entertain
ments.
Manager Kline of the Broadway