Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-24
NO NOTICE
TAKEN OF
OPEN FOUL
JUDGES FAIL TO OBSERVE
B0LAND'S RIDE
-FOUR FAvoRITEs DEFEATED AT
SANTA ANITA
Suckers play Copper Princess at
odds-on to Win Baby Race
but chiIla Cops the
Coin
nv J. G. GRIFFIN

BY j. G. GRIFFIN
IN HE yenetians had the time of their
lives at Santa Anita yesterday
II and the place where the ponies are
wont to perform was more like callai
than a race track. 1t was the slopplest
of the season, and just to show that
little rain couldn't keep them away the
:. Nuts were thereto get a trimming
only two favorites Topped through
The marshes and scored for their back
ers. The others ranged in prices from
three and a half to one up to the tor
figure laid against Chilla, twenty to
one, and tho bookies prospered thereby
Hidden Hand in the opening number
and Avontellus in the fourth connected
with the coin for those who like the
stingy figures, but the other hrst
choices had no fancy for the mud.
The big dump of the day came along
in the baby race, and only goes to show
what suckers Mr.. General Public and
his relations can make of themselves
Copper Princess, because she won on
dry track, was made an odds-on favor
ite to trim eight other youngsters, but
the best she could secure was the place
Il to being the figure asked for the
second hole.
This business of making short prices
for anything that has won a race is
moor shooting at best but the book
makers are not altogether to blame,
rhey are there for the coin, and if the
boobs are foolish enough to give it to
them it's the one best bet that the men
on the stands will have both hands out
to receive anything that can make a
noise like money-or even scrip, for that
matter.
But this is wandering from the beat
en- track. The winner of the baby race,
The only purse affair on a poor card.
turned up in Chilla, with Is to / as clos
ing odds With their usual Santa Anita
liberaIity. the men who lay prices made
the Alvescot FLY 8 to place and 9 to
10 a show, just showing one of the
many angles which turn up in the game
of separation as played on the devoted
turtles who spo culate from the ground.
Eavorite Is Foued.
And the way the race was run proved
that either the judges did not see what
happened or didn't want to. At the
stretch turn Chilla came along and
bumped Copper Princess all over the
track, carrying her wide and spelling
whatever chance the Carman entry ha6
to win. Those who bet on Chilla held
their breaths, waiting for disqualified
ton. but there was nothing doing
probably too much money bet on the
*avorite. Matte Russell gathered il
the show certificates when Larry Null
ligan's early speed disappeared.
After breaking we'll Hidden Hand an6
Kerry went out to fight the first mum.
Der to tie paddock gate, where Kerry
began to back up with enough of the
mud in his face Orifamb, away with
the last one and forced to take slop all
.he way around. finished with rusl
after turnin; for home and was only
three lengths away from first money
at the wire beating Eonite six lengths
for the show A wise guy talk helped
the contributions along on Gaga, but
no one was casning tickets for the horse
that finished fifth
One of the real form reversals of the
season came off in the third number
when Mario" Rose, which was beaten
as an to ; favorite in the last race
Wednesday, came out and won the
third number on the card s to 1 being
the price. In addition to losing her
previous race, Marion Rose was alsc
reported in the "broken down" list, and
no one but the Buxtons and their asso-
ciates We're let in on the good thing.
The CHANDELIERS went to Lee Harrison
II for the band roll, and from opening
odds of to 1 they knocked the figures
30 nearer even money when the pad
dock gate opened. Marion Rose broke
in front and took great delight in
throwing mud for about six lengths
leading Prolific home by this comfort
able margin. Lee Harrison failed to
break well and was away in the middle
Of the pack, finally finding his way out
to run Prolific to a head for the place
honors. Musgrave gave Kirkfeld Belle
a cooks ride.
AVonteIus Wins
Neither Jock Schilling nor Avontellus
took any notice of the slush tossed their
way by the six other nags in the fourth
number, and after trailing along in last
position for half mile of the nine fur
long trip the big son of st. Avonicus
worked his way up and beat Sainrida
half a length for the coin. 1t was the
best finish of the day, Bellmence being
beaten a head only by the place horse
The winner was favorite at to 3.
Lucky Lad kept clear of the bunch by
leading the flock until turning for
home, where Sainrida came on and
looked like the winner, with Bellmence
well up for the place. Schilling got
through on the rail when the leaders
went vide. and in a drive got up to
score by half length.
After following the pace furnished by
Booger Red 20 the paddock Senator
77eckham, with Musgrave in the saddle
rushed by the front one and scored ir