Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03
FEATURE EVENT
TO LIGHT WOOL
SWITCH IN WEIGHTS MAKES
HIM WIN
ANNExEs ORANGE HANDICAP IN
MERE RoMP
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Classy Horses Run True to Form De-
spite Changed Track Conditions.
Proper Comes Back TO Earth
and Cops Purse
RY ~ DAVIDSON

BY JAY DAVIDSON
The feature event of the card yes
terday afternoon at Santa Anita was
the Orange handicap, which developed
into a undermining contest at mile
but despite the changed track eondl-
tions, the race was truly run and every
horse that went to the post fully Justi-
fed form in every regard. Light Wool,
favored by a switch in weights that
gave him an advantage of eleven
pounds over his last race against MARK
Antony II, found it an easy task to
beat the Carman candidate, leading all
the way from the first jump to the
wire.
Mark Antony II was plunged on by
stable connections, but the same may
be said of Light Wool, which carried
the bulk of public money. The bookies
made Stanley Fay opening favorite,
but in less than two minutes after the
odds were posted large commissions
from Carman appeared to back Mark
Antony II, and he was made equal
opening favorite. For some inconceiv-
able reason Light Wool was posted
at 8 to /, and the way the pikers and
plungers went after it was a dirty
shame. Light Wool probably carried
more financial hopes to the post than
all the others combined.
Musgrave had the mount on Light
Wool. as Schilling had gone to Emery
vile to ride a couple of Thomas good
things, and he took Light Wool away
from the post in front and kept MIN
there all the way. Mark Antony II
was easily best of the others, and while
unable to worry Light Wool at any
time, he ran away from Stanley Fay
and First, Peep like they were tied.
Stanley Fay ran his race, considering
his high weight and the going, and
carried very little money, going up in
the market from to at opening to
3 to 1 at closing.
Proper Back on Earth
That good old veteran of the turf.
Proper, which won between 100000 and
SIS, 900 for Walter Jennings, came back
to earth again yesterday and showed
that same brilliant form that made him
a bear in almost any compny few
years ago. Powers had the leg up and
he took Proper away from the barrier
in front. DR.. Crook, with flash of
great speed, passed him at the first
call, but Proper got in his stride quick
" and regained the lead, which he
held all the way to the wire. He sim
ply galloped from barrier to wire and
won eased down to nearly three
lengths advantage at the wire. Duke
Of Bridgewater ran in improving form,
HuT, OF COURSE WAS liOI BOOu SbCa6A
to beat the veteran, although best Of
the others by a wide margin. Dainty
Belle showed. beating Catherine f.
by a head.
Billy Mayham made glad the hearts
of every piker on the grounds when
he won the last race of the day. The
route, five furlongs, was made to order
for him, but the bookies figured that
he was such a gutter that the heavy
e4g and thew laid
as good as 10 to / against his chances.
The pikers eat it up. and he closed at
z to l. Billy got off flying, as usual,
and spreadeagled his field. He showed
signs of stopping at the stretch turn,
but Clark dug his heels into the old
roan's sides and made him go to work.
Billy went under the wire nearly three
lengths to the good. He was given
an ovation from the moment he entered
the stretch until after he was unsad-
died. Tim O'Toole, knocked down from
10 to to 2, finished second, but never
had enough speed to catch the flying
Mayham fellow. Prince of CASTLE ran
a great race for first out and copied
the little change from Monvina, played
from sos down to los.
Alma Boy Is Consistent
Alma Boy showed a great deal of
consistency and, incidentally, surprised
nearly everybody by winning from
Merlingo, the hot favorite in the third
race. Alma ran right back to his last
out in mud and while few thought he
would go the distance, he won running
away. Merlingo ran a muchly i'm
proved race, but was not good enough
by a big lot. Varieties beat Mike Jor-
dan for the show money.
Dredl1in won the opening race at 7
to because only Rey ell Dinero of
the others had had a race in him.
Matte Russell showed a good race for
first out and easily took the place from
Sandpiper, the favorite.
Senator Bechham found a soft spot
in the fifth race and added some good
big round iron men to S. A. Cloptons
bank roll. L. c. Widrig was the IA
yored one of the talent, but he never
had shown a disposition to go an inch
over a mile and ran formfully when
he quit out in front after turning for
home He stuck long enough to get
the place from Henry o., which ran
miserable race.