Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
FRIEND HARRY
PROVES CLASS
RUNS GREAT WINNING RACE
AS FAV0RITE
ALVEN's COLT AWAY POORLY,
BUT ROMPS
Comes from Seventh Place in Stretch
and Wins Going Away by Big Mar
gin-Numerous Long Shots
Get in the Money
BY JAY DAVIDSON

day in the card run off at Santa Anita
so much excitement and so thoroughly
broke up the monotony of the after
noon that the 200O spectators really
enjoyed the sport. Friend Harry, from
the Alvey stable, probably represented
more class than all the others on the
card and he maintained his excellent
record by running a remarkably fine
race to win by two lengths at odds on.
This colt for which Alvey paid
$4,000 few weeks ago at Latonia, is
so good and so thoroughly outclassed
his field that he was held at the pro-
hibitive odds of to and 1 to 2.
That he deserved to be held in such
high esteem was proved in his great
race. of eighth where he remained
for the first quarter, he moved up a
notch at the half and stayed there to
the stretch turn. When he entered the
home stretch he was in seventh place,
several lengths back, but he broke
through the field like comet and
passed ali those in front of him with
greatest ease. When he went under
the wire MusgraYe was pulling him
up, as he was two lengths ahead of
the next nearest horse.
Gil Summers uncovered a sweet one
in George Kismet, which was heavily
played at so to l, and the juvenile al
most made good, getting the place by
a length from Great Heavens, a 20 to
l shot. Traffic set a fierce pace for a
half, but tired and finished sixth.
Great Heavens was much used up in
chasing Traffic to the stretch and was
weary when turned for home, but
gamely stuck TO the Job for the show
money.
Long Shots Shower
George Kismet and Great Heavens
We're not the only long shots to be-
come famous for having run in the
money during the afternoon. After
Friend Harry won at Lrohibitive odds,
Canique came along and took the Sec
ond race at 20 to l, with Progress, at
10 and ~ to l, in second place, beat
ing the favorite, Animus, by length.
Spohn kept up the good work by win
ming the third race at to l with ORR
flamb, played from tens down to skies,
in the show hole. Capt. Burnett made
the surprise complete by winning the
fourth race at IL to l, beating Work
and Play, held at Fights, by good
margin.
Canique probably was one of the
most popular long shots to score. He
and hardly able to make a Respectable
showing, yet he worked his way
through the field and took command
Of the procession at the paddock, win
ming by half a length from Progress,
another long shot, which set the pace.
Animus, the favorite and supposed to
represent the class of the race, finished
third Ed Ball. heavily played, showed
absolutely nothing and will do better
when the track is softer.
Anderson Puts One Over
1t was the last day of the Santa
Anita inaugural season that Spohn
went over for Fatty" Anderson at a
good price, and those who recalled that
good race went right back to the An
derson gelding yesterday and cashod
nice tickets, reading in multiples of 4.
l.. G. Widrig was said to be ready to
win from such a field and all the wise
money drifted that way. He showed
good speed from a miserable beginning
and got within a nose of the winner
at the wire. Orifiamb was played by
the stable connections and the public
and backed from tens down to skies,
but could not follow the pace more
than five furlongs, quitting to third.
Capt. Burnett is such an unreliable
horse that the public stayed off the 8
NAC'SA
twelves. The captain got away nicely
and followed Work and Play, the pace
maker, into the stretch, where he took
command and won going away by
nearly three lengths. Work and Play
stuck for place money while The Sui
tan, favorite, could get no better than
the show. This trio carried practically
all the public money.
Good Thing Is Beaten
When the bookies posted 6 to / on
Henry o to win the fifth race, they
figured that a horse that finished last
one day would not come back and win
the next But the wise money figured
differently and when the bell rang for
the start, Henry was even favorite
with Knight of Ivanhoe and King of
the Mist. Knight of Ivanhoe jumped
out in front at the start and ran like
one of those Arkansas jackrabbits that
Jeff Davis used to take a shot at. He
never quit running until his jockey
whispered that he had won by a full
length. Henry o got into second place,
after great race, and Sachet, from
the Spreckels stable, finished third.
King Of the Mist ran a disgraceful
race, quitting like a hound after going
q fast half.
Another oddly named racer. Golly
Ding, won the last race, and, strangely
enough, he was second choice in the
betting. Golly got out in front in the
first few jumps and increased his lead
with every hop, going under the wire
nearly four lengths TO the good. VAL
lev Stream, another we'll touted good
thing. finished second and Furnace was
third. Milpitas was fourth, but failed
to show any of his usual speed.
The attendance yesterday was quite
in contrast with that of the preceding
day. the poor card and the effect of
opening day probably causing many
III remain away There were about
1000 persons on the grounds during the
races. but the crowd appeared much
s,,1alIer because of the great jam OPEN