Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-16
IS
BACNTO FORM
DISPLAYS HIS REAL CLASS
AND WINS
FIRST TIME HE HAS SHOWN ANY
THING THIS YEAR
Runs Fast Nine FurIongs and Romps
Home First Under Wraps-Stanley
Fay Repeats and Beats Dam
delion in Handicap
BY JAY DAVIDSON.


Montgomery ran race yesterday az
ternoon at Santa Anita that indicates
that the great and classy horse is get
ting back into that form which in1u-
enced sam Hildreth to pay fortune
for him. Montgomery won the htth
race at one and one-eighth miles in
ISL, reducing the track record two
fifths OF a second and was running
under double wraps until in the final
Jumps. That he could have equaled
the world record of 1850 80, held by
Charles Edward and Green Seal, was
the opinion of all horsemen who VIII
messed his easy yet winning race IN
such fast time.
News that Montgomery had rounded
to form scared Lotus Eater, Magazine
and Molesey out of the race, and this
left in only Dominus Aroi and Beau
clere. owing to a plunge on DomlnuS
Aroi, the odds on Montgomery drltted
from to at opening to even money
and then Hildreth and his friends I'M
buckled Dominus Aroi was expected
by some to go the long distance, de-
spite that he was quitting to walk
last out at a mile. He got away in
front as usual, closely attended by
Montgomery, and the latter forced
Dominus to step his fastest to the
stretch, where Dominus began to tire
and Montgomery crept up to almost
even terms. Schilling still had him
under wraps, however, and thoroughly
ran Dominus dizzy. After passing the
paddock gate, Montgomery was given
his head, and he shot away out in
front in three jumps, and then Schil-
ling took him up again, letting him
win by three lengths. Montgomery
was given an ovation when he galloped
! /, -I,r \ DIV hnna1fCn
public admires class and the perform
ance proved that the great horse had
returned to form and would be bear
in the future.
Stanley Fay Repeats
Stanley Fay, which is one of the
cIasslest and best 9-year-olds now in
training on the coast, surprised nearly
everybody by going out and winning
the Tropico handicap, the feature event
of the day, beating Dandelion by half
a length in a mile in 1888. Dandelion
forced Green Seal to run his head off
out in front and took the lead at the
three-quarters. Stanley slowly worked
his way UP from fourth to third place
at this point, being three lengths be-
hind Dandelion. They went into the
stretch almost heads on, and then came
the desperate drive through the
stretch. Dandelion probably was too
much used in the early running, and
his high weight told effectively. STAN
ley finished fresher and stronger, and
in the final strides got up to half
length in the lead at the wire. Ethel
Day, a long shot, showed, and Maya
zine was left at the post, mourning the
displeasure of StaGter Hoffman and
drawing an order to attend school un-
til cured of his bad actions at the post.
Golly Ding, favorite for moment
As.fN YngI 81 AI,o ala ra
of betting, easily won the opening
event at six furlongs in 1:12 S-5. beating
Valley Stream length and Veil which
showed, by two lengths. Golly and
Valley ran almost heads on for the en-
tire distance, and only In the final ten
yards did Golly pull out enough to gain
an undisputed victory.
FiIIy Runs Great Race
Fair Annie, a 8 to favorite and fig
uring like the only sure thing of the
day, had to be many pounds the best
to win, but she easily justified the short
price laid against her chances. Off last
and trailing the field clear into the
stretch, SchiIling set her down for a
hard drive and got her up in time to
win from Perth by length, while
Helen Harvey made Osorine quit to
last and got the show money.
Fleming finally rounded to form and
was dropped into a soft spot in the
third winning by three lengths after
getting away to a poor start. Williams
rode nicely Judged race on Fleming
and kicked him up with the leaders
Immediately after turning for home.
Fleming was full of run at that time
and easily pulled away and won in
gallon. Orif1amb set the pace to the
stretch, where he was carried wide and
dropped to fourth place, when they
were Strengthened out. By a hard run
he got the place from Capt. Burnett.
La Gloria came right back and re-
peated her victory of the previous out,
when she gamely outfooted San Mich
olas all the way from barrier to wire
and showed courage over the distance
that she has not been credited with
possessing in the past. She would not
quit and easily outsprinted San Mich
olas, having a margin of one length at
the wire. Tavora, long shot, showed
Milpitas was heavily played, but after
getting away nicely was given the boot
and hip and slung back to the also
ran division, from which she could not
emerge.