Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-01
PURSE OF $4,000 OFFERED TO
WINNER
California Stake Next In Value to
Burns as Attraction for Best
Horses in the
Country
ny IRVING b. CLEMENT

m HE California handicap, richer by
far with it's $500 purse than any
Il racing event on the coast with
the exception of the Burns handicap,
will be run at Santa Anita this after
noon. and new era in western turf
affairs will be inaugurated Little by
little the class of horses sent from
over the Rockies to the local tracks is
improving, and with two such rich
events as the Burns and California
handicaps as incentives it will be but
a question of time until most of the
stake horses which are wont to per-
form around New York in the summer
will make the transcontinental journey
and strive for the winter features.
The race today, while 1t contains but
little top-notch class except Montgom-
cry, is by no means a gift to the Hill
dreth $4,000 beauty. Some of the best
thoroughbreds performing on tile
coast are among those entered, and
they are all ready and fit to run Tor
the prize.
a clever one, and only those that pos
sess plenty of speed and stamina as
we'll as heart to withstand gruellng
race will have a chance.
Montgomery, fresh from his easy
victory In the other big event on the
coast, the Burns, carries top weight OF
12S pounds, which is not a severe task
2 when one refers back to his good race
in the Brighton handicap, where he
finished third, two heads behind Peter
Pan and a head back of McCarter. He
ran many other brilliant races. TOO
numerous to mention. That clever
T. w
mount.
Flittner Is Ready
Frank Flittner's race Thursday
proyed he has returned to the GOOD
form he showed early in the meeting.
when he beat the best of them, ana as
he has only 107 pounds to tote ana
Harty in the saddle he Will run
clever race. ao7or
Marster worked the route in 1907 S-5,
+be fastest workout of all, and he IS
a. game and fast as they come, anu
b his package of 107 pounds VIII not De
much of a hindrance to him whlle run run
ming. as he is a nice, big horse. Schlil-
Colonel Jack has been given spec
cial .'prep" for this race, ana NOSE
Jacobson will send him to the post nj
to run for a kings ransom. Colohei
Jack is a good mud performer, put can
1,un inst as we'll on a fast track. he
is not partial to heavy weight, as ne
is not a big horse. but he has carried
heavier burdens than assigned 10 MN
TODAY and packed them to victory
beating good horses. .....
Clanor and Red Lear are the team
the Keene brothers have to carry the
burnt orange and black, but 1t is
douhtf,,I whether the latter will, start
,,niess it rains between now ana the
race. Clamor is the best OF the TWO,
and with his light impost VIII snow 10
advantage. He ran good SECOND 70
NTonteonerv in the Burns nandlcap
and came out of it in fine fettle, and
q, bis present form he is liable to beat
any mans horse. - ,,;l, ha
Ped Leaf may start, but VIII DE
only the second string to the noule: as
she has never done much on a i ha9e
track. sloppy or muddy going is pet.
tar suited 10 her feet, which are not
sound. 49,, o,hric
puhric with Miller in the saddle ana
snortine the colors Of T. II. Wllilaihs,
+be nresident of the Pacific Jockey
club. will be fancied by many on .a,s
admirers and followers OF Mlil "a
mounts. Rubric has speed s ai,Tht,e e nsa
Miller will make the best p ossitple o eHe
Of IT, but it is a question whetner NJ
br,c win like the route. 1t would SURE
iv he a popular victory II the n ,.A
with orange cap of I. II. "liiaiiis
would be in front. Ions of n 7
Lisaro will sport the coioLs , Un
edlv helped to put him on euse' anu
the Baldwin contingent are Fei'
sweet on their chances, :, .,.oa If ber
FIRST Peep has done all asked OIL heI
and did it in, satisfactory hlsiia n,d
but she meets stake callper tUuaS s and
she can hardly carry her pacKas9g , "lro
beat the rest. Archibald rides. Ih ere
may be some addeo starters uiiiess NV
weather conditions change. handi-
In addition to the California manu-
can there are six other races, VII
plenty of variety, as there Is n noIii,,o
races, and these vary in distance lioili
three and half furlongs 10 wv WI, IA 20
Sixteen good sprinters are asheu ~
go five and a half furlongs, ana as lIiS
field is a large one rapid breakers aiu
front runners will be in deInailu m ,s
r. has both of these qualities anu ~. i9
a nice mare. The Gray Gnosl VIM
sport colors again, with Preston up,
and 1t is clnch the ladies WIN stlcn
to the pet. Escalante is a goou norse
and likes the short route. Old Cruza
das will have another chance, ana
have been told that If he wins TINS
race his racing days will come 10 an
end. Ton.- Faust is : new conner 10
these parts and good one. $50.
Such fair babies as Achieve, Marion
Delorme, Apto ORC, C. w. Riley ana
La Paladin will face the barrier IN the
second race and they should surely put
up grand contest.
De Arnan Starts TWO
The handicap at six furlongs, the
third event on the card, brings out a
we'll matched field, as the weights are
arranged. and 1t will surely keep the
public guessing as to the ultimate
winner De Arman has two represent
tatives in this race; his good colt
Craston and Ally Early Tide. and they
are a nice pair. Roscgal will probably
be the ladies' choice, as the name is
just too pretty for anything. burt q.
Lewis will hardly start after his race
yesterday and Harcourt can stop faster
than anything on the track when he
gets within sight of the judges stand.