Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
BEST CARD
THIS YEAR
ToDAY's SANTA ANITA PROGRAM
is SWELL
Santa Anita Handicap Is Feature, and
Six other Races Make Up At
traction Which VIII
Please
BY IRVING b. CLEMENT

The banner card of the meeting is to
be run this afternoon. 1t consists of
seven races, varying in length from three
furlongs to one mile and half, with
the Santa Anita handicap the feature
event. Much interest will be centered
on the Owners handicap, as the worlds
record may be broken for a mile, and the
betting around the horsemen's haunts
last night was even money new mile
record would be hung up.
The best horses at the track are carded
to start In the Santa Anita handicap ana
the weight arrangement is clever piece
of work. as the race is very opel
affair and the favorite should be at least
to 1.
Col. Jack is my choice, as in his last
race he met with lot of interference
and put up a game performance. With
good racing luck today he will be close
up, and his number may be posted as
the winner. Edwin Gum likes the route,
as in his last race, which was an eighth
shorter, he finished fast and he will make
Jack do his best to beat him. Arimo
went to Oakland and won the New Year 8
handicap so easily that he will be
dangerous factor all the way, and 1t
would be no surprise to see him win.
Glenecho is at his best now and If the
pace is slow he may make a runaway
race pI IT. as ne has u lOl VI SpeSu anu
likes to run in front. Frank Flittner
can do better than his last out, and with
five pounds weight off he will go well
and has a good chance. Lisaro is rank
in and outer and if he runs one of his.
good races will be bang up at the finish.
The Owners handicap looks like a two
horse affair-Rifleman and Stanley Fay.
The latter has a bit the worst of the
weights and Rifleman should beat him,
I, ~, ,ffrI,fo nod .,Yft 20 do
as Fay is at his best now and the prob
abilities are the mile will be run in
worlds record time. Marster can hardly
beat these kind and Ampedo will only be
in the way.
The first race on figures, looks to be
between Bellmence, Pepper and Salt and
Sainrida. and they may finish in the
order named. Bon Vivant and Stoney
Lee are the outsiders that have a chance
to finish in the money. The latter works
well in his morning trials.
Achieve Should Repeat
Achieve won her last race in such easy
fashion that she should beat the OF dinarJ
lot she meets today. Queen Grove will
probably De the contender, but that is
not talking too strong, as Copper Prin-
cess won a mile race the other day and
may beat her. Fred Maier and Pallas
finish In the money.
The field race at a mile and a half,
will be the kind race goers like, as the
best horse generally wins. Baron Esher
has beaten better horses than these, and
as he is a good weight packer look for
him to win the race First Peep scored a
lucky win last time out and nay be
beaten by Big Bow over this distance, as
the latter will be running great guns at
the end Mamie Algol is good over this
distance and may show to advantage to-
day. Gentle Harry and Rostof have very
little chance on what they have shown.
Rustling SILK, Gorgalette and Prolific
look like the ones to get the coin in the
sixth race. Silk ran a fine race the other
day and won so handily that she looks
best. Gorgalette will go well at this dis
tance, but she has rheumatic shoulders
and is therefore a bad betting PROPOSE
tion. Has a chance to beat Silk if she
runs her race. Prolific and Illusio on will
probably fight it out for show money.
Ell Cazador looks to be in a soft spot
in the seventh race, as he outclasses this
bunch and should towrope his field the
entire journey. Meddling Daisy, If she
runs TO her work, will have a good chance
to get the place. Fastoso has run some
good races and is fair sort of platter.
VIII be hard to keep out Of the money.
Salina and Perry Wicks should Iun good
races and are outsiders that have a
chance TO be among the first thr ee.