Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
PUBLIC HAS
HARD TIME.
FIVE FAvoRITEs DEFEATED AT
SANTA ANITA
Meelick, Looked Upon as cinch, Is
Beaten by Stanley Fay--Royal
Queen and AvontelIus
Both Win
DY IRVING D. CLEMENT

Favorites Jared badly at Santa Anita
park yesterday, as only one first choice
oopped the money. 1t was a disgrun-
tied lot Of losers that journeyed home-
ward. The sport was good as five of
the events were hotly contested and
two good things were put over, Royal
Queen and Avontellus The others were
not heavily played and receded in the
| betting.
Schilling had the mount on Billy
Mayham in the opener and he was an
even money shot. The boy got him
away flying and made every post 81
winning one and in a hard drive he
just lasted long enough to win from
j. j. McC., which finished with rush.
Koenigin Louise ran a good race, but
was not quite good enough. Chicorka
Maid showed a lot of early speed but
quit when the pinch came.
| Steel made a runaway race OF the
| second race and Dugan took no
chances, riding the filly hard to the
wire. Inclement was second all the
way, but could not improve her posi-
tion much. ]. H. Reed was shuftied
back at the start and when he found
clear sailing finished fast on the out
side. Heydentus. q quick breaker,
showed speed for three furlongs, then
quit. Tab for early action. Stringency
is a good looking colt and ran green.
Kansas Price Scores
Kansas Price put over good thing
in the third race when Royal Queen
took the lead and stayed there all the
way, to win handily after being backed
! from as good as 10 to / to fours Laud-
able was almost put over the fence at
| the half mile pole, and but for this
would have surely won. Lackfoot was
| repeatedly interfered with and in q
drive stood off the challenge of Flor
ence Birch, which came from far back
in the stretch. She will do soon.
The biggest upset of the meeting was
recorded when Meelick, quoted at 1 to
in the betting, was beaten by Stan
| ley FAY, Center Shot. coupled in the
betting with Stanley Fay, set sizzling
pace. which Meelick tried to stay with.
but he tired badly in the stretch and
Stanley Fay came on under gentle
hand ride and beat him length. Center
Shot just did last long enough to show.
as Smirker would have been third in
another jump after getting away none
too well.
Schiling's Third Winner
Schilling piloted his third mount to
victory when Avontellus won the fifth
race. He allowed Dugan, on Aucassin.
anu IreStoii, oil iNuoiiioi' ~ 81 u"s III
run their heads off, then hustled his
mount through the stretch and won go
ing away. Aucassin was ridden with
poor judgment by Dugan and was un-
lucky to lose. Rubinon quit when the
pinch came.
The public played Hereafter in the
sixth race as though it was all over but
the cashing. Jensen got the gelding
away flying and opened a gap of five
lengths at the quarter. with Talarand
and Wisteria in close attendance They
ran this way until well into the stretch.
where the leader tired and the other
two fought 1t out, Talarand winning by
a neck from Wisteria. with Hereafter
a half length away. McChord showed
early speed and will do better next
time out. The betting indicated Hal
toms race, as he could not raise re-
spectacle gallop.