Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-23

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ET horseman of Memphis, Tenn, will
" race a small but classy string of
horses at Santa Anita during the VIM
ter his horses, three in number, having
arrived yesterday. Ethon, high class
4-year-old son of Intrusive, is the head
liner of the bunch This good colt was
the bear at Latonia and is fit and ready
for the races. Bennett is thorough
bred sportsman, but has confined his
sporting proclivities principally to the
turf in the last dozen or more years,
and until recently was one of the lead
ing horsemen of America. With the
decline in racing in the Mississippi val
ley he began to take less interest in
turf affairs, but seems unable to carry
out his oft-repeated intention of re-
firing entirely. He also operated the
pool rooms at Memphis, and later when
the anti-gambling laws went into erect
in Tennessee, operated one of the big
gest pool rooms in the country just
across the river in Arkansas. Recently
he sought to get out of the racing
game and string with baseball, seeking
to purchase the franchise of the Mem
phis club in the Southern league, but
the deal failed to go through. Opposi-
ton of several big league magnates and
the press to the active participation OF
a bookmaker in the great national game
probably caused him to change. his
plans. He probably will have a book
in the Santa Anita ring, and II ne Goes
it will be a big store, just as big as
anybodys, beyond doubt.
President Tom williams will be a pa
tron of the Santa Anita game during
the winter, thus showing kindly spirit
and interest regarding the success OF
the meeting that will be running in
serious opposition to his own track.
He will have fourteen horses at santa
Anita after today and for an indefinite
period.
Sam Hildreth. and wife are expected
to arrive from San Francisco today,
and sixteen of his thoroughbred speed
burners also will arrive. Hildreth Is
partial to Santa Anita as a winter rae
ing point, and will remain in the south
with the principal portion of his stable
throughout the winter, making occa-
sional trips to EmeryVille. Practically
all his horses, except the mudders, Will
be kept in the south and shipped north
to fill their stake engagements Du-
gan and Koerner will be his principal
dependence for riders in the south, al
though he has second call on Shilling.
ors in the Pomona handicap.
Pat Dunno is expected to arrive to-
day from San Francisco with dozen
horses. Dunno has high class string,
and like the majority of owners, pre-
fers the balny cline of the south to the
damp, cherries and cold Frisco eli
mate. Dunno is no second-rater and
will be a prominent factor in the set
Element of many stake and purse dis
putes on the track during the winter.
Indications last evening were strongly
in favor of rain, and those horsemen
who are interested in the state of
weather and track to ascertaining Just
what was going to happen in the rain
line. Some were hoping for little drops
of water, while others were praying for
the clouds to pass away. Eddie Ryan,
however, was highly pleased when he
noted the excellent prospects for RAIN
Eddie says that the dampness Will bring
out the barley on the infield by leaps
and bounds, and that a good, soaking
rain would turn the infield into beauty
spot of green by opening day. 1t also
would put the track in better condition
than would be the case If the sun
should continue to bake 1t.
Trainer Nipper, for the G. c. Bennett
same car with the Bennett horses from
Latonia, turning this crack 4-year-old
over to Grover Baker for Ed Alvey.
Red Gauntlet was sold to Alvey by Il.
p. Hayes a few days ago at Latonia,
and makes the Alvey string materially
stronger than ever. Hayes made sew
eral complimentary entries at Santa
Anita and Emeryville stakes, although
not intending to race here, and Red
Gauntlet's value to Alvey is greatly
increased in this fact, as he is well
nominated. Baker will be one of the
strongest rivals of Hildreth during the
winter, as his string ranks right along
with any of them in the matter of
class. With such classy horses as Red
Gauntlet, Pinkola, Colonel Bob, Nc
and 10. M. Fry, Baker should not only
be kept quite busy during the winter,
but he should cop his full share of all
the events in which he has starter.
The temptation of the man with
sporting blood in his veins to bet upon
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