Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17
SHORT ODDS
OFFERED ON
IA WORRIES
LA GLORIA is HELD AT ONE
TO FOUR
GEORGE s. DAVIS TAKES BIG
EVENT OF DAY
cruzados Bumps San Nicholas at Start
Of First Race and Throws
Jockey MusgraVe to
Track
ny J. G. GRIFFIN

BY j. G. GRIFFIN
IN AVORITES. with the exception OF
two that were odds-on and another
IL that could be had at to /, Jared
badly at Santa Anita yesterday and the
books grabbed back some of the scrip
thew gave out earlier in tho meeting La
Gloria at l to was the stingy priced
bird of the afternoon, but it was simply
a case of rent your coin for minute
and thirteen seconds. so easily did she
win the last race en- the card.
The handicap, billed as the feature
number. was won by George S. Davis
which has apparently struck his stride
Tommy webbers sombrero gelding ran
such nice race his last out that the
talent fancied him at 8 to l, soon knock
ing this price down half a point. Sir
Edward. with high weight of 119 pounds
ON his back. was allowed to drift up to
los. and managed to get the place money,
beating Ingham head.
Dryer sent the field of eight away
from the -half-furlong barrier
in nice order, and Hereafter Immediately
opened up a gap on the company, Jane
Swift and Ingham following at the half.
Into the stretch Hereafter began to re-
turn to the flock and Davis, which was
second at, the head of the stretch, with
stood Ingham's challenge and came
through to score by a length. Sir Ed
ward came from far back and got up in
time to beat Ingham a head.
Alleviator. 100 to his last stort and a
winner at that, was the prize package in
the opening number and came back re
peater, this time the price being one
tenth what it was on his last attempt.
Renshaw was second, with Back Mate
third. Cruzados got tangled up with San
Nicholas at the start, tossing the latter
into the fence and splitting Jockey Mus
grave.
AIIeviatcr GOES Right On
Alleviator was taken right on about
his business. Boland never letting any
thing get near him and winning by a
length and a half After passing the
quarter Renshaw stuck in second place
and Black Mate went up when Almonte
stopped, to be third by four lengths. The
start knocked out all chance Cruzados
had and Baldwin's big horse had to be
content with fourth place.
The form payers went to Round and
Round to win the mile race for maider
S-year-olds, and the wise brigade con
tented themselves with shots at Entrada
knocking the price from Is to to 2. Ev.
erything else in the race, with the ex-
ception of Waldorf. went up in the bet
ting. and the twelve non-winners wan
dered out to the chute with small money
attached to them.
Just how Waldorf was figured on to de
anything could not be determined, fol
Jim Curtis bottlcwasher Ryan, had hin
standing sideways when Dwyer pulled
the string. Entrada and Round an'
Round trailed Lois Cavanagh and Agree
n.ent for half mile and then moved III
to do things by themselves. Entrada RAJ
away from the rest at the end, winning
by three lengths, with Round and Roun'
half a length in front of Lois Cavanagh
Phil Chinn dumped Pretension in sof
spot when he entered him for the thirt
race, and the books appreciated the fac
by making the ncient gelding 1 to
shot over Timothy Wen, HI Cazador an'
three others of NJ class. The opening
price on Pretension was A to >, but thi
did not last long. Timothy Wen was ais
played being bumped from high notch o
IS to to ) at the bugle's call
There was nothing to it but Pretension
schi.ling broke n front with him AM
never relinquished his advantage. winning
in a gallop by three lengths. Timoth,
Wen held second place all the way ant
Ell Cazador followed suit in the thir'
hole. never in danger from the others.
Lucky Lad, played for a good thini
on numerous occasions, was at las
dropped in where he was at home ant
trimmed the odds-on favorite, Maste
Lester. for the big end of the money il
the fifth. Airs was third, two lengths il
front of Josie S, which was poor.
handled by that nice young gent Gala
han.
Lucky Lad Scores
Buxton knew the right change wa
down and took no chances with Luck,
Lad. getting him out of the chute in ad
vance of his field and staying there, lead
ing by nearly three lengths when tn
judges caught the winner At the three
quarters Master Lester moved into secon'
position and stayed there, Airs doing tn
same with her part of the job in thir
place.
Never better than ? to Z, La Gloria wa
a pipe in the closing number and rompe
in front all the way to run the six fur
longs in lib. Lee Harrison, the secon'
choice, was second, and Gossiper II, mex
in fancy, was third.
As usual La Gloria broke flying an,
was four lengths in the lead at the frs
quarter. Martin took things easy witt
her and at the end the advantage wa
cut down TO a length. Harrison and Cos
siper had nice fight for place honors
the latter giving up in the last few jump
and being half a length behinG the Hay
man trick at the wire,
Musgrave, who WIS dumped in the frs
race. was not badly injured and had tn