The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12
Disastrous Day for
Form Players
Six Straight Faporites Go Down
10 Defeat at the Santa
anita 7Track
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

LOS ANGELES, March 11.-One of
the most disastrous days the form
players have been up against this sea-
son occurred today, when six straight
favorites went down to defeat at Santa
Anita. After the 200 to / shot on the
preceding day the pikers strung along
with outsiders and a scattered winning
by the ace and deuce brigade was the
only thing that kept the books from
collecting everything in sight.
The card was almost without feature
of any kind. In the baby race Shriner,
on Live Oak, cut across in front of
| Shilling, on Pops, and the latter made
a claim of foul 1t was not allowed and
Live Oak was given the money. with
Pops second and Frieze third.
Silverskin was overlaid in the fourth
race and won at to 1. In the clos
ing number Kilter, the first choice
looked winner, when he broke down
and finished next to last. He will not
| be able to go to the post again this sea-
| son. Shriner carried off the jockey
honors by plotting two winners.
Summary:
Clear, track fast.
FIRST RACE-Five and half furlongs. purse
S400, yesr olds
p Hareourt (shllling) lilo 8 IL sia
a-l-Maeias (Boland) ITO 4 9 . 2115
Time-:oe as. is. 20 So Al %, "a,
1:oe So Brawny Lad. Retainer Lon Mason,
kintqck. swagerlater, finished named. Value
TO winner, 1925. Winner, r. L. Thomas b. c.
3, by Ben Brush Costume. Trained by II. Nc
lD, Daniel Start good Won easily. Second easily.
foot. Willston. Halaca, j. F. Anderson, Moss
Back. Harcourt, IL place, Ia show; Macias
even place, l-S show; Alone, Is show. Harcourt
forced Alone into early retirement and then
came away with a bound winning as rider
pleased. Macias in game last eighth run,
finished resolutely. Alone weakened badly an
SECOND RAcE-Four furlongs, purse s4oo,
Odds. Horse ana do Jockey. VT St Str. Fin
s-1-Live Oak tShriner) los 1 n a
3-1-Pops (shilling) ........10s 8 h IN
Time-:12 2,5. "a. :85 As. AS 2,5. 7. Thomp-
son, b. Stanhope, Lucky Mate AXIS Ar Ben,
Bell of Brass. Fred Maier, Getalong. Demonstra-
as named Value 10 winner, $325. Winner
Oakwood stock ranch's b. c., 2 by Santella-
good Won driven. Second driven. Third easily
Scratched-Fair Annie. Oak, place, s-5 show;
Pops, 80 place. As show; Frieze. even show.
showed speed throughout but weakened suddenly
at end. Frieze came through fast final eighth.
THIRD RACE-Seven furlongs purse s4o0, A
year olds and upward; selling:
Odds. Horse and Jockey. VT. st. Str. Fin
2-1-Cataline (ShilIing) ~ 103 22 2 81
25,I-Tattenham (Hennessey) .1oa h u
Lee 40. Search Me. Little Minister, San
Nicholas. Matador Burnolette Montebank, Paul
!. Chief Bush, Quaint, finished named. Value
to winner, 1928. Winner NJ. Garrity's br. h., 5,
by Brutus-Nabette. Trained by owner. Start
good Won driven. Second easily. Third driven.
scratcAed-Charles Green. Toller. 6-5 place, IL
show; Cataline, even place, 1-2 show; Tatten-
ham, show. Toller, in game stretch struggle.
oustayed cataline. Latter forced sharp pace
ham. under sharp punishment, weakened only
last 100 yards.
FOURTH RACE-seven fulongs. purse s4oo,
year olds and upward selling:
Odds Horse and Jockey. VT. st. Str. Fin.
s.ssEss.P sa.sipSsF if1r9s5 Aes5iosid;iSs 1Ss
7m-Stoney Lee (Shillingl .1o4 m
,.ia Tmsl9 g. 2e "a 20 an.na ;sS 4s 80. 1;o1 -
Frederick, Rustling SILK, Dazzle, Sink Spring,
finished as named. Value to winner 1925. Win
nsF pG s. rA:,oa A. clSptons on gr g. by
driven. Second and third driven. Scratched
Giovanni Balerio Bird of Passage, Sun Mark.
SIS show; Lee, e-5 show. Silyerskin, closing a
gap last quarter gradually going away.
only at end. Lee came through fast final eighth.
FIFTH RACE-Seven furlongs, purse $4oo 4
year olds and upward selling:
iaI-perry y'S wicfes lex s0Shss Harvey, .io7 a gu R
3-1-Grandita &c. Burns).... 80 3 Al 2 III
12-l-Benevole (Musgraye). .107 n N
Time-:13, "a 3-5, :36 2-5, :4s 40 1:01 3-5,
liza S-5, 1927 20 Leash, Jimalong, Elfn King,
Arrngon, orm Right, Royal Rogue, Willie
Gregg, Bon Vivant. finished named. Value to
winner, 1925. Winner, f. I. Barnett & Co.'s b.
g., 6, by Likely Eugenia Wickes. Trained by
| ]. III. Buscher. Start good. Won driven. Sec
ond easily. Third driven. Scratched-Pyrrho
Rubber Boy. .Wickes, place. show Gran
dita, 6-5 place, 1-2 show; Benevole, 90 show.
Wickes oyerhauled Benevole sixteenth out and
outstayed her in sharp drive. Grandta came
through fast final sixteenth under punishment
Beneyole showed sharp speed for six furlongs.
| SIXTH RACE-one mile, purse $4O0, year
olds and upward:
Odds. Horse and Jockey W.T.. st. Str. Fin.
18-5-Daruma (Musgrave) ....107 L liz
5-2-Merlingo (Shilling} Zip 2 A "a
s,,II-Gateway !shriner) 100 3 a ~
1:o1 2-5, liza 1-5. 1927. 1:39. Kilter, Sam
1925. Winner, R. T. Onutt's, ch. NJ. 5, by
| Solitaire u-Georgia vi. Trained by W. p. Max
well. Start good. Won easily. Second easily
Third easily. Scratched--E. Ampedo. Daruma
as place 1-3 show; Merlingo, 40 place I-3
| show; Gateway, ITO show. Daruma forced a
tremendous pase throughout and singing out
easily an eighth out won as rider pleased Mer-
lingo came through fast final eighth, finishing
resolutely. Gateway in sharp last eighth drive,
| tired badly final sixteenth
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