Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-29

mouth shut and refused to eriticise or
'otherwise air his "side" of the case.
The world record track has earned
the title most decisively. No other
course in the world can boast of four
exclusive world records as can Santa
Anita. No other race meeting has
been able to furnish four exclusive
world records in a period of four full
weeks of racing. The four exclusive
world records held at Santa Anita, and
nowhere else, are: Lady Irma, five
and a half furlongs in 1904 As; Cha
pultepec, six furlongs in Ill; Center
Shot, mile in 1887 1-5; Vox Populi mile
and an eighth in 1850. Every coast rec
ord for distance that has been run
at Santa Anita. with one exception,
Is held here, and it looks like an as
such distances will be held here be-
fore the season closes next May.
Red Walker lost Pal yesterday after
winning the second race at good odds.
Jake Marklein stepped out to the bid
5000 to 5000 and Walker refused to pro-
tect him further.
Five horses arrived yesterday from
Oakland. President Tom Williams of
the Pacific Jockey club sent his star
performer, Big Chief, with Restigouches
and two that Daggie Smith shipped
south. Big Chief is a 3-year-old by
Pontiac and is literally nominated to
the later stakes of the meeting, the
Holland cup, the California handicap
and the Speed handicap being his most
| important local engagements. He has
been sent along easily and is in grand
form just now.
Excellent class will be on tap in all
events to be decided this afternoon at
Santa Anita. The feature event will
be the Rose Hill handicap at seven
furlongs, in which Angelus, Woodcraft,
Glorio. Gemmell and Green Seal will
start. The second race, at one mile,
will bring out Burgher Harcourt, Mil
pitas, Black Mate, Varieties and John
Louis. The third race will have Veil,
John Carroll, Tony Bonero, J. c. Glenn,
Miss Sain and Molesey as starters. A
selling race for the purpose of per-
hitting 2-year-old maidens to have
another opportunity to break into the
bracketed brigade will open the days
sport. Another good sport Is the pros
pect.
Freddie Welsh has accepted the offer
of the Southern Athletic club of a
match at twenty-five rounds with
Young Corbett to be fought out Janu-
airy ", anu Will l6dNS lOi NSW vi
leans Immediately after his scrap with
George Memsic at McCarey's pavilion
the night of January 5. He gets a
guarantee of $1,000 and privilege of a
percentage of the receipts. Just how
long it will take him to put away the
former champion depends upon how
aggressively Corbett fights. If he goes
after Welsh he will be lucky to stick
half a dozen rounds, Freddie also re-
ceived a wire last night from Charlie
Lercari asking If he would box Pacl1y
Mcfarland in Frisco next month, Of
fering him 80 per cent and a per cent
bonus. AS he already had signed up
with the New Orleans club, he could
not accept Freddie will return to Los
Angelus Immediately after his New
Orleans engagement.
The Los Angelus Grays, colored, ball
team would like a game for New
Years day with any team in or out
of the city. Answer through The Her
aid or call Broadway 44S4 after 6
o'clock.
The meeting of the California Win
ter league directors has postponed
their meeting from tonight until to-
morrow night, at the city hall
Order of Druids baseball team will
try conclusions with the Pioneer Stars
New Years day at the JOY park dia-
mond.
Manager of the North Pasadena
team desires to hear from any Los
Angeles team regarding a game for
January and 10. Call $50 Home
phone. Pasadena, for further informa-
ton.
George Swain, former jockey and the
village cutup at Arcadia, put all the
passengers on the $50 car from Santa
Anita in a good humor last night by
one of his FRANKS All who know
George know that he can bark like a
dog, crow like roster, sing like a
hooking bird, grunt like pig and
neigh like a horse. Just as the car
began to move, George began to howl
like a dog that had been caught under
the car wheels. The motorman APP
piled the air in a hurry and hoped
off the car TO release the poor little
doggie" Then George laughed and
everybody followed suit. The motor
man sheepishly turned on the electri-
city and broke all world records get