Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06
CARMAN ANNEXES
SELLING STAKES
HIS MARK ANTONY II BEATS
DANDELI0N
VICTORY COSTS OWNER $1,000 IN
RUNUP MONEY
Herman Brandt Takes Away Half of
Net Value of Event by Boosting
Winner-vox Populi Gallops
with Pacific Handicap
BY JAY DAVIDSON

one of the smallest fields that ever
started in a stake race at Santa ANITA
faced the barrier yesterday afternoon
to run for the rich prize offered in the
Vernon selling stakes, the feature event
Of an unusually attractive Offering. Al
though there were eighty-one ellgibles
and eight had been declared in the
event at entry time the previous day
only five went to the post, most OF
them being scared out by the presence
of Dandelion and Restigouche, ooth IL
at low weights and either seeming &c
hold the race at his mercy. As 1t was
a selling affair and the chances of win
ming against the Hildreth entry seemed
rather desperate, horsemen were unWllI-
ing to take chances of losing their gooo
horses by the claiming route, ana they
kept them in the barns.
fIildreth declared out Restigouche
and sent Dandelion to the post, al
though the Suburban winner never had
shown any fancy for a muddy or slow
track. Old Timer and Light Wool also
were taken out. With only five starters
Dandelion was made a ] to shot and
was well played by the sharpshootersr
while the pikers took chances with the
others at longer prices.
Sir Edward broke in front and stuck
there for half a mile, when he found It
impossible to stick on the job IN that
position under the forced pace. Mark
Antony II, from the Carman stable,
slowly worked up to Sir Edward and
passed him when turning for home.
Then Jockey Burns set the Carman
candidate down for the run TO the wire.
Dandelion was last to leave the post
and trailed his field for half mile be-
fore making his move. Then he moved
fast. When the turn for home was
made Mark Antony was half length
in front, with Dandelion second.
Mark Antony Rugged the rail on the
stretch turn and was going like wild
fire at the time. Burns urged him
along until Dandelion challenged at the
paddock, when Mark wanted to quit
and let the Hildreth candidate have the
purse. Dandelion got his snOot out in
front for a moment, but Burns went TO
work on Mark Antony, kicking and
whipping him for dear life. The effort
was successful in forcing Mark into
his final sprint, and in a. hard drive TO
the wire the Carman candidate got the
verdict by less than a length, Dande-
lion seeming TO hang badly in the last
ten yards.
Sir Edward stopped like he had been
shot, quitting TO a bad last, while Miss
Sain, which trailed her field all the
way to the stretch, made her run from
that point, and by a judicious ride she
saved ground on the turn and got into
third place when the field Strengthened
out for the run home. She finished
much stronger than the two in front of
her and cut down their advantage a
couple of lengths, getting the show
money and finishing less than two
lengths behind the winner. Astrono-
mer showed nothing and would not
have been fourth had Sir Edward
stuck.
Immediately after the race was run
Herman Brandt, who lost Proper a few
days ago in a selling race, boosted the
selling price Of the winner from $500 TO
$500, but Carman retained his stake
winner by the addition of the custom
arg s.. This event was worth S20S0 to
the winner, which gave Carman a net
winning Of s10S0 after the runup. Hill
dreth lost the stake that he thought
he had cinched, but he got half the
runup money, amounting to $500, and
the second prize, $500, so he won nearly
as much as Carman, whose horse won.
Vox PopuIi Wins Handicap
The secondary feature was the Pa
cific handicap at one and one-eighth
miles and worth $500 gross. Five start
ers faced the barrier, and the odds-on
favorite, Vox Populi, romped away
with first money at his leisure. All
that Jackson was called upon to do
was to hold the horse out of the pace
for mile and then give him his head.
He did so, and when Vox Populi made
his move he passed the others as if
they We're tied Magazine set a fierce
pace and tired of the job in the last
eighth, but held on long enough to save
the place, nearly five lengths behind
the winner. Lotus Eater, coupled with
Alma Dufour as the st. James stable
entry, got the show money from his
stablemate, while J. G. Glen retired to
last after showing great early speed
The time was the best of the day, the
first mile being done in 1888 and the
mile and a furlong being made in SO
Alma Dufour practically was left at
the post and showed little speed dur
ing the journey.
Gerrymander ran a consistent race in
the opener, doing exactly the same
stunt he pulled off last out, when he
laid out of the early pace and then ran
over his field in the stretch to win by
big margin Anderson showed much
Improvement in this race, setting a
great pace and sticking on well, al
though not good enough to beat Gerry
mander doing anything. Sorrowful,
making her first start of the season,
finished third, four lengths behind An
derson, and put UP an impressive race
for first out.
Long Shot Takes Second
Grand Dame, held at los, walked
away with the second event, although
she had a hard time stalling off Pal
at the wire. She took the lead on the
back stretch and seemed to be winning
easily, when Pal made a strong bid
through the stretch and got within a
head of first place. Mary F., the false
favorite, did not like the going or the
route, and was lucky to be third
Lord Nelson repeated in the fifth
race, to the spririse of the wise ones
who played Entire Nous almost off the
boards. La Gloria, favorite, also was
we'll backed because she had beaten
Lord Nelson in their previous out, but
she found the going so different yester-
day that she could not get up after
being sent away from the post in a
mess and bumped all over the back
stretch Entire Nous was outrun all
the way and seemed to dislike the 60
ing, although finishing second, beating
La Gloria nearly four lengths for the
place. Please showed a brief flash OF
speed. but probably was short.
Lord OF the Forest tried to make a
runaway race Of the sixth event and
stuck 1t out to the wire, but he was
quitting at the end, and Duke OF
Bridgewater, the victim of a poor ride
by Schilling got within a nose of first
money, beating Catherine r. for the
Mace by ten lengths. Duke was the
hest horse in the race. and with a good
ride could not have lost
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