Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-19
HARNESS COLTS
ARE PROMISING
CALIFORNIA HORSES MAKING
FINE SHOWING
WIN STAKES, THOUGH RECENTLY
SHIPPED EAST
Youngsters at Agricultural Park Are
Doing Well in Private Workouts.
Trainers and Owners
Pleased
BY DAN PATCH

BY DAN PATCH
Wei! The Los Angeles horses have
been heard from at Peoria, ILL.,. In fact
when the orchestra started the over
ture to the grand circuit they were
pretty we'll down in the front rows, and
before the curtain fell on the last act
they were right in the liuelight. AS
soon as the curtain went up on the
first day and the band played waltz
Me Around, Willie" Carlokin, b. h.,
by Mckinney, stepped up and willie
waltzed him around in the 2:14 trot for
a purse of $4,000, and got first money
with the first, third and fourth heats
in 2:14A, 2:12% and 2:12A. Then, by
way of an encore, Willie" Durfee
changed partners and waltzed away
with third money in the 2:24 trot, with
the green mare Zomallo, by Zombro,
being second in the third heat in 2:13A
Durfee took third money also with the
blk. h., Phoenix (the Pig) in the 2:15
pace. Then he annexed the $4,000 2:O7
pace with Copa de ORC, b. h., by Nut
wood Wilkes. in 2:064-and 2:06%. This
indicates that Los Angeles is still adj
dicted to the habit of sending winners
across the hills.
Should Improve in Form
1t must be remembered, too, that this
is the first start for these horses after
their long shipment and change of ell
mate, They should all race on and by
the time they strike Detroit, July "a,
be as fine as silk. Phoenix was re-
ported off" and his being back third
in both heats of the 2:15 pace in 2:07A
and 2:071s shows 1t, but letter from
Durfee to a friend here that has just
been received says he is coming BACK
to form. He has been shifted back TO
his light shoes, such as he wore here,
and worked a mile in them since his
race in 2:14. The first quarter in ~
seconds and the last in Is seconds.
That proves he certainly has all his
old-tin1e speed, and there is no cues
ton about his being stayed up. After
the little black rascal gets over ms
shippine it is a safe bet that ne Will
heat many more horses than beat hlm'
for he will never be beaten till the last
inch Of the last heat has been paced
The Los Angeles string was the tax
of Terre Haute the first day, ana VIII
Durfee was congratulated by every
body for his magnificent showing. ne
won three races right off the reel, WIN
Carlokin, Zomalto and Copa de Oio.
looks as If he would nave uupilEa.e0
SCOTT Hudson's performance at Cleve-
go .be dav he won the entire card,
univ Durfee unfortunately had no en-
Iries in the other races. But the sea-
SONS Young. and he may do 1t yet IL
oerto INV looks as If he had the
,.goods.j Durfee is way in the lead,
IN to date of any other stable. ana II
certainly Is another feather IN MISS
+ 'os Angeles merry Widow.
VIII Watch Native Sons
Red Gerrity, who is training W. a;
clark. Jr.'s horses, reports SeIy pa nt
trip across the mountains, anu gau ros
start Bon Voyage at Peoria. ne We W.
5ebind the money in the 2:07 pace WIN
Miss Georgia, 2:OSk, probably OWING "
he aforementioned journey.
THE Herald will keep track OF lHese
native sons" all through their cam,
,aipn and publish the summaries OF an
-beir races each day, as we'll as the
,fher contingent that have gone noltl
"a hattie for honor and glory ana, lnGl-
1entally. for the root OF all eFh. me
atter make their first appearance
e. Santa Rosa on July 20. The full list
,f entries in the different CLASSES anu
stakes will be found below.
The yearling Viaticum and the z-year-
,1d Volante are the most likely young
,ters vet shown at Agricultural PARK.
re- those were the only two good babies
~ Agricultural park how easy 1t would
ne 10 write the story of their lives, put
when there are a dozen or more tnaC
are lust as promising 1t would take the
whole sporting section or Inc Heralu,
and then some, to describe eaeh one
r,,tiv n Is a case of "how happy l
could be with eltner' were o'iiei ue''A
charmer away"
Viaticunn is black colt of good, fair
size for a yearling, and should grow
into a, horse of 1874 hands lie IS preo
In the purple. being by Bon Voyage,
2.12% as a 3-year-old, dam Ruth Mary,
hv Directum, 2:05. He is owned ana
trained by Ted Hayes. Viaticum mas
not been given much work ana yet mas
stepped mile out in 2:SS, nan IN LID
1 twenty clip, and a quarter in S612 sec
ends a 2.22 gait. No wonder Hayes
has him staked in all the futurities Tor
} and year olds.
VoIante is a bay colt by Zornbro, I'll,
dam Mamie Elizabeth, 2;2O, by Reo
r scent II. dam by Chimes. He is
turned, bright bay fellow,
with three white ankles, stands 10 2
hands. and weighs in the neighbornood
Of 900 pounds He wears ounce SHOES
in front and ounce behind, and prac-
kind. When in action his trot is fault
less and as smooth as oil. He carries
good head and attends strictly to his
business. is a close coupled, strongly
built colt. with fine head and neck, yet
gives a rangy impression. Altogether
either on the track or in the stall he
commands your attention. He is one of
the few that can boast of having seven
dams in his pedigree that are standard
nd xuhn either
themselves produced $3.50 performers
ar whose sons or daughters have rec
ords down to 2:Os1a. Walter S. Maben
broke him last year, and after two
months work drove him a quarter In
ae1S seconds. He was then turned out
and taken up the first of April this
wear. and has been working miles
! round 2:3O. with halves as good as
:oS1b, and quarters as fast as SO sec
onds. a ZIP gait; but Mr.. Maben is not
burrving him, or, in fact, any Of his
charges. being perfectly content to
make speed slowly. 1t lasts much long
Az. when made that way, and is much
more liable to get the money when the
time comes. He is also owned by Mr..
~ Canf1PId.