Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-22
BOOK DOPE
AGAIN GOOD
AT ARCADIA
FOUR FAv0RITES SCORE FOR
THE TALENT
GEORGE S. DAVIS TAKES BEST
NUMBER ON CARD
Webber's GeIding Leads Small Field
Entire Distance to Win Handicap.
schiIIing Rides Two Nice
Races
by j. G. GRIFFIN

TOUR favorites came home at Santi
Anita yesterday to reward the OF
II burners, and those fellows witt
follow the book had their first chance
to crow in many days. The bookie'
experienced a disastrous afternoon, fol
paddock information and wise stable
talk was at premium, and none OF th'
usual flock of good things, with th'
exception of Traffic, met with more
than an ordinary play.
with Marster and Col. Jack scratched
out of the handicap the mile race
which came fourth on the card, looke1
like q gift to George S. Davis, and h'
was made opening favorite at to 3
A bush league plunge on Orilene from
those still sticking to her overratec
form sent Curtis mare down in the bet
ting to rs. making Davis slide up tC
to s.
DIVER failed as usual, making pool
start after he had two chances to gel
his field away together. The foul
horses were in line twice, but the
starter failed to notice it and finally
released the spring when Gallavant was
in a position to get four lengths the
worst of the break.
Ross went right out with George 5
Davis, and with Orilene in close at
tendance they led the others, Mark An"
thony being gradually overhauled by
Gallavant. George S. Davis was never
in danger, but after turning for home
Gallavant came through with rush,
catching Orilene and grabbing place
honors by a nose, Mark Anthony being
a head back to get nothing. The latter
broke down after running fair race.
Reuben. played as a good thing In
the opening number, was all that his
support called for, and under Schilling'
capable handling was five lengths in
advance of his field at the end of the
sfx-furlong trip. Master Lester came
from nowhere and beat Tia a head for
place honors. The winner was backed
from around IS to to 5.
schiIIlng Rides Well
Schilling watched his chance and got
the favorite off in front, with Interlude
and Renshaw in close pursuit. When
these two decided to stop Reuben was
sent right on his way, and at the end
was going faster than any of them,
leading by plenty OF lengths. Goldstein
rushed Master Lester past the firing
ones in front and got up in time to mir
lila for place money.
Played from 10 to 6 to l, Traffic won
the baby race, Schi1ling putting up an
other good ride. Joe Cations was favor
lite at less than Is. but he was unable
to get in the money, Chilla being a
head in front of silk Hose for the
minor prizes.
There was nothing eventful to the
race. the winner breaking in front and
staying there all the way, to lead the
field home by three lengths. Chilla and
silk Hose had a fight all the way down
the stretch, the former retaining her
head advantage to the wire. Joe
Gaitens was none too we'll favored by
the break, and ran a nice even race
throughout.
Litholin, with twelve to one against
her chances, beat the favorite, Black
Domino a head in the third number, a
five and half furlong affair for maiden
3-year-old FLIES. Latonia wound up in
the third hole, with Velma c, fancied
by many, back in the bunch.
1t looked like fight between Black
Domino and Velma c when they
rounded into the stretch together with
Litholin moving up from sixth place
to join them at the turn. Dugan put
up a rustling finish on the Kansas
trick, however, and right at the end
got up in time to score over Black
Domino Velma c stopped in the drive
and Latona made the best of her OPP
portunity by grabbing show money
from Annette by half a length.
Esher Pounds Better
Baron Esher was pounds the best of
the field of seven which went out TO
go over the mile and three-sixteenths
course, and the talent seemed to recog-
nize the fact by making him a to
favorite, with even money as top price
Avontellus was played from to to1,
with BeIlmence next in demand. The
Baron won as he pleased. with Avon
tellus second and Hi Caul Cap unex-
pectedly running into third place.
Baron Esher broke last, and Burns
took his time with him, allowing Chris
tine A and Hi Caul Cap to go as far
as they liked in making the pace
Avontellus lay third all the way and
looked like a winner at the paddock
but Burns sneaked through on the in
side and Esther romped in by four
lengths. Hi Caul Cap stuck long enough
to be a head in front of Christine A
for show. w. D. Willard had such a
liking for the winner that he bid him
up to $1,000, R. F. Carman sticking on
the Ave spot necessary to retain his
aged gelding.
There was nothing to the closing
number but the odds-on favorite, Wild
den. which Dugan handled in far SUI
perior style to that which the colt has
been accustomed to receiving from MUIR
ply. After following the pace for halt
a mile Dugan brought Whidden on, and
at the end was five lengths ahead OF
the 60 to l shot, Charlie Payne, which
was a head In front of Belarius at the
played lots of early speed, but was not
there when the real racing began.
--e>-S
Growing Old Slowly
Patience-some people grow old much slower