Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
GOOD MAY DAY
CARD PLANNED
DRIVING CLUB WILL PUT ON
MATINEE
ENTERTAINMENT FUND OF ELks
TO GET PROCEEDS
Large Number Of Horses Are In Trains
Ing, Including Some from New
Stables, and Classy Sport
Is Expected
BY DAN PAToH


The next matinee of the Los Angeles
Driving club will be held at Agricui-
tural park May /, and from the NUM-
Der of horses now in training, all doing
we'll, large entry list may be ex-
pected. Several new stables that lately
have come to Agricultural parK nave
promised entries and are getting their
candidates in condition, as well as
several mem bers of the club that have
not started anything in long time.
The weather can now be counted on
to stay fair, so that there will be no
more enforced letupS on account or pad
going, and the good racing at the last
two matinees has revived the interest.
not only on the part of the pubic, out
of the members and horse owners as
well.
The matinee May day will be for the
benefit of the Elks' entertainment fund,
and a committee from that organiza-
ton will meet one appointed by the
driving club this week TO arrange the
details of the days entertainment, ana
it is safe to say that one of the largest
crowds ever seen at the track Will be
present, and no pains Will be spared
to give a program worthy or the oeea-
sion, The music win be the best OBJ
tainable, the track will be put in the
best possible shape for fast miles, and
every detail looking toward the COM
fort of the crowds will be attended to.
The trophies the horses will race Tor
will be exceptionally handsome and
well worth an owners winning. The
handsome Clark cup will be raced for,
one leg already having been won on 1t
last fall.
A half mile dash open to all 2-year-
old trottefs should bring out a great
field of Youngsters. W. A. Clark, jr.,
has several that are hard to beat. G.
A. Garfield has two or three that can
make anybody's colt step to It's limit.
Mrs. C. S. Hastings has one that mas
got to be taken into consideration, and
there are several others that can snow
halves close to a 2:20 gait.
One of the only Dan Hogan's novelty
races that always bring round after
round of applause from the grand
stand and shrieks of laughter, added
to the regular class races, say 2:a0
and q free-for-all trot, and 2:1S and
a free-for-all pace, would make an ex-
cellent days card, with perhaps a slow
pace added.
Horses and Horsemen
Crescendo, the 3-year-old brother to
Copa de ORC, in w. G. Durfee's stable,
Is going to make a sure enough trotter
unless all signs fail. He is strongly
built, resolute going fellow with lots
of speed, and a good actor. His owner,
Mr.. Bonfilio, rarely misses seeing the
youngster work out and takes the
greatest interest in his education.
Charles A. Durfee is working his
black Direct horse with a runner these
DAVIS: at least, w. G.. is working the
horse and his father is driving the run
ner alongside. He has not been asked
to go a fast mile yet, but the way he
can tramp down the stretch, and espe-
cially the last eighth, makes everybody
sit up and take notice. His owner has
refused $500 for him, and, though he
has put a price of $4,000 on him just for
the sake of an answer to How much