Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-04
HARRIGAN WINS
DERBY WORKOUT
EASILY BEATS FIELD OF FAIR
THREE-YEAR-0 FOLDS
RING PRICE MAKER GETS INTO
TROUBLE BY TALKING
ceor1e Oxnard Edfies Crowd and
Probably lncurs Severe Penalty by
Allowing His Remarks to
Reach judicial Ears
BY JAY DAVIDSON

BY JAY DAVIDSON
The feature of a good card yesterday
at Santa Anita park was the DeIps
Trial at nine furlongs, IN Wnlch 90
prominent candidates for tne pl.e ~,
hon event of the Santa Anita season
went to the post. AS everybody eN-
nected. the favorite. Harrigan, won
without much of an effort, and steppeu
the distance in remarkably goou tll.i '.
Harrigan had all the speed OF MS PA - ,
and as soon as the field was stlaIs9 -
ened out on the first turn, ne wen. "
the front and merely preezSu iY.st "a
Donald Macdonald ran second ana uIu
not have the opportunity of showing az
his hest form. as he was the victim Oh
a lot of rough riding, and was he ,l
tiohtlv encased in a pocket until reach-
ing the stretch turn. He might nav
been closer up, but Harrlgan won ~
easily that there is little DOUBT as 70
the result had Donald gotten thIousH
in time to do his best. s -
When the official sign was posted 70
signify that the judges had approves
their order of finish George OAIldlu,
nricemaker in the ring, and a joke at
the business, edited the CROWD ina
usually gathers around the JUDGES
stand by attempting to "bawl out IHe
which he declared that the judges nad
noted that Butwell had pulled LaWtoh
Virgins and were permitting MN TO
get aWav with the job. He got away
with his talk for a few moments, put
Judge Pomeroy, than whom there Is
none squarer on any race track, reIuseu
10 stand for the charges and insisted
that Oxnard be permitted TO prove his
charges or that he be treated 10 the
consequences. OXnard was cited 10 ap-
near before the stewards and explain
himself. II he is able to view race
better than the judges, while LOOKING
through a pair of double lenses from
the ground, while the judges are view
ing the race from a disinterested view
noint and with field glasses, he may
get away with his stump speech, out
unless he can establish that LaWton
Virgins was pulled" by ButweI, ne
is apt to experience the sensation that
usually accompanies decree ruling OH
any offender.
After he had delivered himself OF his
spleen. Doninick O'Malley, a horseman
who always has borne a good reputa-
ton on the turf, Informed the Judges
that if his jockey, Butwell, had ridden
dishonesty he desired to have it proved
TO him, as he holds the contract upon
ButWells services and wants to know II
he is harboring a thief He also SAID
that If Butwell is not thief, he wants
the traducer of the boy properly pun
ished. Walter House, owner of Lawton
Virgins, also visited the judges and
told them of his wager upon Lawton
Virgins, and proved that he had bet
upon his horse. He was satisfied that
Butwell had ridden his horse properly
and honestly and he disliked the charges
made.
The Judges very properly cited Ok
nard to appear before the board of
stewards today and prove his charges.
or take the consequences. House and
O'Malley also will be there to be en-
lightened upon the pulling process
They want to know something about IT,
and if Oxnard can convince the judges
and themselves that Butwell yanked
Lawton Virgins, Oxnard may be per
mitted to go ahead and make his Punch
and Judy prices for the ring in future
that he has made in the past. 1t looks
like q big job for a man of Oxnard's
caliber to tackle. Oxnard has been
making prices at local race meetings
for long time, and he has been joke
at the job. He has made prices against
favorites that put them in the long
shot class, and cut the percentage of
winning favorites materially Horses
have been running to form at Santa
Anita better than at any track in
America, yet the prices make the aver
age of winning favorites at that beau
tiful course fall away below the or
binary track.
Oxnard is an old offender in this loud
mouthed business. Only last season he
got his block knocked off for accusing
Frank Regain, one Of the squarest
horsemen racing at Santa Anita, of
cheating with Smirker. He seems to
be affected with the idea that he has an
Influence" that will protect him, but
IL Ia III =
his career in the southland. IF Law
ton Virgins was pulled" yesterday
every winner this season has been
pulled at some time or other. The
Derby Trial was fairly run, except for
the vicissitudes Of ordinary racing luck
and the best horse gathered the grapes
Lawton Virgins did his best. and was
ably assisted by his rider. 1t was one
race upon which l had my glasses, and
If there was any crooked work going
on think I could see it as well as this
freak pricemaker.
Tom McGrath won the third race in a
romp, surprising everybody around the
race track except the owner. He ran
right back to his best eastern form and
repudiated everything that he had done
at Santa Anita. w. T. OVertOn ran sec
ond, and also created a surprise. La
Gloria, the favorite was looking at Old
Badly when the barrier went up and
was nearly left, but she got the show
money just the same, proving conclu-
sively that she was best in the race
Rosegal also did a quitting stunt that
was wholly unexpected and failed to
finish in the money, despite the heavy
play on her chances.
Gowan came out of her long sleep and
beat Maltbie by running the best race
she has run this season. Just how she
did 1t is unexplained. but she stepped
the distance in time that is suggestive
regarding her past performances. Nor
bitt ran his usual honest race and was
third.
Stringency rewarded the talent by
running a consistent race and showing
a clean pair of heels to all contenders
in the sixth. Guise showed remarka BILE
and easily beat French
Cook for the place.
Agrees to Be Candidate
FRESNO, March 3.-Dr. Chester
Rowell tonight announced that he