Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-10

on at once TO Baltimore for the first Of
the eastern meetings. Shaw quits Santa
Anita several thousand dollars rlcner
than when he came here last winter.
He is one of the nerviest operators and
gamest pricemakers in the business,
and never allowed any rival to take
business away from him by laying
higher prices than his.
Had Ketchel won the baby race yes
terday Gil Summers would have
mopped up with the ring. He stood to
pull down $4,000 for his wager upon MS
speedy Juvenile. Bad racing luck pre-
vented the coup.
Powers failed to show the great form
that he exhibited in all his efforts in
the saddle when he was riding every
day. He was caught mapping twice and
really lost both races by weak finishes.
1t is only a few more days for him IN
America, however, as he leaves Mon
day for New York, where he Will take
the big boat for London. He has been
employed by August Belmont to ride
his horses in England during this sea-
son, and Baron Rothschild gets second
call, with King Edward holding third
call. Powers will earn a nice fortune
for his riding this season.
Manager w. w. Finn and Secretary
J. S. Macdonald will leave for Salt
Lake City tomorrow or Monday to be-
gin active preparations for the big race
meeting that begins there May %.
Judge Pomeroy will join them there
about May l with Dolly Hayman, his
assistant.
Close finishes were the rule yesterday
at Santa Anita and everybody seemed
pleased, even the losers, as they got a
run for their money anyway. In this
getaway season horsemen are trying
their best to win every dollar in sight,
and horses are being ridden out for
first. second and third pieces OF the
change
Col. A. w. Hamilton, presiding stew
ard at Santa Anita, is so delighted with
Southern California weather that he
says he will linger awhile after closing
day and may not get away until in
May. He usually passes several weeks
here after each season, taking a much
needed rest and Strengthening out ali
unfinished business.
The first of a series of spring race
meetings in Mexico begin Sunday,
April IS, at Aguas Calientes. The
Mexican newspapers are booming the
meetings and speak encouragingly of
the prospects for the future of the
Mexican turf The big meeting of the
year in. the southern republic will be
held near Mexico City next winter.
Vic Bennett. the oratorical kid, land
ed on Green Seal with small bundle
yesterday that insured him transpor
tation to Salt Lake City. Vic put it
down in a small pocket and sewed the
pocket tight. There are many others
who still are living in hopes that some
sort of a windfall will come their way
to help them over the big hills after
next week.
Quite a large number of horses in
training will be sold at auction at l
o'clock today in the Santa Anita pad
dock. Lee Rose, Sir Edward and more
than a dozen others from the stables
of J. J. Walsh, Jack Bennett, Andy
Goldsborough, Walter House and
others will be auctioned off.
Charlie Pike, city passenger agent of
the Salt Lake route, was at Santa Anita
yesterday afternoon talking with
horsemen who intend racing at Salt
Lake City. Charlie is still quite sick.
but it was imperative that he meet
the horsemen, owing to the numerous
calls for him.