Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
PLATERS EARN
GETAWAY MONEY
SANTA ANITA CARD GIVEN OVER
TO THEM
GOOD SPORT AND EXCITING FIN
IsHEs RESULT
Jockey Howard, Leading in Race for
Weeks Honcrs and silver Cup,
Pilots Pair of Winners
and Holds Lead
BY JAY DAVIDSON


BY JAY DAVIDSON
The card yesterday at Santa Anita
park was featureless, owing to the
fact that selling platers were given the
preference in the arrangement of the
card. Notwithstanding this fact, the
sport was thoroughly enjoyed by all
who attended and form was fairly well
represented in the general results, re-
CARELESS of the odds that would indi-
cate otherwise. All the outsiders that
won were well supported in every in
stance.
skye and Emma G. opened equal
choices in the betting on the first race,
but heavy stable plunge on the iat-
ter sent her to the post as favorlte.
while the odds on skye went up half
a notch. In a hard drive through the
last eighth skye finished gamer and
got the verdict by length. Emma g.
failing in the final jumps because she
set the pace and was an USED up;
Cobleskill gathered the short end OF
the purse to the entire satisfaction of
nearly everybody on the grounds.
The baby race went to The Golden
Butterfly, but only after some rough
work in the stretch, by which silvia
Fir was the chief sufferer. Silvia was
running winning race, when she was
carried wide on the stretch turn and
sent almost to the outer wall, causing
her to lose so much ground she could
not make 1t up. Lady Paret very con-
sistently got the place and might nave
won in a longer race. Camera showed
Those who follow form profited by
taking advantage of the long odds lald
on Herman Doyle in the third. Herman
did not have any great amount OF
trouble in winning from Hi-Coi-Cap
and Golden Shore There was very
little of class in this race, but form
was observed in the running.
Little Benny Wilson put up a great
stretch run with Silver Line. and won
from Matte Bumpo and Ffnancler
after seeming to be beaten. He slipped
through on the rally and was crouched
right down between the ears of his
mount all through the final eighth,
putting up one of his best efforts of the
season.
Jockey Howard, who is leading In
the race for the silver cup offered Tor
the leading jockey this week, put over
another outsider when he made Force
beat Chaffinch in the fifth race. Chat
finch was favorite and was heavily
PLAYED, but could not hold out long
enough to get the capital prize when
Force desired to be there himsen:
style and sent him over the line
handy winner Sir Barry, played
down by the stable connections, got
the show money.
Overlooked by all but the stable,
Stendal very handily got to the front
at the crucical moment In the sixth
| race and left Anderson and Sandpiper
! to finish up the money brigade. The
race was run in fair time, considering
| the class of the horses.
Woolwinder, heretofore considered
only a sprinter, was taken away from
the barrier in front in the last race and
kept there throughout the nine-furlong
tourney. Howard also rode this win
ner and his alertness at the barrier
and accurate Judgment as to pace en-
abled him to land the st. James stable
entry the winner. Movina finished
strongly, but could not overtake the
winner Dredger showed.
Jim Blute and his son AL. the young
est trainer-owner in America, will ship
to Louisville this afternoon. Butte has
experienced his usual good success
during the winter meeting and will go
to the eastern tracks with about the
leading honors of the season as train
err. He has put over many a winner
for William Gerst this season. and II
he had been training a better bunch
there is no telling what he might have
done. There is none more capable and
none who can place horse with bet
ter judgment.
There was some commotion in the
ring during the betting on the fifth
race when three fellows concluded to
settle an argument via the pugilistic
route. The track police, under Chief
Smith and superintendent Beutler.
nipped the little riot in the bud and
elected the offenders.
Reservations of stable room at the
Salt Lake City meeting are pouring
in at a most satisfactory rate, and
Judge Pomeroy has a string of names
long enough to assure that Santa Anita
horsemen will be in the majority at
the Mormon capital during the forty
day meeting. The first special leaves
Los Angeles at 6 o'clock the evening of
April % and will arrive in Salt Lake
City in about thirty-three hours. This
special also will carry horses for the
Ogden meeting. Horsemen should not
fail to make reservations at once with
Judge Pomeroy or Judge Henderson.
Danny Lynch disposed of the Henry
string of racers yesterday afternoon at
auction in the Santa Anita paddock
and will retire temporarily from the
game He said that he likes the sport
too well to remain out of it permanent
ly, however, and no one need be sur
prised If his familiar face is seen on
the coast at the winter meeting next
season. Danny Is a good sport and de-
serves all the success he has attained.
The protest of w. p. Fine against
payment of the purse won by Gerry
mander in the sixth race of April 8,
alleging that the horse was owned by
w. II. Baker instead of Lou Calm, in
whose colors the horse ran, was sus-
tanned by the stewards yesterday, and
the purse has been ordered paid to Fine
by Baker, the owner of Gerrymander.