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

r NASMUCH as the regularly sched-
uled stake events of the Santa
- Anita season have been run Off,
Secretary Smith has two Saturdays on
his hands for extraordinary overnight
events to supply the features of the
odd two weeks beyond the stake per-
iod. His efforts in arranging salts
factory card for this afternoon have
been so successful that racegoers really
will not be able to detect the absence
of a stake event, owing to the good
class represented in the double-header
feature for this afternoon. The Junior
handicap at four and a half furlongS
brings out the classy babes at santa
Anita, despite the fact that only four
are named to start, and at the weights
the race is most evenly balanced. Donau,
Henderson, Mike Molett and Sir Ashton
are the starters named and they should
furnish a classy struggle. The event
is worth $500. The Cesarion handicap,
for the older horses, is of the same
value and is routed at mile and an
eighth. Six starters, Edwin I. Fryer,
Harrigan, Light Wool, Molesey, Nor
bitt and Vox Populi, are entered as
starters. The weights are so arranged
that it also should furnish keen con-
test. These two events are not the
only classy offerings of the afternoon
however, as, barring the first two
events, all are unusually attractive. The
fifth race is a sprint affair in which
such cracks as Achieve, Bat Masterson,
Colloquy, Col. Bob, Harrigan, Lady
Irma, Lawton Virgins, Mary f, Pho
Pico and Rialto are carded to go to the
post. The mile race, sixth on the Dill,
also is most attractive, having Adri-
uche, c. w. Burt. Edwin 7. Fryer
Hans, Ida May, j. c. KLEIN, John Louis,
Old Timer and Spohn in the overnight
field. Then the windup Offering Will
be a mile and a quarter scramble be
tween the best long distance travellers
at the track. 1t is a fine card.
Maintaining the custom of presenting
a silver cup to the jockey who rides the
best percentage of one-two- three horses
during the final week of the Santa
Anita season, the Santa Anita manage
ment announced yesterday that Sill
yer cup would be presented to the
Jockey who stands highest In the per-
centages for next week after the final
race next Saturday afternoon. j. a.
Bennett, the New York horseman,
originated the idea last winter ana
presented the first cup, and as the boys
are riding in great form now there VIII
be great rivalry between them for the
honors. The points will be allowed, as
ner, two for each second and one Tor
each third.
Nose jacobson. who trained for Duke
Holland last season when Colonel
Jack was the star of his string, was
visitor yesterday at Santa Anita. He
has abandoned the turf and is engaged
in the lumber business in Oregon.
A special train for horsemen who de-
sire to ship to the Salt Lake City
meeting will leave Los Angeles for that
CITY April %. Eight Pullman horse
cars, with a capacity of twelve horses
to the car. will make up this first spe-
cial. and if it is desired the special
will carry more cars or be run in sec
tions. About 800 horses will be shipped
from Santa Anita to the Salt Lake
CITY meeting in the next twenty days.
Information regarding rates may be
had upon application to Judge Pome-
roy, Manager Finn, Secretary Mac
Donald or the writer any day at Santa
Anita park. Lounging and chair cars
and a tourist sleeper will be run with
the special.
Tom Shaw and his small standing
twenty-seven in number
drew out of the Santa Anita ring
after the last race yesterday and VIII