Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-11
GREAT SPRINTER
DESPISES ROUTE
JACK ATKIN is BEATEN AT NINE
FURL0NGS
FINISHES SECOND IN TRIAL FOR
BIG HANDICAP
Gar Shows Steady Improvement and
Had No Difficulty in Breaking
Away from His Field
in Fast Time
BY JAY DAVIDSON

Jack Atkin proved to the entire sat
isfaction of racegoers that he will not
go a route when he was easily defeated
yesterday by Car in the California
trial at nine furlongs. He proved that
he would not go a shorter route when
he was beaten by Miss Sain in mud at
a mile last Wednesday. Taking both
races into consideration it looks like a
safe bet that he is nothing more than
a high class sprinter and cannot be
regarded as a stake horse in race at
more than a mile at farthest.
Car was admirably ridden by Mus
grave, getting away in front and stay
ing there until the field was straight
ened out and on its way, when he was
taken back out of the early pace and
reserved for the finish. Cotytto went
to the front at once and set the pace
for nearly a mile, when Jack Atkin
moved up and passed her and seemed
to be going on about his business, with
hollow victory in sight. Car moved
up slowly and at his leisure, until after
turning into the back stretch, when he
began to go after Jack Atkin. At the
stretch turn Atkin was nearly two
lengths in front and Car was second.
After turning for home CZar finished
stronger and with greater speed and
soon passed the great Sprinter and was
running under wraps. He was only
galloping at the wire, being two lengths
in front of Jack Atkin, which was
under a hard drive to stall off the
fast-cOming John Carroll. The latter
was last all the way to the stretch and
finished like a shot. Gowan never
showed anything, while Cotytto quit to
a poor last.
Homeless won the first race, which
was a high weight affair at mile, and
probably ran the best race of his
caree~ to turn the trick He was off
last and slowly worked his way to the
front to win by four lengths in 1:39 1-5.
Nivant was second and Pacific Elec-
trio was third.
Kiora had a hard time saving the
day for Barney Schneider, but won the
Juvenile event by a head in a driving
finish with Sepulveda, which was much
used up in chasing Phosphorus, the
pacemaker. Sepulveda got the place
easily from Mary Van Buren and
Helma S ran a dull race to land out
side the money division.
Star Thistle was another long shot
that figured pounds the best in the
third race and won just as he figured
to the great delight of form players,
who were not scared away by the long
price. Grande Dame and Director al
ternated in the honors of favoritism
and Dame got out in front with Direc-
tor to make the early pace. Star This
tie stuck along in third place until
Grande Dame and Director were dizzy
then came along and won with ease.
Grande Dame stuck for the place and
Snow Ball showed. Director quit to
fourth.
San Vito. the perpetual good thing,
eased many minds by winning the fifth
race by a head from Howard Pearson
and Bliss Carman. San Vito was heav-
lily played, just as he always is, and
this is the first time he has delivered
the goods Pearson made all the pace
and seemed to be a sure winner to the
last sixteenth, where he tired and San
Vito overhauled him.
Kerry annexed the honors in the
sixth race, to the surprise of all fol-
lowers of form, but he only repeated
his previous out, when he won in fair
time over a slow tarck Jane Swift
was second and Molie Montrose
showed, after setting all the pace
Lord Nelson was big surprise in his
failure to get in the money, as Alb
Clopton plunged on him and thought
he was good thing.
z. NJ. Fry easily annexed the honors
in the last race, beating Shirley Ross
more and Guiding Star. He did not
have to do much running to turn the
trick, as Shirley was begging for some
thing to come along and win all
through the last eighth, being so
weary he hardly could stand up. The
route was quarter of mile too far
for him. Ben Stone was played almost
of the boards, but failed to get in the
rooney