Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-15
PACKY MCFARLAND AND DICK
HYLAND BOX 10 ROUNDS TONIGHT

CONTINUED rains and the consequent
heavy track have proved great bless
ings to the owners of the cheaper class
Of horses at Santa Anita, as all the
cracks have been kept in the barns, all han
dicaps have been called off so far this week
because owners do not want to run their
high class racers in the mud and the selling
platter has been having his innings and pay
ing his board bills. But these same in
1uences have operated the other way in
sofar as the racing association is concerned.
The attendance has fallen off materially,
owing to the lack of real class to the sport
and the stormy weather. Saturday, how
ever, will be q big day, as the Ccvina selling
stakes is so valuable that a. good field Of
high class selling platers will go to the post
and two handicap events will bring out the
best class Of horses at the track. Only an
ordinary card is framed UP for today, al
though the fields will be smaller and the
class of the horses that will run IL quite an
improvement over those that entertained the
other four days this week.
Chapultepec will be shipped 70 Emeryville
today to start in the Adam Andrew selling
stakes that will be the Emeryvtlle feature
Saturday. Jockey Powers will go to the
northern track to ride the Brandt candidate,
and there Will be much disappointment at
Santa Anita If the crack 4-year-old falls to
get the capital prize. In his present form
he will be awful hard to beat.
Pop Willard grabbed another highly use
full racer yesterday when he claimed Lady
Irrna out Of the fourth race for 1925. This
marvelously fast 1lly set new world record
at five and a half furlongs few days ago,
and there is nothing at the track that can
warm her UP forha II mile. She is in
clined to stop when sent over distance,
but she can trim most anything In her class
at six furlongs and under.
Eddie Dugan has received his license for
1909 and left Emeryville yesterday to ride
at Inf ma al
ton of this crack rider to the Santa Anita
colony will be appreciated by the racegoing
public. The colony now is the classiest ag-
gregation of Jockeys that ever rode in the
southwest, and includes practically all the
stars Of the saddle last year.
AL Short proprietor Of the Rainier Grand
hotel at Seattle. was guest of George Rose
brief visit and feels perfectly at home since
the rains began to make things uncomfort-
able in this part of the world.
The entire racing stable of A B. Spreck-
els including Cotytto, Voorhees, and Torbel-
limo, arrived yesterday and the colors will be
seen in races soon. The horses are raced
under the turf firm name Of the Napa Stock
Farm stable. Enoch Wishard, one of the
most prominent trainers in America, is in
charge of the. horses.
Jake Marklein has closed up his turf bust
Cincinnati. He obtained remarkably good
prices for his horses, considering the times
and the racing outlook throughout the country.
Re bought Pal for $500 and sold him for
1850, after more than winning him out. He
bought Fleming for sS25 and sold him for
$500. Lou Calm bought Pal, r. L. Thomas
got Fleming William Walker bought back
Varieties for $625, a Mr.. Mooney got Harry
Scott for $3.50, and at the same sale Prince of
CASTLE was sold to c. Merkel for $500 and vi
want went to Red Walker for 800.
The offer of $1,000 for Donau, which Jim
Blute refused yesterday, is the record price
of the season for a 2-year-old, and the fact
that Blute would not even consider the offer
indicates about what he thinks of the good
colt. Brewer William Gerst owns the colt
and seems to have picked up a most ex-
cellent racing tool.
Lady Irma and Waitere amused the crowds
some portion of the throng, at least-by
their runaway stunts. Waitere went about
two miles, while Lady Irna went mile and
quarters at full speed. Lady was an
odds-on favorite and heavily played by the
big bettors for a cinch. Chinn lost her to