Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
GREAT SPRINTER
SHOWS DOUBTERS
CARRIES 140 POUNDS TO AN
EASY VICTORY
WINS SANTA MONICA HANDICAP
IN FAST TIME
Defeats coIIoquy, Magazine and Other
Crack Sprinters at Six FurIongs
in 1:11 1-5-PoWers Rides
Three Winners
RACING
Bv Jay DAVIDSON

The exhibition which Jack Atzin put
up Yesterday at Santa Anita, when he
carried 140 pounds to a romping vic
tory over Colloquy, Magazine and other
high class sprinters at materially less
weights, thoroughly established him
self in the favor of those few race
goers who previously had been classed
with the Doubling Thomases of the
turf any time he was asked to tote
his great weight packages against the
speed marVels this season. He handled
his weight as if it did not affect him
in the least and slipped under the wire
in Ill 10 for the six furlOngs. This
race was the Santa Monica handicap
and the feature event Of the day.
Aside from the fact that it was a
handicap affair it easily would have
been the feature event, as it brought
out the classy field of sprinters of the
season and because of this it was
looked upon in the nature of being a
workout for the Speed handicap, which
will be run next. Monday afternoon:
Colloquy, Magazine, Adriuche, RialtO,
Vox POpuli and others were named
in the overnights, but Cloyne, Fleming,
RialtO and Carthage refused the issue
as hopeless and were withdrawn.
Powers took Jack Atl6in away from
the post in second place, Colloquy
leading for the first few jumps, but
the big and classy son of old Sain out
footed the fleet mare in a. manner that
left no doubt as to his speed and class
and in a jiffy was out in front and
running easily He held the lead until
safely home, but he seemed inclined
to loaf through the stretch and Powers
drew his whip at the paddock, when
Magazine was threateningly close.
Atkin responded beautifully and again
pulled away and won going away by
two full lengths CollOquy made a
dying squirt in the last jumps and fin
ished ahead of Magazine, which
showed
Powers rode three of the seven Win
ners during the afternoon. In addition
to plotting Jack Atkin home for Bar
ney Schneider he came right back in
the fifth and put over another Schrei-
Der candidate, making a finish with
Animus that won for him by less than
a length. He also rode Harrigan home
first in the sixth.
Norbitt, which recently won his
maiden race at a mile in 1888, went
to the front at the start of the fifth
and held that position until almost to
the wire The route was a bit too ex-
tended for him, however, and he tired
and was unable tC stall off the chal-
Ienge of Animus in the last eighth.
Redgauntlet came along and beat out
Big Bow for the show, but did nothing
remarkable, as Big Bow has shown
nothing at all this season.
Harrigan was the popular choice IN
the sixth and Won without difficulty,
DESTROYS being second and Julia Pow
ell third Harrigan had up 11O pounds,
yet he stepped the five and half
furlongs in 1905 1-5 and could have
done it in faster time had he been
pressed to his best effort.
1t was only romp for Ida May to
win the opening event. after Alma
Boy had been practically left. With
an even break Alma Boy probably
would have won, as he made up many
lengths in the run to the wire and
finished far in front Of Capt. Kennedy,
which showed.
Rocky O'Brien, about which all the
clockers had been reporting sensation
al trial works, was made an odds-on
favorite to win the juvenile event, and
he delivered the goods according to
expectations, leading all the way to
win by margin of three lengths.
Chester Krum was second and c. H.
Patten third.
Johnny Hyland put over another
good one in the third when San Vito