Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-08

N ELLING platers will have their
innings today at Santa Anita
~ park, but this fact does not dis
courage the racegoer in this part OF
the country as it once did. The class
of horses at Santa Anita is so high
this season that the stake horse OF
other seasons hardly classed with the
average platter of this setson. When
horses of the class of Adriuche, Ethon'
Fleming and Dennis Stafford are put
in selling races it speaks we'll Tor the
class of thoroughbreds that run at the
meeting. This quartet will furnish
the feature event of the card TO-DAY
and will travel over course or seven
furlongs. Clear skies and high winds
usually contribute to making a fast
track, and unless heavy showers occur
before post time this afternoon race
goers will see some fast time hung out
in the various events. Fifteen ma1dens
are engaged in the first race and the
dav will wind up with a race for nom
winners at the meeting. the fourth
race Is the only humorous affalr or tne
day, and it would not be so funny II
it was not for the conditions OF tne
race. The conditions indicate that
stake horses are to perform, since
only those horses that have not won
more than two stakes since opening
day are eligible. but glance over the
list of starters. after reading the con-
ditions. causes the smile, as there is
not a horse in the bunch that any
owner would think Of nominating 10
any sort of a stake, bush or other
wise. However. the card as whole is
a good one. and as all the horses nave
definite form. it is possible to figure
with fair definiteness upon the prob
able result.
Jockey Kennedy is fast becoming a
popular rider at Santa Anita, owing TO
his surprising successes this season.
He was considered as joke for a rev
weeks. even after he had won his first
three or four races. but when he rode
three in a row Saturday the race
going public sat up and took notice.
and then he rode another winner ana
caused almost a sensation. He did not
always ride the best horse in the race,
either. but he seems to know what 10
do when he gets in the saddle Better
keep an eye on this kid. you specu-
lative ones, as he is a conner.
Butwell will be back from Emery
VILE TODAY. in all probability, and
since Schilling has been set down ana
Mccarthy is in the hospital for the
remainder of the season. good riders
will be more appreciated than was the
case when so many of them were here.
Monte Preston, too. will be getting
back in the harness in a few days ana
then another star rider will be on
duty.
This is the final week of the season
for Jake Hoffman at the Santa Anita
barrier. He has served overtime on
his schedule already, occasioned by the
illness of Mrs. Dick Dwyer. He will
leave Saturday night for Emervville.
where he will finish the season, Dwyer
coming south at the same time. Holt
man has been an agreeable surprise to
his friends and enemies by his excel
lent work at the barrier this season
and has seemtd to bit getting better all
the time.
Teddy Murphy and Jim Barry are
headed for New York and Should ar
rive there in time to be in at the "con-
vention" of heavyweights, which will
include Jeffries, Kaufman, Jack Rob-
inson and nearly all the other big guns
in the stout division Barry figures
that if Jack (Twin) Sullivan can get
a scra pin New York, he chould be