Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-05
JOCKEYS ESCAPE
INJURY IN FALL
TWO HORSES TUMBLE, BUT
RIDERS UNHURT
LADY IRMA ANNExEs FEATURE
OF GOOD CARD
Ethon Again Takes Set of Brackets
by Running over Grande Dame
in Stretch In Mile
Journey
RACING
BY JAY DAVIDSON

Another accident. in which two
horses fell during a race, marred the
sport at Santa Anita yesterday, but
fortunately there were no serious re-
suits of the spill. Directly after the
start in the first race, just as the field
was leaving the post in the mile chute,
Diamond Rose stumbled and Tender
crest fell over him, both jockeys being
unseated and severely shaken up, but
neither was hurt beyond the extent OF
a few bruises. Both horses were in the
rear at the time of the accident and in
terfered with none of the others, ana
what might have been nasty spill
turned out to be only an ordinary ac-
cident, and as neither horse was given
a chance to win by the specializing
public nobody lost anything.
Lady IrIna won the feature event, a
sprint at six furlongs, just as she was
expected to do, as the prohibitive price
indicated. She broke in her usual
speedy fashion and quickly went into
a commanding lead and won all the
way. Marbles pursued her until she
was dizzy, but made a desperate squirt
at the finish and got the place from
Maid of Gotham, which seemed TO
have a chance to win after turning for
home Maid quit badly in the stretch
drive. but had no trouble in getting
tne snow money from MduSllhO 4huS
grave.
Ethon, which is fast gaining a repu-
tation for consistency that is remark
able in this day of Inconsistencies, beat
Grande, Dame in the third race at a
mile in slow time. The distance was
reeled off in 1879 4-5, probably one or
the slowest miles that has been stepped
this season over a fast track. Grande
Dame led into the last eighth, but tired
and had nothing left when Ethon chal-
lenged. She easily beat Fleming for
the show, however
Another evidence of bad pricemak-
ing was shown in the fifth race, which
was won by Homeless in an ordinary
gallon. On all form Homeless should
have been held as favorite in this race,
but instead was quoted at long odds.
He never left the result in doubt,
breezing all the way from barrier to
wire and going over the line by
margin of five lengths County Clerk
got the place from King of the Mist,
which was run dizzy by the winner
and which quit fast in the last six
tenth. Lord Stanhope showed no
speed at all and finished last.
Jane Swift won the sixth race very
handily by showing the most foot in
the stretch Bitter Sir came into the
stretch two lengths in front, but the
pace was too stiff and he doubled up
ana quit like Il cur. All AlOllS SCI liz
early pace and held on long enough to
get the show money, while Creston,
away poorly. made up much ground in
the last eighth and placed.
Hannibal Bey led from barrier to
wire in the final event, but had moth
ing to brag of afterward, as the mile
was done in 1:40 1-5, positively the
worst performance of the season on
fast track Dixie Lad, which is no
torious actor at. the post, got away
poorly, but made up much ground and
placed easily ahead of Bye Bye II.
Brancas showed some speed on the
back stretch, but quit in the stretch
run.
but the horses ran with greater regard
for form than on any day this week.
The talent was picking them regular
ly throughout the afternoon and the
books lost again.