Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-02
HENRY @ WINS
AFTER RUNAWAY
HORSE PERFORMS A SENSA-
TI0NAL STUNT
DASHES INTO FENCE AND FALLS.
THEN EQUALS RECORD
Woodcraft Annexes the Rose Selling
Stakes, Worth $3.50 Net, After a
Hard Drive with MoIesey
and Edwin T. Fryer
BY JAY D.vIDsoN

By JAY D.VIDSON
Something that seldom is witnessed
on any race course was pulled off yes
terday afternoon at Santa Anita, when
Henry o. ran away half a mile on the
way to the post for the fifth race,
threw his rider, jumped onto the rail-
ing of the barred entrance to the track
from the stable grounds, slid about
twenty feet on his side, and then fell
in a heap, yet getting back to the post
and winning a race at a mile and
half in time that eoualed his own rec
ord, which also is the coast record for
the distance. After a horse runs away
while going to the post or in a false
break, he is not considered as having
any chance thereafter. Henry was very
docile after his escapade, however, and
walked back to the barrier and broke
with the bunch.
First Peep jumped into the lead at
the start and led all the way around
into the home stretch, with Henry o.
always near at hand. After turning for
home Henry moved up slowly and First
Peep began to quit. Goldway and
Beauclerc also moved up fast, and soon
all three had passed First Peep. They
hooked up for a hard drive in the last
sixteenth, when Henry gamely stuck
to the task set before him, and although
so tired that he swerved all over the
track, he lasted long enough to win
from GoIdway and Beauclere, which
finished in the order named. 1t not
only was remarkable for Henry to win
the race, but the biggest surprise came
when the official time was hung out.
1t was 2:31 LIS, and equaIed the coast
record sent recently by Henry o. When
Jockey Clark rode him back to the
charmed circle reserved only for win
ners, the great crowd stood up and
cheered for several seconds.
Attendance Breaks Records
The crowds that attended the races
yesterday broke all local records, it be-
ing estimated that 5000 persons were
on the grounds when the Rose selling
stakes, the feature event, was run. For
the first time this season every pro-
gram, 10000 in number, had been sold
before o'clock. Hundreds and prob
ably thousands failed to get the pro-
nSxams they wanted. The grand stand
Ammed Scnd the ring, the front
aid the paddock always
HW%usd. 1t almost was impos-
Beo get about the big ring.
Seven races were on the program,
with the Rose selling stakes as the fea-
ture. This event was won by Sam Hill
dreth'S Woodcraft in a hard drive with
Molesey and Edwin L. Fryer. Starter
Hoffman sent them away to a good
start, and after the field had damned
and bumped itself into shape at the
first turn it was a real horse race with
nearly every horse having a position of
contention at some period of the race.
Woodcraft was reserved out. of the
humping and the early pace and moved
up slowly under a great ride by Schil-
ling. In the final eighth it seemed that
any one Of four horses might win, but
Woodcraft shot out of the bunch and
soon overhauled the leaders, winning
from Molesey because Schilling put up
a stronger finish than did Page on
Molesey. Edwin T. Fryer was poorly
ridden, Powers taking him up to the
pace early and holding him there, with
the result that he had nothing left for
the finish, and he did not show that
great gameness and speed at the finish
that he usually puts up. He was good
enough 10 get the show money, how
ever.
Flying Squirrel Is Speedy
The first baby race of the season
brought out a field of nine starters,
and Flying Squirrel, true to his name,
hoped into the lead Immediately and
kept drawing away gradually until he
had a big margin of advantage at the
wire. Green Dragon, from the Schrei-
Der stable, seemed to be a dangerous
contender until the Thomas colt got
Strengthened out in the stretch, when it
was no race. Green Dragon finished
second, and Sepulveda, finishing with
a sensational burst Of speed, got the
show money.
Dominus Aroi, the most consistent
Splinter on the coast just now, toted
high weight to victory over Big Chief,
the stake horse that Tom williams sent
south to be prepped for his winter
stake engagements. Green Seal showed
ahead Of Cloyne and Waterbury was
left at the post. The time, Ill 3-5, was
the fastest of the day.
Orifamb had no great job Of winning
the opening race from Jane Laurel and
Wistaria, and did 1t in good time.
1:25 rs for the seven furlongs. 1t was
a $500 selling race and high weights
were the rule.
Pal, running for the first time in the
colors of the Kansas stable, carried a
big bundle of weight and won an easy
victory in the third race, stepping seven
furlongs in 1:25 with 119 pounds up and
beating Lord Stanhope and Alma Boy.
After the race Red Walker, who for
merly owned Pal and lost him after his
previous winning race, bid him UP to
$780, taking the purse away from his
new owners.
Ndr10IlSS ran d consistent race IN the
last event and won from Pretension
and Niblick in the hardest kind of
drive. Varieties allowed others to
make the pace and trailed away back
for six furlongs of the mile journey, but
Clark set him down after turning for
home and made such a strong finish
that he got up in time to get the YER
dict in a tight finish.
Following are the summaries:
First race, selling, seven furlongs-Ori-
famb, III (Wilson) won; Jane Laurel 102
(Rice), second; Wistaria, 1T (Schi1ling)
third Time 1:25 1-5. Allen Lee, Altenberg,
Golden Rule. Ivanhoe, Kuropatkin, Our Anna
and Uncle Henry also ran.
Second race. purse three furlongs, 2-year-
olds-Flying Squirrel, los (Schilling), won;
Green Dragon, los (Powers), second; Sepul-
A1bihu. Capt. Morris. Chalum, Gregora, Siloe
and Sam Webb also ran.
Third race. selling, seven furlongs-Pal,
119 (Powers) won; Lord Stanhope 119
(AfcGeep, second; Alma Boy, 119 (Rice),
third Time 1925 Anderson Crack Shot
Dredkin, John Louis Proper and Strfngency
also
Fourth race Rose selling stakes, one and
one-eighth rniles-W oodcraft, 103 (SchIl-
ing), won; Molesey. 81 (Page). second; Ed
win T. Fryer, 100 (Powers), third. Time
1852 LIS. Ida May, Miss Sain. Rubric, st.
Elmwood and Tony Bonero also
Fifth race, selling, one and one-half miles
Henry o, ITO (Clark), won Goldway, ITO
{Schflling), second; Beauclere, 1o2 (McGee),
third Time 2:s1 LIS equals track and coast.