Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-13
ATHLETICS
CALIFORNIA HANDICAP WILL BE
FEATURE AT SANTA ANITA TODAY
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WY ITH favorable weather conditions, in
NM cluding the undimmed presence of Old
wv Sol, it is probable that the greatest
crowd that ever attended the races in
one day in the southland will witness the
grand struggle that is certain to occur when
the classy field of thoroughbreds wing away
from the barrier this afternoon in the mile
and quarter journey after the $500 prize
offered for the event. This event ranks
ond only to the Burns in value and import
ance and should racing continue at Santa
Anita in future years, this stake will become
one of the important turf classics of the day.
Dorante is being shipped from Emeryville to
start after the big prize, and he ran King
James such a hard race in the Burns that
racegoers are beginning to figure upon the
possibility of Emeryville having the laugh on
santa Anita for once. 1t always has been
the rule for southern trained horses 10 60
north and win stakes, but northern horses
have had rough shedding at all times when
they came south to beat our horses for stake
money. Regardless of track conditions, the
classiest field that faced barrier on the
coast will go to the post. This means that a
classy contest between high-strung thorough
breds is assured.
Only one selling race is on the calendar to-
DAY, there being five purse races and the stake
event to complete the offering. With ideal
helds in every event and excellent class
sprinkled all through the card, the finest days
sport IN local racing history seems assured
The third race is 3-year-old purse affair at a
mile, and several Derby candidates are named
to start. DR.. Holzberg. Gerrymander Cotytto
held ana an exciting race is in prospect The
sixth race also gives promise of being an ex-
cltlng affair, being six-furlong sprint, in
which Mark Anthony H. Fleming Eliza beth
Harwood, C. w. Burt and HaIket will hook
up. In fact the entire card is unusuallv
attractive and high class sport should result
during the afternoon.
Kid Coy has arrived from Seattle in search
OF trouble with boys in the 125-12S pound
division. and while he has not set the world
rim
he looks like scrapper and-tal in a busi-
nesslike way when discussing probable
onatches.
Big Bow was worked out an additional mile
after running in the fourth race yesterday
making two miles and an eighth for him. He
mas been big disappointment so far this
season, not seeming to be able to run any,
and the workout probably was given him to
unlimber his muscles and take some of the
sourness out Of his old carcass
The terms of suspension of Jockeys A. Walsh
and c. Russell expired yesterday and both
boys were up again Walsh won a race with
Arasee.
Few persons are aware of the fact that
Santa Anita boasts the finest equipment of
any racing plant in America. 1t has the best
equipped emergency hospital at which per-
sons SICK or injured on the grounds can get
immediate treatment, while it is in charge of
the only surgeon VINO is employed by a racing
association, Dr. George d. Costigan being the
surgeon in charge finely equipped gymna-
sium also is in operation throughout the sea-
son. being the only race track gymnasium in
existence. It's police department is modern
and effective, and compares with the best de-
partment employed at any of the metropolitan
tracks. The electrical annunciators both in
the ring and opposite the grand stand are
modern in every respect, and an electrical
clock, the only one of it's kind in existence, is
started by electricity when the official sign is
posted and runs fifteen minutes, the exact
time in which claims be filed by horse
men, and when time is up the clock stops
with a whirr and all argument ceases Every
department at the track is modern in every
respect, and it might be added that the official
staff in charge of the sport is about as mod
ern and capable any board of officials at
any track in the country.
Harvey T. Woodruff was called to San Fran
cisco last evening important business for
his paper, the Chicago Tribune, but will re-
turn in few days and have out his visit