Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-10
MALTBIE PROVES
Ills HIGH CLASS
RUNS AWAY FROM MAGAZINE
AND MISS sam
WINS AT NINE FURLoNGS IN A
COMMON RoMP.
r. L. Thomas Gets Back on His Stride
by Taking First and Sixth Races
After Period of Losing-Form
Generally Observed
BY JAY DAVIDSON

BY JAY DAVIDSON
Maltbie, the sensationally speedy
racer that, as maiden, sold for S4SOO
a few weeks ago because Of his morn
ing workouts, sprung another surprise
yesterday when he ran away from
Magazine and Miss Sain at nine fur
longs in a manner that made these
horses look like selling pIaters. Malt
bic surprised the turf world by break
ing his maiden in the mud at this dis
tance, when he beat Montgomery and
other good ones without an effort III
sensational time. He was a disap-
po1ntment in the Burns, but came back
yesterday, as the rank outsider in the
/ pettlng upon this three-horSe race, and
won the nine-furlong journey in ISL As,
although the track was slow.
Magazine and Miss Sain alternated in
the position Of favorite, with the honor
changing with every big bet. The
wise speculators overlooked MaItbie on
the slow track and divided their at
tention between Miss Sain and Maga-
zine in a manner that indicated their
opinion that the race was a two-hOrse
affair. Maltbie went out with Miss
Sa1n for the first three-quarters and
when Magazine wanted to go to the
front, he drew back and allowed the
Carman horse to have his way Miss
Sa1n had enough after going three
quarters and dropped back to last.
On the back stretch, when Magazine
had taken up lead of two or three
lengths, Page let out q wrap and
Maltbie shot into the lead in such
speedy fashion that the crowds that
were watching the race let out one
| OF those unusual groans that showed
the fear that they held of a Maltbie
victory. 1t was no race from the back
stretch to the wire, Maltbie running
away from Magazine and Miss Sain
with ridiculous ease. Magazine placed
! ahead of Miss Sain by five lengths.
Thomas Annexes a Pair
| R. L. Thomas finally had one good
day when he won a pair of races and
| got a fair price for his money. Golly
! Ding Outgamed Enfield in the last six
/ teenth of the opening race because
| Schilling unfinished Kennedy on En-
! field, after the latter had led all the
way to the final jumps, and increased
| the average of winning favorites in
/ this hard drive. Joe Gaitens was fully
extended throughout, but the pace was
too swift and he never could get up
closer than third, although only beaten
| a little more than a length for first
money.
Stringency also won for Thomas in
the sixth race, also being held at odds
of favoritism. SchilIing got him away
nicely and rushed him to the front.
where he kept him by strenuous boot
ing. In the stretch Stringency showed
| greater staying powers and gradually
pulled away from his field winning by
| nearly two lengths from Hamper, which
was under a drive all the way, yet
unable to get up. Shapdale ran the
best race he has shown this season and
showed ahead of French Cook.
Jennings FiTIy Wins
Form was we'll observed in the
!
from DOmithilda and Roberta, the
three horses running to their best form
and justifying strict figures by the re-
suit. My Last set the pace into the
stretch, but gave up and then Follie
Levy and Domithilda hooked up. Fol-
lie finished the stronger and had nearly
J a length to spare at the wire. Roberta
finished gamely and showed.
Billy BOdemer helped Jim Blute to
put over another overlooked good thing
in the third, when he ran all over
Creston in the last eighth and won by
two lengths. CrestOn was played on
| suspicion, but could do no better than
second at the wire, although entering
the stretch in front and encouraging
an army Of hackers. Chippewa landed
in the three-hole, much to the surprise
of Alb CloptOn, who had lost a small
fortune backing him in previous races
and who let him run unbacked yester-
stable, but showed none of his mud
running speed.
Spohn Wins for Anderson
w. T. Anderson put over another
periodical good thing that figured to
be right there, but was overlooked in
| the market until he had got his money
down. Spohn broke flying and never
was headed, running right back to his
previous winning race and going under
the wire two lengths in front of King
of the Mist, which finished stoutly and
placed ahead of Monvina by a head
Lord of the Forest was a contender
until after turning for home, when he
was run so dizzy that he staggered
back into the also-ran division
Friar of Elgin was well backed be-
! cause Powers was up and won the last
race by four lengths from Glenart,
held at nearly a million to one, but
which actually figured to win. Glenart
was we'll backed and ran a good race,
despite that she was handicapped by
a poor rider. Tendercrest came fast
at the finish and would have beaten
Glenart for the place in a few more
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