Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-06
TEXAS SPRINTER
IS DISQUALIFIED
JOHN A SET BACK LAST FOR
F0ULING
ALMOST PUT RED GAUNTLET
OVER THE FENCE
Donald Macdonald, from the chinp
Barns, Develops Into Classy Mud.
der When He Beats Hasty
Agnes in Heavy Coins
BY Jay DAVIDSON


The first disqualification of the wear
goes to the credit Of Santa Anita park,
John A, a speedy Texas horse, being
SET pack to last in the fourth race for
foul1ng Red Gauntlet on the back
stretch, This disqualification burned
UP lot of public money, as the Texas
horse was well backed to beat Hastv
Agnes, the favorite, but it was justified
IN every respect. John A. butted Red
Gountlet into the rail on the back
stretch at a time when it seemed that
Red Gauntlet had chance to win, but
the foul tactics Of Butwen put the
Pelter horse out Of the running, forcing
MIN TO pull up last, where he finished.
Ihere was little discussion among the
Judges after the race before the num-
pers were taken down, and John A.
was left out of the official finish instead
OF getting the place. Hasty Agnes,
which finished third, was given the
place. and Red Gauntlet got the show
money. The foul undoubtedly caused
an untrue result, and the disqualified
ton, for once, brought about a true
result. John A, of course, would have
nnlShed in the money in a true-rur,
race, but the foul destroyed the real
form Of the race, and the decree of
the judges was applauded by all the
Ia1r-m1nded spectators.
There was no feature event on the
card, unless the fourth race could claim
the honor by reason of it's location on
the program. Rains had made the 90
ing heavy, and while good class was
involved in most Of the events the
horses ran for the $4OO purses and the
nigh class racers stayed in the barns
Harder finally won a race for that
element which has been backing him
all season. He beat Sam Bernard and
Joseph K. In the opening number be-
cause he had Powers up and got a
decent ride. Joseph K, as usual broke
cadly and was slow to get going, but
Ills marvellous speed again enabled him
10 finish second, beating Sam Bernard
| by eight lengths for the place Joseph
| again was played down and expected
to win, but while running great races
for maiden, he still failed to COP.
Plnaud ran we'll to the stretch but blew
up and finished nowhere.
Rosslare, we'll touted good thing,
was handily beaten by Maid Of Goth
am, the legitimate favorite, but held at
| q long price, in the second race Maid
| figured like a good thing herself, but
the sharpshooters played Rosslare SC
| heavily that Maid was overlooked. She
came on and won after running Ross
lare dizzy while she was out in front.
She quit in the final stages and Maid
| grabbed the capital prize by three
| lengths. Bell Of Brass annexed the
show money
Snow Ball, one Of those Texas speed
marvels that usually stick on the iob
long enough to cop, was we'll played
to win the third race, and justified all
expectations by winning after getting
away nearly last and being forced to
run over her field. Grande Dame led
to the final eighth. where Snow Ball
caught and passed her. Norfolk was a
snoot behind Dame in the third hole.
Ed Ball showed speed in going not to
his LIKING h1It OI1if n f11vr E.,
home.
Donald Macdonald, which broke his
maiden few days ago, surprised the
talent by winning the fourth race from
John A, Hasty Agnes and Red Gaunt-
let. Donald likes the mud, and when
the humping match came off he took
advantage of it and came from second
to first place and refused to be headed
in the run for the wire. Then the
judges disqualified John A. for waIlop-
ing Red Gauntlet on the back stretch,
and Hasty Agnes tickets cashed for the
place and Red Gauntlet got the show,
MerllngO turned the tables on Harry
Scott in the fifth race by outfinishing
him in the final strides and winning,
just as Harry Scott did to Merlingo a
few days previously. Aubuchon put
UP a better finish than Schilling exhib-
tied on Merlingo, and Powers was un-
able to get Harry Scott into a set Of
~
head separated them at the wire Lord
Stanhope ran well to the stretch. but
quit again and was third.
Star Thistle, q son of the great Blues
won the sixth race from Right Sort
and Inclement, after making a fine
back stretch run. He was away fairly
we'll and slowly worked himself up to
even terms with Uncle Walter, the
pacemaker, and made him quit. Then
he went after the money and simply
breezed to the wire. Right Sort got
the place and Inclement showed, after
being heavily played by the stable
Margaret Randolph. which had shown
absolutely nothing this season, came
along and beat VOORHEES, by a head in
the last race. Margaret got away we'll
and set the pace all the way, having
enough left at the finish to keep her in
front of the favorite. which finished
stoutly. Homeless, one of the Henry
good things collected the show money
after being heavily played. Albion IT.
was plunged on by the Carman crowd,
but could not keep up.
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