Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-06
CHINN HORSES
WIN 3 RACES
KENTUCKIAN HAS UNUSUALLY
GOOD DAY
JOCKEY PRESTON RIDES BACK
TO HIS BEST FORM
Pedro Gallops All the Way in Front
of Frank Flittner in Feature Event.
Several Long Shots Get
Brackets
BY JAY DAVIDSON

1t was Chinn day at Santa Anita
yesterday and the Kentucky horseman
won three of the seven races and would
have won the fourth had Descomnets
had any luck at the stretch turn, at
which point he was laying second.
Monte Preston rode all the Chinn
horses, and in one instance, at least,
had to put up his most skillful finish
to make good, as it was his great clos
ing effort that landed Prometheus the
winner in the fifthTace, when it seemed
that Canardo was a sure thing.
Pretension won the first race for
Chinn in u mere gallop, after being left
at the post Preston took such excel
lent care of him throughout the Jour-
ney that this old hound worked his way
leisurely through the bunch and FIN
ished with a gameness and rarity OF
speed in the stretch that he never had
shown previously this season. But he
got to the front at the paddock and
won going away by nearly three
lengths. RedondO was second and
Velma c, the pacemaker, held on lone
enough to cop the short end of the
purse.
Golden Butterfly, one of the fastest
Juveniles shown around here this sea-
son, made it two straights for Chinn
by taking the baby race. Lady Paret,
with Archibald up, led into the stretch,
but did not have the speed to stay
there Golden Butterfly running over
her in the last eighth. Lady Paret got
the place by narrow margin and was
stopping to a walk. SeVera was third.
Prometheus was the third winner of
the day from the Chinn barns. A per-
petual good thing, the public and book
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ton was there again, however, and al
though Canardo was finishing like a
wild horse Preston showed Prometheus
over the line in front Chippewa
showed.
The feature event probably was the
fourth race, at a mile. Pedro and
Frank Flittner were so heavily played
that they alternated in odds of favorit-
ism and went to the post equal choices.
Pedro had the speed to go to the front,
after Flittner had beaten the barrier
by a good margin, and held on beauti-
fully in the stretch drive, winning by
two lengths. Livius had no difficulty
in beating L Told You for the show
money.
Spohn refused to slow down after
going six furlongs and stuck on the job
long enough to win the third race at
a mile. Barney Oldfeld was second
and Biskra was third Spohn was eX-
pected to stop, especially after going
to the front to make the pace, but once
more the cute owner had something on
the pricemakers He had been working
Spohn over long distances and had
taught him how to stay out in front
for distances that he had dislked very
much previously.
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ding Hannah in the sixth because she
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was made on her to win, however, and
a general plunge on her to show was
INDUCED in. She never left the result
in doubt and got the decision very
handily from Elizabeth Harwood,. With
Stringency third Some fair horses
went to the post in this race and it
was the liveliest betting race of the
day.
Third Rail, overlooked by the ma
jority and slightingly played by tho
sharpshooters, had a merry time of it
in the last race, but got up in time to
gather the grapes. Alma Boy finished
next in order and Sandpiper was third.
Molesey, Critic, Albert Star and Silver
Line brought up the also division.