Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-21
MATINEE TO BE
GIVEN APRIL 3
L. A. DRIVING CLUB ARRANGES
BIG RACE
CONTESTS ST. PATRicK's DAY
GAVE MUCH PLEASURE
Mandolln's Showing In Free-for-Ali
Race Against slegfried Was Fea-
ture of lre,and's Patron
Saints Anniversary
BY DAN PATCH

by DAN PATCH
Notwithstanding the counter attrac-
ton of the circus on st. Patricks day.
the matinee of the Los Angeles DrlVllg
club was well attended, and though the
racing was not sensational the classes
were all well contested and the nelos
finished close together.
The weather was perfect ana the
track in good condition, ana eVeryo 11,
seemed to be enjoying himself. w;
A. Clark, Jr.'s, three tWo-yeaT-oiu
colts made their debut in one-hal1-
mile dash and We're greatly admired:
At the next matinee it is TO be hopeu
they will again perform and make even
a better showing. Caroline, bay mare.
in Henry Delaney's stable, maze her
initial bow to the public and won the
cup presented by the cluD 1or the @'%-
class of trotters.
Dan Hogan's novelty race was sue
cess. as usual, and was most appro-
pirate for st. Patrick's day, as 1t took
the form of a potato race, and stlll
further to be in keeping with the day
was won by Dan f. Hogan amid great
applause. occasioned not only by ms
popularity, but by his clever horselhan-
ship and interference.
The feature of the day was Mando-
Inns showing in the free-for-all pace
against the great matinee PAGER, Sleg-
fried. L. e. Mcclellan, his owner, mas
been away for nearly a month and con-
sequently the brown gelding did not
get the work he should have had to mt
him to go against such horse as the
son of Silver Coin: yet he was just
beaten the first heat in 2:15, and won
the next in 2:10, and in the third car
ried Siegfried to the one-half in 100, and
was beaten only a length in 2:15. He
is an ideal road horse as well as a
matinee PAGER of the first class, as ne
does not pull in his races and is afraid
of nothing on the road. With his game
ness and speed he would make diff
ficult horse to beat in his class on the
professional tracks
Next Matinee April 3
The next matinee will be Saturday,
April 9, for ribbons, and the horses will
be classed according to their matinee
records which will eventually prove
much more satisfactory to everybody,
and do away with the speed committee.
OF course, for the first two or three
times, in some classes, it Will be an
easy race for the winner as for in
stance, horse may have been work.
ing in 2:15 and never having started
in a matinee race, he would be in the
sloWest class, say the 2:30 trot, where
he could win with ease in 2:25. The
next time he would be in the 2:25 class,
and perhaps would have to step in 2:1S,
and finally get where he had to exert
himself to the utmost to get the de-
cision So it would resolve itself be-
fore long into an owner either being
content to ride in the dust or buy a
horse that could win, just as is done
IN the professional tracks. Then when
a. horse is outclassed he is sold and
something else bought. There would
he no trouble in selling and getting
big prices for though his matinee mark,
say of PIP, would bar him from the
slow matinee classes, he would still be
eligible for team on the professional
tracks, and his racing qualities would
have been demonstrated and he would
bring half as much money again as
if he had not been matineed and only
had shown his speed against the watch
or in work out.
Would Eliminate FaVoritism
This system would eliminate all fear
of prejudice or favoritism on the part
of the speed committee in classifying
the horses, and when the entry lists
were sent out each owner would know
lust what class his horse would be i'll
if he entered him. OF course there
could not be enough races on the pro-
gram for one day to admit of every
horse getting a start in his class, but
a handicap could De maze up OF THESE
so as to give every owner a chance to
race Most of the owners are in favor
of the new method, and the board of d.
realtors is only too willing to meet their
views in this or any other matter for
the good of the game.
Horses and Horsemen
George A. Founder shipped Lottie
Lynwood, the 2-year-old full sister to
Sonora Girl to Pleasanton last Tues
day to go under the hammer at Chase's
big sale to the high dollar" How
elevated that dollar will be is the sub
ject of much speculation around the
track Lottie, outside of her breed
ing, is the handsomest and best de-
veloped 2-year-old in the state of CAL
ifornia or that l have ever seen any
where, not excepting Lexington, KY,
the hotbed of 2-year-olds.
She is a dark chestnut with a name
and tail several shades lighter and
flashily marked, having four white
stockings and a strip in her face. Her
head is perfect with thin, sensitive ears
that are carried well forward and a
soft. full. intelligent eye, that reminds