Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
MAGAZINE WINS
FEATURE EVENT
T0WR0PES FIELD IN SAN FER
NAND0 HANDICAP
DANDELIoN sPRINTS UNUSUALLY
WELL, BUT LOSES
First Peep Slipped Into Cheap Com
pany and at Her Favorite Distance
and GaIIops All the Way
to Wire in Front
BY Jay DAVIDSON

The feature of a good card at Santa
Anita yesterday was the San Fernando
handicap, at seven furlongs, which was
won by Magazine in spreadeagle style,
despite that Dandelion was the choice
OF the wise money brigade and played
into fayoritism. At this distance and
on fast track the small field opposed
to Magazine was a combination of con-
ditions that seemed to justify about
to 4 against his chances, but for some
unknown reason Dandelion always out
ranked him in the speculation.
Magazine lost no time in getting in
front when the barrier arose, and never
was in trouble thereafter, Winging his
way in a common romp to the wire.
Dandelion was sent after him too
quickly and tried to stay with the pace,
but after running second to the stretch
he gave il, up and tired like a very ord
mary horse. Vox Popuh did not show
any speed until after turning for home,
when he made determined and almost
winning finish. Vox PopuH made UP
half a dozen lengths in the stretch and
easily outran Dandelion in the race for
place money. tt .tt-
While false prices prevailed in nearly
every instance of winners, the horses
that won figured to do so on form, and
at least four of them should have been
made oddS-on choices on real "dope."
Woolwinder, which outclassed his field
in the opening race, was held at long
odds when he should have been a tight
faVorite. He had no difficulty in run
ming over Chipmunk in the stretch and
winning easily by length or more.
Fundamental showed only ordinary
speed and showed after running only a
consistent race.
Some rough riding characterized, and
probably marred, the result in the baby
race. TyraS, Kid and Frank G.. Hogan
were running almost headS-on through
the final eighth, with either having
about an equal chance to win. When
about fifty yards from the wire Tyras
was pulled over onto Kid, who, in. turn,
bumped Hogan. Tyras, being on the
outside and the offender, went ahead
and won while the others were being
Strengthened out. Frank G. Hogan was
least affected and he ran within a head
of beating Tyras, while Kid was
knocked back to nearly two lengths
behind the winner. Tyras probably was
best, but Kid was making an awfully
threatening run at the time, and it
looked like he might win with a fair
chance.
Capt. Burnett hoped out into the
lead at the start in the mile journey
that was third on the card, and sur
PAAcSO SNOAy OOOys even HIS OWQGTS, Dy
sticking there all the way to the wire.
Dennis Stafford was away poorly and
had to make UP ground against a big
handicap, but he proved that he was
best by coming within length of win
ming, getting the place easily from
Duke Of Bridgewater SchiIling hand
led the latter very poorly and the horse
really ran his race on his own courage,
after extricating himself from many
pockets. Alteration showed speed for
three-quarters, but quit in the stretch
run. The Thorn also was prominent
for half, but retired gracefully there
after. Harcourt was left at the post.
First Peep was overlaid in the ring
because she had not been winning ac-
cording to expectations in previous
outs, but she went to the front at the
start and stayed there all the way,
winning easily from vesme, the good
thing, and Niblick. Shortly after the
start Vesme was cut off while rounding
the first turn, and seemed to sulk most
of the journey. When set down In the
stretch, however. he finished like he
might have won had be been urged in
the earlier stages.
The last race was one of those
weight-for-a r-age affairs that scare off