Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-07
LEFT AT POST,
WINS HANDICAP
JACK ATKIN ANNEXES THE SAN
MARlN0
MAKES SENSATIONAL RUN TO
BEAT CLASSY ONES
Edwin T. Fryer Romps Over Small
Field of Crack Racers to Take
Fifth Race - Three First
Outs Earn Brackets
RACING
BY JAY DAVIDSON

Racegoers in this portion of the
world probably never realized what a
great race horse Jack Atkin really is
until yesterday, when he won the San
Marine handicap with ease after being
left at the post. His performance was
emphasized by the fact that he was
carrying 1872 pounds and opposed to a
field of high-class sprinters, including
Fern L, which set two world records
at the Seattle meeting, Waterbury,
Gemmell and c. w. Burt. Jack re-
fused to break until his field was run
ming away from him on the back
stretch turn and then he flew after
them. Although it was molly short
dash, five and a half furlongs, he
quickly picked up his field and caught
Waterbury and Fern L an eighth out.
This latter pair had been making the
pace, and a fierce one, but Jack did
not care d rap. Fifty yards from the
wire he was on even terms with Wa
terbury, which was leading, and it was
no job at all to pull away and win by
a length. The time was LOS 20, and
had Jack left the post on even terms
with the others and ran as he was
forced to run after being left he SURE
Iy would have smashed the world rec
ord for the distance. Fern l., max
ing her first start of the Santa Anita
season. tired after chasing heads on
with Waterbury for five furlongs and
quit to third place at the wire.
Edwin T, Fryer, under a judicious
ride and a sterling finish by Powers,
easily won the fifth race, the secondary
feature Of the card, at a mile and an
eighth, beating Norbitt, Gowan and
Big Chief which finished in the order
named. Fryer was not given much OF
a chance in such classy and speedy
company, but he was in at the right
distance and was carefully reserved
out of the early pace, leaving him IN
possession of that one and only great
sprint of his when Strengthened out for
the run through the stretch.
Gowan and Big Chief, which divided
public favor in the betting, set the
pace for more than mile Of the nine
furlong journey and killed their own
chances in so doing. Norbitt and Fryer
aIternated in last place until after
turning for home, when both set out
to overhaul the firing pacemakers.
Fryer finished the stronger and won
from Norbitt by nearly two lengths,
while Gowan finished third and Big
Chief, tired and blind with exhaustion,
retired to last place.
Elizabeth HarWood, making first start
here this season and in the mouth Of
everybody as a good thing, ran a great
race in the opener and won by head
after a terrific drive all through the
stretch with Fore and Osorine. 1t was
a most exciting finish, despite that she
had run all her rivals dizzy, as four
horses finished heads apart. J. H.
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would have won, as he ran the best
race and closed strongest.
Carroll, a speed marvel that all the
railbirds had been waiting upon ever
since long before Christmas, had the
bookies so terribly afraid that he was
made an odds-on favorite over such a
good one as A. J. Small and fully jus
titled the honor by winning from that
one by nearly a length, Schilling took
him away in front, Of course. and
hustled him along in that position all
the way, although he was going away
at the end. TyraS overlaid in the ring,
showed.
Dennis Stafford did the expected by
winning the third race. On his pre-
vious out he seemed short of work and
needed that race to put him on edge.
With that race in him he looked like
money from home to those who OBJ
serve things and he was not overlooked.
After the first quarter was passed he
held the lead to the wire, winning eased
up by nearly three lengths. Steel closed
fast and Outgamed Madeline Musgrave
for the place. Senator Barrett was
unruly and refused to break.
PickaWay, also making first start
here this season, did not have bit of
trouble in winning the last race from
Harcourt and Round and Round. The
latter was favorite, but was not good
enough by any means and was lucky
to land in the three hole.