Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-04
MAIDEN TAKES
COLIN STAKES
POLLS BEAT HIGH CLASS FIELD
IN FEATURE
SHOWS SENSATIONAL SPEED
AFTER POOR START
Gear outgames MaItbie In Desperate
Stretch Drive In Ethelbert Handi-
cap, Secondary Feature at
Santa Anita
BY JAY DAVIDSON

DA VAA ASANADoOIS
The almost unprecedented spectacle
of a maiden winning a stage race from
horses of established prestige on the
turf, including the holder of one worlds
record. was witnessed at Santa Anita
park yesterday by one OF the biggest
crowds of the season. Polls, which
never before had been able to find his
way to the wire in front of anything.
except In the morning workouts,
romped to the finishing line In front in
the Colin stakes by nearly three
lengths advantage over Sir Ashton, his
running mate. stepping the five fur
longs in 100 1-5. Polls was an added
starter, which detracted from his
chances In the minds of those who are
superstitious regarding the chances of
an added starter In race, and when
Rettig was put up, matters were not
helped any, according to the wise ones
Howard beat the barrier with Rocky
O'Brien, which was favorite at opening,
but this good Juvenile was not equal
to the task cut out for him and, al
though he entered the stretch length
head farther behind, he was overtaken
in the final eighth and easily passed
by both the Thomas horses. Polls was
last to get away, but he ran right
back to his morning trials, and when
the field entered the stretch he was
In third place, head behind Sir Ash !
ton. Going to the outside, Polls was
Strengthened out, despite his green
manner of running, and his superior
speed enabled him to run over both
those in front Of him.
In the drive to the wire, Rocky |
O'Brien failed to show his usual strong |
finish and stopped, while Polls and |
cHfny no dad him POLLS inst kant |
on running, and when the wire was
reached he was nearly three lengths
In front. with Sir Ashton second and
Rocky O'Brien third. Donau and
Sureget, coupled as the Gerst entry,
finished outside the money, the former
being cut down and forced to pull up
last The winner had worked the dis
lance in a minute fiat and ran right
back to win within a fifth of a second
of the time made in his morning trial.
The stake was worth $2380 net to the
winner.
Second in importance to the stake
event was the Ethelbert handicap.
named in honor of the sire Of Fitz Her
bert. Gear won this event In hard
drive with Maltbie, and unfinished the
latter In the final jump, which looked
almost like a dead heat. Guy Fisher,
plunged on at post time because of his
light weight, entered the stretch two
feukIUB lfOAlt VI nCi0s OoS WOoAaSo
In the run to the wire and only copped
the short end of the purse. Far West
led into the stretch turn, but quit fast
and retired to fourth place at the wire
vox Populi never showed any, speed
at all. This race was run in 1:51 2-5
for the nine furlongs.
Free Knight the Bear, which mas
been running very consistently ali
season, won the opening race from
Sbohn and La Gloria by making one
of his usual stretch runs. Spohn came
from behind and easily took the place
from the firing La Gloria.
Ocean Queen. one OF Al Dunlaps
good ones, was played off the boards
to win the second race and never left
much doubt in the minds of her back
ers. Archibald took good care of her
and put up a stretch run that was re-
getting up In time to nip
Meddling Hannah at the wire. Med
ding had all the early speed, but found
the distance too extended. When Ocean
Queen came along and challenged, she
had nothing left to finish with and
Ocean Queen grabbed her, but only In
the final jump. French Cook gathered I
the short end of the purse. Several t
good horses finished back In the ruck. T
Something of a surprise occurred a
when st. Ilario won the fifth race at S
4 mile and a quarter, but MCGEE sim a
ply outrode the other boys and made s
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Logistilla, showing remarkable i'm S
was second, and Albert t
Star, the favorite, was third. Dixie
Lad was left at the post again, the q
second time in two days. =
Mel Lawrence nearly expired with e
oy when Rey Hindoo, which was pull :,
ID on him last start, beat Col. Bob, y
-olloquy,. Rialto and a big field of y
ligh-class sprinters at five and a half p
Rialto was played by the e
wise ones like it was all over, but was n
eft at the post. That he would have y
Won was proved by his great race af- 5;
erwards, finishing fourth and running "
ver horses through the stretch. Col. IL
Bob led into the stretch, but could not 81
Inish with Rey Hindoo, which is stout
Iearted and as speedy as any of them. n
Unbacked and only slightly regarded 81
" the stable. ST. Elmwood won the g.
asst race of the day, owing to an ex- m
client ride by Howard. FROM a poor a
tart, st. Elmwood worked his way d
through the bunch and finished like a te
rairie fire. getting down to the wire W
iaif length ahead of Financier, which al
eat Barney Oldfield two lengths for In
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