Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
CHARM MAKES
ANGELUS WIN
TAKES DOS ROBES HANDICAP
IN HARD DRIVE
PREVIOUSLY SOLD TO BRANDT
BY HILDRETH
Magazine Run Into Exhaustion Making
Pace with Green SeaI-New Or
leans Derby Winner Steps
Mile In 1887 SIS
BY JAY DAVIDSON


The charm that seems to attach to
horses that are trained by Herman
Brandt was taken as a cue yesterday
by the wise spectators as hunch to
play Angelus to win Dos Robes han
dicap from a classy field and it worked
just as all charms do. Angelus showed
some improvement over his previous
effort and under beautiful finish by
Schilling, from poor beginning, got
up just in time to nip Magazine in the
final jump at the wire. Only five
starters faced the barrier, but they
put up a most exciting race and
stepped the mile in the fast time Of
1877 3-5.
Magazine and Green Seal did just
as they were expected to do. When
the barrier arose they dashed out in
front, heads on, and ran away from
their field for three-quarters of the
mile journey. The others were punched
far back, but AngeluS soon passed
them up and set out for the leaders.
He almost caught them on the back
stretch and by maintaining his speed
he got up with them half way down
the back stretch. Green Seal began
TO tire and Angelus ran into the place.
In the stretch Schilling began to work
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eighth out that Magazine would hold
his speed and win, Angelus gained
slowly and by supreme effort in the
final jumps got up and outnodded the
Carman candidate. Green Seal stuck
better than usual and showed. Had he
been out of the race Magazine prob
ably would have won, as it was the
fierce pace that caused him to tire
in the final drive.
Carman seemed to be enjoying a.
field day after the third race, as two
of his candidates romped home with
first money. Sir Alvescot outgamed
Homecrest in the opening race and
loquy in the third. Only four horses
went to the post for the first race,
which looked like a gift for Home
crest Howard, the cook, had the
mount on HomecreSt, however, and
this may have helped the chances of
Sir Alvescot in a material degree. 1t
was a tight rub through the final six
teenth, but Sir Alvescot finished the
stronger and got the decision. Mi
Derecho, one of Tom Williams horses,
showed ahead of Star Thistle. The
race was run in fast time, the six fur
longs being done in 1:12 1-5.
Waterbury was pounds the best in
the third race and proved it by run
ming over Colloquy and other speedy
ones that beat him away from the bar
rier. Archibald took excellent care of
him and sent him after the leaders in
easy fashion, the extreme speed of the
handsome black enabling him to catch
up with the procession and slowly
work his way to the front at the wire
Colloquy had all her usual speed and
hung on gamely, but the shift of four
pounds in weights over their previous
race, when Colloquy nosed Waterbury
out at the wire, and the improvement
) In jockeys, helped Waterbury to re-
verse that decision. Rialto was away
in a mess and was poorly ridden, but
still good enough to show. The time,
1:12, was the best of the day.
Flying Squirrel won the baby race,
making his turf career consistent as
a winning one thus far. He outclassed
his field and nothing could make him
warm up after the getaway at the bar
rier. Helma S placed and Intrinsic
showed by beating Ell Tovar a head at
the wire.
st. Ilario dropped out of the clouds to
win the fifth race from King Of the
Mist and Alma Dufour, being entirely
overlooked by the talent, despite his
good races the last few outs. He was
Fheld out of the early pace and was
as fresh as a daisy when the field
Strengthened out in the stretch for the
run to the wire and he sailed by the
leaders like a good horse. Arcourt
tried to set the pace and kill off the
Others, but only affected his own
chances, causing him to finish back in
the ruck.
Arragon won the last race of the day
from Virlando through a combination
of good racing luck and a judicious
and vigorous ride by Harry Smith
FStarter DWyer sent the field away to
a good start, but Virlando stumbled at
the first jump and almost fell, losing
several lengths. He was away out Of
lit when Strengthened out again. Smith
took ARA gon slowly to the leaders and
in the stretch run he put UP one of
those old-time finishes that sent Ar
iragon out in front with considerable
daylight in the last strides and Dia-
mond Nose stumbled into the show
position because of a hair-raising finish
by Powers.
The excellent card and the summer
weather proved strong attractions and
the average attendance was materially
raised by the big crowd that was on
the grounds during the afternoon.
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