Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-16
HORSES RUN TO
TOPNOTCH FORM
GETAWAY WEEK SHOWS NO
BAD REvERSALS
WELL PLAYED PONIES ARE GET
TING HOME FIRST
First Peep Returns to Best Condition
and HandlIy Beats Classy Long
Distance Runners In
Overland Journey
BY JAY DAVIDSON


There was little to feature the caro-
yesterday at Santa Anita park, but
despite that the getaway season IS on
in full blast, the ponies showed no
glaring fractures of form and ran Win
remarkable consistency, considering all
things. The first race was won Apy
Milpitas, the natural favorite, the ois-
lance and company being exactly
right. The talent went to this one
without hesitation and there was lit
tie else to it. Pal got the place from
Bavaria and none of the others ng-
ured to be any better at the wire imam
in the places where they finished
The baby race was won by Polls
which recently won the Colin stakes
as maiden. On that performances no
body wanted anything else to run FOR
the money. and with Medallion second
and Mike Molett third, there was no
occasion for any complaint by those
who follow form. Polls had to break
| the track record of SO Alb seconds 10
| win, however, reducing this mark by
two-fifths of q second.
| Placed In a race where ne mad prac-
| tically no legitimate opposition on
| form, Alma Boy had comparatively
easy time of winning another set OF
brackets when he cantered home ahead
| of Descomnets at mile. Descomnets
was INDUCED with the lead to the maj
sixteenth, when Alma Boy was un-
wrapped and sent after the goods. lie
| breezed away out in front and left no
question regarding which was the best
horse. Shapdale was third.
The fourth race was easy money for
Lord of the Forest, but Kokomo, held
at the longest odds of the season, nm
| ished second and was fairly well played
by the knowing ones. c. w. Burt
showed Improvement sufficient to gath
er the short end of the purse. Spohn
and Free Knight the Bear disappointed
their hackers by failing to get even
the small slice of the purse.
| Howard gave La Refine Hindoo per-
| feet ride and won the fifth race with
out any difficulty. Sainvoke, placed
ahead of Weymouth and Galinda and
IlAnnie Wells, finished outside the
money division. The latter was going
fast at the finish and would have been
third in another jump, but was Dit
| too slow to catch Weymouth.
| After many fruitless chases after a
| pair of brackets, Yankee Tourist got
down home in front and was loudly
cheered for the feat. He beat Wildwood
Bill In the final sixteenth. Angieface
was third at long price. Somebody
| thought Conran was going to put over
Hickey DALEY in this race and lot
| of money was bet there just on sus-
picion, Hickey failing them without an
excuse.
The long race. last on the card, was
| won by First Peep in that old-time
easy fashion that once characterized
her running at local tracks. she nad
improved over her previous out when
she ran close up and most all the wise
ones took a chance that she should
win. Logistilla was second and silver
Line showed. The mile and three-six-
teenths was reeled off in the good time
of 1859, which proves that First Peep
is about back in her best form once
more.
Jockey Schilling has not been riding
to the satisfaction of the judges this
week and they revoked their recent or
der by which he was fully restored to
good standing. In future he Will ride
only for r. l.. Thomas until the judges
are convinced that he will give them no
more trouble.
Although lying in the crippled ward
at the California hospital, with his
wife in an adjoining ward, Jockey
Johnny Treubel was very happy yes
terday. He wired L. A. Cassidy and
Phil Chinn as follows; John *.
Treubel, jr., arrived while ago with
whip, spurs and blinkersP Treubel is
slowly recovering from the effects of
fall in race recently In which ne
sustained a broken leg, but he was
able to hobble next door and take
/ look at his latest heir. Quite num-
Der of friends visited the little family
yesterday and last night.
Edwin Christy, formerly editor of
the Morning Telegraph. New York, ar
rived yesterday from the east and will
pass a few days of his vacation In the
sunny southland. He formerly had
troubles of his own, as Billy Cross
once was, member of his staff, which
is nuff said.
Jockey Howard maintains his lead in
the race for the silver cup that goes
with the riding honors this week. II
he holds his own today he will be hard
to beat out. The standings are as fol-
lows: Howard 81, Archibald %, Page
IS, Rettig IS, MCGEE 16. Butwell 10,
Musgrave -, Wilson 10, Preston o,
Schilllng 5, King S, Rice 4. G. Henry .,
Kennedy g. Russell / and T. Koerner 1.