Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-21
BEST COLT IS
FIRST IN RACE
ROCKY O'BRIEN RUNS UP TO
HIS BEST FORM
HANDILY BEATS DoNAU AND SIR
ASHTON IN FEATURE
Classy Juveniles Struggle for Rich
Prizes offered In San Gabriel
Stakes - MaltbIe Wins
Avalon Handicap
BY JAY DAVIDSON


ond choice, won the San Gabriel
stakes at Santa Anita yesterday after
noon, and Sir Ashton, coupled with
Carroll as the Thomas entry, which
was held as favorite and neglected in
the betting, finished third. Donau,
which beat Rocky O'Brien a few days
ago in world record time for half a
mile, was second. The four and half
furlong route they stepped was done IN
SO AS seconds, four-fifths of second
slower than the worlds record, held by
Old England and made December IL,
1901, at Oakland.
AS was expected, it was great race
and fully up to expectations in every
way. The best horse won and form
was INDICATED in the result, as the
first three horses finished just as they
had figured to run. Notwithstanding
the form of the race, the Thomas en-
try, Carroll and Sir Ashton, was held
as favorite throughout the betting,
although only slightly played, while
Rocky OBrien was the medium of a
steady play by those who follow form
and play the best horse to win.
When the barrier was sprung the
Gerst entry, Donau and Sureget, darted
away from the post together, with
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them and practically on even terms.
they had the foot II the field and
quickly opened up a wide gap. They
raced thusly until after entering the
back stretch, when Sir Ashton moved
up and passed the firing Sureget. The
stretch was entered with Rocky
O'Brien showing in front by length,
Donau second. two lengths in front of
Sir Ashton, and Sureget fourth. In
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O'Brien slowly increased his lead and
went under the wire a length and a
half in front of Donau, while the latter
was finishing gamely and easily hold
ing his margin of advantage over Sir
Ashton. Frank G.. Hogan closed stout
ly and was fourth beating Sureget
four lengths.
Carroll, winner of the Undine stakes
at Emeryville, ran a dull race and fin
ished eighth. The relative positions of
Frank G.. Hogan and Sureget and the
race they ran convinced Henderson e.
Hogan that their colt could beat the
Gerst colt doing anything, but it failed
to convince Jim Butte in that regard.
The stakes in gross were $3.50 and had
net value of 5000 to the winner.
Maltbie Wins +he Avalon
The secondary feature of the card
was the Avalon handicap at nine fur
longs, which was won by Maltbie, the
fayorite and popular choice all through
the betting. Maltbie ran kindly in this
race went to the front as soon as the
field had Strengthened out in the back
stretch straightaway and simply
breezed from the first turn to the wire.
Nothing could get close to him during
the journey and he romped under the
wire two lengths in front of Car
which beat Glorio by a head for the
place. The race was run in 1851 49,
w. T. Overton was dropped into a
soft spot in the opener and galloped
to an easy victory over J. H. Reed and
Stendal. Overton was held at pro-
hibitive odds throughout the betting
and fully justified the honor. On form
nothing seemed able to give him an
argument and the field behind him was
so evenly matched that the short
prices laid for place and show results
kept the speculation down to a mini
mum.
Lady Irma, the speediest trick showa
at Santa Anita this season in the
selling platter ranks, managed to stick
out in front from barrier to wire, do
ing the seven furlongs in lbs, but 1t
was dying effort all through the last
eighth, and only the sensational finish
that "Old Man. Treubel put up landed
the Chinn FLY the winner. She
stopped at the paddock and seemed
hopelessly beaten by Pert, but under
vigorous ride she made a final sprint
and won by a head. Pert was second
and Chilla third. Fair Annie was
fourth, but this was little consolation
race will go to the post in the Oaks.
which will be run next Saturday at a
mile.
Under a beautiful ride by Treubel,
Donald Macdonald easily beat Guy
Fisher the odds-on favorite, in the
fifth, coming from behind to turn the
trick in handy fashion. Donald was
the hope of the majority of those who
played the race, although the big bet
tors went to Guy Fisher at short odds.
The effect of change in jockeys was
sufficient to make Donald win, and
those who noted the poor running of
the Chinn horses during TreubePs. alb
sence from the saddle took a chance
that they would improve under his
master hand, and they We're right.
Likely Dieudonne was third and
Homecrest was fourth and last.
Jane Swift, another odds-on favorite,
won the sixth race from Sibari and
Maid of Gotham. Jane never had any
worries during the six-furlong journey
and went under the wire nearly three
lengths In front. Maid of Gotham was
away in a mess and poorly ridden, but
got third on her own courage.
1t was generally believed that John
Carroll outclassed his field in the last
race and he was made short priced
favorite. The route was too extended
for him, however, and he could not
stall off Molesey's rush in the final
eighth, Molesey winning by nearly a
length. King of the Mist almost
nipped John Carroll for the place.