Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
DRIVING CLUB
IS AMBITIOUS
FINE CARD is ARRANGED FOR
ELKS' WEEK RACING
PROGRAM OF HARNESS EVENTS
TO BEGIN JULY IA
More Than $4,000 in Purses Hung Up
by Association, and Crack Trotters
and PAGERS viii Compete in
Summer Contests
BY DAN PATCH

The Los Angeles Harness Horse asso-
ciation has definitely decided to give
a race meeting during the week of the
Elks' reunion, and the first race will be
called at 2 p. m. Wednesday, July IA,
when the trotters in the 2:2O class will
meet to decide the winner of the $1,000
purse. There will be three races day,
and possibly a novelty race of some
kind added each day. The association
has hung up $4,000 in purses, not inelud-
ing the Garfield stake for 2year-old
trotters or the novelty races, and that.
added to the purses that San Diego
give the week before and San Bernar-
dino the week previous TO san Diego.
should certainly bring down every trot-
ter and PAGER on the coast. The con-
ditions, especially for the $1,000 trotting
handicap, are very liberal and the
horsemen may confidently expect the
best of treatment from the officials.
Nothing tending toward their comfort
or convenience will be omitted and no
favorite will be played by the manage
ment, either before, during or after the
races. The program has been made up
so that the 2:20 pace will come the first
day and the 2:15 trot and 2:15 pace will
be called the last day in order that
horse may start in each if his driver
wishes and have two days let up be-
tween. The handicap is put on the last
day so that a line can be drawn during
the week on the horses entered for it,
in addition to what has been recorded
of their capabilities in their races at
San Bernardino and San Diego in the
preceding two weeks.
The matinee of the Los Angeles Driv-
ing club on May day for the benefit of
the Elks' entertainment fund from a
racing standpoint was all that could be
desired The free-for-all trOt was worth
going a long way to see, and nearly
every race on the program went out to
three or more heats, but the attendance
was nothing like as large as was eX-
pected owing to the many other at
fractions on that day. Still, the Elks
fund was increased by several hundred
dollars and all the spectators were
pleased.
Horses and Horsemen
Arms. the chestnut stud by Luncero,
belonging to Joseph H. Williams, who
was second in the mile dash at the last
matinee in 2:31, owing to break IN the
stretch went a nice easy mile last week
in company in 2:25A without lifting his
head. Some day he will take a notion
and step a mile that will surprise peo-
pie. He is as good gated as anybody's
horse and there is no reason why he
should not trot fast.
am under the impression that Agri-
cultural park holds the record for speed
so far this spring, as Siegfried paced a
mile in 2:0S1s and G, A. Durfee's black
stud, Almaden, trotted one in 2:10A.
I have not heard of any nearly as fast
at Memphis, Tenn, or the other south
ern training grounds.
The trainers and horses have really
got to work at Agricultural park in
Of the this season.
In less than two months the bell Will
ring at San Bernardino and start the
wheels turning on the coast, and the
horses that will race here Will start
shortly after in their eastern engage
ments. Time flies, and the horses will
have to too this year, no matter where
they start.
It is encoura ging to farmers to know
that two large dry goods firms in New
York have given an order for $40 de-
livery horses for their wagons and are
going to relegate their automobiles to
the scrap heap. The reason they both
give is that when autos first came into
general use everybody noticed them,
and they were an excellent advertise
nent of the firm to which they be-
longed but now, no matter how gorge
Gus they are, no one pays any attention
TO them but on the other hand, every
one turns round to look at handsome
pair or closely ndJCHeu noTSeS With
their silver mounted harness and per-
feet appointments, and these are the
kind of horses these firms buy. There
is hardly a team that Thorley, the
florist, or Altman & Co, the dry goods
people in New York. turns out that
would not take a ribbon in almost any
horse show in the country for a vic
toria or coupe class, and their single
delivery horses are even higher class
vet for thev insist on speed cOnfOrma-
ton, color, style and action and Will
turn down any horse that does not
come up to the standard.
The death due to old age of the great