Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
FAST RACES IN
MATINEE EVENTS
BIG CROWD TURNS OUT AT
AGRICULTURAL PARK
ELKS' BENEFIT EVENT PROVES
POPULAR WITH HoRsEMEN
Surprise Comes in Free=for-All Race
and Program of Fast Contests
Is Decided Sue
cess

The weather and track at Agricul-
tural park was all that could be asked
for yesterday when the first race was
called at the Los Angeles Driving
clubs matinee for the benefit of the
Elks' fund An excellent program was
provided, and one, as it turned out, full
of surprises.
The first race was a mile dash for
trotters and four faced the starter, who
gave them the word on the second
score. This race was conceded to L. T..
McLellans horse Buck, but he made
a break on the first turn and an
other on the back stretch, and still a
third at the three-quarter pole, and was
never able to overhaul the leaders,
Arms and Mazeppa, who raced head
and head to the three-quarter pole, and
then Arms gained about half length
on the chestnut mare but left his feet
and she won by several lengths in 2:S1,
with Arms second, Buck third and
Black Beauty fourth.
Two only answered the call for the
free-for-all pace, Ziegfried and Joe
McGregor They got the word on the
second attempt and raced together to
the half in 1903. Still head and head,
they turned into the stretch, but there
Siegfried drew away and won easily
in 2:11h.
In the second heat Joe McGregor took
the pole on the first turn and led into
the back stretch by two lengths, but
Seigfried began coming to him at the
quarter pole, and they We're on even
terms at the half. The horses were
Tapped turning into the stretch and
raced down to the wire like double
team, but just at the last -McGregor
poked his nose in front and caught the
judges eye first in 2:131R.
In the third heat they seesawed to
the half in :061a, neither having any
advantage, but here Seigfried made a
break and ran all round the upper
turn and soon after catching made an
Gergor came on and won as he pleased
in 2:221s. This now gives Joe McGregor
one 'leg" on the Polo club cup and
Siegfried two.
Don z Wins Feature
The feature of the day was the free
for-all trot that called five to the post
They all got away well, with Princess
Louise having the pole. Goldennut
made a break on the first turn and a
rifle at the half and another little one
in the stretch. Louise led all the way
into the stretch, with Goldennut second
and the rest punched together well up.
At the seven-eighth pole the uneXpect-
ed happened, for Don H., which was
last at the quarter pole and on the out
side all the way, came with a rush that
could not be denied and won by half a
length in 2:12. Princess Louise made
break, going away, and Don q. fol-
lowed suit, but made very hard catch,
and led at the half, with Goldennut
second and raced round the turn head
and head, with Louise third. Don q.
made a break in the stretch and Gold
ennut beat him out by four lengths in
2:13 with Zambranut third and Fam
bretta fourth and Princess Louise last.
Amusing Novelty Race
Princess Louise was drawn before
the third heat, and Goldennut as
sumed command of the bunch turning
into the back stretch. He and Don u.
fought it out to the half, when Don q.
went in the air and Zambranut and
Goldennut raced home together, Gold
ennut winning by half a length from
Zambranut, with Don u. and Fam
bretta finishing in the order named.
The novelty race was next on the
program and was very amusing. Dan
Hogan won, with L. E. Mcclellan Sec
ond.
The class for saddle horses was an
extremely pretty exhibition, and was
won by Revel l.. English's Kentucky
bred horse Highland Squirrel King,
with Mrs. r. A. Jennings Mary Stand
ard, shown by G. l.. Hewitt, second.
The next event on the card was the
225 pace, and was split into four heats
and was finally won by Chequita after
Billy K. and Drecho Boy had each won
a heat.
The 2:20 mixed was won in straight
heats by Eloretta, with Phyllis c. sec
ond. Best time, 2:20.