Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-03
JOHN CARROLL
WINS FEATURE
BEATS ADRIUcHE AT MILE IN
1877 3-5
MERLINGo AND HARRY SCOTT
PUT UP GREAT FINISH
LaWton Wiggins Dropped in Soft Spot
and Wins Overdue Set of
Brackets-Track Is Light
ming Fast
BY JAY DAVIDSON


With lightning fast track upon
which to perform the platers that went
to the post yesterday at Santa Anita
park stepped the various distances in
that fast time which always features
racing under these conditions at Santa
Anita. John Carroll won the feature
event at a mile in the remarkably
good time Of 1877 3-5 beating Adriuche.
the pacemaker, in the last sixteenth,
although rather handiIy. Adriuche
gradually is developing into a route
horse and seems to improve fast, so
that she can get out of the sprint df-
vision and hold her own with the best
horses in her class, although the dis
tance yesterday might have been a
trifle far. a
She led nearly all the way, and it
began to look very much like she would
stick on the job until after the field
mad Strengthened out in the stretch
Here Powers set down John Carroll
for his finish, and the responded with
a fne burst of speed that quickly en-
abled him to pass those in front and
While he did not win in a gallop he
easily proved that he has rounded to
| that good form which will force other
| horses to break records to beat him.
! DandeliOn was much fancipd because
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! clearly Outrun all the way, and only
| got the show money
Walter House finally managed to win
a heat with Lawton Virgins. his
| classy three-year-Old that has been al
most winning regularly but lacking in
! enough speed to actually cop the
| brackets. He was we'll ridden bv Bur
| we'll and won from Melton Cloth and
| Joe Caitens in 1924 3-5 for the seven
| furlongS
! Columbia Maid won the first race in
| fair time from a cheap bunch at six
! furlongs. This was SchilIing's only
| winner for the day. Vivant, which
! William Walker left behind when lie
shipped to Emeryville. got the place.
and Voltrome, making her first start
| OF the season, showed
Free Knight the Bear, Jane Swift
and Bitter Sir put up an exciting finish
! IN the third race that left the result in
/ doubt until the numbers were hung OUT
/ The trio finished dangerously close to
q dead heat, and Free Knight the Bear
only won by sticking his snout out in
front at the wire by the narrowest Of
margins. Jane Swift was coming fast
at the end and would have won in an
! other jump or two She placed ahead
| of Bitter Sir. The time for the six
| furlongs was 1:121-5.
| Probably the most exciting finish of
/ the day occurred in the fifth race
! when Harry Scott and MerIingo nodded
| alternately in front all through the
/ stretch. Powers. had the mount on
| Henry Scott and he unfinished Schil-
| ling at the wire forcing Harry over
| the line in front by sheer strength, all
\ though the winner was trying to stop
| at every jump Merlingo went to the.
! rail at the start and led all the wav
| to the paddock. where Scott creeped Tn
on even terms. In few jumps he
was in front. but Merlingo came again
and took up the running. Then they
| began to outnod each other, and Scott
| was the lucky one. King of the Mist
came from last to third place. The
! time for the mile and three -sixteentbs
was 1859.
! .Decklaw won the last race in driv-
ing finish with Rev del Mundo and SEN
ator. Barrett. This one had started
| only once previously at the meeting,
and then in mud. but the talent was
wise to her capabilities and she did no..
fool many Of them when she won.
Rey del Mundo finished stoutIv and
placed in front Of Senator Barrett.