Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-26
TEXAS HORSES
ROMP TO WIRE
SNOWFALL AND SAM WEBB
ARE SURPRISES
FORMER oUTFooTs OLD PROPER
IN MILE JOURNEY
Lasata Makes His Slate Clean by
Winning from Reformation in
Fourth, Duplicating Previous
Performance
BY JAY DAVIDSON

Overlaid long shots got most of the
kaIe out at Santa Anita yesterday, and
it was remarkable how nervy the book
makers became in laying long prices
against horses that should have been
made favorites. Orcagna came along
with a set of brackets in the first race
that was the only reward for the tai
ent during the afternoon. However,
Lasata, Norfolk and ]. c. Clem, all of
which should have been favorites, did
not permit the long odds laid against
them to affect their running ana they
romped off with races that false Ia
Horiues could not win.
Snowfall, the speedy Texas mare
that ran Bemay half 10 death in her
first out a few days ago in the slOp,
came right back yesterday and trimmed
old Piper, while the talent rubbed it's
eyes and wondered who threw the
brick. SNOWFALL broke quickly and
went to the front with her rare speed,
and after running everything dizzy that
was in front of her. she took up the
running in the stretch and was gallop-
ing easily at the finish without an ef-
fort by Jockey Sumter. Proper was
last away from the post and slow to get
started, but he closed with his usual
rush and was fast overhauling Snow
ball at the wire. However, Snowfall
had such a good lead that Sumter new
er made move with her and she won
by head in a finely drawn finish. Miss
off1cious got the show money. Varie-
ties was not good enough at any stage
of the race and Woolwinder was out
classed, but Rubric might have been
troublesome with a clearer journey, a
humping match at the first turn throw
ing him out of it.
Another Texas horse gathered the
grapes when Sam Webb COPIED the ju-
Venile event from Phosphorus, made
faVorite because Schilling rode. Webb
ran like a colt of good class and came
from behind to beat the Thomas can
didate a head on the post. Mrs. Frank
Hogan showed. Those behind the first
three never were dangerous.
Orcagna was dropped into soft spot
in the opener and made good with little
trouble. Yorke took him right along
with the leaders from the start, and he
ran Amigo and Calves dizzy before
reaching the stretch. From that point
to the wire the result never was in
doubt. Calves stuck on gamely and
placed ahead of Amigo without any
trouble, while Vivant ran a dull race
and could not catch Amigo, which
showed.
Lasata ran over Reformation, the IA
vorite, and won the fourth race most
handily. Ybor jumped into the lead at
the start and opened up a big gap at
once. Reformation and Furnace took
turns at chasing him and were much
used in the effort, Furnace dropping
out of it after turning for home. Ref
ormation hung on, however, and placed
easily ahead of YbOr. Steel never could
get up.
Owing to the success which attended
the efforts of the Texas bunch in two
preceding races, the talent took the
hunch and made Vesme, another Texas
hayburner, the favorite. Vesme did not
have any speed and finished nowhere,
while J. G.. Clem, showing fair i'm
provement, won from Earl Rogers and
Joe Coyne without being fully extended
in the last eighth.
Norfolk ran true to form and annexed
the final event of the day, just as he
figured to do, beating Catherine F. and
voorhees,, the false favorite, in a hard
drive. There was nothing much in the
race, and the result was a true one,
with the probable exception of Voor-
hees, which should beat all this kind
after getting a race or two in him.