Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-03
TALENT AGAIN
IS VICTORIOUS
OUTGUESSES B0OKIES IN FIVE
OF SEVEN RACES
EDWIN T. FRYER HANDlLY TAKES
FEATURE EVENT
Only Two Long Shots Won at Santa
Anita Park During the Afternoon
and Both Were Well Backed
by Form Players
BY JAY DAVIDSON

Favorites and second choices almost
swept the card yesterday at Santa An
ita and the bookmakers pulled up with
the short end of the score for the
guessing contests of the afternoon. Pho
Pico won the first race just as form
indicated that he would do, but Val
ley Stream was made an odds-on Ia
vorite on suspicion that she would pc
played. There was very little class TO
the race and the general public scat
tered its money all over the various
candidates for brackets, but the one
that form indicated as the winner
came home with lots to spare, after
leading all the way. Valley Stream
was third all the way, but not good
enough to win, even Gene Wood peat
ing her for the place.
The baby race was won by an out
slider in the betting, Lillium, but once
more those who follow form scored
heavily when she went under the wire
several lengths in front of her field.
II she did not figure to win, there Is
nothing in figures. Placide, we'll play
ed, was second, and Roberts, a can
didate for the Colin stakes today, was
third.
w. T. Anderson finally got virlando
over the plate for a set of brackets
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his cheap platter annexed the honors of
the third race. Virlando was played
by nearly everybody In the ring be-
cause she seemed to stand out as best.
Howard took excellent care of her all
the way and never made mistake,
putting UP a finish in the stretch. when
Virlando was determined to quit to
nothing, that fairly lifted this bird
over the imaginary line a snoot in
front of Cobleskill and Liberto, both
of which were closing with great
rush and would have beaten Virlando
with a less vigorous finish. 1t was one
of those pretty exhibitions of classy
jockeyship that one seldom sees these
days. Cobleskill got the place by y
head from Liberto.
Edwin T. Fryer, with Archibald in
the saddle, looked like to shot In
the nine-furlong race, but the bookies
were extremely careless in making a
price against this one. A steady stream
of coin soon forced Flyers odds down
few notches, the wise ones recog-
nizing the difference between Lind
three Nhorses were we'll played, and
Molesey went to the post the favor
tie. Archibald kept Edwin T. Fryer
in second place from barrier to the
stretch, at which point he began to
ride for the money and 1t was no Job
at all Tor Fryer TO Deat out JOnn
Louis. which nosed out Molesey for
the place.
Barney Schrieber quit perspiring at
ter the fourth race, which Powers won
with Buchanan at long odds. Redondo
was best and would have won only for
interference in the stretch. but Pow
ers put up one of his characteristic
finishes and landed Buchanan by a
whisker. Grace G was third. Dixie
Lad was left at the post and finished
the wrong way of the track.
Prolific tincanned from the quarter
to the finish in the sixth race, Archi-
bald again showing his best form in
making this bird win when other
jockeys have been unable to make
him stay close UP. Hilgert for which
Kansas Price paid $500 few months
ago, was second and Duchess of Mon
tebello was third. This was a bad
bunch, so bad. in fact that three
horses closed at even odds of favor
itism.
Tom Stevens finally got Azo to win
a race for him, putting him over in the
last race of the day. Azo is motor
iously slow beginner, but sensation
ally strong finisher. Although away
last, he worked his way through the
field slowly and then went to the front
in the final eighth, winning in romp
by three lengths. Miss Officious was
| second and Hi-Col-Cap showed.