Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-16
FORM OBSERVED
IN MUDDY GOING
BEST HORSES WIN AT SANTA
ANITA RACES
DR.. HOLZBERG BEATS GOOD ONES
IN OPENER
Proper Makes Show of His Field by
Going to Front from Poor Begin
ming and GaIIoping Home
Under Double Wraps
BY JAY DAVIDSON

AllHOuSn the sun came out DeauL1-
fully yesterday morning and stuck on
the job until racing was we'll under
way, track conditions were not i'm
proved and the mudhens had another
full day all to themselves. Form was
observed generally and there were no
startling surprises or serious form re-
versals to mar the sport. Such good
horses as DR.. Holzberg, Hasty Agnes,
Proper and Belle Of IroQuois earned
brackets and did so in handy fashion,
SO that there could be no f1uke verdict
in their races.
DR.. HOlzberg, which Herman Brandt
had bought from Barney Schrieber and
which ran in the Brandt colors for the
first time, was in his favorite going and
at the right distance, so he easily
earned the expected brackets from
LaWtOn Virgins and Enfield. J. H
Reed, a rather clever performer in any
sort of going, was well liked by many,
but he could not negotiate the going
successfully against such good ones,
especially at first out for the season.
and finished among the also rams.
Carthage was thought to be already
in when the second race was called
because of his great performance in
mud few days previously, but Hasty
Agnes also had run a corking good
race in mud against AnimuS and in a
smaller field was highly regarded. She
fully justified the confidence by hold
ing her speed for the mile and winning
handily from Carthage, which made a
determined bid in the last eighth, but
was not good enough to seriously
menace the Hastings mare. Ida May
ran a clever race and performed right
up to her real mark, getting the show
money.
A real poor bunch lined up to the
barrier for the start in the third race
and Monvina, which had been long
overdue, managed to gather the grapes
after hard drive through the
stretch. Taunt wanted to win, Judging
from the number of contenders she
walloped as she dived through the
bunch in the stretch, but she only got
the place from Vivant. Taunt gave
Monte Lucille an awful series of bumps
that threw the Gabriel mare off her
stride and almost put her down, yet
she was good enough to finish fourth.
The foul occurred in the final eighth.
There were only two racers of any
class in the fourth race, being Belle
Of IrOquois and Shirley ROssmOre, and
they finished in this order. Belle is
just IOUuU1nS " 1lSI DGSI lOL III anu
showed it very plainly by going after
Shirley, which made the pace, and
easily pulling away from her in the
stretch. Shirley was quitting fast, but
managed to last long enough to keep
her snoot in front of Gossiper II, which
came like a shot in the final jumps.
Bucket Brigade set out to make a
runaway race of the fifth, but was up
against too much class. Proper got
Strengthened out in the first quarter
and Immediately ran over Bucket. The
latter is strictly a front runner and
quit like a hound when Proper looked
him squarely in the eye and grunted.
Proper made his field look cheap by
going on about his business and win
ming by six lengths. He could have
made it sixty lengths had he been eX-
tended. Whidden came with a rattle
at the finish and got the place from
Bucket Brigade.
Wise Child, which ran corking
good race Monday in practically the
same company and with a switch in
weights in his favor he ran to his best
notch and galloped home first. Orcagna
also ran a good race, but YOrke was
no help to him and second was his
portion. Calves got the show money,
but the big switch in weights more
seriously affected him than the others.
Following is a summary OF the va
rious events:
First race, 3-year-olds, selling seven fur
longs-Dr. Holzberg, 100 (Powers), won; Law
ton Virgins, liz (Archibald), second; Enfield,
112 (Howard), third. Time, 1:27 1-5. J. H.
Reed and Elizabeth HARDWOOD also ran.
Second race, 4-year-olds and upwards, sell
ing one mile-Hasty Agnes, 102 page, won;
Carthage, 104 CIcGee), second; Ida May, 104
(Archibald, third. Time, lao 3-5. J. c. Glenn
and Rubric also ran.
Third race mares, 4-year-olds and upwards,
selling five and a half furlongs-Monvina, 105
Page), won; Taunt 100 Powers), second;
Vivant los CLARK, third. Time, los 1-5.
Monte Lucille Aunt Polly, Columbia Girl,
Josie s, Tendercrest, Feminine, Slippery and
Julia c. also ran.
Fourth race mares, 4-year-olds and up
wards selling, five and half furlongs-Belle
of Iroquois 1O8 (Archibald), won; Shirley
Rossmore, 1OS page, second; Gossiper II, los
McGee), third. Time, 1907 50. Succeed, Ia
vora Adelbert Belle, Elizabeth F., Esther Nj.
and Miss Fairbanks also ran.
Fifth race 4-year-olds and upwards, selling,
mile and observation-disclosures 112 But
weID won; Whidden, 80 CHarris), second;
Bucket Brigade, 107 (Archibald) third Time,
2:03 % Uncle Henry and st. Kilda also ran.
Sixth race, 4-year-olds, non-winners since
SAntember 20, selling, six furlOngs-Wise Child,
1o1 OIcGee) won; Orcagna 106 (YOrke), second;
calves Ill (ButwelD, third. Time, 1:15 Is.
Chief Desmond, Ed b, Byron, Old Settler and
Complaint also ran.