Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-04

About the most ridiculous charge tndt
ever has been hurled at the racing
game in Southern California, ana at the
| long-suffering officials in the stand who
are paid to bear the brunt of disap-
pointed hopes in the gambling line, was
that made yesterday by George Oxnard,
who has been drawing fat salary for
many years for making prices in the
ring and making himself offensive to
horsemen, officials and the patronizing
public alike by his pompous, uncalled-
for and unjustified attacks upon horse
men and officials regarding the run
ming of horses. when he overlaid him
self and his influence" by standing in
the crowd at the judges stand yester-
day and making an ass of himself by
attacking the officials in the stand.
His stump speech was not applauded,
even by those who had bet the way
he thought the Derby Trial should have
resulted, and his remarks were con-
demned by everybody, without eXcep-
ton. Yet he committed an offense
which was so fragrant and so wholly
unsupported by facts that he should
be severely dealt with. Any man con-
nected with the sport who will stand
out and make the talk that OXnard
made yesterday should be required to
prove his statements or be ruled off
the turf. He charged that Butwell
had pulled Lawton Virgins, and
charged the judges with dereliction of
duty in not Immediately making brass
band play in doing something that he
thought they should have done, and
which very rightly was not done.
Dominick O'Malley, who has the con-
tract on Butwell, felt aggrieved at the
charges and complained to the judges.
Walter House, who owns Lawton Wig
gins and had bet on his horse, also felt
that he was affected by the charges
and made complaint. Both are right.
The judges have ordered Oxnard to
appear before the stewards and prove
his charges or take the consequences.
That he cannot prove these charges is
the opinion of every horseman who
watched the race. 1t is not the first
offense Of this kind of which OXnard
is guilty, and it is about time that
such an Insignificant official should get
what is coming to him.
Secretary Smith has arranged another
attractive card for today The feature
will be the fourth race, as usual, and
will be a sprint affair at six furlongs.
Such cracks as Lady Irma, Madeline
Musgrave, Julia Powell, Maid of
Gotham and Marbles will go to the
post, and, as Lady Irma has set one
world record at this meeting, there is
the one that beats her set another rec
ord. The third race also will be quite
an exciting event, being mile journey
for such as Ethon, Grande Dame, Flem-
ing, Columbia Maid, Fielder and Jo-
seph K, all speedy and game. Quite
an array of speedsters is aggregated in
the sixth race also, McChord, Jane
Swift, Creston, Ill Alone and others of
that class being scheduled to start. The
fro af.l onnH 0nO1
propositions always are attractive
events, which makes the Santa Anita
card doubly attractive.
Arrangements are being made by a
number of local fight fans for attend
ing the big show that the Gate City
Athletic club at San Bernardino Will
stage tonight. No announcement of
the special train that was expected to
be run from here is forthcoming, but
this will not prevent large crowd
from going up to the Gate city on the
Sis train Howard Baker and Clar-
ence English will argue over the
twenty-round route and Jack O'Keefe
and Indian Joe Gregg will furnish a
fifteen-round semi-windup. This is
good enough for any set of fans and
the show will draw an unusual pa
tronage from Los Angeles.
Billy Burk will stage a good card at
the White City Athletic club at Ar
cadia tonight. He has a ten-round
main event between Young Miller of
Milwaukee, who stopped his opponent
In the last fight he had here, and Kid
Brady of New York, also a scrapper of
some promise. The semi windup will
be a six-round bout between Harry
Wuest and Kid Shaw. heavyweights,
and the curtain raiser will be a four
round preliminary between Young Ed
die Hanlon and Kid Crawford. The
show will start at s o'clock and Los
Angeles fans should take MonroVla
or Glendora car leaving Los Angeles
not later than Z o'clock. The show
will end before 1890 o'clock and ideal