Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-01
KING JAMES VINs HANDICAP
star from HiIdreth stables fakes BiE
stake nj E~meryvfIIe.

OAKLAND. Cal. Jan. l-Aier prac-
tca1ly leading all the way. King James,
one OF the stars in the stable OF Sam Hi
dreth, gained a head victory over Dorante
in the Burns handicap at Emeryvine today.
Milford, one Of the lightweiEhts. was third.
The classic ~ the west was run in the
Npresence Of about LEGO people and over q
muddy track, a heavy rain having fallen
during the early morning hours. Fine
weather prevailed for the sport during the
afternoon and the big crowd saw one Of
the best finishes in the history Of the event.
Colonel Jack was withdrawn. leaving a
field Of twelve TO go TO the post, with Fire
stone and Big Chief Of the Thomas Williams
stable ruling favorites Dorante was next
in demand, with King James, sent up from
Santa anita two days ago, receding in the
betting.
They were sent away TO a good start and
Dugan at once went to the front with King
James. Arsze for an instant took the lead,
but King James passed him and after that
was never headed. In the last quarter
Dorante challenged King James and the
pair fought It out. In a drive. the Hildreth
horse outgamed Dorante. Milford was q
close third. Firestone was outrun and Big
Chief was not at home in the going. Lee,
! Ou DOIhnltr mAut u Elhliu AuhA hAAb Jhlhfs
interfered with his mount in the stretch,
but the judges did not think there was any
interference. The race was worth s1S,7O2.
Of which uO,5sO went TO the winner. Thirty
one books were in line and betting was
heavy. Summaries:
First race, six furlongs, selling. Spohn
Qg, Butwell. 10 TO p won, Argonaut 90
Upton, s TO 81 second, Dollie Dollars OOe,
Tappln, 6 TO y third; Time; l:l72s- Yank'
I \ rafn ufnn I'D Davis RrnnElnnf lTnRmA.
Otogo, Transmute and Prestige also ran.
Second race: three and q half furlongs,
purse: Old Mexico Q0S, Gilbert. { to j.
Miss Roberts Q0s, Mentray, 6 to y third.
Time: O:449s. Tipster, Penn, Indian Maid,
Rivera, The King and Sea Green also ran.
Third race, six furlongs, selling: Deutsch-
land G12, Keogh, 3 to p won, Trois Temp
QO0, Scoville, s TO j. second, Dainty Belle
geo, Taplin, 10 TO y third. Time: 1l72b
Hampass, Serensde and Please also ran.
Fourth race, one mile and 3 quarter,
b Burns Tli,I hs1 sd az. E Eins J Xalns ~ Gs1 30 Dy yaiq'
II TO p won, Dorante OLA, Lee, 9 10 p sec
ond, Milford (s5, Walsh, 9 to j third. Time
2:11%. Araze, Nadzu, Lightwool, Firestone
Maltbie, Big Chief, Animus, Clamor and
Don Enrique finished as named.
Fifth race, one mile and a sixteenth, sell
ing Nebulosus O07. Butler, 4 TO j. won
Jacumo 1OS, Ross. s to j. second, Miss De
laney QW, Nandusen, l3 70 lb third. Time
ton and Matte Mack also ran.
Sixth race, one mile, purse: Smiley Cor
bett OH. Mentry, EVEN won, Early It'd,
200, Buxton, II to 81 second, Yankee
1:45Ss. Tom Hayward and Husky also ran
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. S1.-Jacl
Atkin. carrying the crushing weight Of 10
pounds, proved himself the champion
Splinter Of America when he won the Al
hambra handicap at six furlongs at SAINT
Anita park today in a terrific drive b!
half a length from Dominus Arvi. The sii
f~urlonEs was run in the remarkably fas
time of Liza.
One OF the features Of The race was tn
appearance Of the great s~printer Rosebeu
The old horse looked bad and did not hav
the speed which he had shown in the cas-
and finished in the ruCk. Vox Populi wot
the Alamitos handicap. Summaries:
First race. purse, five and one-half fur
. longs: Colonel Bob G1S Musgrave, Z to :
r won, c. W. Burt d10, J. howard, Z to
third. Time: 1:O6. La Londe. Furnace. Cath
. crime F, Sir Edward and Ybor also ran.
y Second race, purse, 2-yesr-olds, three an
one-half furlongs: A. J. Small OO9, Powers
6 TO 81 won, Donau O12 J. Toward. l. {
~ second, Rey El TovaT. 105, A. w Booke'
u to p third. Time: O:4O. Delmas. J. 4
Barr, Msry's Lamb, Chameleon Girl, Mix
Molett and Domithalda also ran.
S Third race, mile and one-eighth, hand.
p won. Gowsn 1 40. Niece ) 10 r. see uo
. Montgomery d12, Archibald. 4 to j third
= Time: 1:S22s. Angelus also ran.
n Fourth race. the Alhambra handicaJ
$500 added, six furlongs: Jack Atkin GA
g Powers, 4 TO 81 won, Dominus Arvi Q1
6 Archibald, 10 to y second, Magazine 40
8 MCGEE, G 10 u third. Time: i:11s6. Ol
: Timer, John A. Roseben. COlloquy, g
O Alvescot, Orhicular. Fern J.. and Miss Sal
also ran. Magazine and Sir AlvescC
II coupled.
!. Fifth race, six and one-hslf furlongs. sci
: ing: Pal QO9, Powers, II to 1) won, CRnsrd
4 00e, J.. Callahan. 8 to j second, GiovinI
Balero Q02' r. Clark. 12 10 - third. Time
1874. Lord OF the Forest. Jane Swift
Sihari, Amepedo and Captain Burnett ais
e ran.
Sixth race one mile, selling: Dandelio
G12. Archibald, : 10 p won. Stelmwoo
y 012, Niece. 7 10 - second. Hasty Agne
v 0G2. Goldstein. 4 70 - third. Time: i:sea
Red Gauntlet, SNOWFALL. Molesey. NoTbit
and Ben TrovatO also ran.
. Seventh race. five and one-half furlong
purse: Red Mimic gM. MCGEE. s To 81 VOL
Chilla (A. =. Martin, % to u second. TurI
away QS, J, Howard, Z to u third. Tim,
IS :7. Rosslare. Golden Legend. Pommr
n Ssdler, Allsvigtor and Nenga also ran.