Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
HILDRETH WINS
BOTH FEATURES
RESTIG0UCHE R0MPS AWAY
WITH VENTURA
KING JAMES EASILY TAKES THE
EASTLAKE
Both Classy Horses Show Their Real
Form and Have No Trouble in the
Valuable Events of the Day
at Santa Anita
BY JAY DAVIDSON

1He feature OF the racing at Santa
Anita park yesterday afternoon was
| the return to form of the Hildreth
| cracks, Restigouche and King James,
| which added both handicaps, includ-
ing the stake event, to the credit Of
tnls Dig stable. The Hildreth horses
nave not shown their real form in re-
cent races, and the game horseman
! had been losing small fortunes regu-
larly in backing his losing good horses.
For thlS reason, and because Of the
general belief that his horses had
stalled off, exceedingly long prices were
| laid against both his winners.
Restigouche won his second stake
event of the season when he annexed
the Ventura handicap, worth $2390 to
| the winner, and he did it so easily that
all doubt as to his present condition
| was cast aside. Despite the 121 pounds
that he was asked to carry, this great
| son of the dead Commando, the sire of
Colin, raced everything off its feet and
made it dizzy before reaching the
| stretch turn, where he easily pulled
away and won romping from Magazine
and Maltbie. The start was good and
the beaten ones had no excuses, save
| that they were OutclaSsed. Chapultepec
was in this event, but never was dam
gerouS, getting away in the second di-
vision and finding it too big task to
/
| had all of his oldtime speed and was
particularly favored by the going, but
| could not offer serious contention, al
| though running into the place and
easily beating Maltbie, the great maid
| en- that has been working in such SEN
| satiOnal time recently.
! The showing of Chapultepec was
disappointment, but the crack sprinter
seems to have taken sudden dislike
| for the Santa Anita mud and showed
nothing at all to justify the confidence
of his hackers. Miss Sain, which beat
Magazine by nine lengths under less
favorable weights, but at a mile, few
days ago, was unable to get up and
! never was prominent in the running.
| Centre Shot, GloriO and VoX Popull
| also lacked the speed to become serious
| contenders. Maltbie was big surprise
/ in getting in the money, as despite ms
sensational morning. workouts and ms
big purchase price at the auction
few days ago; he was not taken serl-
ously because he never had shown
anything in racing to justify any nope
| tha the would be in the money. Despite
! this, he finished stoutly and easily got
the show money. The race was run
in 1:25 35 for the seven turlongs, WhlSn zen
| is remarkably good, considering the
! heavy track.
King James also was a surprise Wneh
| he won the Eastlake handicap at five
| and half furlongS in easy taShlon.
Although a long distance runner, ne
went to the front at the start and ran
everything off it's feet with great ease,
winning pulled up in 1907 for the dis
tance Halket was second and HaSty
Agnes was third The race for place
honors was eXcitingly close ana was
believed to be a dead heat until the
Judges announced their decision. Ola
Timer was nearly left at the post, ana
half a mile, he was too much used IN
getting up, and faded away. Angelus,
the favorite, always was outrun, ana
Adriuche found the company too classy
The juvenile race offered some at
traction in the first meeting or FIylhg
SQUIRREL the Santa Anita baby cham-
pion. and DOnau, both of which had
won every start this season. Even the
bookmakers could make no choice be-
tween them and the talent was as much
at sea. Flying Squirrel was well nano-
led by Schilling and never lett the re-
suit in doubt, Sprinting away from Me-
dallion, which was second, ana DoLdu
with comparative ease to win eased up
nv several lengths in 80 As seconds for
the three furlongs They carried equal
weights and the race was looked upon
aS furnishing A fair test of the running
qualities and class of the babes. Me-
dalIion, one of Conductor Jack" Mac
ManuS' Juveniles, SIlOWeu i0lLleAi nc -
Improvement and placed ahead of Do
nau. ~
Rieta won the opening race from Pert
and Miss Naomi at seven furlongs IN
1.2S 3-5. 1t was strictly three morse
race. with Lady Irma scratched, ana
Rieta led all the way, winning IN easy
fashion.
First Peep justified all expectations
nv winning the fifth race on the bit
after Going to the front at the half and
holding the lead from that point to the
vyire 7 G elem was reserved from the
early running until on the back stretch,
when MCGEE sent him after First Peep,
but she was too good and too speedy
for him and he never worried her IN
tha least, Bucket Brigade, which tired
to make a runaway race of it from tne
barrier, chucked it quickly When caught
and was lucky to beat out Merl1ngo'
which found the high weight TOO Dig
handicap in the going.
Marx Antony II, in his favorite go
ing. had cakewalk of the sixth race
after being skillfully reserved and rid
den To the stretch turn. G. w. Burt
broke in front, and, accompanied by
Port Malone, made the early pace
They raced their heads o: out IN 'front.'
while Mark was held back of the pace
to the hack stretch. Here he was sent
after the leaders, and although Burt
tried to sprint the second time, he
swung wide at the stretch turn and
Mark slipped in on the rail. From that
noint on to the wire it was easy money !
for Mark. Burt placed and Critic
showed.
DESPITE the weather conditions a
large crowd attended the races, and
the twenty-six books in line had plenty
to do to handle the money offered them.