Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-27

explanation. well, you see, it's this
way. There has been so much scanoai-
mongering out this way in the last Tort
night that thought 1t best to put on
the badge of purity for identincatlon
purposes, so that the public might
know that I have not been singed oy
the fires of scandal"
Secretary Smith was complimented
frequently yesterday when racegoers
noted that he had placed the baby race
first on the card. Few persons are
overly enthusiastic about these BRIEF
dashes by the Juveniles, and usually
half of the regulars miss the hrst race
each day. They do not care Tor the
baby race, so by placing 1t first on the
card Smith 4lade quite hit with them.
Let it stay there in future, old boy.
1t is rather difficult to understand
why a popular and well-liked scrapper
like Jim Flynn she Id deserve such
singing abuses as has been ,neapea on
his head in the last two or three DAYS
because he refuses to allow Billy Papke
to dictate terms of return match.
Flynn has been fighting heavyweights
all his life, giving away from forty TO
ninety pounds in each fight and max
ing no excuses after losing or asking
for any unusual consideration arter
winning. He has been the same game
and philosophical scrapper all the time,
taxing life as it comes BY defeating
Papke he has earned the right to an
even break in negotiations for return
match and does not deserve the severe
castigations administered to him re-
Gently. He still is human and good,
game fighter.
For the information of the local foot
himself in discussing what the probable
decision of Judge Harbeson of the
Kentucky court of appeals would be in
the Latonia Jockey club injunction
suit against the racing commission OF
that state. will say that the decision
was handed down several days ago and
upheld the contention OF the Jockey
club by declaring that the racing com
mission act was unconstitutional. Also
il might interest him to know that the
IIatonia Jockey club has arranged all
its stakes and completed the details for
its usual spring meeting, which, IT is
predicted, will be a record-breaker IN
its success.
Jockey Butwell and Dominick
O'Malley have decided to disagree and
the latter will not look out Tor tne
interests of this crack rider any longer.
Butwell was notified yesterday, how
ever, that he must fill all engagements
made for him up to that time.
Dynamite Jack Thornby says that
all the ham and egg boys will be made
happy next Friday, as Stoney Lee Will
emerge from retirement that day ana
run for the getaway stakes. Stoney
Lee has been a friend to a lot of the
boys in the past and If he ever comes
down to the wire in front the books
will get an awful lambasting.
1t was announced yesterday that
Dixie Lad, which was denied entry
after his last race fortnight ago,
had been reinstated. He is owned by
Stuart Polk and is VIGOROUSLY bad
post actor, being left at the post In
every start but one previous to the
day he finished second and on that
one single occasion he lost his rider.
1t was too great a shock for him to
break decentiy and run to hairline
finish with the winner and amounted
to a form reversal that the judges
would not overlook until yesterday.
Eddie Duke probably will officiate
as starter at the San Antonio meeting.
which begins April 10. Eddie is, an
accomplished starter and has proved
himself in that capacity at Seattle in
other seasons, so it will be no expert
mental job for him.
After Matte Bumppo had won the
fifth race yesterday in the colors of R.
F. Carman, former Jockey Eddie Cas-
sin stepped out and boosted the selling
price to $1005, at which figure the polo
pony was retained. Cassin acted for
Tom Shaw, who believed the horse be-
longed to Carman, not knowing that IL
really is owned by Hugo tombstone,
who is a particular friend of Shaw.
When the latter learned that he had
boosted his friends horse he was very
much sorry.