Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
PLAYERS BEAT
BOOKIES AGAIN
ONCE AGAIN PRICES DISPUTED
BY FORM
ALL RACES AT SANTA ANITA ARE
TRULY RUN
Good Things Consistently Finish Back
OF Winners, While Long Shots
That Should Have Been Fa-
vorites Get Brackets
by JAY DAVIDSON

Lacking a stake feature, racing at
Santa Anita yesterday afternoon was
featured by two handicaps-the Junior
for two-year-olds and the Cesarion for
the older horses. Sir Ashton won the
baby handicap with great ease, and
Norbitt had about as easy time in
the Cesarion, Form generally was OBJ
served during the afternoon, but long
prices were laid on some horses that
should have beeng made favorites. In
fact, there was not a form reversal
brought to notice during the afternoon.
despite that Altenberg, Norbitt, Lady
Irma, Ida May and Third Rail, all
winners, were held at longer prices
than the favorites.
Sir Ashton, an odds-on, won the
Junior handicap from Donau and Hem
derson without any great difficulty.
Donau gave him an argument into the
stretch, but thereafter 1t was no horse
race, as Sir Ashton simply breezed to
the wire and in fast time. Donau got
the place and Henderson easily ran
over the fast-stopping Mike Molett.
Norbitt was held as an outsider in
the betting on the Cesarion handicap,
and 1t was a cakewalk for him. Vox
Populi was plunged on and was said
after Norbitt had run him dizzy in
the first mile. In the stretch Norbitt
pulled away and won with much to
spare. Molesey was second and Vox
was third.
Probably the sharpshooters got the
biggest Jolt of the day, and the form
players got their best returns, when
Lady Irma won the fifth race from
Rialto, with Harrigan, the odds-on IA
vorite, third. Lady recently set q world
record at the same distance, and in
her last race, which she won from
classy sprinters with great ease she
showed that she still is in form.
Despite the long odds laid against her,
she was played by the Chinn following
and the stable, and she lasted long
enough to win from Rialtp by head
in los 1-5.
Many overlooked the recent good per-
formances of Ida May at mile and
allowed her to win unbacked, but the
majority of pikers had bet down and
her victory was a popular one. She
beat John Louis and Old Timer with
out much difficulty and stepped the
distance in 1:3S.
Third Rail was overlooked and heav-
lily played at a long price, and on the
last race of the day from Albert Star
and First Peep. On his last race, Third
Rail looked like cinch to form play
ers, and when he got up in time to
win handily from Albert Star there
was a big shout from the ace and
deuce boys who had backed him. Star
was second and First Peep, the good
thing, was third. Logistilla could not
raise a gallop. although plunged on by
the stable.
Lord of the Forest had an easy time
winning the second race from Black
Mate, breezing all the way from bar
rier to wire. Toller was third. On his
last race. when Lord Nelson barely
beat him, Lord of the Forest looked
like good thing and it was formful
race.
Altenberg won the first race in a
bunch of maidens at a mile. Yankee
Tourist again was the good thing, and
1t seemed that he would win when they
entered the stretch, but Altenberg
finished stronger and got the decision
by head. Guard Rail. the good-thing
favorite, was third, where most of the
good things usually finish.
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