Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-22
FAvORITES WIN
IN MUDDY GOING
PUBLIC CHOICES KEEP UP
WINNING AVERAGE
VARIETIES RUNS OVER CAR
THAGE IN LONG RACE
Sir Edward, Joe Gaitens, HeIma S
and 5emay Justify Confidence of
Regulars by Annexing Their
Respective Events
BY JAY DAVIDSON

Mud was ankle deep on the Santa
anita track yesterday afternoon and
only those horses that were big and
strong enough to pull themselves out
or the mire every time their feet went
into it were able to negotiate the going
with any success. Despite this handi-
cap form was observed in most in
stances and the only result that oc-
caSloned any comment was that in the
race won by Varieties.
This result had been indicated, how
ever, in the previous out Of Carthage
In the mud, when Hasty Agnes ran
over Carthage in the stretch and beat
him most handily at a mile, when Car
image was carrying four pounds less
than his impost yesterday, when he
was asked to successfully uphold the
honorS of an odds-on favorite in this
going at a mile and an eighth. To
further initiate against his chances he
was last to get away from the post
and was unable to catch his field until
it had gone nearly half a mile. Not
withstanding this handicap he caught
the field and passed it, entering the
stretch in front.
The great effort required for him to
get up took all the wind out of his
sails and he was blind with exhaustion
when challenged an eighth out by Va
rieties, Capt. Burnett and J. G. Glenn
He stopped almost to a walk and fin
ished fourth, being ten lengths behind
the winner and eight lengths behind j.
G. Glen, which showed. Capt. Bur-
nett showed all his usual speed, but
was not an even match for Varieties at
the distance and in the going and only
placed. The judges announced them
selves as perfectly satisfied with the
result and referred to the previous
races of Carthage, here and elsewhere,
to uphold their opinion absolving the
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Sir Edward Gets Brackets
The first race was won by Sir Edward
in tight fit with c. w. Burt, in which
Powers put it all over Schilling for
first money. Giovanni Balerio showed,
while Astronomer, heavily played by
its owner and his friends, never could
get up. Rapid Water also failed to
show any speed, while Creston and
Redondo were OutclaSsed in the going.
Helma won the baby race and just
flied form by her performance. Ma
ternus showed good Improvement and
placed ahead of Brevite by head.
Green Dragon, one of Barney Schrie-
ber's juvenile future greats, ran prom
inently for a quarter and then retired
from the contention.
Joe Gaitens proved all claims made
for his mud-slinging abilities by gal
loping all the way in front in the third,
a, mile journey for three-year-olds. He
wanted to quit an eighth out, but
Schilling shook him up and forced him
to keep his snout in front to the wire.
Steel was closing fast in the finals and
only for the vigorous booting Schilling
gave Joe Gaitens, would have won.
Woolwinder did not like the distance
and slowed up after following the pace
for three-quarters.
Bemay Wins Another
Bemay, the consistent Millard mare
that won enough in two seasons to fur
.nish her owner with a couple Of
ranches and an increased br~k ac-
count. came right back and repeated
her previous victory in the fourth, de-
feating Snow Ball, a good thing with
odds half a mile long tackled against
his chances. Snow Ball closed like q
wild horse and was closely cutting
down the lead of Bemay at the finish.
but lacked less than length of get
ting the desired brackets. Monvina
ran just where she figured and landed
the show money. Talarand refused 10
break and after the field had turned for
home he was forced to quit dancing
and waltzing about the track and was
galloped to a formal finish.
Lasata, another of J. d. Hyland's
good things, delivered the goods most
handily by winning the last race of the
day after being heavily supported in the
ring. Amigo made the pace, but found
the route too extended in the going
and quit after turning for home, al
lowing Old Settler to look like a winner
for a few seconds. Then the good
thing came hustling along and easily
romped over his field to victory by
nearly four lengths. Old Settler placed
ahead of Amigo. None of the others
ever was dangerous at any time.