Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-01
SECOND DAY OF
RACING AT FAIR
PLEASING TO ALL
Milder Weather Brings
Larger Crowd Out Tc
See Nags Run

Milier weather greeted both rae.
crs and spectators at the fair ground
yesterday afternoon with the result
that a rery good crowd in the stands
witnessed some high-claSs races on
the track. II had been intended to
call the first race 70 the post at
l:3o sharp. bnt for some unkowE
reason it was Las before the call
to place brought the horses and rid.
crs from the paddock.
In the first race. 6. five furloue>
for thre" wears olds aud un, Yucca.
with Stud cv up. rook the Lead IT
the post aud kept il 10 the wire.
closely followed by Tom Wash and
Miss Lester The time for the run
was Loo. The Orcgonian. Don *,
Chief 5 Brunette and Woodfacr were
scratched. leaving only five horses
to run for the purse.
The second racc wa~ one of the
best seen on the track 50 far. AS2in
-.gain gave = lot Of trouble at me
post but finai.Y quictcd down suf-
fieieEtly TO give tho others a chance
to get away over the five and one
half furlongS distance. The ponies
were bunchcd ut the start and then
Frank Peterson. "A J. lac K geiding
with jockey Thomson IN the saddle,
took the lead and held it until ~
the turn when Gp::.c Whismau gave
Rapier all he could take and the
horse forged ahead TO nose under
the wire in first money. Frank Pc
tcrs0n was second and Lauram third,
the time being I'LL u.
A fast getaway with Don K in
the lead featured the third event
of the afternoon. Whisman kept his
mount in the lead until the turn
on the last stretch of the five and
one half furlongs race, only to be
nosed out by Cobra and l.. ittlc
Broom, in first and second place.
The horses were punched at the turn
but Don X got boxed up and Cobra
who had been last until then, got
into the lead. Time: l:n9ia.
The fourth race. II mile handicap,
was delayed considerably by Fetch
my and Little Man. an added start
cr, who showed much nervousness
and Just simply could not get in
line for the start. The tape was
broken before the two could be put
in place and when the barrier did
arop, Fetching got off in the lead.
At the half mile post Leo Lampc got
the rail and held it all the way in,
with Fetching in second and Ollvc
Dexter in third money. The time for
the run was l:4l.
The fifth race, another mile event,
got away in slick fashion, the five
horses taking it easy and coming up
TO the tape in orderly fashion. Nose
Dive repeated his victory of yester-
day and romped home with plenty
Of room to spare. This race WAS FOR
four year clds and upward. Time:
i:i4.
Women Do Stuff
The sixth race of four furlongs was
for women rh.ers and was won by
Doubt Me with Miss Babe De Fries
up Red Cedar, Miss Lola Burdettc
riding, second; and Precipice, with
Mrs. Pete Slipman in the saddle.
Douh. Me took the lead at the star.
and never va. headed. The time for
the ran was .j0H.
The Inst race of four furlongs was
Al catch weights for non winners az
the meeting. Five scratches III the
regular number of IS. left horses
in the running Woodfaee got out
in front and held the advantage TO
the finish. Dick Dillon coppeo see
ond money with Miss Cop in third
place. Time: 50 seconds.
Between races, Sam Garrett, Eo
Wright and Bonnie Gray did thelr
stunts for the race patrons, tricK
riding, roping aud comedy, similar
TO Thursdays stunts. Two new yea
lures on the program were MISS Loia
Burdette and her Arabian II g n
School horse, beautiful cream COL