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Los Angelano Wins Thornton
by Nod From Mamie Algol
YESTERDAYS WIX3TERS
— De«t
Horse. Jockey. I'rlrr.
Mahcl Holir.ndrrHunii-r . ...13-5
runn j-hjf!*- M entry 9-2
Inflammable. . . . Grote 1-1
I. o» AccWeno . . . Knnpp 4-1
Ink Dorrl 5-1
Collector Jrstop Koeroer .. ..8-5
that had been shipped all the way
from New Orleans a few weeks
ago with this race in view, in the twelfth renewal of the historic
Thornton stakes — the greatest long-distance event on the American
turf — at Emeryville racetrack yesterday.
The 10,000 lovers of the thoroughbred, and especially of dis
tance racing, who braved the inclemency of the elements and jour
neyed to the track were amply repaid. Theirs was the privilege
and pleasure of witnessing a contest that probably was without
parallel in the annals of American racing. A nose finish in a four
mlle race is something 1 that few fol-«J»- -!-
lowers of racing can boast of having
peen. It was something: for •which the
crowd was entirely unprepared, even
In view of the fact that the proverbial
blanket would have covered three of
i the four contestants throughout the
• f. rst three miles of the race. Indeed,
the finish was so close that until "the
.judges hung up the numbers opinion
\u25a0was gTeatly divided as to which of the
• first two had won. A remarkable dem-
o nstration followed the suppressed ex
j citement with which the decision of the
. Judges •w-ae awaited, for the spectators
j realized that they had seen the race
of their lives. Mamie Algol was
i cheered as lustily as was the winner.
', and many expressed regret that she
i should have lost by such a narrow rr.ar
l erin after having been shipped across
' the continent expressly to compete In
1 thin classic. Iler effort, in view of her
• long Journey on the cars and her lack
fof thorough preparation through the
' medium of a race after arriving here,
' «-v nothing short of remarkable.
Considering the condition of the
track, the time was excellent, the four
J miles bring run in 7:27. Had the track
I been fast it is probable that there
I would have been some record-smash
ing.
WINTVER WXLL-SEASOXED
Los Angeieno undoubtedly •won the
race principally because of being thor
oughly fit and ready for such a bruis
, Ing: contest. He had been racing in
' distance events at Ascot Park through
jout the winter and his victory in the
: Ascot Cup race at two miles a fort
night ago was a feature of his j>repa-~
' ration that counted for a great deal in
( his performance of yesterday. So far |
\u25a0as fitness was concerned it was the
' rtory of Kercheval and the Burns !
[handicap over .ijraln. Some consolation
,1s to be derived from the fact that Los
: Angeieno is California-bred.
Dr. Leggo, on whom the local con
•tlngent had pinned its faith, ran as many
! feared he would when the rain changed
the condition of the course from fast
to sloppy. Dr. Leggo once had a repu-
I tatlon for ability to negotiate any sort
lof going, but close students of form
• hare maintained that McCafferty's doa-
Ible derby and Burns handicap winner
! cannot do himself Justice In the slop,
tin spite of their conviction that the
! horse was averse to the going, many
Supported him yesterday with the hope
that his class would pull him through:
'bit it didn't, and he was a beaten horse
[when three miles had been traversed.
FIELD OF FOUR STARTS
The scratching of Itamus, Jake !
Moose, Veterano and Graphite on ac
count of track conditions reduced the
field of starters to four — Los Angeieno,
Mamie Algol, Dr. Leggo and Miss Rlllie.
Leggo opened favorite at 3 to f., but
a disinclination on the part of the pub
lic to accept such a short price, cou
pled with a lively play'on Los Angeieno
tj a contingent that had received the
tip from Los Angeles that the horse
J' surely would be a keen contender, had
the effect of causing: the price against
( Leggo to recede to even money. Post
'play sent him to the pate a 9 to 10
choice, Los Angeieno was backed down
! to 13 to 6 from 4; Mamie Algol went,
[back from 2% to 4%, and Miss RlllJe
was played down to 7 after having
receded from 6 to 9.
Starter . Holtman experienced no dif
ficulty in petting the field* away to a
'good break. Kocrner let Dr. Lcggo
'go to the front under restraint and
[Brown lapped along with Mamie Algol.
iKoapp. who had come up from Ascot
[Park to pilot Los Angeieno. had his
mount within a half length of N the two
[leaders. Miss Rillie, naturally slow to j
jbegin and evidently disliking the go
ling, trailed the others from the start.
;For three miles Leggo, Angoleno and
j Algol ran closely bunched.' the order
'of the running changing but once,,
jwhen Mamie Algol went to the front
'momentarily, only to have the lead
jlmrnedlately regained by Leggo. The
(greatest excitement prevailed among
'the spectators as the horses passed and
irepassed the Judges' stand, the first
jthree on virtually even terms. When
{the circuit of the track had been com
pleted for the third time and It . ap
peared to be anybody's race the ten
sion was Increased.
I After making the -final clubhouse
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Thrilling Nose Finish to Four-Mile Race
J. R. Jeffery
Los Angeieno, the aged but re
juvenated son of E. J. (Lucky)
Baldwin's Rev el Santa Anita-
Los Angeles, scored a nose vic
tory over Mamie Algol, the mare
turn Knapp sent Los Angeieno to the
front. To the dismay of his backers
Dr. Leggo. who seemingly had been
running easily up to this time, showed
signs of distress and failed to respond
when Koerner attempted to urge him
along with Los Angeieno. He steadily
dropped behind and Mamie Algol
passed him as easily as had the leader.
At the last turn it looked as though
Los Angeieno was destined to score an
easy victory. He turned Into the stretch
two and a half lengths in front of the
mare from New Orleans and the spec
tators had prepared themselves to see
him come to the wire all by himself
when they were electrified at seeing
Mamie Algol come from behind with
a rush. Almost before they could rea
lize it the mare was on even terms
with the horse from Los Angeles.
STRIDE FOR STRIDE
Then ensued a struggle that will
live long In the memory of those who
witnessed It. Measuring stride for
stride, the pair approached, the wire.
Nobody could tell -which would •win.
As they flashed across the finish line
Los. Angeieno got the nod and the race
was his. Had the mare been on the
outside the result probably would have
been reversed, as the deep going along
the rail, where ehe was running, un
doubtedly Impeded her. Dr. Leggo
\u25a0was third, thirty lengths away, and
Miss Rillie brought up the rear, twelve
lengths behind the son of Puryear D.
A beautiful floral collar had been
provided for the winner and there was
vociferous cheering when he was in
vested with It. Jockey Knapp also
was applauded as he dismounted and
wended his way back to the paddock.
It was his third successive victory in
this stake.
The race was worth $2380 to the
winner, $500 to the second horse and
$300 to the third. ' ~"
Los Angeieno is a Baldwin castoff
and is the property of H. G. Bedwell.
It is only of late that he has been
showing his class.
THREE FAVORITES WIN"
The crowd had little occasion to find
fault with the results of the day's rac
ing, as three favorites and three well
played second choices had aocounted
for the card when the programme was
completed. The bookmakers failed to
retain any appreciable amount pf the
large sum that passed through their
hands during the afternoon. The
crush was so great in the betting ring
that It was with difficulty that wagers
could be put down. The track was a
sea of slop.
Mabel Hollander was a receding fa
vorite In the first raoe, being generally
passed up by the talent on account of
having shown a disinclination . for a
route In her last start. Ehe evidently
relished the going, however, and won
In a romp. Convent Bell set the pace
to the stretch turn and then Hunter
sent Hollander to the front. The filly
was only galloping at the end to win
by six lengths. Convent Bell lasted
long enough to. save second money
from the stoutly closing and well
played Ivogo. The latter had been out
run in thfc early, part. Treasure Seeker
stopped, as usual, after showing speed.
MEVniV RIDES A WIXXER
Owing to the, fact that Mentry was
up, the talent would have none of
Funnyslde, the bookmakers' favorite for
the second, and insisted upon making
Corrigan first choice, in spite of Leihe's
presence in the saddle. This proved a
serious mistake, as Mentry got Funny
side off in front and kept her there all
the Vay. The further they went the
greater her lead and she was three
lengths to the good at the •wire. Cor
rigan made a bid for the money on
the last turn, but was beaten , a ' half
length from last place by Briers, which
came from last place with an electrify
ing rush through the atretcn. Orchan
nattered his backers by running in for
ward contention for six furlongs, but
tired badly toward the end and. fin
ished In the ruck.
EASY FOR I.VFLAMMABLB
The two and a" quarter 'mile race
brought out only four fitartors — In
flammable, Huston, Iras and Lone Wolf.
Inflammable opened at even money, but
went to the post an , odds-on choice.
Huston and Lone Wolf were well played
SAST FRANCISCO. SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1907.
HOUSES THAT RAN FIRST AXD SECOND IN THE RACE FOR THE THORNTON STAKES AT EMERYVILLE AND SKETCH OF '-THB
SENSATIONAL FINISH, WHEN, AT THE END OF THE FOUR-MILE CONTEST, THEY PASSED .UNDER THE WIRE ONLY NOSES
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History of the Thornton Stakes
Year. Order of Finish. Sta^r^v^Tiine.^' ?;^-^Wraa«ys}Sirc.^: s Winner.
1907 ..Los Angeieno. Mamie Algol, Dr. Leggo. ....4...:... .7^27 ......Rey el Santa Anita..... '. 52380
1905.. Preservatbr, Wire In, Nine Spot. .... ...*.. .4. . . . .. . .7:32^. . . . .5a1vati0n . . . ........ . 2265
1905 ....Grafter, Veterano, Horatius;. .....1......... :4........ 7:3^^ 2210
1904. .Veterano, Rio Shannon, Sailor Kn0t. . . .... .4. .... . . .7:37 . . . . . .Rey el Santa Anita. .. iV; 2360
1903........ Ri0 Shannon, 1^ar0yd,,Arti11a.. ....;.,.!.. ..4..^
1902 Siddons,* Lizella, 8ang0r . .... ... .... . . .;.*: . .3. . . .. . . .7:30 ... . . ; Wadsworth .. . i... -..\u25a0«-- . 2440
1901........L0c0chee, The Bobby, 8ang0r........... ..5..... ...7^3 r. . . . : Locohatcheo ......^...^.2380
1900 Forte, Twinklcr, We11cr. . . . ... . . ...... .,. . . .6. . . . . . Vi 7:2254. . .;. .Fortissimo ...2380
1899 ....The^Bachelor, David Tenny, v Re01ia:....;.. ..4........ 7:1654... ...Judge Murray. ........... 2375
1898 .Judge Denny, Marplot, The Bachelor. . .i. . . .4. . .. '..\: 7:2054. .. . . . Fonso '. 2440
1897.™ Schiller, Lobengula, Thornhill. . . . . . ;. . .... ..3. . ... . . .8:0454. . . . : 1 St. Ge0rge. ......... ..... 2440
1896. :. . . ... Star Ruby, Gilead, Claudius. . . : . ; . . ". ...<.... 3 ........ 7:2334. '. .... Hampton \u25a0 . :.\, . . . . . . . . . . 2440
1895 Gilead, Hawthorne, La Gascon . . : f; . . .'. . . . 3 : . . . . . . 7:32 . . . ... St. 5avi0ur! ............. 2150
to beat him, however. ../ Hunter took
Iras to the" front right after the start
and set th© pace with her for a mile
and a half. Then Grote took the lead
with the favorite and was not there
after menaced, winning by- two lengths.
Huston .cl.osed stoutly and took second
place from Iras in the flrial drive. Lone
Wolf was beaten off twenty-five
lengths. . \u25a0
; Ink won the fifth in stake horse fash
lon. Slow to break, as usual, Borel
moved up gradually with him in the
first half mile and Ihe galloped over
the leaders on * the last turn and won
under restraint by three lengths. Ro
trou came from behind and outgamed
Flaunt by a head for second money.
Chestnut raced out with Flaunt in the
early part* of the running,, but found
the route too; far and .finished in^ the
rutk. ; - ...„•: \ .
COLLECTOR* JESSUP. WINS
Collector Jessup, one: of:, the/ best
played faVorltes of the day,'* won '*, the
closing event on the card. with the ut
most ease. Kocrner was up. :The* Col-
Jector folio wed- Earl Rogers closely, for
a half mile ;and when- Koerner let. him
down -he took % \u25a0 commanding \u25a0 lead,
which ; he held"*; to the end. •. Earl
Rogers ran a greatly improved race
and was easily, second. Sllverskln/'the
extreme outsider, "easily beat "the bal
ance'and captured : third , money -at re
munerative'odds. ..Hector . had . speed,
but, failed -to. recover -after being cut
off in the backstretch.. Rubric' could
not raise • a gallop and' appeared Jto ;be
a bit j lame.. Princess -Titanla^. heavily
played, ;falled; to show, anything and
finished a;poor;lasti*;V^
DEMAREST TO PLAY IX PARIS
- NEW '.YORK; J March ; 16.— -The ,' Na
tional^ Association f of f American* Ama
teur ! Billiard L ' Players ,will\ enter,, a rep
resentative] for, the < international cham
pionship fat >. 14:2 .balk nine to; be~^ held
in Paris j next i month. /Calvin ' Demares t,
the winner -of "the ; championship, ? will
represent this'" country. : ; \ "
SCOTS .ARE | CHAMPIONS
LONDON, Y MaYch- 16.'— Scotland ; w.on
the; last? footballs match of 'the ; Rugby
In ternatibnal series j at r.Blackheath :to-'
day/, defeating/ England; by 1 8 . to 3.V/The
final ; score is: 3., Wales 2, Ire
iand X, ; England' Q. { '£\u25a0 " ; < . ; \u25a0'=; \u25a0.;\u25a0;
FIGHTER SQUIRES SOON
TO BE IN SAN FRANCISCO
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
3 NEW YORK, March 16.—^-Bill Squires,
champion ." heavyweight of Australia,
- sail from v Melbourne - on ..' Monday,
and r%vill arrive In San Francl3co in
three weeks. \ \u25a0 He ".was offered a . big
purse'. to fight Jack ohnson. the: negro
heavyweight, t , at ;;; Melbourne ,, but \u25a0 ac- j
cllned * It, (saying that ', he had made": up
his;mlnd?t6'flght''ln; Americaand was
certain . that \u25a0 his ,". flrat •. opponent would
be Jim Jeffries, .the champion of » the
world," ,-•;\u25a0 \ S : "... ':
JS ATIOXAIi ')' REGATTA
. ' NEW YORK, \ March "16.— At : a\ meet
ing . 0f ... the "executive, committee of the
National "Association v of 'Amateur Oars
men here tonight it was decided to
hold \ the • next " championship', regatta . at
JPhiladelfihla \ oa : August ] 8 ; and^ 8l* ; *
MATCHMAKERS TRYING
TO SIGN STAR BOXERS
Hope to Bring Off a Big
Event in This City
Before Long
R. A. Smyth
For. the time being the lightweight
boxers are holding the center of -the*
stage and they will continue to do so
until Bill Squires sails In through the
Golden Gate ready to meet the best of
the American heavyweight boxers. The
promoters have been conjuring with
the names of Nelson, Gans and Brltt
and from that star trio they hope Co
obtain a match. For a time It seemed
that Gans and ; Nelson would renew
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their remarkable ' struggle, ~ which : was
witnessed by the people of Goldfield
last September, but a meeting between
the. greatest two men in their class
seems out of the Question at the present
time.
Gans wants to. fight here next month
and Manager Jim Coffroth has been
trying . to find an opponent for him.
Brltt seems the man to draw the most
money, but he wouid prefer to meet
Nelson. He believes; that If he fought
the Battler In a clever, style instead of
trying; to outfights him, he could out
point him in twenty, rounds. Brltt is
weighing the merits "of the Gans match
and, may see that he would get good
returns from a fight with, the colored
.champion. \u25a0
While the boxers are trying to deter
mine -what man^ they would like to
meet, Manager Coffroth is attempting
to come to terms with Gans. He has
offered 60 per cent of the gross receipts.
Gans is holding out for a larger share,
although in the past he has been glad
to fight for less. He has agreed to a
liberal division of the money, being
willing for, the, winner to receive 60' per
cent, and; the loser 40 per cent, .al
though he would. be much surprised if
he were not: returned the winner.
~', Gans -does *not- like the- theatrical
business and would prefer to ' take fa
whirl, in the ring' at regular intervals^
For one , thing, it keeps- him in good
fighting' trim, and that is a big con
sideration, as all the men he will have
to meet .will -be formidable. • ofpouoEtg^
PAGES 43 TO 56
Edited by
R. A. Smyth
JOCKEY CLUB PUTS ON
ANOTHER DISTANCE RACE
Four-Mile Event for Big
Purse Announced by
President
Results to Date
Races Won Pd.
Favorites 231 I 'fib.
Second ebolces ... .143 23*'
Outsiders ...22-4" 3T
Total. CIS 100
In view of the sensational outcome
of yesterday's four-mile race,. Presi
dent "Williams of the New California
Jockey .Club Immediately decided to
offer $2500 In added money for a re
newal of .the Thornton stakes a fort-,
night or three weeks hence, the exact
date to be announced within a few
days. It Is hoped to obtain the entry
not only of the horses that ran yester
day, but of others that "were deterred
from starting because of unfavorable
track conditions. The entrance fee
will be $25 and that to start will be
$75. The additional stake Is offered
as much as an evidence of appreciation
of the shipping of Mamie Algol such
a long distance as for any other rea
son. That a repetition of yesterday's
stirring and spectacular contest will
prove a great attraction goes without
saying.
Twenty-eight books went on at yes
terday's cut In for the big ring. Max
Miller was a newcomer, while the.
Missouri Club, run by Bookmaker
Preston, dropped out.
D. A. Ross' string of twelve will
arrive from Ascot Park tomorrow
morning to finish the season hero.
Packy Ryan has been unable to set
any of his 2-year-olds ready .to
start here and will take them to Naw
York early in the coming month.
Good Judges are of the opinion that
Barney Schrelber's E. M. Fry is a colt
with a bright future before him. His
recent defeat was attributed to a very
poor start. \u25a0 $
Hey el Santa Anita Is the only sire
that has furnished two winners of the
Thjarnton . stakes. Veterano and Los
Angeieno are the two of his get who
figure In the list of winners of this
historic event.
Barney Schreibefs Donna made a
new track record for a mile and an
eighth at City Park, New Orleans, a
few days ago, negotiating the, distance
in" 1:52 2-5. She has won several
races in succession since Schrelbar
purchased her for a song fo*Jbreedins
purposes.,"
'Geneva S Is a likely Sain filly that
has been winning , at New Orleans.
t ; Jpckey " Mentry broke out of the
ranks of the maiden riders whan ha
brought Funnyalde In a winner.
Mabel Hollander was boated from
$600 to $800 by a White and William
Walker let the filly go.
President Williams entertained th»
James B. Brady-Jesse Lewisohn party
in the observation tower over the
Judges' ' stand 'during the running of
the Thornton stakes. The visitors were
enthusiastic over the race.
Robert Plnkerton, who. haa been at
Ascot Park for a few days, is expected
hera the coming , week. He will gat
back to New York In season for the
opening at Aqueduct.
The - greater number of the better
class horses that have been running
at Ascot Park this winter have left for
the East. '
Andy Bla.kely, - . trainer for . Sara
Emery, the New York turfman. Is
negotiating ' for the services of Jockey
L. Williams during the coming sum
mer.
Jockey Homer is toy ride for J.
Joyner on the New York tracks the
coming summer.
Jockey Aubuchon will ride ' for P. T.
Chinn'on the Eastern tracks.
..Walter Miller -probably will ride-
Billy Garth's at the Benntng
meeting. _' . . .
Wool Sandals, Pontotoc, Red Leaf, Dr.
Leggo,- True Wing and Waswlft are
horses now racing at Emeryville whoso
names appear among the fifty -seven
entries for the Queen City handicap, at
a mile and an eighth, at Latonla. This
stake has a guaranteed value of $10,000.
• Roy Mentry^s- apprentice allowance
will'' expire on' March 30.
Jockey Glen Stevens, who was ruled
off at Denver last summer, has been
reinstated.
Arimo, Niblick. Platoon and Euripi
des are among the entries from Cali
fornia for the Bennings handicaps.
Jockey McDanie l has reached the
East from Ascot Park, and will ride at
Benning. :. ,
; Yesterday's scratches: Fellgroso,
Fritz! Ferri, 'Blanche C, Benvolio, El
Pflmero, San Remo, Waswif t. Ismailian,
Prickles. Talamund,* Rapid Water, Mar
tinmas. Pontotoc, Vox Populi. Graphite,
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