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OUTLOOK AT LOS ANGELES. "Hidalgo" Capt. Tom Merry writes entertainingly of the coming meeting at Los Angales in the Herald of that city as follows: "The outlook for a brilliant race meeting at Agricultural Park was never bo good as in this year. In addition to an unusually large number of entries to the harness races, there are already over eighty gallopers on the ground, with soventy more duo to arrive in tho next two days. Among those already on the ground are Eonic and Tho Fretter, winners of the rich Burns Handicap at Oakland; Tower of Candles, a big winner at Coney Island last year and very successful since her return tothis coast; Flush of Gold, winner of the Los Angeles Derby of 1900 and several other important stake races ; Princess Titania, winner of a dozen races in tho colors of Caesar Young; Wolhnrst, a winner of ten races this year ; The Fog, the biggest winner in Montana during tho season recently closed; Morinel, a stake winner in each of the past three seasons ; Idoyo, a good winner in Montana; Huachuca, the best of all tho Santa Anita horses in the east this season; and about two dozen more that belong to tho class generally referred to as useful horses. "From the east we may expect a big lot of cracks, including Rolling Boer, McChesney, Caliban, Father Wentkor, Schwalbo, Geheimniss, Tayon and Otis, the latter being tho winner of the St. Louis 1 Derby. It is almost impossible to find stalIe room for all of them, but there will be after all. The harness horses will be atabled at the upper end, nearest to the gate, while the gallopers will be at the lower ond of the yard. Marcos Fosters horses got in on Friday, minus that good colt, Sid C, which broke down at exercise on September 21 at home. Those -of E. J. Baldwin, trained by his nephew, will arrive here next week. Among them are some two-year-olds that have not yet started, and there are some great stories retailed about their speed by the touts. One of these colts called Batador, is said to be a singularly handsome colt and is entered in three stakes, so they must think pretty well of him. Dr. Rowell, the only man who ever won the Burns Handicap twice with Satsuma and Imperious, is on his way with twelve head, including that good colt, Bon Mot, by Fitz James Queens Taste, by Rotherhill. The doctor is a singular man and has a fashion of buying up cast-offs from other stables and winning big races with them. At least that is what he did with Satsuma and Imperious in the days that have flown, purchasing the former from C. S. Brownell and the latter from A. B. Sprockets. You never can tell what horses will do after Dr. Rowell gets hold of them, for he can beat the world in patching up old cripples and winning big races with them. This year he has won considerable money at the Chicago tracks and is liable to spring a surprise on tho knowing ones before the season is over. Dr. Rowells daughter is the wife of the once famous American rider, Lester Reiff, who had the mount on William C. Whitneys Vqlodyovski when he won last years Derby in England, and ran second to Doricles in the St. Leger."
