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M B p W ri ti r, f n t n [ ■ n T | v 1 ,, | .1 t i | ] I I MILLERS FIRST APPEARANCE APPLAUDED, f But He Fails to Respond with a Winner— Dugan Rides Three — First Peep Runs Well. L Lo- Angeles. Cal.. January 27.— Jockey Miller appeared in the saddle here today and was greeted with acclaim, but failed to land a winner, although ridini; in his best form. Continual rain put the track in the worst condition possible, and it will require some days of sunshine to get it into fast footing again. Tom Williams, the California turf magnate, arrive 1 today, as did also Doc Koweli. Williams ten horses will get here tomorrow. .Tiiidge Hamilton was indisposed today and remained in his room at the Alexandria. hi The racing was featureless and the twenty books hi had a good break. n Starter Dwyer seat the field in the first race away a a straglim: with Anna May in the lead and she e: made the ikc-i of her advantage by leading by a a wide gap to the last sixteenth. Where she fell a away beaten. Kseainailo closed a tremendous gap ii •n the stretch and finished fast, winning in a drive T with Cauardo. o Ha m pass, on tie- strength of his two successive S victories over such as appaaM him in the two-year- b old race, was made an odds on favorite, but was tl beaten by Madeline Musgrave in a sharp last eighth t drive. Annie Wells ran a good race and finished v lii.mely. g Another odds on favorite iini defeat when Litholin f unstayed Inspector Hird in a close finish. Sister ii in lulia was heavily backed just before post time, but tired badly in the stretch after showing superior e early speed. a Barrel brake fraai an inside position and pro- coeded to set a last pace for three-quarters, then t Fred, allowing, first Colonel White and then First t Ieep. to pass him. first peep was far in the rear i fac the first half, but came fast in the stretch next t to ihe inside rail and easily held Colonel White safe in the final drive.
