Formful Racing At Santa Anita Park.: Don Domo Races Again and Is Beaten by Botanist--Kerry Outruns Montclair., Daily Racing Form, 1908-04-03

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FORMFUL RACING AT SANTA ANITA PARK Don Domo Races Again and Is Beaten l y Botanist Kdrry Outruns Montclair Los Angeles Cal April 2 The favorites played havoc with the bookmakers hardly one of them es ¬ caping without heavy losses Public form was at a premium and the best horse won in almost every race raceBotanist Botanist won the most pretentious race of the day in a mild drive from the gray ghost Don Domo which was reported as broken down He was well backed by the eastern contingent here among them being Charles G Gates GatesThe The fast track Just suited Sam Bernard and he had little trouble in disposing of fair opponents in the fifth race raceP P H McCarrens Thomas Flyer was well thought of to win the sixth race but ran disappointingly and finished an Indifferent third George Henrys Kerry backed down from 3 to 1 to S to 5 proved an easy winner showing a clean pair of heels all the way wayAlready Already preparations for leaving Santa Anita Park after the last race is run next Saturday are under way Judge Hamilton will leave Sunday for his home at Mount Sterling Ky while general man ¬ ager Gardner will go to his home in Kansas City for a wellearned rest Associate judge Cole will go to New York from here as will racing secretary E O Smith Bookmakers Rose Holland and many others will proceed to start east In spite of the gloomy outlook for betting on the metropolitan tracks this season seasonJockey Jockey Harty received word today that his mother was not expected to live and he left for his home In the east this afternoon afternoonFriends Friends of Riley Grannan here have been advised that he Is now well on the road to recovery and has been transferred from Rawhide to a hospital in Reno


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