Many Arrivals at Santa Anita, Daily Racing Form, 1908-11-20

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MANY ARRIVALS AT SANTA ANITA. Los Angeles. Cal., November 10. J. L. Holland, vice-president of Santa Anita Park, arrived here last night direct from New York over the Santa Fc and is staying at the Alexandria. He had a conference with George Rose today, during which all the minor appointments at the track were ratified. Mr. Holland was delighted with the -prospects of racing here next winter and looks for the largest crowd of easterners that have ever visited southern California. Gene Elrod got in last night from Latonia and will hare full cliargo of the betting ring. An eastern contingent of four carloads of horses came in this morning. With these horses included there are now S50 stabled inside the grounds and with those added that are stabling outside the num. ber reaches 1.000. The owners that got in today were the Elkwood Stable, property of Fred and Walter Lewlsohn, brothers of Jesse Lewlsohn. the copper magnate. In the lot was Etherial. James Blute arrived with fifteen of William Gersts; J. J. Hyland with ten: J. Miller with Far West and four others: Tom Man-nix witli four and James Boden with eight. The contingent shipped iu good condition. T. A. Davies got in at noon- today with nine from Salt Lake City. Secretary E. C. Smith will have the book of conditions for the first nine days out next Monday. Among those that will probably start in the Pomona Handicap Thanksgiving day are Pinkola. Magazine, Vox Populi. Colloquy, Stanley Fay, Lee Rose, Green Seal and Astronomer. The weights will be announced November 23.


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