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I WARMING AT SANTA ANITA RECORD NUMBER OF BOOKMAKERS ON AND CROWDS INCREASING DAILY. Miss Sain Defeats Angelus in a Sensational Finish Old Proper Scores from Dainty Belle in Easy Fashion. Los Angeles. Cal., December 23. The cut-in today eclipsed all records in southern California racing. thirty-one bookmakers answering roll call. Among the new pencilers to mount the block were: J. Cahill, Tom Shaw, A. Klugman and Fred Adler. Most of thei newcomers drew in to get the benefit of the usual heavy Christmas betting." The largest draw-in last year was twenty-six. The feature of todays racing was the victory of the old handicap horse, Proper, in the fifth race at seven furlongs. He was entirely neglected iu the betting, opening, at 15 to 1 and closing at 25 to 1. Breaking kindly next to the outside rail he raced forwardly throughout and easily came away from Dainty Belle In the final sixteenth, winning with speed to spare. Several sharpshooters that had narrowly watched his last previous race won heavily on him. Miss iSains spectacular finish In the fourth race was productive of much enthusiasm. She was badly outfooted to the stretch, then had to go around on the outside, but steadied down to her work in the final eighth and. finishing with a jgreat burst of speed, nipped the tiring Angelus in the very last stride. Angelus sbowed tremendous speed for seven furlongs, but tired fast in the closing strides as It not quite keyed up. Pat Dunnes Please also made a sensational finish in the last race, coming with a cyclonic rush in the last 100 yards and ixking her nose in. front of the lieavily backed Rialto in the very last strides. The racing was. one of the best days entertainment of the season thus far. The sport will he at its height in about eight days. The attendance Is gradually increasing.
