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STANLEY FAYS SANTA ANITA HANDICAP. Jack Atkin Wins in His Best Style Jockey Treubel Punished for Rough Riding. Los Angeles. Cal.. December 23. Stanley Fay von the Santa Anita Handicap by a head today in a sensational finish with Czar amid ilea fen ins acclaim. Passing the stand the first time Treuliel. in playing for a snug position, bumped Vox Populi off his stride, he caroming into Husky, and he in turn interfering with Magazine, the three being thrown clear out f the race. Treubel was sharply reprimanded for his rough tactics, fined 00 and set down for thirty racing days, but will 1m? allowed to ride for his contract employer. P. T. Chinn. Stanley Fays victory was popular, as lie was backed by the public and talent alike. He was skillfully rated for the first seven furlongs, then moved up fast and. in a stirring last sixteenth drive, outgamed Czar. The latter was made too sudden use of when Hearing the far turn and this probablv cost him the race. He showed rare gameness under the whip in the final sixteenth, but was not quite good enough. Gowan, well supported lv nianv easterners, raced promisingly for seven furlongs anil then gradually fell away beafen. Jack Atkin. with the steadying impost of 130 pounds on his back, had little trouble in disposing of oue of the best fields of sprinters here, winning tiie third race at sir furlongs in fast time. He is at his liest and should be hard to beat from now on. The weather was balmy and clear, being ideal for racing purposes. Roy Offutt. of Wright and Offutt. will sell his entire stable of eighteen horses on Saturday, January 2, by auction in. the paddock. James Crooks and John Fitch, well-known sportsmen from Hamilton, Ont arrived here today and will remain for the winter. Round and Round was run up from 00 to ,100 and sold to Charles Ilealey. The attendance today was about 8.000 and the thirty-one books did by far the greatest oue-dav business of the present meeting. ,
