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NEARING THE END AT SANTA ANITA. Third Rail Wins His Third Consecutive Race with Ease — Big Crowd Present. I.os Angeles, tal.. April 12.— Getaway week started auspiciously with an unusually large M011-dav crowd present. The weather was summery and the track lightning fast. The twenty books that laid odds bad a slrenuous day of it. as virtuallv seven favorites, and all well backed, won. The caul was well balanced throughout, the seven races draw ing ahead even interest. Tie feature of the days eird was the consistent showing made by Third Kail, which ran his usual consistent race in tin- final dash of the diay. at one and one eighth miles, scoring his third consecutive victory. Running in back of Hie pa dncikors he moved up last when called on after turning for home and held Alma Itoy sale through tile filial sixteenth. The latter was under keen urging all of the li 11:1 1 eighth, but the winner was too much for him. Silyer Line was a fair third. Spohu. Itilleinan and St. Klmwood won their re spec! ivc races easily, bill Marbles, the favorite in Hie sixth race, Baal to be driven out to lieat BBC last coming Work and Piay. which finished gamely under sharp punishment. Public form was at a Pic iiiiiim throughout the day. the public and talent alike »iiining heavily.
