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RIALT0 DEFEATS GL0RI0 IN A HOT FINISH. Homecrest Too Fast for Friend Harry — Favorites Fare Poorly at Santa Anita. I.os Angeles. Cal.. April 1.1.— The Sain Handicap, the feature race of todays card, brought out one of the Inst tielils ,,f sprinters ,,f the meeting. It "Was at si -mil a half furlongs and nine faced the barrier. Rialio. on the strength of his last previous i .- was made a mild favorite and rewarded the confiilcncc placed in him by his numerous liaekers by miming i. his best form. Off striding, he set a tremendous pace throughout and tiptoed his opi« -nents all th* way and had enough left to withstand Glorio*s splendid closing challenge, winning by a HIWI margin from Fern I... which tinisheil an in iititiint lit ir l. A siioiu tip was circulated on Frienil Harry in the sixth race at six and a half furlongs, but the favorite. Homci rest, proved too much for him. beat ing him handily alter setting the pace all the way. Houieef st ibn atoned to ioaf when an eighth out. but afn r a little shaking up cuiie away with a rush, holding Friend Harry safe all of the final sixteenth. Chilla. which tinlslied third, was easily best of the others. In ilirect contrast to the drubbing the bookmakers got yesterday when virtually seven favorites won. was tin- bowling over of some of the tirst choices today, tne pcucilcrs recouping much of their losses or Monday. A telegram was received today announcing that the Pacific .lockey Club hail sanctioned the lliilM me«-ting. which liegins May .1. Barney oldfi.ld has lioughr the good rarer. Doini nils A,-vl. fat tMBjL
