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ELEVEN IN 0,000 AGUA CALIENTE HANDICAP g Australian Wonder Horse Phar Lap to Make American Debut Spanish Play, Cabezo and Reveille Boy Most For midable Rivals of the Invader Sundays Program Consists of Fifteen Races, First Four to Be Run Before Noon The eleven named to start in the Agua Caliente Handicap, with post positions, weights, riders, owners and trainers, follow: PP. Horse. Wt. Rider. Owner. Trainer. 1 Good and Hot 100 W. Moran J. Toplitzky. R. F. Carman 2 Scimitar 100 G. Smith J. D. Mikel J. D. Mikel 3 Spanish Play 117 C. Landolt... Knebelkamp and Morris C. E. Gross 4 Reveille Boy 118 ....J. A. Best J. A. Best 5 Bahamas 98 J. Longden. . . Oak Tree Stable W. Hartman 6 Joe Flores 90 S. Coucci....S. H. Lee L. O. Lee 7 Seths Hope 112 C. Turk Mrs. J. A. Parsons J. A. Parsons 8 Dr. Freeland .120 L. Cunham..B. Creech B. Creech 9 Phar Lap 129 W. Elliott Telford and Davis : . .H. R. Telford 10 Marine 114 F. Mann K. Dawes J. Tighe 11 Cabezo 100 A. Fischer. . .Mrs. W. T. Anderson L. O. Lee J . : . ; i AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico, March 19. What is expected to be the most interesting Agua Caliente Handicap ever run will be decided at the Lower California track late Sunday afternoon, when a field of eleven thoroughbreds, the cream of western racing, will go postward.in search of the 0,000 prize. Not only is the race the most open since its inauguration, but it embraces elements of romance and drama unequaled in any previous encounter. Phar Lap, the great Australian champion, has injected color which has been heretofore unknown in the event. His trip and that of Spanish Play from opposite directions to make their first starts on Mexican soil, in the event, as well as the presence of Marine from Canada, Cabezo, son of Car-laris, Reveille Boy and Dr. Freeland, respective American Derby and Preakness winners, and Bahamas, gallant little California-bred, give it a glamour which ha3 been unknown in other years. With the event less than twenty-four hours away, few horsemen will commit themselves on the outcome. Those favoring Phar Lap are of the opinion that he will win in a canter, while others claim that he will not be among the first three, the same goes for Spanish Play, Cabezo, Reveille Boy and Joe Flores. The skeptics point out that Phar Lap will be unable to win after such a lengthy trip, that Spanish Plays jaunt from New Orleans will also hinder him, that Cabezo can not go the route, that Joe Flores may be left at the post, and that Reveille Boy may do anything. All interviewed seem to cling to the belief that Bahamas will run a good race, despite the fact that he is con-, sidered outclassed. Bahamas is a better" horse than he is given credit for. Game to the core, he is speedy on a fast track and inherits mud running ability from his sire, Bon Homme. PHAR LAP NO. 9. On the eve of the titanic struggle for the supremacy of the western turf the eleven that will go postward are in the order of their post positions: Good and Hot, owned by J. Toplitzky; Scimitar, owned by J. D. Mikel; Spanish Play, from the stable of Knebelkamp and Morris; Reveille Boy, owned by J. A. Best; Bahamas, representing the Oak Tree Stable; Joe Flores, carrying the colors of S. H. Lee; Seths Hope, from the barn of J. A. Parsons; Dr. Freeland, of the Benny Creech menage; Phar Lap, owned by Davis and Telford of Australia; Marine, owned by Kenneth Dawes, of Montreal; Cabezo, owned by Mrs. W. T. Anderson. Most of the candidates were on the track this morning for limbering up exercises and then were taken back to the barns to await the big clash. The Agua Caliente Handicap, which is at one and one-quarter miles, with 0,000 added, will go to the post between 4:30 and 5:00 p. m. and will come thirteenth on Sundays program. Racing will start at 10:30 in the morning with four races being given before a halt is called for luncheon and the remainder run off during the afternoon. The afternoons session will begin at 1 p. m. The weather this afternoon was a trifle hazy and it was just possible that rain would intervene to mar the proceedings, but the management was optimistic and insisted that todays climatic conditions were caused by a high fog, which would lift late in the day. The weather bureau predicted clear Continued on eighteenth page. ELEVEN IN 0,000 HANDICAP Continued from first page. and warm weather in this vicinity for Sunday. The track, in the event that rain does not materialize, is expected to be lightning fast, and it is possible that a new mile and a quarter record may be hung out. Preparations are being made to broadcast the race throughout America and to Australia by shortwaves. George W. Schilling experienced turfman and official, will preside at the microphone and give a detailed description of the running of the event as well as other features and he will be assisted by John Wells and Leslie Adams of Station KFSD. H. A. Wolfe, Australian expert will comment on the horses for the benefit of turf- enthusiasts in his homeland. This feature will be on the air between 4:30 and 5:00 p. m., Pacific coast time Chicago time, 6:30 and 7:00 p. m.
