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SANTA CLARA HANDICAP NEXT Twelve of Nineteen Nominated Expected to Sport Colors. tiay World and Gaillardia Given Workouts ; for Saturdays Headliner at Bay Meadows Track. SAN MATEO, Calif., April 11. It appears as if a full field will go to the post in the Santa Clara Handicap, Saturdays feature at Bay Meadows. Out of the nineteen sprinters nominated, at least a dozen is expected to parade and, if the track is in the very best of condition, a new mark for the six-furlong distance may be established. Several of those entered in the Santa Clara took workouts Thursday morning, and the most interesting of those to breeze was Sand Cloud, running companion of the powerful little Top Row. Sand Cloud has been absent from the turf since last fall, but the rest seems to have done him a world of good, and he went six furlongs Wednesday fn 1:15, with but little effort. He was accompanied by Morning Mail, which has also been named to tote the Baroni silks in Saturdays feature. Trainer Yates of the C. A. Nix stable has his two aces, Gay World and Gaillardia, on the track and they did all that was asked of them, going five furlongs in less than one minute. Gay World, one of the surprises of last years racing, seems to have returned to his good form and may be a potent factor in Saturdays ,000 added race. Speed galore will be evident in the Santa Clara, as such flyers as Indiantown, Caris-brooke, Frisky Matron, Gaillardia, Gay World, Top Row and many others, most of them capable of dashing the three-quarters in about 1:10, are among the entries. Just how Top Row, Riskulus and other horses, most valuable but possessed of less sprinting ability than their rivals, will fare against such flyers will not be known until the day of the race. Although it is likely that Bay Meadows will close Tuesday, the date for the windup has not as yet been definitely set. General manager William P. Kyne, when asked for a definite statement Thursday, said: Bay Meadows will race until Tuesday at least, and by that time - it should be definitely known if Tanforan will open Saturday. If Tanforan is ready to open Saturday, the Bay Meadows meeting will close Tuesday; if not we shall ask permission to extend our present meeting until such time as Tanforan gets under way. The Tanforan opening has turned out to be more or less of a guessing contest among turfmen. Many are convinced that the track cannot be in readiness by the scheduled date of April 20, while an equal number are of the opinion that the track will be in tip-top shape by that time. While there is much work still to be done on the San Bruno plant, the new track should be ready for galloping of horses in a few days, according to many horsemen. After a handle that reached almost 9,000 Wednesday, Bay Meadows was preparing for a week-end of business which, with favorable weather conditions, might pull them out of the red. The weather was fine Thursday, and a crowd which compared favorably with that of the previous day was out. The track was fast for the first time during the week. Patrons witnessed the spectacle of a 4 to 5 shot being beaten over twenty lengths in the opening race when Thoughtful once again failed the public. Thoughtful was never in contention after being in close qaurters early, and was last of the animals to finish. Bens Hope was the winner, with Runshot finishing second and Barondi third.
