Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-03-19 | Page 11 | [Illegible] Win Marks Crystal Pennant among Best in America

WIN MARKS CRYSTAL PENNANT AMONG BEST IN IN IN- AMERICA 6 J i i HANDY MANDY RUNS WOEFUL RACE FINISHING FI EIGHTH Winner Makes Up Ground After Making Poor Start Sun God II Finishes Second SAN DIEGO Ca Cal March 19 AP Al' APA AlA A A year old chestnut colt named Crystal Pennant today was teas ranked with the best horses performing on American race tracks While the largest crowd In the of the Tijuana track looked on the tile Hi R C. C stables entry thundered thundered thundered thun- thun dered down the tile stretch yesterday to win the Coffroth handicap richest all-age all turf stake of the tha I country countr JocKey T. T Luther was up upon upon upon on the winner inner who is owned by W. W H. H Hoffman Hoffman of Ventura Cal CaI LEADS 17 TO POST Crystal Pennant led seventeen se other horses hordes over the mile mUe arid and arida a a- quarter distance finishing a full length ahead of Sun God II It of the stock farm winner of the 1926 Coffroth trailed Sun God II It by a head taking third place from Cantankerous of the Green Greenfield stock farm by y a bare half length The Three Ds D's entry Handy Mandy to 3 favorite in the future book finished eighth Crystal Pennant worked lila his way his way way up gradually after getting off to a a. poor start leading at the half gave way before the the- sprint of Alexander Pantages owned by the theatre magnate of the same name I The latter iatter taking a clear lea lead when where approaching the stretch turn failed to hold his lila advantage and Crystal Pennant who had been coming up slowly passed him to race on to victory Sun God II H with Jockey Howard Elston Ebston In the saddle was crowded and failed to mal make e a clear stretch run PAYS 1340 TO WIN The winner by Pennant and Isles paid 1340 to win in inthe inthe inthe the 2 6 40 pl place ce and show Sun God II It paid place and arid show while Willie C paid show Crystal P Pennant which carried cari only pounds pOUnd earned for fot his owner b by finishing In front while Wiliie 2500 2300 each went wert to JockeY Luther and Trainer Earl Linell Sun Gods God's second place enriches his masters by be being being being be- be ing third and Cantankerous brought his owners 1500 by his Ills fourth place The Tile time tinie for the distance was 05 Z 05 set the track record of 5 2023 in In taking the Coffroth O two years ears ago