Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-26 | Page 12 | 45,000 See Top Row Win

SEE TOP ROW ROW WIP WI Pari Handles Near Half Million LOS ANGELES Dec 26 UPA UPA UP A A brilliant inaugural feature victory by Top Row a crowd erow of and a pari handle of nearly a half million dollars got the second Santa Anita meeting meeting meet- meet ing ng off to a flying start Christmas I aa day clVIn In stampeding through a fast field to o win by a neck Top Row set a anew anew anew new mile record as as the tiny son of Peanuts carried top weight to victory vic vic- tory ory in the added Christmas stakes takes stakes H. H C. C Hatchs Hatch's Ariel Arid Cross CroS could not light fight off tho the A. A A. A Baroni Baron speedsters speedster's challenge in In the stretch although placing three lengths ahead of and Walk Walk- cs cr Mary lan Top Rows Row victory Ictor paid off hI his hill supporters to win wn to place and to show while Ariel And Cross returned backers 1080 and with Mary Marv bringIng bringIng bringing bring bring- ing to show Although saddled with pounds heavIest weight assignment he has ever vcr drawn Top Row ran the milain mile mila milen in n 1 35 5 4 5 to break the former record record rec- rec ord rd of 1 36 5 3 made by Sweeping Light last February Given an excellent ride by Jockey Georgie Woolf Wool who booted in Azuar Azucar Azu- Azu car cac ar in the tho added Santa Anita handicap p last year Top Row stayed back of tho the leaders for the first three Entering the stretch in sixth position by a length and nd a half Top Row readily responded responded re- re in the final drive with a burst of oC speed that brought him hint to the fore at the finish Ariel Arlel Cross Cross went up among the leaders soon soon after tho the start was third at the quarter and h half l and went vent into the lead at the three- three quarters Tho The Hach thoroughbred gamely amely tried to match strides with Top op Row in the stretch but the conqueror of Discovery was not tobe to tobe toe be e denied The winter racing season at the million dollar plant ne near r Arcadia vas vas as inaugurated with Jubilee Jims Jim's victory in tho the first race the tho 1000 Kris Kringle stakes Longest price of the day in which favorites generally did not disappoint disappoint point their backers was paid in the eighth race when Center Lane returned rc- rc turned on 2 win tickets The pari betting gross was vas as compared with 63 wagered the opening day last year car In the featured Christmas stakes Lakes bettors shoved through the windows as compared to o bet on the 1934 opening day ay Virtually all Hollywood turned out for or the inaugural program with several everal film notables having horses entered in races during the day Among actors and actresses seen in the clubhouse and boxes were Al J Jolson Ruby Heeler Keeler Dolores Del Rio Jeanette Jeanetto 1 Carole Carob Lombard Clark Gable Gail Patrick Joe E. E Brown Ann Harding Pat OBrien O'Brien Bing Ding Crosby Crosby Cros- Cros Cros Cros- by hr Eddie Cantor and a host of others The film colon colony race fans heavily ily hr backed Gables Gable's nag Beverly Hills in the third race but the screen lovers lover's fans faM were disappointed disappointed disappointed pointed when it ran in the grade B handicap which was won by Highland Farms Farm's Bartlett Many recouped their losses however however howver how- how ever ver when scenario writer Leon Gordons Gordon's nosed out El in the next race to pay on 2 win tickets