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Show Fast Trade Puts Odds On 'Biscuit By JACK eUENTHER ARCADIA, CaL, March 3 (UP) The largest crowd in the records of western racing streamed into this tiny towa today to watch a crippled little cast-off who once could have been bought for $2500 go down the rainbow road of the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap on his last bid tor recognition as the greatest money winner of all time. The skies were blue and the track was lightning test, so the odds on the morning line were S-S that doughty old Seablscult would make the last bid good. , SUI1 the Hens Seven years old, contender In 88 races, and twice broken down, the Biscuit still was the single horse against the field today. Since only 14 of them were named In all, the field was the smallest In the race history. But It was one of the best and the Biscuit had plenty to run by before be could hope to boost his earnings past the Sun Beau mark ( 1378,744. That Is the mark Mr. Bones baa been trying to pass for five long years. He has run toward It In winter and summer and fall and spring at every major race track hi the land, but his chances of attaining at-taining the 123.664 he needs appeared ap-peared better today than ever before. be-fore. The hot sun, cloudless sky and pasteboard track were three of the reasons. Carries Tap Weight Seablscult had to carry top weight of 130 pounds. His regular rider, red thatched Johnny Pol-lard, Pol-lard, was la his saddle to help, however, and he was favored by the 13th post position. Here Is what the Biscuit had to whip: Kayak U The second half of 1 the Charles 8. Howard entry, the South American had 139 pounds i and was second choice In the race i he won a year ago. He had No. 1 post position, but Jockey Buddy i Haas was Instructed not to run i better than second unless 8 sable-cult sable-cult was obviously beaten. Haelfly Sharper Heelfly and Hysterical The Circle Cir-cle S ranch coupling was quoted at 3-1 because Heelily Is sharper now than ever. The former- had Georgia Woolf, 114 pounds and stall 11, while the mediocre Hysterical drew 108 pounds, W. Dennis and No. S. Don Mike and Ra n BingUn stable combined these two South Americans and got odds of 10-1. The line-up was Don Mike, 112, Leonard Balaski and No. 12, and Ra II, 118, Moose Peters and No. 4. Whlchcee Major A. C Taylor's tough speed horse, fast for a mile, but not too good thereafter, was 4-1 with 114 pounds, Basil James and No. T. Specify Is 8-1 Specify A. A. Baron! and Jockey Harry Richards put Top Row over here In 1938, so Specify, with 116 pounds and the sixth stall, was 8-1. Can't Walt Myron Selsnlck's hope had light weight of 108 and likes the route. His rider wss John Longden snd his price 10-1. Viscounty Valdlna farm's 4-year-oM was' ridden by E. Rod-rtgues. Rod-rtgues. He went from stall 3 under 110 pounds at 8-1. War Plumage Only mare In the race, the J. C Brady star was under un-der the hand of Ralph Neves from No. 10 with 107 pounds. Odds 15-1. The other three were apparently sent la Just for the ride. They were W. L Ranch's Kan tan, 100. Nick Wall, No. 8 and 100-1; Rancho Casttas' Royal Crusader, 100, Lloyd Knopp, No. 14 and 90-1, and Gaffer land Battler's Wedding Call, 108, , Doug Dodson, No. 1 and 30-1. |