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Show SANTA ANITA RESULTS. , 1 Los Angeles, Jan. 1 Before , a, 1 crowd of 15.000 persons, tho largest : that ever attended the races at Santa , Anita Park, Woodcraft today defeated Molesey In a terrific drive, by a nose, in the Rose Selling stakes. . , The victory of Woodcraft , was largely due to Shilling's magnificent f-nieh. He was apparently beaten in the stretch turn, but hero Shilling besau to ride hard and gradually closed up on Molesey in timo to win. Shilling was given a hearty cheer when he returned. The first baby race for two year o!dii was run today and it resulted In an easy victory for Flying Squirrel. He was a nine to ten favorite and won easily by half a dozen lengths. Results: First race, selling, 6even furlongs Criflamb, 111 (B. Wilson), 5 to 2, won; Jane Laurel. 102 (T. Rice), 5 to 2. second; Wisteria, 119 (Shilling), 4 to 1, third. Time, 1:25 2-5. Second race, two year olds, threo furlongs Flying Squirrel. 10S (Shilling), (Shil-ling), 9 to 10, won; Green Dragon. 10S (Powers), 5 ot 1. second; Sepul-vlda, Sepul-vlda, 108 (Archibald), 7 to 1, third. Time. :34 2-5. Third race, selling, sovon furlongs ral, 119 (Powers). 5 to 2, won; Lord Rtanhope, 119 (McGee), 5 tot.l, soc-1, soc-1, third. Time, 1:25. Fourth race, the Rose Selling stakes, mile and eighth Woodcraft, 103 (Shilling), 13 to 5, won; Molesey, 97 (Page). 13 to 5. second; Edwin T. Fryer, 109 (Powers). 5 to 1, third. Time, 1:52. Fifth race, mile and a half Henry 0. Ill (E. Clark), 12 to 1, won; Gold Way, 110 (Shilling), 5 to 2, second; Fcauclare. 102 (McGee), 4 to 1, third. Time, 2:81 1-5. Sixth race, purse six furlongs Domlnus Arvi, 110 (Power3), 7 to 10, won; Big Chief. 102 (Shilling), 2 to 1, second; Green Seal, 105, (J. How-ard). How-ard). 15 to 1), third. Time. 1:11 3-5. Seventh race, mile, selling Vari-ties, Vari-ties, 111 (Clark). 2 to 1, Pretention. Preten-tion. 10G (Powers), 6 to 5, second; Niblick, 10G (McCahey). 4 to 1, third, lime, 1:39 1-5. Huge Masonry Arch. The second largest masonry arch In the world has, according to Engineering Engineer-ing News, recently been, built on a new railway In Austria. This arch is the largest span of a bridge over the Isonzo river, and is 278.9 feet, having hav-ing a rise of 78 feet. The arch Is of cut stone founded on. re-enforced con-crete con-crete footings, backing Into solid rock. It is 6.6 feet thick at the crown. The largest masonry arch In the world is at Plauen, Germany, having a span of 295 feet, and the hitherto second largest, at Luxcmborc, with 277.$ fol span. |