Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-28
GOOD RACING At
THE LOCAL TRACK
JOCKEY CLUB PUTS ON GOOD
MONDAY CARD
Public Beats the Books Despite the
Fact That Only Two Favorites
Win-one for Sir
Brillar
BY FOREST LOWRY.


A racing card somewhat out of the
ordinary for a Monday attraction was
dlshed out to the followers of thor
oughbreds yesterday afternoon at As
cot. Seldom is a program made UP Of
fields so well balanced. OF the six
events only two were of the selling
class order.
Several we'll planned coups were
pulled off and despite the fact that
only two favorites won, the bookmak-
ers lost heavily to the day. One of
the largest Monday crowds of the sea-
son was on hand to take chances with
the seventeen bookmakers and the
amount of money handled by the chalk
men would make a stake day program
look like a dime savings bank.
The jockey club having changed the
post time Of the first race from 1:4o
o'clock to 1:55, had good effect on
the earlier attendance and when the
odds were posted for the first event the
ring was crowded to uncomfortable
standing room. The men on the block
handled more money (and incidentally
lost 1nore) than any week day during
the current meeting.
Prince of Coins Wins
The half mile race for 2-year-olds,
which opened the afternoons sport.
had thirteen starters, all maidens.
Prince of Coins, Pirates Dance and
Snow Bound carried most of the
money. Avonella was backed down
from 20 to IL, while the rest receded
in the citing. The start was about
as peri It as could be expected for a
bunch I, 2-year-olds. Sizz Czarina and
Pirates nee got off on their toes
and well motion. Prince of Coins
was right after them and forced a
sharp pace of three furlongs. In the
closing strides he had to be hard rid
den to stall of Czarinas determined
finish. The latter was right there all
the way and at the paddock gate
looked to have royal chance. Pr
ate's Dance hung on well and stood
a long hard drive, but had to be salts
fed with third money.
Ordinary Lot of Platers
The seven furlongs selling race
brought out very poor lot of thirteen
platers, of which Latoila was made
favorite, closely pressed in public
esteem of Laura F. M. Florista and
Ledatrix held at to each. Here
was another good start by which the
entire field seemed to get away full in
its stride. AS the race was run Laura
F. M. was much the best of the 9TH
ers. She lay in back of Nellie May the
first five furlongs, then moved up fast
when called upon and sixteenth out
had things all her own way. Look
away stood the drive through the
stretch gamely and finished resolutely.
Latoila, the favorite, was slow to be-
gin but made up ground gradually and
at the end was going fastest of the
bunch. She crowded Florista out of it
just on the end and kept her out of
third money.
Gorgalette won the mile purse race,
third on the card, quite handily at the
good odds of to 1, from Sinner Simon,
the to favorite, and Glennevls
Panique, backed from to 1 to to .,
was fourth.
Gorgalette took up the running at
the three -eighths pole and saving
ground by skinning the rail easily held
his field safe in the run for home.
Sinner Simon was not called upon until
anfA,eit1cr a ctr
inch of the last quarter, although there
was no apparent need of it, as he had
Glennevis beaten off for the place.
The latter seemed to tire badly on the
end, but had enough left to stall off
the fast coming Panique.
Easy for GirdIestone
Girdlestone was the closing favorite
at to 5 in the field OF six which start
ed for the one mile purse. fourth on
the program, and he made good by fin
ishing first, an easy winner by three
quarters of length, e. M. Brattain
finishing second. one length in front OF
Pasadena.
Girdlestone trailed close up the first
part and then when the real racing
began stood a long, hard drive and
wore down Ralph Reese in the final
sixteenth. Ralph Reese had a world
of speed but tired badly just before
the wire was reached, but easily dis
posed of MGrathiana Prince for the
place. The latter easily took care oi
Azelina in the run through the
stretch.
Sir 8riIIar in Form
Sir Brillar, winner of the five an6
a half furlongs sprint. fifth on the card
showed himself TO be good one on the
Chicago tracks last summer and on the
strength Of his consistent races there
was heavily played yesterday. AS {
2-year-old in a particular race in th'
east last year he gave loads of weigh
to everything in the race and it tool
every iota of that good filly, Lady
Jocelyn's reserve forces. to beat hin
out a head in 1:4O 1-5, and that unde
a ride on the part of Jockey Romanell