Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-25
TRACK NOTES

What would you do If you made a
bet in a hand book on one Of the ponies
In five-horse race, and then at the
last minute they came along and added
two starters, one of which beat your
favorite for the money? The man run
ming the hand book refuses to produce
when you ask him TO declare the bet
off, and there you are
This is what a local sport who put
UP $50 on Ala Russell the other day is
asking the sporting editor of The Her
aid. Recently in n stake race at AS
cot, for which five horses were slated
to decide the issue between them, two
starters were added at the last min
ute and one of them, Astral H., beat
Ala Russell for the purse. The bettor
thought that the hand book operator
should give him back the money bet.
for he had not wagered that Ala Rus
sell would beat anything but the -four
horses originally carded to run with
her.
AS there Is no law on the subject
which will stand in court or any
where else It looks like the man who
made the bet is out his little half CEN
tury. The square thing for the hand
book man to do is to produce the
money.
At a race track the books are gov
erned by the association which controls
the course, but the hand books have no
one but the policeman on the beat to
look out for and consequently they
turn a trick wherever there is a pos
sible chance to do so.
This afternoon at 1 o'clock in the
paddock the following horses, the prop
erty of j. A. Weinberg, will be sold to
the highest bidder: Freesias, The Rep
rebate, Vino and Morenus.
There was a lot of crow'ding and
humping after the start in the first
race. Search Me and La Chata were
the ones that suffered most. Throw
this race out for future calculations.
Ila had a rough journey and had to
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finishing fast. This one will graduate
from the maiden class soon.
Earl Rogers, the good thing in the
first race, never left the result in doubt
and won in canter. He was backed
from 20 to s to 1 at post time. This
one was wired away and played heav-
lily at Hot Springs
Mart Gentry after being played from
8 to to even money, won the second
race in mild drive.
Huachuca who made his reappear-
ance after long rest, was the touted
good thing in the second race and was
heavily played for the place, which he
landed after rough journey.
Tab Miss Provo. Showed a lot of
early speed and when placed where
she belongs will win.
Anirad should have won the third
race. w. Smith took things entirely
too easy through the stretch and was
nipped out at the wire by Flora
Bright. Moriarity outrode Smith.
Past Master ran prominently for six
furlongs and will win soon.
Hersain, the favorite, had rough
journey all the way and was shut out
A I,
Golden Light was admirably handled
by J. Clark, which won for him,
Golden Ivy had him in close quarters
the last sixteenth and slightly inter-
fered with him. A funny incident oc-
Cured near the wire when Golden
Light bit Golden Ivy in the mouth.
Dutiful showed a glimpse of his old
time form and from now on will be a
hard horse to beat.
been third but for being pocketed all
the way down the stretch.
Mai Lowery, the good thing in the
fifth, rewarded her hackers by winning
easily.
Capable was backed from Is to 1 to
5 to 1 at post time and finished an easy
second.
F. H. Martens Of the firm of Martens
& Coffey of San Francisco was visitor
at the track yesterday.