Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
BOOKS BEAT SIX
STRAIGHT RACES
TALENT HAS A HARD TIME OF
IT AT ASCOT
Favorites Are 6owIed over With Dis
gusting Regulsrity-Elie Takes
the Brooks Course
Event
BY Forest Lowry

AnOtner severe tall was experienced
oy the students OF form at the Ascot
race track yesterday afternoon. Not a
single favorite got near the money
mark. The six first choices were played
to standstill and the books reaped a
harvest unprecedented in the history
of the game in Los Angeles. Each of
the fourteen books which are doing
business cleaned up heavily. It is es-
timated that the pencilers took out of
the ring more than $4,000.
The weather was bright and crisp,
with an appreciable rise in temperature,
and card which was only ordinary
kept a fair-sized crowd on the anxious
seat all of the afternoon trying to pick
winners.
Few of the big bettors were mixed up
with the game yesterday, and alto
gether the specializing was far below
the average. Not great number of
stiff commissions were registered.
Ten was counted on the talent The
day was suited for perfect enjoyment
of the sport. The card was only or
dinary and, as the popu1ace is longing
for racing, the crowd was little above
the average considering the attraction.
Those who had taken the precaution to
sew up car fare in their waistcoat
pocket rode home; the others walked.
One little well played second choice
managed to squeeze her way home in
the stygian darkness of form, but
in the fifth race, when Evea G. was
played as though it were all over. She
carried all the wise investments of the
track and at the short price of to 10
finished second to Eleven Bells.
The most pretentious race of the day,
4-year-old and upward event, sell
ing, drew out fair field. The quartet
was asked to take a trip over the
Brooks course (seventy-three yards less
than mile and quarter). The books
had something up their sleeves in this
event, and kept the public guessing by
posting two favorites-Rough Rider
and Heather Honey-equal first choices
at 2 to 1 each. Ellie was held at z to 2
and 4 to 1, while Watercure and Wen
rick sold at Is to 1 each. A ton of
at post time his price was hammered
down to 5 to l.
The winner of this event turned up
in Ellie, second choice in the betting and
xvit l1a a,.1I fria Tba oI, IL an,
cleaned up more to this race than any
other event on the card. Wenrick got
the best of the start, but Heather
Honey raced past him on the back
stretch and retained this advantage
until the quarter pole. That good old
tween the three-eighths pole and the
stretch bend and for moment threat
ened the leaders. The jockey saved
ground by shining the rail, but the
old horse was not there when called
upon. At the end he was tired enough
pocket all the way round, but with
clear sailing closed with a rush. Ellie
was always in a good position and at
the weights and distance proved much
the best. He came up on the outside
and easily stood off the determined
rush of Rough Rider.
Many considered the effort of Water
cure most creditable, from the fact
that he has been in the barn for year
or more and has only started twice be-
fore in that time. His race of yester-
day was a good one and when properly
placed he win display scme of his old
form.
In the race preceding this event Kit
tie B, a fast trick from the stable of
James Blute, was selected by the talent
to gather all the money, but she failed
to perform up to her workout. 1t was
a 2-year-old event and the babies were
asked to go over three and a half fur
longs of ground. S. NJ. Williams Silver
Sue, F. T. Woods Azuba and j. X.
Frayling's Annis, were the touted good
things and each of them were played
to some extent. Annis had been work.
ing well with Father Catcham and her
performances in the morning were of
such high class that she went to the
post with not a few supporters. Kittie
got most of the big money, but the
best she could do was to finish third.
At the start she was badly messed
about, but at that she about ran her
race.
The winner, b. Schreiber's Tendi, ran
q much improved race over her last
start and scored at the juicy odds of
u to /. Silver Sue was second and
Kittie B third. Fraylings flly. Annis,
acted badly at the post and appeared
inclined to sulk. She may amount to
later on.
The first race on yesterdays program
brought together twelve of the worst
ever. Great Mogul, Mai Lowery and
st. Winifrede We're the best liked of the
field, and each came in for
some support. Mai Lowery was the
good thing and played as
though it were all over. She ran a fair
Ct hn nd