Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-11

was ushered before the powers that be
and told Straightforward story Of
the affair. The judges listened to his
story and then gave him instructions
which he followed to the letter. The
result was that Sinner Simon annexed
the race handily from Ralph Reese, the
favorite. The sheets we're ordered up
after the race and Il developed that
Evans & Costen had laid Sinner up
first, second and third to the tune Of
$500, which of course they lost.
owner German was sent for and be-
fore the judges Lynch reiterated the
charges pointing out German as the
man who attempted to bribe him.
Allegiance Wins Jumping Race
The feature event at Ascot yesterday
was the free handicap steeplechase for
4-year-olds and upward. The days
sport was opened with the timber top
pers posted in the chalks. Allegiance,
second choice in the betting at ID to 5,
clipped two and a half seconds from
the track record and easily disposed Of
the field opposed to him. He was al
ways we'll up and as soon as the boy
saw Bozeman was firing he came on
and won with something to spare.
lengths in front of Ruths Rather, who
was coupled with Snowdrift in the
betting. Cazador, the favorite, was
fourth.
Gus Lanka's Merces, whose closing
price was to 1, never left the result
of the second race in doubt. 1t was
a six furlongs sprint for S-year-olds
that have never won more than two
races. Eight fillies faced the barrier,
of which Fair Light was the best liked.
She opened to / and al post time her
price was hammered down to to 2.
Merces showed in front as soon as the
barrier was released and she made :.
run away race of it, winning with
in reserve. Jerusha, held
at to 1, was second and Sun Mark |
third. The latter was we'll played and |
at the head of the stretch loomed up
Sea Sick, at As made a |
bid for it through the stretch, was not |
there when Jerusha came up and chal-
Ienged.
Easy for Ala Russell
Ala Russell a speedy trick belong
ing to S. NJ. Williams, after acting
badly at the post for ten minutes, dur
ing which time she threw her rider and |
then for a second time fell on him,
won the two-year-old race cleverly
rom Sun Fire, second choice in the
betting and La Chatta, 10 to 1 chance.
Russell beat the gate and made her
field look cheap with a dazzling burst
IF speed. The winner went to the post
1t even money after opening at 1 to 2.
The layers of odds thought that the
'all did not do the filly any good,
which accounted for the slide in her
post price.
Lord of the Heath, backed from 10
to to 5, won the fourth event.
which was for four year. olds and up.
ward over a mile and seventy yards Of
ground, and put an awful dent in the
rolls of the bookmakers. Sheriff Bell
opened favorite at to 2, but receded
to IA to when the play began on Lord
of the Heath. The winner was always
within striking distance and under
keen urging through the stretch easily
disposed of Sheriff Bell, who in turn
held MGrathiana Prince safe for the
place.
Fireball, always fayorite at IL to 20,
his field and won the
five and a half furlongs purse race,
fifth on the card, from Workman, who
was held al 4 to 1, and Blue Coat, the
extreme outsider. The latter's show
price was to /.
The mile and sixteenth selling al.
fair, last on the card, was taken by
Lustig, the 4 to favorite. Tryon, at
Il to 5, was second and Eleven Bells
-hird