Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-03
ONE FAVORITE
WINS At ASCOT
BOOKS CLEAN UP HEAVILY ON
THE PUBLIC
Ordinary Racing Card and Muddy
Track Draws Out Small Crowd.
Morisrlty Wins Four
Races
BY FOREST LOWRY.

Threatening weather and a mudd.
track attracted but a small crowd t,
Ascot yesterday afternoon. With th
handicap scratched the card was not I
particularly good one and the animal
entered in the six races programmed TO
decision were. to a great extent, eithe
nags which had seen better days, o.
ponies of no particular class which
never had any "best days"
For all that, however the racing wat
good and there was no dearth of thos'
surprises which constitute the charm
Of the sport for the average race-goer
out of a possible six races there wer,
five surprises and, to make matters
worse, even the one lone winning ia
vorite paid his hackers anything bu
encouraging and satisfactory returns
for the investments that were made or
him.
The track, although deserving to bt
classed as sloppy, is the result of the
heavy rains of the night before, was
remarkably good. as the time made ir
the six dog races indicates.
Sorry Looking Lot
AS might be expected the seven ami
mails which went to the post for the
mile and sixteenth race for 4-year-
olds and upwards were a sorry looking
lot. A big growthy colt may go through
his 2-year-old form without winning
brackets and still turn out to be a real
stake horse in his 3-year-old form, but
a horse that goes through his 3year-
old form without getting to the front
often enough to command respect,
really amounts to very little as race
horse and cannot be counted upon as
Of any value other than possible bet
ting proposition among no accounts of
his own class.
Mi Reina, who accidentally ran Sec
ond to Freesias the other day, was the
favorite and went to the post at the
false and almost prohibitive price of
to 2. William F. H., Churchlight,
Flora Bright and Louwelsea. were the
touted good things of the balance
which faced the barrier, and each
came in for some support. After a
good start, Past Master, at the good
odds of 10 to 1, raced from fifth position
to the front in the first furlong and
then held a good safe lead from there
home. On the stretch bend the favorite
made a bid, but did not have enough
in her to get up with Flora Bright,
who finished two lengths behind the
long-priced horse, Past Master.
One for MetIakatIa
The second race was a six furlong
condition affair for which eight 4-year-
olds and upward, non-winners of more
than one race since the opening of the
meeting, went to the post. Metlakatla,
who has been knocking at the door
since coming here, opened up at to /,
but a heavy play on her at post time
sent her to the barrier at to 1. She
beat the gate and never left the result
in doubt. Aunt Polly, well liked at 1S
to 5, about ran her race and was lucky
to be second. Funny Side, opening at
5 to 2 and receding to 4 to 1, should
have been closer up and with any kind
of a ride would have nipped the place
at least. Dorice, at to 1, was anchored
at the weights and, after showing up
prominently to the head of the stretch,
died away when the pinch came. Ban
dillo lacked his usual speed and fin
ished away back.
The third race on the card, a sub
stitute for the handicap, enticed a field
of nine. 1t was a 4-year-old and up
ward affair over the Slauson course
Komombo was made favorite at ever
money with Marlborough second choice
at to 1. The winner Of this even
turned up in Susie Christian, who wen
to the post at to l. She was thu
best of the bunch and, as the race wal
run, had to be to win. Moriarity go
her away none too well and altogether
put up a sluggish ride the first part
In the run for home the mare made
up a world of ground on her own cour
age and simply outgamed Komombt
and Ben Lear in the final strides Nor
iarity allowed Susie to bear in just a
the wire. The foul which followed wa:
so palpable that those who bet on hel
were surprised when the judges refused
to take notice of it.
Marlborough was inclined to run ou
on the stretch bend and when he went
TO the outside of the track everybody
behind him followed suit. This move
brought the entire field. save Cloverton
to the center of the track At the pad,
dock, where Susie Christian got uI
with the leaders, she was on the ex,
treme outside. She bore in and carried
Komombo and Ben Lear to the inside
rail. Cloverton, who finished in on the
rail, had to pull up, as he could not
get through.
The judges may have held that Susie
Christian was going fastest at the end,
which would be the only excuse for not
disqualifying her.
The Novice VIM
Hilona was esteemed to have the best
chance of the seven ordinary perform
ers who faced the barrier I'm the fourth
race. The Novice, backed from to |