Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-09
ANOTHER BAD DAY
FOR FAvORITES
FOUR OUT OF SIX FALL AT THE
LOCAL TRACK
Veeromaneer, at the Juicy Price of
Eight to One, Wins the Two-
Year-old Rsee-HuapaIa
Scores at Long Odds
BY FOREST LOWRY.

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Two favorites out of six got the
money yesterday at Ascot. The talent
was severely bumped by the defeat of
La Londe and Montana Peeress. while
Azelena and Necromancer made the
form students look like the proverbial
by downing what we're supposed to be
good things.
Another large crowd turned out and
altogether a good days sport was en-
joyed.
Thirteen 2-year-olds went to the post
for the four furlongs dash, first on the
card. Loyal Front and Sand Storm
were rated the best of the lot and
faced the barrier equal first choices
at to Q each. The latter made a
rather poor showing, while Loyal
Front, who was always well up,
stopped in the final strides. Necro-
g to 1 in the betting, moved up fast,
entering the stretch and in a long
sustained drive just did last long
enough. lila, who finished second re-
sponded gamely to punishment in the
final eighth, finished resolutely and
perhaps would have won in few more
strides.
HuapaIa at Nine to One
The second race on the card was a
condition affair of one mile, which
brought out eight animals of the indif-
ferent kind. Montana Peeress was
played as the good thing of the bunch
and went to the post at to 5. She
made rather poor showing, and Hua-
pala, who had done all the pace max
ing, lasting long enough to win by a
good open length. Huapala closed at
to 1. Montana Peeress was second
and Eleven Bells third.
That good handicap horse School
trouble in the free handicap event for
3-year- and upward at a mile and
a sixteenth. Blissful set the early pace,
but when the real racing began was
toyed with by Schoolmate through the
stretch. Schoolnate ran consistently
and was rated to perfection. He grad
ually wore down Blissful and then held
her at his mercy in the final eighth.
Dugan purposely drew close finish.
Blissful, who closed at to l to win
and to a place. showed high order
of speed for seven furlongs and clung
on like a bulldog in the run for home.
Sheriff Bell ran nice race the first
part but had all he could do to stall
off Diamante for the show.
La Londe Beaten
Confessor, opening at 7 to 1 and re-
cedng to 10 to 1 at post time, forced
a fierce pace in the five and a half
furlongs sprint fourth on the program,
and then gradually drew away from
his field and won as the rider pleased.
La Londe, the IL to 20 favorite, ran her
best race and finished back in the
ruck. She was made a false favorite.
Witch Hazel, who ran a wonderful
race from where she got Off finished
a bang-up second. Dorado from the
stable of E. j. Baldwin and quoted at
100 to l, was third. The latter saved
ground by skinning the rail, stood a
long, hard drive through the stretch
and only tired in the final strides.
La Londe got enough after four fur
longs and wanted to run out Fuller
hit her over the head with his bat,
but she would not stay in
Another for Golden Light
Golden Light always favorite at to
/ in the Brooks course race, fifth on
the card, scored a lucky victory for
his hackers. The best horse in the
race finished bad sixth thanks to the
bad and incompetent ride of Jockey
Mcintyre Golden Light was skillfully
reserved for the final quarter moved
up fast entering the stretch and fin
ished resolutely under a vigorous ride.
Helgerson, who got the place, made
up ground steadily and then on the
end wore down Iras. Briarthorpe, pi-
loted by Mcintyre, was raced into the
ground early through one of the worst
exhibitions of jockeyship seen here
this season. AS the race was run
himself.
Although Azelena was badly outrun
the first part she got up in time to get
the verdict in the sixth race from e.
M. Brattain and Counterpoise. Azelena
went to the post unbaSked at to 1,
while e. NJ. Brattain was played for a
good thing. Counterpose was held at
to / at post time. The latter got
away none too we'll and stood a long,
hard drive through the stretch.
S~S