Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-14
JUDGES Call Dead Heat on Race That
Appeared to Be Won by Prin-
cess Titania-Four Favor
ties Lose
BY FOREST LOWRY.

most Of the races the class of the ami
mails contending was such that none
but the most optimistic and enthusias-
tic of lunatics. would have looked for
consistency in the running. 1t was a
grand day as far as the weather was
concerned, but only handful of peo-
ple turned out to take chance with
the seventeen books which cut In. Al
together the attendance was probably
the Iightest that has been seen during
the meeting, and under the circum-
stances this was not at all to be Won
dered at.
Best Stables Leaving
The game generally is on the wane
and with many of the best stables
looking for berths home the prospects
are for a weak finish for the Ascot
association. Tichenor, Morris and other
well-known stables are making prep
arations for a speedy departure, and
soon the fields will be filled with horses
of only the ordinary class.
The remarkable and most unprece-
dented reversal of form of j. A. Wern-
bergs Freesias stood out as feature
at Ascot yesterday afternoon. j. A.
Wernberg's new possession was beaten
by horses which a few days before she
figured 1 to shot over.
The alleged dead heat" was a bur-
lesoue: that is to say, as far as the
decision was concerned. Princess I'll
tania, finishing on the rail, was the
winner by a good nose, apparently, ac-
cording to the angle observed from the
press stand; which would give her the
race by head according to angles
from the judges stand.
Confessor Fails
'Confessor looks like money from
home" said Kid Blazier in downtown
resort Sunday night, and when one
took occasion to look over the collec-
ton from the in-and-outers which went
to the post with him (the colD the
only wonder appeared to be that the
bookmakers We're offering such liberal
figures as even money. Confessor
stepped five and a half furlongs the
other day on the same kind of track
and without extending himself in the
remarkably fast time of 1907. Yester-
day he was beaten off in 1:071a.
McNear Wins
The winner of this event turned up
in Harry Stoyer's George p. McNear
at the juicy price of 25 to l. He got
IN1
West Brookfield ran McNear to head
on the end and with any kind of a
ride might have won. The favorite
finished third.
Green B. Morris Expressing, which,
by the way, is handy 2-year-old filly,
won the second race on the card from
Silver Wedding and lila. The latter
was well played and on the end closed
enough ground to be made look like the
best with an equal break.
Freesias' Bad Race
Freesias' race in the third was too
bad to be true. She ran as if she was
pounds the best of the bunch she met
and with any kind of ride should
have annexed the mile and a sixteenth
event without an effort. J. Kelly put
up a ride that had bad look and as
the race was run it appeared that he
was instructed to run third at the best.
Freesias' last races make her stand
out as a contender over the crowd she
was in with yesterday. Huapala, the
winner, scored a lucky victory and
landed the long end of the purse
through the stupid rides put up by
Dugan on Watercure and j. Kelly on
Freesi9s. Huapala was at a long price
yesterday and was bet on heavily by
his friends.
Judges Say "Dead Heat"
The fourth race of the day, which
was for 3-year-olds and upward, over
six furlongs of ground resulted in a
dead heat. with Fustian and Princess
Titania noses each at the finish. At
the paddock the pair hooked up and
raced astride for the wire. From the
press stand Princess Titania appeared
TO have the race won by a nose, with
Fustian dying at every stride under
her.
Princess Titania was held at to s
in this race, while Fustian could be
had at Q to 8. Borghesia was third and
Tim Payne fourth.
Cgarlighter just did outgame Mar
tinmas and win the fifth race on the
card, which was for 3-year-olds and
upward. Cigarlighter was always ia
vorite at 2 to /, with Martnmas second
choice at to 1. Ishtar got the show.
with Panique fourth.
Capable at to captured the clos
ing event from Mammon, the favorite,
and straggler, which was backed from
10 to / to 10 1.
Easy for Misty's Pride