Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-27
LONG SHOTS AND
FAVORITES WIN
TALENT AND B00KMAKERS
CUT UP THE MONEY
Edinborouah Beats Dod Anderson and
St. WlnIfride In the Sprint Race.
Kansas Price Captures Two
Of the Events
by FOREST LOWRY.

BY FOREST LOWRY.
There was fusillade of unaccount-
able long shots to add zest to an other
wise ordinary card of races at the
Ascot track yesterday. Riceful who
won the second race, could be had at
20 to /; Bessie welney, who won the
seven-furlong sprint, fourth on the
card, went begging at 25 to 1, and Edin-
borough who landed the final event,
was another bargain-counter proposi-
tion, with perfunctory price about
him. In the meantime well played fa-
vorites scored for the talent and incl
dentally evened up things with the
bookmakers.
Flea Wins steepIeehase
A free handicap steeplechase for A.
year-olds and upwards, over the short
course. first on the card, brought out
a field of five timbertoppers. Flea, al
ways favorite at s to opening and
TO 5 closing. scrambled over the hedges
and through the field in track record
TIME anu SCOItu IlSl ulOpu VI tiit be'N
for the talent. Mrs. Grannan's previous
best time was lowered two seconds.
Flea covered the course in 3:05.
CRATER. backed from to 1 to to 1,
finished second after humping Decimo
all over the stretch. Jockey Bernhardt
was plastered with a fine of $25 by the
Judges for rough riding. Decimo was
third with May Holiday beaten off.
Dr. Clark, backed for a good thing
stumbled at the sixth jump and lost his
rider.
Riceful Surprise
Riceful, ridden by Long Shot" Kent
got the verdict in the second race at
the tempting odds of % to 1. William
+. H., another long priced horse and
played to some extent, secured the
place and LedatriX got the show. The
good thing" Estrellado, backed from
is to to to /, and Conceit, held at
to 2, failed to get in the money. The
former was out for killing and flat
tered her hackers for five furlongs. She
was out in front with Riceful and at
the race won. Kent made his move on
Riceful on the last turn and from there
home never left the result in doubt.
ARABIC in Front
The third race on the card, at a
mile and an eighth, brought out high
class field of platers. 1t was a selling
affair for 3-year- olds and upward. w.
5. Prices ARABIC, entered to be sold
for $500, took his field into camp
handily and went to the post carrying
a ton of the pubic's money. He was
held at to ), Watercure at 5, Blissful
at 5, Ralph Young at and Brairthorpe
at %.
Lynch got ARABIC away flying and
after getting to the front went on about
his business and was never headed. On
the far turn Johnny Millin's Watercure
made a bid for it and hung on with
bull dog tenacity from the head of the
stretch home. Ralph Young came at
the end with belated rush and got
up in time to get third money. Bliss
full was never dangerous.
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The second long-priced horse to land
was Bessie Welfey in the fourth. Pelt-
er's mare was as good as 25 to l at
one time in the betting. A little wise
change slipped in on her at post time
sent the price down to Is to 1. One
hundred yards from the wire Metla-
katla was in front and seemed to have
the race well in hand She collared
Bandillo at the paddock, but did not
have enough left to stall off Bessie
Welhey. The latter got the verdict just
at the wire. Straggler started in the
race and was played. He was almost
knocked to his knees at the start and
was not persevered with after that
Funny Side had quite few supporters,
but did not get a chance to do anything
on account of the bad start she got.
Easy for Kitty BeIlairs
Sweet Kitty Bellairs found herself in
a soft spot in the fifth race and easily
won tine five and a half furlongs sprint
from Kitty Roark and Manera. Bellairs
was never better than to and at
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wanting for generous support. She got
away flying and never left the result
in doubt. Manera, slow to begin,
closed up big gap and just got up in
time to get the show. Kitty Roark
held the place safe from the paddock
home.
One More for Edinborough
Harry Stovers Marlborough, at the
liberal price of 8 to I. captured the sixth
race from Dod Anderson, second choice,
and st. Winifride the favorite. Joe
Kelly got away In front and set
merry clip with marlborough at his
heels, Kelly stopped swinging into the
stretch and Marlborough went on about
his hnHinaes bod Anhnrcn1, ,,nnan 1. 4.