Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
PUBLIC HAS
GOOD SESSION
FAV0RITES AND SECONDS
R0MP
Gentle Harry In the Last Race, at Odds
Of 4 to I, Comes First to Wire.
cgarlghter Wins from
Line of Life
ny IRVING n. CLEMENT

by IRVING u. CLEMENT
Superintendent Glass had the tract
In good condition yesterday and tn,
large crowd was surprised, as they ex
pected to see a deep and sticky course
The sport was good as I'm most race,
the winner was doing his best.
Favorites and second choices won fiv,
of the events, the last race going tC
Gentle Harry, which was quoted a
to 1.
Louise Fitzgibbon was made the ia.
vorite for the first race at to g. while
Lady Kitty was 9 to 5. The others
ranged from 8 to 100 to 1 in the betting
Virginia Lorraine and Louise Fitzgib.
bon made all the pace until the stretch
was reached, where Lady Kitty moved
UP on even terms with the leaders and
in hard drive won from Louise Fitz-
gibbon, while Virginia Lorraine was
several lengths behind doing her best
to stall off Star of Runnymede. The
latter would have been third in a few
more jumps. The others were always
outrun.
Confessor was backed from as good as
even money to 8 to at post time,
while Lotta Gladstone was just as heav-
lily backed to place. Foncasta closed
at to 5 show. Lolita Gladstone was
first to break, with Ell Bernado at her
heels. They ran in that order until the
three-eighths pole, where Koerner let
Confessor have his head and he won
easily. Lotta Gladstone was easily sec
ond best, while Ell Bernado and Fon-
casta were fighting it out for the show
money. The latter just got his nose in
front under the wire. Rodolfo, away
badly. was poorly handled and did not
run to his morning trials. Blumenthal
pulled up lame.
Renraw led from the barrier to the
wire in the third race though at the
end Koerner had to hustle him to stall
off the determined rush of Edwin T.
Fryer, while Judge Nelson was only a
head behind. The latter, with equal
racing luck would have been a con-
tender. He was shut off at the start
and Fischer had to hustle him to get
near the leaders. leaving nothing left
to finish with. Illusion saved ground on
the turns and ran his race.
Line of Life was made false favor
ite and the public fell to it, while Ci-
garlighter receded in the betting from
to to as good as 8 to 1 at post time.
Lille B. was heavily backed for the
show and closed at to for that posi-
tion. The wise money, however, went in
on Cigarlighter, as the select bunch
knew Line of Life requires a fast track
Lord Provost opened up gap of three
lengths on his field, followed by Cigar
up and won in a canter. Line of Life
could not untrack herself but was much
the best of Lille B., which outgamed
Livius for the short end of the purse.
The saddle slipped on Salina and Pres
ton had all to do to keep from falling.
Lord Provost quit badly after showing
fine turn of speed
Escalante and Toots Nook were whis-
pered all over the track yesterday af-
ternoon as the good things in the fifth
race. EScalante opened ct 3s and was
quickly backed to to 1, while Toots
closed at to 1, being played from to
l. The winner turned up in Entire Nous,
which was 8 to 1 in the betting and
which led from start to finish, making
every post a winning one. Escalante
was best but cut off at the stretch turn,
ran all around his field and was catch
ing the winner at every jump.
Sly Ben blowed up dangerously in the
stretch and when put to a drive stopped
badly. and Toots Nook, cleverly han
died by Koerner, came with rush and
beat Ben for the show. La Chata
showed her usual early speed but quit
when the pinch came. Taxer was up
with the leaders for half the journey
but dogged it badly under the whip.
Young Davis opened at to 5, but
went to 21a to 1 at post time as he
was sore and it was figured that the
track was a little too hard for his
dickey legs. The public made a rush
for Prince Magnet and he was pounded
from to / to to 2 at post tine. Cen
tie Harry held his own at As Lucrece
and Gentle Harry led for a half, when
Prince Magnet Joined Lucrece and
Keogh on Gentle Harry took back. Lu-
crece looked all over the winner in the
stretch, but Keogh got through next to
the rail, and. hand-ridden, Gentle Har-
ry stood off Mountebanks challenge,
which nipped out Lucrece for the place.
Prince Magnet swerved all over the
track and ruined whatever chances
Young Davis had. The latter was sore
and prefers deep, heavy track.
Several carloads of horses have ar
rived from Oakland. D. A. Ross got
the fast sprinter Royal Rogue. Chas.
Gill had Platoon, Clandestine and that
fast stretch runner, Marshal Ney,
which raced under Red Walkers colors
last season. Grasscutter and Martin
mas were received by Denny Bros, and
w. w. Elliott arrived with Don Ham
ilton.
Twenty-Five books cut in yesterday,
including two field and one combina-
tion book. The Saratoga and the Ken
tucky club were the newcomers.