Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-09
VARIETIES WINS
CATALINA Stakes
FOUR FAV0RlTES PUNISH THE
B00KIES
Reservation Comes In at Long Odds
In the Third Event, with Pop
uIar Choice Forced to
Show
ny ED MoRIARTY

present at Ascot park yesterday after.
noon to witness the largest field thai
ever faced a local barrier, start in the
Santa Catalina selling stakes.
The race proved a pretty one as the
horses were punched on the final quar-.
ter with the craning stands acclaiminE
| now one and then another.
| Right and True had led from the
start and was still nosing ahead as the
stretch was entered. Pantoufle haC
been following at varying distances
but always second. Entire Nous haC
came up from rear pace and was
third at the final swing AS these three
were struggling, Varieties, which had
been overlooked by the players, slipped
through on the rail and came down the
stretch like a whirlwind just managing
TO poke a head under the wire, to the
fore of Pantoufie, with game Entire
Nous at show.
Behind, Ed Ball and Supreme Court
were trying to get through on the rail
From fair start Right and True had
shot to the front, followed by Pan
toufe and Judge Treen. They ran thus
| to the three-eighths pole, when the q
year-old Treen had sufficient for the
time being. Grey ghost, Don Domo
was coming fast and in the stretch APP
peared lively. Domo stopped, however
to nothing. Varieties had a rough time
of 1t and ran game race, winning in
| lucky fashion. Entire Nous, as the race
was run, should have won. Entire was
| held by an assistant starter and from
poor get away went after the leaders.
Early efforts, however, told in the
| stretch.
The public started to battle with the
| bookies when odds went on for the
| first race. Search Me, which was
| he vii n oh f,.ot, Ae 70 Ia N
runaway race of it and did not leave
the result in doubt after getting away
well. Lydia Wrouseman, a 20 to shot,
and practically overlooked in the ring.
outgamed Young Davis and secured
the place.
The latter was sore going to the post.
Prince Ching, which was poorly
handled, can do better. Prince Fred
erick was practically left at the post
and ran winning race.
Airs Romps Home
Airs proved the whole show in the
second event both on the books and
over the course. The Blute filly was
placed as a prohibitive favorite, and
heavy bettors went to her with a. VEN
geance She led all the way and won
eased up.
Dulcinea flashed in second after
Commida stopped badly at the six
teenth pole. There was a heavy play
on Athena and Star of Runnymede,
though their performances did not
warrant a farthing of support.
Despite the fact that Atkins dropped
off the Oakland train yesterday, he
took the lead in the third event, after
being backed from 2R to 8-5. Orator.
ian had shown good during the pre-
liminary and there was a rush in the
ring which backed him from 5s to 3s.
Los Angeleno also came in from play
at 6s. Atkins went to the front and
appeared winner until collared by
Oratorian at the stretch, where he
stopped. Reservation came strong
and beat Oratorian in the last five
jumps.
st. Or was to the public liking in
the fifth and slid from 710 to AS.
Remember was thought to have
great chance and went to 10 from the
high quotation of 30. st. Or got away
flying, which probably won, as he was
all out at the finish, Kunz just man
aging to make him last. Remember
might have won with a stronger ride.
Livius made a good impression for the
first time out. Budapest started well,
but tired early.
Lou Bonsack put over his second
winner of the day when Cotillion,
heavily backed from 7-5 to evens, won
the final event. Booker got the mare
off in her stride and allowed Netting
to set pace for a quarter, when he
came on to win. Gentle Harry and
Freezias appeared fighting it out for
show, when the former stopped. Nc
Grathiana Prince was well supported,
but at no time encouraged his hackers.
r. Morper, the steeplechase jockey
was injured yesterday morning while
schooling Ebenezer and was taken
to the hospital in an unconscious con-
dition.