Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-10
WHOA BILL WINS,
IS DISQUALIFIED
LINE OF LIFE, FAV0RITE, is
INTERPRETED WITH
Judges Set Back Winner to Last Place
and Give Victory to Holland Mare,
Which Should Have Won
but for FouIlng
BY Jay Davidson

BY Jay Davidson
Whoa Bill, Vic Gilbert's Yo Eel Re.
bleeder, failed to bleed yesterday an
won the first race on the card in goo
time, but was promptly disqualified b.
the judges for twice humping into Lin
of Life, the favorlte, and preventing
the Holland mare from winning.
The fouling of Line of Life occurred
in the drive through the final quartz
and the judges and audience witnessed
the acts Of Whoa Bill and momentaril!
expected to see the favorite fall, bu
Jockey Davis kept his mount straigh
and prevented an accident.
Line of Life was away in a mess ant
when Strengthened out was away bacl
in the bunch, but was so much the hes
of her field that she galloped over thos
in front of her and would have woi
in common romp but for the inter
ference of Whoa Bill
The judges consulted after the rae,
and the crowds from the ring poured
onto the pavement in front of thu
grandstand expecting disqualification
and when the numbers which gav'
Whoa Bill first place, Line of Life sec
ond place and Early Hours third wer'
taken down q mighty cheer went III
and was repeated when the numbers
were changed whereby Line of Life wal
made the winner, Early Hours thu
place winner and Condo the show
horse.
Whoa Bill was good thing and wal
heavily played by a small coterie o
friends of Gilbert who were in on thu
info that Bill would not bleed anC
was ready to win.
The general play, however, was OF
i,oo Of xK-a fn1a
down from 21a to / to evens at pos
time.
After the race Line of Life was bic
up from $500 to $500, but j. L. Hol
land, owner, bid the extra So and re-
tanned ownership of his Sweetheart
mare.
Weinberg Wins Two
The colors of Jerry Weinberg flashed
first under the wire in two races yes
terday, Red Tape winning the SECOND
race at los and Potrero Grande getting
home first in the fourth at Is.
Johnny McCafferty, trainer-managel
for Weinberg, was somewhat surprised
when Red Tape won, as the half-broth.
er to Charley has been a disappoint'
ment all season and was allowed tt
run unsupported yesterday.
All the piking colony, however, had
a small bet down and the play was sc
continuous that the price was forced
from los to IS.
Stenger, another good thing, goi
away in the lead and appeared to have
the race won in the stretch, but quit
almost as fast as does Smithy Kane
and finished seventh.
Water Wagon finished like a whirl.
wind and secured the place, but could
not stall off Red Tape, which Slipped
in on the rail and won through an eX'
cellent ride by Jockey Aubuchon. Fair
atene finished in the show position.
Potrero Grande won his race in much
the same manner as did Red Tape
coming from behind and fairly romp-
ing over those ahead of him, winning
going away.
William Walkers lightweighted
Stoessel made bold bid for the money
and appeared to be the winner an
eighth out, but Potrero Grande put up
one of his famous stretch runs and beat
him to the wire.
Stoessel, however, lasted long enough
to get the place from Cabin, which fin
ished third.
Ninnasquaw was in soft spot in the
third race and set out to make a run
away race of it, but was a trifle short
and was ridden out at the end to get
the decision by nose from Hoodwink
Chickadee finished in third place, beat
ing out Cheripe for the short end of the
purse. Parvo, the perpetual good thing
was prominent in the early stages but
quit when real racing began and fin
ished an Indifferent last.
Mabel Hollander, which won her first
start at 100 to last month, won agair
yesterday, easily beating. out Tom Gill
roy by neck in a driving finish.
Alonza attempted to win, but after
getting away to flying start and
burning the track for a quarter of a
mile, quit and finished third, ahead OF
Early Flower, the favorite.
Long Shot" Weber won the flnal
event with his Tavannes, the good Der
Holiday colt which has been showing
marked improvement in every race.
Kumiss finished second and Seed
Cake secured the show, while Chactas
the heavily played second choice, fin
ished back in the ruck.
Baby Stake Today
The attraction today will be the
Woodlands stakes for two-year-olds
at half mile and will bring together
the biggest field that has faced the
barrier at Ascot this season, seventeen
babes accepting the issue.
Barney Schrieber should have slight
difficulty in winning the stake which
is named for his Missouri breeding
farm, as in Horace z and Tony Faust
he has two of the speediest colts shown
this season.
Harry Slower should furnish the con-
tender with Ray Egan and Native Son
10th of which have performed in SEN
sational form this season.
Handmaiden should be no worse than
third and if this speedy filly is away
from the barrier In a good position she
Will be hard to beat.
The end should be as follows:
Schrieber entry Slower entry, Hand
maiden.
The form of the first race on the
card is Dixelle, Katie Crews Elfr
King and the finish should be in this
order.
The finish of the second race should
be Miss Betty, The Huguenot, Blssful
Ramus should repeat in the third
race. with Morita second and Marshal
Ney third.
The fifth race should go to Charley
with Masedo second and Good Luck
third.