Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
BRIBERY WINS
FROM STARTLING
STEPS FAST FIVE FURL0NGS
ON SLOW TRACK
Long Shots Hold High Carnival at
Ascot, only Two Favorites Get
ting Home Ahead Of
Their Fields
BY Jay Davidson

at Ascot yesterday and but for the
sterling performances of Tim Hurst
and Bribery not a favorite would have
won during the afternoon.
These two favorites ran In accord
ance with the popular Judgment and
never left the result in doubt al
though Bribery had to be much the
best of her field to win, as she was
away none too well and was subject to
all the ills of poor racing luck before
she could get her nose in front.
Bribery opened at to 5, but as she
appeared to hold safe all others in
against her, the plunging brigade ac-
cepted the short price and played her
down to to 2.
When the barrier was sprung Bribery
was fifth to get started away and slow
10 get in her stride, but when the turn
for the stretch was made Bribery was
going like a runaway engine and in
creasing her lead with every jump.
From this poor beginning Bribery
assumed the lead and went under the
wire nearly two lengths ahead of Star
ling, which also ran in improved form.
Lady King, with top weight up, put
up sterling performance and forced
Starting to her best efforts to beat her
for the place, the Bondy filly getting
the verdict by a mead.
The hail Of long shots began with the
first race, when Dan Collins, which has
been good thing since the season
opened, finally won a race, but the
large following of pikers which had
previously played him on every out,
dwindled until Dan went to the post
yesterday with barely a corporals
guard of hopefuls supporting hiss
chances.
Dan was away in fifth position, and
perforce of necessity allowed Mazapan
TO race her head off in front and when
she began to stop, Dan was ready to
take her place.
In the drive through the stretch, Dan
moved like a stake horse and went
under the wire two open lengths ahead
of Mazapan, which finished second.
Happy Lad made his first start at As
cot this season and was good enough
to get show money by beating Ny
Surprise to third place.
Another long shot scored in the sec
ond race, Salina getting the verdict
from Water Fox. Salina was as good
as 10 to / at post time.
Water Fox found the going salts
factory, but could never get up with
the speeding Salina, although beating
out Pinta for the place by good mar
gin.
Pinta was always favorite to win this
race and led the procession into the
stretch, where she tired and Salina and
Water Fox passed her.
Tim Hurst ran back to his mark,
which was good enough for the Butte
colt to get the honors of the fourth
race without difficulty.
So greatly was Tim Hurst fancied
by the speculst tors that his price of
2 to was forced to 6 to at post time
and he carried a heavy commission for
the public, satisfactorily conducting
himself throughout and sending a long
line to the cashiers offices in the va
rious books after the official result
was announced.
Prince Magnet ran one of his good
races and nipped The Roustabout out
Of the place money This one was also
heavily played across the board and
paid to l for place tickets.
Wrenne at 30 to
The biggest surprise of the day was
sprung when Wrenne, which was held
at 100 to 1 on his last out, Saturday,
and was as good as 80 to 1 yesterday,
stole away from the barrier in the lead
and never relinquished the advantage
thus gained until safely past the line
of victory.
Condo finished like bullet, but was
II,
lacking head of beating Wrenne out
of first money This was a two-horse
race after the first scramble following
the start.
Capitanazo was eighth away from the
post and did not get started TO running
until the race was almost finished, but
came from eighth position on the back
stretch to third place at the wire.
The favoriteS, Neatness and Sir
HtnfG IN, he oil
Sir Brinkley was fourth in the stretch,
but finished seventh, Neatness, which
was coupled with Sir Brinkley as the
Angaroa-El Rio entry was second in
the stretch, but faded away to sixth at
the wire.
Red tape repeated in the final race
and added another set of brackets to
his index number. Abduction was alert
at the post and when the tape snapped
he had Red Tape jumping, and from
the barrier all the way around to the
wire Red Tape was always in front,
winning by four lengths.
Kumiss was played from second
choice into favoritism but was unable
to catch Red Tape. Rubnon tired IN
the drive home. however, and Kumiss
beat him for the place by two lengths.
Tangible was played as if the race
was already in, going back from eos to
los, but was never so fortunate as TO
receive call during the entire journey
of one mile.
Morita May Repeat
The attraction at Ascot today will be
the fourth race, a purse affair at one
and one-sixteenth miles. Eight high
class performers are entered and a real
race Is the prospect
Morita is in light and is also inn
proving with every race. She is fast
and game and appears to hold the race
at her mercy.
Ramus Is the one to beat and as the
Stevens cold prefers a route and is 4
stretch runner without peer at Ascot
it seems almost impossible for anything
IN this field to beat him out of place
money.
Charley has run as If short of work
and may not be ready to go over a dis
lance of ground. The race will benefit
him, but show money is about all that
should he expected of him today.
This Is a three-horse race and The
finish should be Morita, Ramus, Char
ley
Baby racers will open the card with
O half mile dash, and the form Of this
race Is Yaleureuse, Jack Gilroy. Kan
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