Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
100 TO | SHOTS
CONTINUE To WIN
BAVARIAN KEEPS UP RECORD
OF CENTURIES
Outgames Varieties, FaVorite in Fourth
Race at Ascot, Winning by Nose,
Which Was Worth Several
Thousand Dollars
BY Jay Davidson

by Jay OdNluSOH
Bavarian won the feature race a.
Ascot yesterday and made the fourtf
100 to 1 shot to cross first under the
wire in five racing days.
Five starters faced the barrier in thi:
event, with Varieties holding the pos
of favoritism at to 5. Bavarian was
the only 100 to 1 shot in the race, but
Roy Offut marked up 1000 to 1 on The
Gadfly, refusing TO take any money al
this price, however.
In the getaway Bavarian was thir6
and slowly moved up to Varieties
which set the pace, and as they turned
into the stretch they were severa
lengths ahead of the field, Varieties
running in front by length.
Here Hudlin set down Bavarian anC
it was a desperate duel to the wire
with Bavarian lasting long enough tc
get the verdict by q nose. Miller or
Varieties rode for his life, but Varie-
ties was not good enough to get UP te
the speedy Bavarian in time to win.
The winner stepped the mile in 1:4O
and showed a remarkable form re-
versal in doing so. The small item OF
form reversal did not concern those
who held tickets on Bavarian, how
ever, and after Roy Offut finished pay
ing off the long line behind his book he
was $S300 loser to the race, with other
books also hard hit by the unexpect-
ed win of the Wahlhauser candidate
One little old man who had a
"hunch'' on Bavarian, cashed a ticket
which read $500 to SIS and he was
the center of a curious mob for nearly
an hour, being pointed out as the man
who had the nerve to bet SIS on 10C
to 1 shot. Several other fortunates
held tickets for 5000 to So and an IN
Vulnerable throng had place and show
tickets on this one.
Every book in the ring lost on this
race, as it has become so fashionable
for 100 to L shots to win that the piker
of late takes a chance with a couple
of bones every time he sees 100 to
posted, disregarding the probability OF
the horse losing for the longer chance
that it may win.
Bavarian, Varieties and Cabin fin
ished heads apart and in the order
named. The Gadfly could not get up
a gallop and was ten lengths behind
the first three and ten lengths ahead OF
]. F. Donohue, which was never better
than last.
kubeIlk Wins
The weekly steeplechase event was
one of the features of the card and
turned the usual surprise in the win
ner, Kubelik fairly rompng away from
Decimo, the s to 8 favorite, and other
contenders.
Nine timber-toppers of greater or less
degree went to the post but two fell
and another pulled up after being dis
tanced," leaving but six contenders fol
first honors after the fifth jump.
Atlantico forgot to sulk, but stumbled
over the fourth jump, throwing Jockey
Royce violently to the ground. Three
or four horses behind Atlantico jumped
over Royce and he escaped serious in
jury because of a charmed existence.
Paramount also became weary of
playing squirrel and tumbled after go
ing over the sixth jump, throwing
Jockey Collinson. In the fall Collinson
was severely bruised and shaken up,
but was not otherwise injured.
Tizen found the task of chasing the
leaders from an Indifferent last posi-
tion entirely too great an undertaking
and dropped out of the running and
was pulled up.
In the race around the short course
Kubelik assumed the lead after TAX
ing the fourth jump and was never
afterwards headed although Decimo
carried his 1853 pounds becomingly and
closed a big gap after the final jump,
being but half a. length behind the
winner at the end Adams was third.
Sandalwood, held at a to and played
back to 1 to 2, made runaway race
of the second event. after leading all
the way. Kinsman closed a big gap
and came from nowhere in the stretch
to second at the wire. Gondolus closed
with a rush and beat out Mckee for
the show by narrow margin of a
head.
IIa, another to 2 shot, cantered
over her field and won the third race
at seven furlongs in the good time of
1:271s Sir Brinkley held at 20s, was
second and Melino was third. Pleas
ant Days, opening at 100 to l, was
played down to 20s at post time, but
could do nothing better than sixth.
Don Domo Beaten
The fifth race was one of the pret-
tiest of the season, Whoa Bill Hester
w and Don Domo the favorite, fin
ishing noses apart. Whoa Bill opened
at As and drifted to So at post time
with few takers. Hester opened at IS
and was played down to As.
Hester set out in front, as usual
but found the distance and pace toe
great for her little black self, and was
not good enough to stall off Whoa
Bills hurricane finish from last place
at the stretch turn to first at the wire
Don Domo put up his usual strong
finish. but could not quite reach anC
IlIllSIEu III llIllu pldNt- AAO4lVS NIhos
quit badly in the stretch and was
fourth and last to finish.
The Roustabout was declared al
ready in by the bookies when thu
odds were posted for the final race
but a too strenuous existence while
chasing Smithy Kane caused him II
lose heart and he quit when SmithJ
began to back up and finished two
lengths in front of Smithy.
Bologna came to life suddenly anc
ran one of her best races, taking W
the running in the stretch and hold
ing on gamer than usual, winning by
a nose from Huachuca, which bea
out ST. Winifrede for the place.
Smithy performed in a consistent
manner, in that he broke in front anC
stayed there until turning into the
stretch. When he Strengthened out fol
the run to the wire the aforesaid wire
seemed too far away and he begar
running backward again. He qu