Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
LONG SHOTS ARE
FIRST TO WIRE
FAvoRITES BoWLED OVER IN
HEAVY GOING
Motto Wins steepleehsse In Common
Romp - Harbor Gallops Away
From The Boraan--Hench-
man Repeats
By jaw Davidson

Long shots were much I'm evidence
at Ascot yesterday and only one lone
favorite, Rodolfo. gave the talent Q
chance Of getting even on the day, al.
though all the winners were well backed
except in the jumping race.
After the jumping race the lines be-
hind the books averaged three per-
sons each and nearly all Of these had
place bets on Decimo.
The card WIS a fair one for an off
day and good things were phantomlike
in fitting about the ring. The public
and bookmakers had a busy day in
juggling for the winner, but the bookies
finished the stronger and quit slightly
ahead on the guessing contests.
The first dump came In the first race,
the steeplechase, when Motto spread
eagled his field from the flag to the
wire, winning eased up by five lengths.
with Decimo second by as great a
margin and Cazador third by the same
distance.
Allegiance was never in the running
and was pulled up fter taking the
fourth jump, Jockey Wenmann claim
ing that one of the stirrups was broken
and he did not care to risk life and
limb under these conditions.
Stoessel was fancied by the bookies
and the public and was always the
favorite to win the second race, but
Marpessa got away to a running start
and was never headed beating Stoessel
to the wire by three lengths.
Marpessa and Stoessel fought it out
to the stretch, where the latter turned
wide and lost several lengths, allow
ing Marpessa an advantage that she
held to the finish.
Stoessel was easily second and beat
Parvo for the place by seven lengths.
Josie's Jewel ran well until in the final
sixteenth, where she tired and lost the
show money to Parvo.
II. T. Griffin won the baby race, a
purse affair at five furlongs, with Duke
of Orleans, which was never worse than
first, but was firing decidedly in the
closing strides and Tony Faust would
have won in a few more jumps.
Tony Faust ran the best race of the
bunch, coming from seventh position
in the stretch to a head finish for first
money at the wire
Edwin T. Fryer secured the show
money from Lady Alice, while Sylvan
Dixon, the favorite, finished fifth.
Fairatene Quits
Henchman won the fourth race with
some to spare after hard drive in the
run home with Secret.
Fairatene was more than usually
frisky and while going to the post un-
seated his rider, Jockey Preston, and
Tdu away lot IdlL IL mile, DuL was
caught and brought back to the barrier.
After the start, Fairatene rushed to
the front and opened up what seemed
a safe lead, but in the turn for the
stretch he ran wide and lost about ten
lengths and closed up like a jackknife,
finishing fifth, next to last.
Secret outstayed A. Muskoday, which
ran as if short and got the place by
nod.
Harbor enjoyed the journey of one
and one-siXteenth miles in the fifth race
and ran away from The Borgian in
the final eighth, winning by nearly
three lengths.
The Borgian tired in the drive home
and finished second, four lengths in
front of Embarrassment.
There was considerable humping in
this race, in which Cholk Hedrick and
Red Light suffered the most.
Rodolfo annexed the final race owing
to a good ride by Jockey Davis, who
hustled the favorite as If his life de-
pended upon it and sent him slipping
past Edinborough in the stretch.
Edinborough swung wide in turning
into the stretch and Davis saved a lot
of ground with Rodolfo by hugging
the rail, overcoming a lead of four
lengths.
In the drive home, Edinborough fin
ished strong and secured the place
from Full Sway
This was always a two-horse race
for first money. Edinborough set the
pace to the stretch, with Rodolfo trail
ing.
Miss May Bowdish was away nicely,
but was cut off Immediately afterward
and pulled up last. This disadvantage
prevented her from getting in the
money.
Ascot Oaks Today
An extraordinary card is offered al
Ascot today, including the classic AS
cot oaks, sweepstakes for three-year-
old hllies at one mile. Small fields
drawn from the representative stables
at the course make up the card, and
even the selling races will be of un-
usual attractiveness because of the
class of the fields entered.
Eight starters are named to go to the
post in the Oaks, Azora carrying ton
weight at 1l5 pounds Six others will
carry 110 pounds, while la will have
up only 1O5 pounds.
The track will not be lightning fast
today, but unless 1t rains again be-
fore the Oaks is run an improved going
will be the lot of the horses in this
event.
On fast track Lacene would have
slight difficulty in winning from the
bunch she Is In with today. but the
going will be slow and this will favor
the FL Rio entry more than the 9TH
ers.
Neatness and Tia should get awav
with the long end Of the money. bar
ring accidents. Neatness has shown
fondness for the going and likes
the distance. II Miller puts up an
other such finish today as he did with
this one last out she will be hard to
beat.
The James entry, Sanfara and Sill
Yer Wedding, will furnish the conten-
tlon. Sanfara requires slow, slick and
slippery going and must not be over
looked on the track that will prevail
today.
orilene can win on either dry or
mud and is hard to beat in either 60
ing. She is real good just now and
will bother the winner some.
Azora also likes mud, but will MOI
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