Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
EASILY DISPoSES OF oRCHAN
IN STRETCH
EImwood Farm Entry Last Away From
Post, Finishes Stoutly, Romps
ing over Field In Final
Eighth
sY Jaw Davidson


the game, consistent and classy Elm
wood Farm breadWinner which has en-
deared himself to the race-goiug public
by always running about the same
race on every start.
For some reason eXplainable only
IN the sting given the ring by Boots
Durnell when he sent Sir Wilfred and
lncantation over in one day, OrChan
was made favorite for this event. al
though by no method of calculation
could the widest dopester figure out
where Orchan had q chance of beating
Borghesi except througl. one Of those
Startling form reVersals which have
bobbed up occasionally though not
frequently, at Ascot this season
Despite the fact that OrChan did not
figure to be in the money the wise
ones got down on the Durnell gediuc
for their bank rolls, playing luck rather
than forn.a sending Orchan into strong
ilNoritism at post time.
Varieties was away to q running
start and held this advantage for half
mile at which stage Orchan took up
the running to the stretch.
Borghesi was cut off at the start
aud pulled up last, but the game old
boy refused to be put out of it and
went around the field, although he was
last in the stretch.
Here he began to run some and when
he put on steam it was all over. Class
won when Borghesi went first under
the wire by a lead Of two open
lengths, Orchan finishing in the place
and 1ippocrates landing in the third
position.
For once in his career Varieties fin
ished outside the money, being his
first such performance in forty-siN
starts. Varieties found the pace too
swift and tired perceptiby while
chasing the leaders, having nothing left
with which to finish.
Decimo Wins SteepIechase
It has been so long since favoritc
Wen u steeplechaSe event at Ascot that
the, victory of Decimo yesterday was
accepted as Il matter of course. The
Flashlight stable entry, Mias and
Molo. was made faVorite but Dccimu
and Adams beat them to the wire.
All the timber toppers fenced clean
~ and the usual spills We're not in evil |
dence and got the verdict by a half
length. Adams was second, twelve !
lengths in front OF AIilas.
Long races We're the features yes |
telday and the only sprint on the card |
was the final race, which was over the |
Futurity course.
The second race was over the Brooks |
course and was Won by Graphite in
hollow style. Graphite was away in |
The lead and never surrendered during
the journey finishing stoutly and go
ing away at the end
Strange as il may seem. Preservation
finished in second place ana stood the /
stretch drive gamely, resisting old
Chickadee's challenge in the final six !
teenth
Needful another false favorite. never
received call during the race and fin
ished in fifth place.
There is nothing in the dope books /
iUgtifV tha flN-n1ritiSpo cb Il
ful and the announcement that Palms
was the rider should have made this |
one at least 100 to l.
Good Luck Beaten
The big surprise turned up in the
third race, when Good Luck was
beaten in the mile dash, Masterson |
and Orilene getting to the wire in this
order ahead of the heretofore unbeaten
Good Luck.
BY some freak of fortune Master
son turned the tables on Good Luck
and ended the streak of wins which
had been unbroken since opening day
until this race was run.
The conditions of the race We're made |
to order to prevent Good luck getting
in, these conditions providing u penalty
of four pounds for entries which had
won four races since November TO-.
lnasmuch as Good Luck is the only
three-year-old at the track that mas
performed this feat it is Unnecessary TO
comment upon the conditions. Tiche-
nor & Co., Is did ninety-nue out of
every one hundred persons present
Yesterday, believed that Good Luck
WAS good enough to pick up 140 pounds
and beat this field.
Secret got away in front and ran his
head off III the early stages, falling
back to fourth place when real racing
hoo AT.,ls4 I.t,r
til into the stretch, when Davis sent
the Holland colt after the leaders
Good Luck tired under weight and
Masterson and Orilene had slight diff
Guilty in passing him. Masterson
flashed under the wire a head in front
in the fair time of 1:4O% Orilene get
ting the place from Good Luck by four
lengths.
Good Luck was heavily played by the
general public at evens and when the
high class and game colt was beaten
because of ridiculous conditions inn
posed the public treasury suffered a Sc
we're jolt.
DoIie Weithoff Wins
Dolle Weithoff took the fifth race
from Golden Green, romping all the
way from the barrier to the wire in tho
ca asiest sort of fashion Dollie was the
popular choice despite the false odds
posted on Nine Spot and Golden Green
and when she won the talent recouped
several dollars thrown away on the
Good Luck race.
This race was over the Brooks course
and wac run in good time, considering
the class Of the race. Golden Greer
was heavily played by a would be wise
contingent but the Regan horse could
not deliver the goods.
Brigand was also the medium of a
good play and his finish in third place
VAS not unexpected although n
Brought but slight joy TO the spocula-
tors.
Another surprise was turned uD i'm the
laet race, Good Cheer winning bv
head and justifying the good-thins
odds offered The books were afraid %
Good Cheer although this was her
second out at Ascot.
on her first out she ran seventh IN
field of eleven and was faVorite on
her second out she also ran seventh I'm
field of eight. When such dogs as
Golden Buck, Enchanter, Rocklands
and Belle Kinney can beat Good Cheer
the public has no license TO consider
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