Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23
WILLIAMS HORSES
ARE At ASCOT
RUM0RED THAT ATKINS HAS
CHARGE
Close Finishes In Order at the Local
Track-Lord of the Forest Shows
Surprising Reversal
Of Form
ny IRVING n. CLEMENT


provided by the ponies at Ascot yes
terday. The finishes in four races were
so close that the judges were the only
ones in a position to place the horses
One solitary favorite rewarded the
hackers Of first choices, while the rest
of the races were won by a second
choice and four others ranging in price
from to 1 to Is to 1.
There was a surprising reversal of
form when Lord of the Forest won
the second event from Daruna. This
colt in his last race was absolutely
last in field of ten, beaten thirty
nine lengths. Yesterday he was backed
by his alleged owner, Bookmaker ]. P.
Atkins, and won. The horses, sup
posed to belong to the bookmaker are,
it is openly asserted, owned by r. d.
Williams, who has been refused stable
room at all tracks and who was shown
the gates here last year with his outfit.
He then shipped to Oakland where
he met with the same fate. Most of
the horses now racing under J. p. At
kins' name were run under the name
of w. T. Anderson around the Canad-
ian tracks last summer. S. M. Will
!
can be seen around the stables every
morning giving orders to r. /. Miller,
who is slated as trainer on the pro-
gram, but who in reality is only a
figurehead for this combine.
The first race was close fit between
Prolific and Holton, which were first
and second choices respectively and
finished noses apart. Susannah showed
the way to the stretch where Prolific
took command. Koerner on Halton
made his run and just failed to get
up by a nose. Illusion, always close
UP, was third easily. Susannah stopped
in the stretch.
Lord Of the Forest, which was heavily
backed by his alleged bookmaker own
err had little difficulty in annexing the
second race. He took the lead at once
and was never fully extended. Daruna
was in close quarters all the way, but
was not good enough to win. She was
backed from to to to 10 and was
one Of the hottest tips that ever got
around town. Lotta Gladstone ran her
race and was only beaten in the last
few strides for the place. Lord Provost
showed speed for half and will i'm
prove over this effort. On the way to
the post Hawthorne ran away three
miles.
Three horses finished heads apart in
the third race and the public held it's
ing which won. This was one of the
closest finishes ever seen at Ascot park.
Merlingo took command at the three
eighths pole and was challenged in the
stretch by Uncle Henry when Legatee
came through and with all three boys
driving Merlingo won by nose from
Uncle Henry, which beat Legatee the
same distance for the place honors.
Piquet made the pace for six furlongs,
then quit. Cicely was ridden all over
the track and can do better. Jetsam
ran his usual honest race.
The free handicap at a mile for all
ages was the feature event of the card.
Jockey Gross, new aspirant for hon
ors in the pigskin, piloted the winner.
Supreme Court. Tartan, despite his
heavy weight, closed favorite at to
/ and Varieties closed at 16 to 5. Su-
preme Court was Is to 1. Away to a
good start Waterbury shot out in the
front, but quit at the half-mile pole,
where Varieties took up the running,
leading by four lengths. Supreme
Court in a desperate effort poked his
head in front. Molesey was close up
all the way and about ran his race.
Stilicho, outrun early, finished gamely
on the outside. Tartan could not
handle the weight.
A good thing was put over in the
fifth race. Norfolk backed from as
good as to 1 at one time, to 7 to 2
made his field look cheap by winning
easily by four lengths. DR.. Crook was
second all the way. Pepper and Salt
outrun early, came with a rush and
would have been second in a few more
strides. Edwin F. Fryer had no ex-
cuses. Cyclops quit early.
Through overconfidence w. Riley
tossed away the sixth race on Jack
Adamsa At the fifty-yard pole he was
a half length in front of Salina, which
was quitting after setting the pace.
Thinking he had the mare beat Riley
stopped riding, while Harris hunched
the filly on to nip out Adams by a
nose under the wire. Salina was Sec
ond choice at 13 to 5. Diamante was a
heavily backed favorite, but could
never get up. Invictus was third
easily.
]. C. Sturgis bought Cazador from
C. V. Tupper for $500. Cazador won
his last four starts over the jumps and
will probably be seen tomorrow after
noon sporting the silks of his new
owner.
The many friends of John Boden jr.
will be grieved to hear of his death,
which occurred at Saranac Lake, N
Y, yesterday, Mr. Boden jr. is a
cousin of John Boden, now secretary
at Ascot track, and for nine years was
sporting editor on the New York Press
and more recently secretary of the
Brighton Beach Racing association.
He was the originator of the 100000
Brighton handicap, the largest stake
in this country and the $4,000 Tri-
umph stake for two-year-olds at a
mile.
Poet, the big chestnut gelding, is
being schooled to go through the field.
In company with Deeimo he went over
the jumps like a bird.
Twenty-seven books cut in yesterday
for three days, including two field and
one combination book. M. Grau with
drew, while the newcomers were Geo.
Bales, r. II. Harris and w. Riley.
After Norfolk won the fifth race he
was boosted by U, u. DeArman $500
over his entered price. which was s40O
The usual five by ] r. Pyne sent him
back TO his old stall.