Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-12
PUBLIC AND BOOKS
HAVE EVEN BREAK
TWO FAv0RlTES PLAY UP TO
EXPECTATIONS
Sport Is Tame, as Finishes Are Not
Close, Except in Two ln-
stances, Which Re-
lieve Day

The public had about an. even break
with the bookies at Ascot yesterday
afternoon, as two favorites, two Sec
ond choices and two third choices came
home winners. The sport was tame,
as in all of the events but two of the
winners won with something to spare
The close finishes were exciting. as ii
was a nip and tuck affair between
King of the Mist and Elmdale in the
fourth and Antara and Elota in the
fifth race.
Lone Hand, the to 2 favorite for
the first race had practically no
chance as the barrier went up, as he
was all but left at the post. The race
went to My Choice. Az to / shot. which
raced Joe Kelly into submission the
first half, then drew away and won
easily. Ramona II, a so to shot, last
ed long enough to save the place
money by neck from Luckett, which
outrun early closed like a shot. Joe
Kelly quit badly the final eighth. With
an even break Lone Hand would
probably have won.
The second favorite to go down to
defeat was DIR. Crook. the to 10 shot.
This race went to King Ahab, the sec
ond choice at to /, which was well
ridden by Clawson. Baulada finished
fast but was not good enough. e. b.
H, we'll handled by Dorsey was third
all the way and at the end caught the
favorite firing and beat him for show.
DR.. Crook ran very bad race and
can do better.
The third race was good betting
affair, as three of the horses were well
played. San Alviso was played from
to to II to 10. Star of Runnymede
closed at IS to 5, after to / could be
had at one time and Black Mate was
backed from as good as 31a to 1 to 8
to 1. Star of Runnymede made all the
pace and won going away from San
Alviso. The latter was second all the
way and could never get up to the
leader. Black Mate had no apparent
excuses. Halton is a bad horse right
now.
King of the Mist, backed from 10 to
8 to 1, won the fourth race in a hard
drive from Elmdale, the second choice
at to 1. Piquet, the favorite, was
third and was unlucky to lose, as she
was away badly and run out all the
way, finishing on the extreme side
But for this she would surely have
won. Susie Christian was shut out
badly on the first turn and finished
gamely. Robert Mitchell showed a
good turn of early speed for three
quarters, where he stopped to almost
a walk. Prince Ching showed speed
for five furlongs.
Antara, the to 10 favorite in the
fifth race, was lucky to win from Elota
by nose. as the latter was interfered
with at the half-mile pole, losing sew
eral lengths, then came on again and
lost by nod. Willie Gregg made the
pace till the eighth pole, where he quit
when put to a drive. Gambol Ed
Tracy and Little Gregg quit when
turning into the stretch.
The sixth race was a soft spot for
Capable and he was made an even
money favorite at post time and never
left the result in doubt from the half
mile pole, as he caught McGrathiana
Prince firing there and went on to win
by several lengths. Comedian finished
fast in the stretch and was an easy
second. McGrathiana Prince swerved
all over the stretch and outeamed Sam
Craig for the show honors. Vincedo and
Sentado showed speed for half.