New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
LONG SHOTS HOLD SWAY
TILEING FAILS BACKERS.
Alamansor, Played for killing, "
Wins the SteepIechase.

Norites went down to defeat with consistency
not appreciated by those who went TO the track
with great expectations. There were all kinds
of opportunity TO get OUT on the season, but
the trouble came in picking the winners, and it
is safe to say that the layers were the ones who
profted. Far down at the end of the pro-
gramme Hessian a split faY0rite with Car
rollton but the latter the choice a greater
part Of the time and attracted. the play of the
Mertes and those who took him for no other
reason than that a favorite due. Alto
eerher il was a day that made racegoers 20
home worrying over the what might have
beens" If they had been lucky enough to start
off with Oraculum and wind up with Hessian.
A 50 parley on the six winners at closing prices
would have netted something over $600oO0-
'piker's' dream.
When Oraculum won the first race at 10 to
the form players shook their heads and
s. dered if he could be the same horse which was
50 badly beaten last Friday by Seweu and
Alteration; when AlamansOr, backed from II 10
1 TO TO /, won the steepechase they shrugged
their shoulders and hoped for better things;
when Whidden, at 10 10 l, won the third race
for maiden two-year-olds they looked dazed.
he a good thing" with no public form;
when Purslane won the Roslyn Handicap at the
lucrative price of I2 TO l they mentally kicked
themselves for not placing more Credence in his
good last Saturday: when Quinn Brady
staggered home III the fifth race at Z TO l they
wondered how they had overlooked him, and
when Hessian won the last race, backed from 8
20 to 10 .. they rushed for the train, Nor at
least the vast majority did
Jimmy Mccormick had planned a coup with
Telling, and he added him TO the Roslyn Hand-
cap for three-year-olds at one mile The word
quickly passed along that the day had come and
when Il to / was posted against the colts
chances the bookmakers were fairly mobbed by
those anxious 10 take part in the killing" The
money came so fast that the price fairly
hammered down to to /, which figure he closed
equal favorite with Lad Of Langden After the
race lot Of persons looked sheepish and asked
themselves where the tip originated. for Tileing
could never get anywhere near the pacemakers.
and finished bad last some twenty lengths be
hind the winner. It would hardly be fair 10 sug-
gest that somebody beat Jimmy Mccormick 70
the price as he said to have sent in a
big commission. and perhaps, after ALL Telling
sulked anG viii show to better advantage the
next time he goes TO the post Sumter eased the
colt up when beaten. that his race was not
quite so bad as it looks in the chart.
Pursiane, after being shut off on the back
stretch, overcame this interference. and respond
ing gameiy to a long drive won by half length
from Don Enrique, another added starter, which
by the way, showed startling Improvement over
his last race The time, l: 80 2-5 was the fastest
Of the meeting for the distance. so that Purs-
lanes performance particularly good one
as the track was still somewhat dead from the
recent rains. Kentucky Beau quit, as usual in
this race when most required, and Gold
Lady. which had a strong following. never
seemed TO settle in her stride, in spite of the
fact that Musgrave was hard at her most Of
the way.
A wise few profted well by the victory Of Ala
mansor in the steeplechase. This horse, which
had started only once before in two years, had
been patiently prepared for a killing. and those
in the know, who had backed him from - to I
to TO !, were talking in hoarse whispers for
the next half hour, so hard did they root in the
long drive through the stretch with Kara tbe
faVorite.
Alamansor was as patiently ridden as he had
been patiently prepared, and the victory WAS
largely due to Dupee's clever handling He
avoided the early pace without laying too far
away and made his run through the last ba1f
mile, when Kara was beginning to feel the ef-
fects of his earlier efforts. The two horses rose
10 the last jump neck and neck and then a long
drive TO the wire followed, in which AIamansor
proved the stronger and the gamer and won
by three parts of a length
oraculum was in with his own kind in the
frst race, and able to make all the r1,nning
ahd last long enough 10 win by neck from
SoDln Hood. which ran to his best form under
MIXERS guidance. Quadrille was in close quar-
ters IN the early part of the race, and had TOO
fnuch ground TO make up in the stretch
Inc MbIer1tes pTOfited by the victory of
Mmoden IN the third race, although study Of
the dope made betting on the colt look like
shooting at the moon. But Whidden won and
IKE TO shot, and the form players felt
nke throwing away the dope then and there
II would nave been well for them If thew had
as a pin in the programme was the one hest
bet yesterday.
Alteration was played with the utmost con-
hdence TO win the fifth race and went TO the
post a hot fayorite at > 10 l. The victory of
Oraculum carly in the day. which she had
beaten so easily in their last meeting was an
argument which could not be gainsaid Adora-
tion was last most Of the way. She either would
not or could not raise a respectable gallon
Hessian, which has failed many times this
year when played for good thing" won his
third straight race of the meeting in the last
event, and to all appearances is just coming
into his own. He gave weight and beating TO
some pEettY good youngsters. and won like
horse that will train on into more than useful
three-year-old. He has looks 70 recommend him
and resolute way Of going
George Boles, the bookmal1er of whom much
mas been written and said in the last few days
not at the track yesterday. There We're
who said that he did not to take a
chance OF being refused admittance at the gate.
Mars Cassidy, the starter, unable to be
at the track yesterday. and A. p. Dade took
his place in the starters stand. His work was
uniformly good.
Englander and Diggns, the jockeys who
suspended at the recent meeting at Pimlico,
went down TO AqIedrct yesterday but adnis-
sion was refused them.
Word received at the track yesterday
that Santa Anita Park the new home Of the
Los Angeles Jockey Club, would be formally
opened on Thanksgiving Day.