Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
FAVORITES PUT
CRIMP IN BOOKS
TALENT PICKS EN- RIGHT IN
EVERY RACE
BulIman Does a Fancy Riding Stunt
and Bendaga Wins Four-Fur-
long Event by Four
Lengths

The short priced horses swept the
card at Ascot yesterday afternoon as
four favorites, q second choice and a
heavily backed 8 to 1 shot won. The
bookies had to go to their strong boxes
several times and they experienced a
bad time battling the public.
The first favorite to reward his back
ers was Niblick, in the first race. He
was always as good as even money
and Mcdaniel took him to the front
the first eighth and he was never head
ed to win handily from LucreCe, who
hung on to the favorite like leech
the first six furlongs, then stopped, but
got the place easily. Mountebank,
backed from % to 10 to l and ridden
by Sutton, a new asprant for honors
in the pigsl5in, got the show honors
in a drive from Gold Spot. Sutton is
little lad but was the first one to get
away from the barrier and made Il
good impression for his debut.
Confessor opened at to 1 for the
second race, but went to 8 to l on ac-
count of the heavy play accorded Mer-
lingo, which was played from 21s to l
to to Q at post time. Woodthorpe
closed at 20 to /, and Reservation
closed at 25 to 1. Merlingo was the first
to show out of the bunch, then Sir
Caruthers took the lead with Wood
thorpe second. Coming into the stretch
they ran the same until the paddock
where ConfeSSor finished fast and won
hand ridden. Woodthorpe was ridden
out for place. Reservation ran out at
the head of the stretch and finished
third at the judges stand, and if Ross
had kept him straight might have Won
Merlingo seemed to sulk after being
Il hot
Cigarlighter Heavily Backed
Cigarlighter was voted the good thing
in the third race on account of the soft
going. After opening at 4 to the
money came in so fast that 1 to was
the best to be had at post time. Canop-
ian was heavily played as he was
backed from to 4 to /. Lord of the
Forest opened at 2 to /. then went to
A to l. Canopian and Lord of the For
est set the pace till the turn into the
stretch, where Cigarlighter moved up
and won easily. In a drive Canopian
beat off Lord OF the Forest for place
Jack Kercheville finished fast and
would have been third in a few more
strides.
Belvoir opened up favorite for the
fourth race, but the money went in
on Foncasta, whose price was 21a to l.
At post time they closed equal favor
ties at 2 to l. Stoessel was played from
% to Is to 1 and Cardinal Sarto closed
at 6 to l, backed from to l. Taylor
George and Netting went to the front
at once until the far turn, where Pres
ton on Foncasta set sail after the
leaders and won easily by three lengths.
Belvoir was easily second best. In a
drive Stoessel got up in time to beat
out the fast firing Taylor George a
head for show money. Netting stopped
after goinj: six furlongs and will run
an improved race next time, as she was
short.
Two-year-olds were asked to go a
half mile in the fifth race. Orena be-
cause of her light weight and liking
for a distance, was made favorite at
6 to 5 and was Immediately backed to
6 to 5, while the price on the Walsh
entry went bIck to to from to 5.
Bendaga closed at 10 to l. Martha Jane
away well, caught BendaLa at the pad
dock and in a fierce drive pullman got
the Walsh hlly under the wire a nose
in front of Bendaga The latter was
made too much early use of as Pres
ton opened up gap of five lengths the
first quarter. Orena was much the
best; she stumbled right after the start
and was in a pocket in the stretch.
With clear sailing would surely have
won.
Little Minister and Josie S carried
the bulk of the money in the sixth
race, both being backed down several
points Treasure Seeker closed a to >
favorite. Happy Rice was 20 to l and
st. Adams was heavily played for
show. The start was fair and St. AL
bans, Happy Rice and Josie ran
punched, with the favorite trailing
Lawrence sent Treasure Seeker to the
front turning into he stretch and won
ridden out from -iappy Rice, which
came strong and beat out St. Albans
for place. The latter was doing his
best TO save third money. Little Min
lister was poorly handled by Finn and
taken the overland route all the way
and was pulled up in the stretch when
the boy saw he was beaten.
The Ascot Social club had its regu-
lar weekly dance at the Ascot hotel
yesterday. A band furnished the music
for the dancing and several solos We're
rendered by the members of the club
which were thoroughly enjoyed. Sup
per was served after the dance i'm the
dining room, which was handsomely
decorated for the occasion,
Probabilities for Today
The card is an ordinar. One for tn
afternoon, with the fourth race purse
affair at five and q half furluugs as
the feature event. Ampedo has top
weight at us pounds and If he can win
with that weight up he is a better
eolt than he has shown. san Alviso
beat this bunch before ,his way weight
ed and if he gets away we'll today will
be hard horse TO beat. AlleriOn, with
only 50 pounds on his back, VIII be
right there at the finish and should
be second. Greene should be hard tC
keep out of the money. Elanccr pre-
fers a muddy or sloppy track. Am,
pedo has too much weight up.
The first race brngs together a bat
lot to go six furlongs. Bauble is my
selection, as she has the speed of the
bunch and can hold it for that dis.
tance. Hostility does not perform tC
her work and may be dangerous fac
tor today. I1l -'aisanO should have
little trouble 10 get third. Ero PyrC
and Nothing have soOd outside chances
to be in the money.
Phil Igoe has only to run back to hi
last race to win tie second race, as h,
looks to be i1 a soft spot. Susannal
viii set fast pace but can hardly bea
the top one this way Weighte . Tn,
star danger is King Ahab, as he wol
a race mere so easily the first time ht