Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06
ELANCER SHOWS
FORM REVERSAL
SIX FAV0RITES LOSE IN ASCOT
MUD
Talent Experiences a Very Bad Day
When Lone-Proed Horses
Romp Home for First
Money
nv IRVING n. CLEMENT

BY IRVING II. CLEMENT
A fair-sjzed crowd stampeded to AS
cot yesterday for the purpose of en-
riching the bookies. The track was 9
sea of mud and the weather was colo
and miserable. This in addition tt
six defeated first choices made the
racegoers a sore looking lot on then
homeward Journey
THE feature event of the day was
the Hollywood Handicap at one mile
in which nine starters faced the bar
rier. Ed Ball and Cello were scratched
and Supreme Court, Chantilly and Won
Tromp were added. Molesey, on the
strength of his last good race, was
made favorite at 21A to l, while Arlmc
was second choice at to l and Chan-
tilly was next in demand at 5s. Dusty
Miller and Supreme Court were
coupled in the betting at to L. The
start was a poor one as Arimo ana
w. II. Carey were away badly.
Norfolk was sent to the front with
Lord of the Heath second and Chan-
tilly third. They ran in this order un-
til the far turn, where Won IromI
moved up on the outside and Arimo
and Dusty Miller slipped through on
the rail. D. Riley from there on had
but to sit still to win. w. II. Carey
closed with a rush on the outside and
lust nipped the place from Arimo. The
latter, with better racing luck, would
have been closer up. Lord of the
Heath ran a grand race. Won Tromp
stopped in the stretch.
Betsy was made the favorite for the
first race at to 5, while Susie Chris
tian closed at 31s to l, being backed
from As Stoessel was as good as l.
to 1 at one time, but when the horses
were going to the post to / was the
best to be had. Betsy and Mazapan
ran head and head for half, when
both went wide and Stoessel slipped
through on the rail to win easily
Mazapan outgamed Betsy for the
place. Dan Collins was left at the post
and galloped behind his field.
Thirteen 2-year-olds faced Starter
Dwyer in the second race. Katie
Rains was made a Z to 10 faVorite be-
cause of her easy win Tuesday. Maga-
zine, with Bullman in the saddle, was
5 to 1. The others ranged in price
from to to 100 to /. Bullman got
Magazine off flying and was never
headed, to win easily. Creston was
second all the way and though Koer-
ner was hustling him he could never
get up. Bendaga came like cyclone
at the end and took third money from
the favorite. Decorator was backed
from 80 to to 10 to l, but had no
chance with the start. Katie Rains
did not display IAe Spteu SIle sllONcu
in her last race.
Slickaway was made a hot favorite
for the third race, While Don Domo
closed at IS and Platoon was backed
from 9s to rs at post time. Lawrence
displayed his old-time skill on the lat
ter by getting away in front and hug
ging the rail all the way, to win han
dily. Don Domo looked all over the
winner coming into the stretch but
CiNTPnnTh
Slickaway can do better and did not
run her race.
Again the public went wrong on Col.
Bronston in the fifth race when he was
favorite Elizabeth f was as good as
21s to and Foncasta was backed sew"
eral points to close at to /. Cotillion
went to to /. as she cannot run in
the mud. Clandestine held his own at
- to l. At the half Clandestine, Col.
Bronston and Elizabeth F were run
ming head and head Ross then got
through a small opening and from
there on it was only a gallop for the
gray filly. Col. Bronston was out to
the last ounce to save the place from
Clandestine. The latter ran good
race and will win soon.
A startling reversal of form occurred
when Elancer galloped home in the
sixth race in front of Phil Igoe and
Airs, the to 10 lukeWarm favorite
In her last race ElanCer was beaten of
by Airs, but today ElanCer came ou'
whitewashed and beat Airs fifteer
lengths. Phil Igoe beat the barrier
but was not good enough to offset thi!
advantage. Round Dance was played
from 80 to to /, but showed nothing
to warrant it. Is a false alarm.
Jockey Ross and McDaniels We're Sc
down Friday for fifteen days beCaus'
of rough-riding in the fifth race. Thes'
two boys are the best lightweight rid
ers on the track. Ross put up a yer!
good ride on Elizabeth F yesterday
This boy certainly has had his share o
hard luck. Twice he was picked VI
from the track as dead and now he il
set down. For the benefit of racegoer
it is to be hoped that Judge Hamilton
will lift the suspension, as good riding
talent is very scarce at the local tract
this season.
E. j. Ramsey was a visitor at th'
local track yesterday Ramsey ha'
quite a string of horses in training a
Oakland and came down to see hi
horse Martinmas run in the Hollywood
Handicap. The entry was withdraw
on account of the condition Of tn
track.
Starter Dwyer is in very poor form
at present and seems to have no con