Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-15
SIX FAVORITES
ARE DEFEATED
ONE FIRST CHOICE FINISHES
IN THE MONEY
Public Is Given a Terrific Drubblng
at Ascot Park-Ross Rides
Three Long Shots to
Victory

II was bookmakers' day at Ascot yes
terday afternoon with a vengeance al
not one favorite won, and five of then
failed to finish in the money. The
feature of the days sport proved to b'
the riding of that promising light
weight. Jockey c. Ross, as he pilotec
three long shots to victory.
Rey Hindoo was played from to
TO in the first race. Panlita closed al
100 to 1 and Vivian May was backed
down to to 1 from 10. Balnade was
the a to 5 favorite, and when the bar
rier was released reared and had llttie
chance thereafter.
away flying, and after the former quit
Rev won easily. Four horses hnlsheo
heads and necks apart for the place
and show money. Panlita got the place
by a head from Vivian May, WhlcH
was a head in front of Swagerlator
with Balnade finishing like a shot on
the outside, neck away.
Madden was made the to favorlte
in the second race. My Choice was
backed from 10 to to l. IraInotol
closed at so to /, and Prince FrederlcB
was always as good as 10 to 1. After
a long delay at the post, caused by My
Choice. Dwyer got them away the lat
Ter beating the gate by five lengths
and practically taking the race at the
start, as Madden and Tendercrest, the
first and second choices, were left al
the post.
Tramotor ran second all the way and
had enough left to stall off Prince
Frederick and get the place. Inc
"a fr,- !, xyOrlK he
took NV Choice from the outside rail
and nut her on the inner rail. Throw
ont this entire race for future. calcu-
lations.
Red Bill was installed favorite at
to s. and his odds dropped to TO
in a few minutes. Norfolk and Zel1na
were second choices at to l, and
Illusion was played from to 51s 70 l.
Playlit was so, to 1. Zelina and Reo
Bill made the pace until the stretch
was reached, and the latter quit, leav-
inr Zelina all to herself. Illusion fin
ished fast and was an easy second
In a hard drive Playlit outgamed Bel
chamber for the sucker" money.
The handicap proved the star attrac-
tion of the day, and Tartan was made
favorite at to 1. Won Tromp came
next IN demand at to l, and Chimney
Sweep was played from to to L. A
MuSkoday closed at 8 TO l.
The latter set a fast pace, with Won
Tromp second, length behind. They
ran in this order till the stretch, where
Won Tromp took the lead and was
hand ridden to win by a length from
Chimney Sweep which finished reso-
1utelv and outgamed A Muskoday fol
the place money.
The talent received a severe shocl
inrfhe fifth race when Redwood II,
,despised outsider, with Ross in TIT
saddle and we'll handled, beat out Bo
logna, the to favorite. Cocksurt
was always close up, and after Bologna
almost put Otto Price over the fence
near the fifty-yard pole he had little
opposition for the show money Many
people wondered why Bologna was moi
disqualified as it was a deliberate foul
Elota ran her race.
The sixth favorite to go down tc
defeat was Lucrece, the 8 to shot IN
the sixth race. Jack Adams, at to 1
with Ross as pilot, laid close to the
pace all the way and in the end Ross
outrode Boland on Needful and got the
verdict by a head. Joyner was second
der drive. Lucrece could never gel
near the leaders. Prince Ching quit
after going six furlongs.
After Red Bill was beaten in the
third race R. b. Allen, the owner o.
Norfolk, claimed him for 1925.
charles Henschali, who owns the fas
French mare Gipette, and many othel
good ones, was at Ascot yesterday af-
ternoon. He stopped over on his way
to Mexico.
]. j. Walsh returned from Oakland
yesterday, where he went to buy Sil
Edward and two colts by Yellowtail.