Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-06
Won TROMP IS
DISAPPOINTMENT
RESERVATION COMES TO LIFE
AND WINS
Johnstown Gives Form Players a
Shock In Second Race and All
but Leads confessor
to Win

The feature event of the afternoon at
Ascot yesterday went to Reservation
quoted at s to in the betting, which
heat Won Tromp, the to favorite
and pacemaker, easily. Wrenne was
second for six furlongs and quit when
nut to a drive and had to be content
with show money. Cello, heavily
backed at 4 to 1, ran Disappointing
race and can do better.
The first race went to Taylor George,
which was away first and tow roped
his field all the way to win easily. Jack
Kerchville at to l and Antara, backed
from 80 to 20 to 1, second and third all
the way, finished in the order named
heads apart. Elfin King quit badly
when the real racing began. The
Major stumbled near the finish and
almost threw Butwell out of the sad
die. Sir Caruthers showed a flash OF
early speed for half.
Confessor, after being backed from
Z to to to 5, won the second race,
but had to be ridden out to stall Off
Johnstowns rush at the end. The
Roustabout ran head and head with
the winner until the stretch. where he
quit badly. Baron Esher showed speed
for a half. Red Knight looked to have
q good chance to finish in the money,
coming into the stretch, but stopped
the last eighth. Stoessel was third all
the way till the paddock, where he
quit to almost a walk when whipped.
Twelve maidens faced Starter Holt
man in the third race, with First Peep
favorite at to 5; Happy Rice second
choice at Az to 1, and Royal Ascot
closing at 20 to /. After long delay
at the post Hoffman finally got them
away we'll. Arragon, Happy Rice and
Buna had humping match after the
start and were the three last horses
on the first turn.
San Alvarado and Norden were run
ming one two for six furlongs, when
First Peep came on the outside and
won going away. Happy Rice finished
with a rush and got second money.
Royal Ascot, Buna and Irish Mail fin
ished heads apart in the order named
for the short end Of the purse. The
pacemakers quit in the stretch.
Dan Lamansey put over good thing
when Madden, backed from 10 to to
1, won the fifth race. Robert Mitchell
closed at 80 to / and La Chata, coupled
with Rey del Mundo as the Baldwin
entry, were favorites at 8 to l.
Agnes Mack opened up gap of two
lengths the first quarter, with Trama-
tor, backed from 10 to a to l, second,
and Lone Hand third. They ran this
way until the stretch, where La Chata
looked TO De WlIlIlllS edSlly NllOll
den and Robert Mitchell came like a
shot out of the ruck and finished one
two. Joe Kelly was fourth and ran a
grand race. The leaders raced each
other into exhaustion.
Gold Sitter, backed from to l to
to 5, took the lead in the sixth race
and after racing Green Seal to pieces
had to be hustled along to stall off
Don Domo's determined challenge.
Platoon, away badly, crawled on the
field and got. up in time to get third
money.
Taylor George was boosted $500 over
his entered price by Mr.. Lindsay, but
was retained by his owner with the
extra five. ]. w. Blalock, who owned
the winner claimed Jack Kercheville
which ran second, for $725.
]. ]. Moore the we'll known San
Franciscan, met with a serious accl-
dent yesterday morning when he was
knocked unconscious by Dan Collins as
the latter ran away over the course.
Mr.. Moore was badly bruised about the
face and early fears centered relative
to his eyesight. At a late hour last
night it was reported that Mr.. Moore
was resting easily.
r. r. Carman stated last night at the
Alexandria hotel that he had come to
an amicable agreement with ]. J. Walsh
relative to the sale of Arimo, Allerion
and Martha Jane. The horses were the
property of Mrs Walsh and some diff
Guilty was experienced regarding the
transfer.