Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15
TWO SYNDICATE
FAVORITES LOSE
B00KMAKER H. L. JONES IS
HANDED CITRUS FRUIT
Track Sea of Mud and Sport Tame.
Common Sue Enlivens the After
noon by Winning at Juicy
Price
by IRVING II. CLEMENT

crowd gathered at Ascot yesterday aft
ernoon. Two favorites rewarded the
short money players, while two second
choices and two races went TO out
siders i'm the betting.
"Undertaker" II. L. Jones, who is
making book at Ascot, tried to hand
the public a lemon in the first race,
but received a crate of the same crop
for his trouble. Curl, the owner of
Givonni Balerio, whispered something
into Hughey's ear and he Immediately
chalked up 6 to to win and 1 to 2
place on Curtis horse, the same time
yelling al he always does when he has
ace in the hole, "Come, boys, get all
you want" Jones in the meantime
sent out the money he received on the
stiff to be bet on Eel Bernado, who
was backed from to / to to !. When
it came to racing Givonni Balerio led
for part of the way, when Hirtle beat
him.
Preston was evidently riding to or
ders, as he never made a move on the
Curl horse, but had to be second, a
nothing was near him. After the race
"Hughey" remarked that lei Bernado
could not have lost if they had been
trying. Fro Pyro was third easily. El
Bernado and Lillian Ayres both showed
speed but quit.
Those who make it a rule to never
bet on a bookmakers' horse when
favorite, cashed on st. Edgar when he
beat Charles L. Stone, the property of
the Combine" which was at the nice
odds of to and Z to 10. st. Edgar
took the lead and never was headed.
Charles l.. Stone. although ridden hard
by Koerner, could not get up respect
able gallop, and probably will do bet
ter when there are better odds offered
against his chances.
Happy Rice had Mcdaniel in the
saddle and was quoted at to |, but
t1n YA1s in
that was laid on st. Edgar. Happy
Rice never had any opposition for show
money.
The third race went to j. r. Lough-
rey combine" property, but not until
he was backed from 21a to to to 2.
Standover was second choice at to l,
while Lord of the Heath closed at Az
to | at post. StandOver set a fast
pace. but when Harris sent the favoritc
to the front he galloped home an easy
winner.
Standover was ridden to save the
place from Lord of the Heath which,
outrun early, closed with a rush at the
end. La Chata stopped after going
half.
The second favorite to reward the
public was Line of Life. which was
quoted at to 5. Colonel Bronston was
always as good as to l. and Wood
thorpe closed at to l, being backed
down point from to /.
Sly Ben made the pace for three fur
longs. where Line of Life, Colonel
Bronston and Woodthrope joined him
and ran head and head until the half
pole, where Colonel Bronston was
pulled up.
Line of Life went to the front, though
she was ridden out to stall off Bron-
ston's determined challenge. But for
being shut out Bronston might have
won After Sly Ben quit Woodthorpe
had no trouble to show.
bad lot faced the starter in the
fifth race. Common Sue opened at
to 5, but went to as good as Il to l, and
was then backed down to to l at
post time She took the lead and was
never headed to win handily. This is
about the best 3-year-old filly at the
track
Avalon was backed from 40 to 1 to 90
to /, and was second, n length in front
of Black Eyes which showed speed but
stopped badly the last few strides.
I.otta Gladstone, the favorite, did not
/appear to like either the price or the
going. Illusion was backed down from
TO | to 215 to l. but showed nothing
in his race to warrant it.
Another booEmaker's faVorite that
fooled the public was Reservations
which was backed from to ; to to
10. Los Angeleno was always as good
as , to l. Ding Dong II was backed
down two points and closed at TO !.
JTlloa made the pace for a half, where
Los Angeleno took up the pacemaking
and was never headed. Reservation
was easily second, as Ding Dong was
several lengths behind.
1t is bad policy to bet on a book
makers horse when he is faVorite, as
YOU have not a chance in thousand TO
beat him. If he thinks his horse has a
chance to win he will not take your
money or only give you one quarter of
what you are entitled to.
If he takes your money you may rest
assured there's 'nothin, DOM
Elmer Emerson, a prominent mem
Der of the NETS" in New York, was at
Ascot yesterday afternoon.
Mike sheedy' WHO trains for T. A.
Fullum, came to the track yesterday
in an automobile minus his trousers
as the rest of the occupants took them
from him Somebody was kind enough
TO get Mike a pair Of overulls to help
him out of his. peculiar predicament.
Jockey c. Koerner, accompanied by
his employer, w. O. Joplin, went tC
Santa Ana quail shooting and bagged
eighty-one "bob whites
Today's Probabilities
Considering that Tuesday is an of
day the card for this afternoon is
above the ordinary, with fourth race q
purse affair at one and One-sixtccuti
miles the feature Arimo, With only
1O2 pounds on his back, looks best.
In the Hollywood handicap whicl
was run on a sloppy track he carried
more weight, was almost left at tn,
post then came on and finished second
Would surely have won that even
with better racing luck and should win
easily today. j. f, Donohue likes ;
heavy track and should finish second
W. RI. Carey has only Lord Stanhop
to beat for third. Won Tromp will e
we'll Gorgalette wants a fast track.
If Nuns Yelling is ever going to viii
a race at Ascot this seems the mos
nrobable one. as she is i'm with a buncl
of bad ones, and with any kind of goor
racing luck should win, Elhn King j
wind broken, and if the afternoon i
bright win be a hard horse to beat 70
the place. The Major on his last rae