Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
LONG SHOTS
AID BOOK|ES
THE MIST PROVES REGULAR
PlKER EXPONENT
w. II. Carey Again Rewards His Back
ers and Wlns-Llttle Minister
Also Comes First at
Nice Price


les had their inning yesterday after
noon at Ascot as only one favoritc
finished first. The balance of the races
with the exception of the first, which
went to a second choice, were won by
outsiders, whose prices ranged from a
to 20 to /.
While the favorites met with de-
feat, the public nevertheless had a
good days sport as in most instances
the finishes were close.
Givonni Balerlo opened up favorite
for the first race at to 5. but the
heavy play forced the price to to +
at post time. Lolita Gladstone was
held at to 1, and Neatness closed at
Is to /.
The spaghetti horse and Neatness
ran head and head until the ffty-yard
pole, where Lotta Gladstone came on
and beat them both Neatness was
headed nose for the place money bv
baler1o. The leaders raced themselves
TO pieces in front. The others did not
show anything worthy of mention.
Ihe next favorite to meet defeat was
Toots Nook, which was a lullewarm
choice at to 5. Platoon was plaved
from to 31a to 1. and The Mist closed
at ~ to l, after being backed from as
good as 30 to / at one time. Toupoe
opened at to /, but receded in tbe
betting till 10 to 1 was to be had
Jersey Lady was almost as good as
~ to l. The start proved a good one
with Toupee leading the first quarter
then Platoon took the lead until the
stretch, where The Mist came on and
won going away. Toupee saved ground
on the turn for the stretch and lust
lasted TO place from Jersey Lady,
which was badly messed about
Toots Nook, outrun early. finished
with a rush and would have been sec
ond in few more strides.
Round Dance was the favorite in the
third race at s to 5. 1.irkfield Belle
was next in demand at 3 to 1. The
others were all the way from to 60
to !. Viola and Kirkfield Belle al
ternated in making the pace for six
furlongs, with Round Dance third. on
the far turn Koerner ATTEMPTED to 90
through and was badly shut out and
thrown into next to last position.
Little Minister was trailing for six
furlongs, then came up on the outside
and won handily from Virginia Lor-
raine which beat Viola B a half length
for the place. With better racing luck
won. as he closed with a rush in the
stretch.
The feature event of the day was the
handicap. the fourth race on the card
Cello closed faVorite at 3D. with w
H Carey and Azora equal secont
choices at to 1. Euripides was al
ways as good as to l. The start was
good and Euripides and Varieties
opened up a gap of five lengths the
first
Bill' Knapp in the saddle. The early
part told on the leaders turning into
the stretch and when Knapp gave
Carey his, head he Won easily.
Cello outgamed Euripides for the
place. Stilcho. outrun early, fin
ished with a rush on the rail, and will
do to remember :
AlleriOn was voted the good thing in
the fifth r0oo and after the price went
to 21a to l steady play forced it to
to l. Pepper and Salt was backed
down a point from to l, and Dr.
Crook was backed from 10 to to I tC
l and Treasure Seeker was always as
good as 20 to l. Preston got DR.. Crook
off flying and opened a gap of ter
lengths until the stretch was reached
where Dulcinea and Allerion moved
fast but could not get up.
Treasure Seeker, we'll ridden by Nor.
iarty, saved ground on the turn ant
was running all over horses at the enc
and would have won in another Jump
as Preston stopped riding. Dulcinef
beat out Alleron a head for third
The only favorite of the day to win
was Reservation, which was held a
Z to 10. The bulk of the play was di
vided between the favorite and Free
sias for place and show. The other
were nibbled at for place and show
Desmages and Black Prince We're tn
first to flash out of the bunch witt
Reservation third.
They ran this way for a mile wher
the faVorite came on and won handil
by several lengths from Jack Little
which finished with a rush next to tn
rail and was easily second. Mark
Mayer finished gamely and beat ou
Black Prince for show. Freesias wa
pocketed most of the way
Jockey j. Harris has been set dow
indefinitely by his employer, j. BlutC
His riding ON one or two horses di
not satisfy the trainer and he sub
stituted Knapp ON w. II. Carey 1
his last race Carey was beaten by Cell
when Harris rode. Yesterday Knap
had the mount and the horse ran tn
fastest mile and sixteenth run thi
season at Ascot.
Z. II. Z BOOlS Dufnel mas receive
official notification from the Cone
Island Jockey club that the entry c
Nealon to the Spring stakes had bee
held up solely because Durnell ha
failed to comply with a rule Of tha
club requiring registration of IN
names OF all persons interested I'm III
horse. AS Barney Schreiber joint
owns the property with Durncll the dc
linquency In registration may be rem
edied by payment Of a $40 fine befol
announcement of Suburban handica
weights, which will occur January 9
Bearcatcher is to race no more :
Garnett Ferguson, his owner, has d,
cided to retire him to the stud. Boa
catcher's services have been turnC
over to O. A. Bianchi, better known
Daggie Smith, for a period of tv
years. The big son of st. George Sail
McAllister is to go to the Rancho d
Rio. Bearcatcher's failure TO get up
a race is assigned as the reason for h
retirement to the stud:
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