Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-27
BOOKIES RECEIVE
SEVERE JOLTING
FIVE FAV0RlTES CATER TO
THE PUBLIC
Judge Nelson and Edwin T. Fryer Give
Pretty Exhibition in the Fourth
Event, the Former VIM
ming by Nose

The public evened affairs with the
bookies yesterday. as five favorites and
a heavily backed second choice flew
home winners at Ascot. The sport was
good, as in five events the finishes were
close and exciting.
After the blue pencil weeded out the
deadwood in the first race there were
only eight left to face the starter.
Platoon was backed from to to to s..
The Mist was second choice at to l.,
while Bryan was played from as good
as 10 to to 1.
Platoon got away we'll and Kunz in
the saddle made every post a winning
one, and at the end rode her out to
stall off The Mist which came with a
rush on the outside.
Bryan was second most of the way.
and The Mist just did get up in time to
place. Daruma and Fustian showed
speed for half, then quit.
Joan of Arc was the lukewarm favor
lite for the second race at to 10 and
even money. Junia was played from
to 21a to 1, and Kitty Mccarthy closed
at rs after being backed from 10 to 1.
F1dgety cut across the field at the start,
interfering with Vinorsina and Junia,
and led her field until the eighth pole,
where Junia and Joan Of Arc moved up
on even terms with her and in q drive
Junia won by half length from Joan
of Arc. Kitty Mccarthy finished reso-
lutely and got the show by neck from
Miss Fidgety. The others were beaten
off.
The star attraction was the third
race. Judge Nelson was backed from
to 5 to 9 to 10. Edwin T. Fryer and
San Alviso both closed at to l. Halton
set the pace for half the distance.
where Judge Nelson and Edwin T. Fry
er moved up and went to the front.
Judge Nelson was leading by two
lengths turning into the stretch. but
Koerner laid the CAD on Flyers flanks
and he was cutting down the leader at
every stride but could not quite get up
to beat Judge Nelson. San Alviso fin
1shed fast next to the rail and had no
excuses. Halton quit badly after show
ing speed.
Bologna, at the nice odds of 3 to !.
made runaway race of the fourth
event. Kunz got her away we'll and
she opened a gap Of two lengths until
the last fifty yards, when Kunz gave
her mild hand ride to stall off The
Major. The latter ran his race Beau
tiful anC Best was just beaten a head
for show money by Search Me.
The finish of the fifth race brought
the crowd to its feet. Reno Rebel. at
to l, set a fast pace after getting away
well, and had an advantage of two
lengths in the stretch, with Adrian sec
and and Lackfoot third. In a desperate
drive Koerner got up to Reno Rebel,
and in ding-dong finish won by a
head.
Lackfoot was third, finishing gamelv.
The others were beaten off. Barney
Oldfield was heavily played but showed
none of the speed that Won his last
race.
Foncasta. the favorite. led his field all
the way and at the finish Preston was
hustling him to stand off Gold Spots
determined challenge. Neubert, on the
latter, rode the mare badly, as he
meTsed her about.
Hi Caul Cap got third money from
Jack Adams. The winner was quoted
at to in the betting. Gold Spot was
played to 7 to l, and Hi Caul Cap
closed at Az to l. Jack Little showed
speed for seven furlongs, then stopped.
S. Judge has purchased Derdom from
Frank Regan and will ship him to
Oakland today with Curriculum, Marie
H. and Theo. Case.