Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-23
COLONEL JACK
CAPTURES THE
DERBY RACE
Wins Feature With
out Effort
Lauahrey Throws Jockey Dugan as
Horses Enter stretoh--Judges ln-
nose Well Merited Fines for
Rough Riding

with the largest crowd Of the season
to witness his effort, good Colonel JACK
performed as expected yesterday and
won the Ascot Derby with ridiculous
ease from Livius which finished fifteen
lengths in front of Arimo.
The Colonei's performance proved an
other sample of what may be expected
when II is known that race horses are
70 run on their merits. 1t was very
safe to wager upon the Colonel yester-
dav and although the bookies We're
rather stingy with their prices they
had a perfect right to be-
Fxcitement attendant upon the DERBY
,,,as nunctured with a quiver of uncer-
tainty when ]. r. Laughrey came tear
inc down to the stand riderless after
having thrown Jockey Dugan just be-
fore entering the stretch. The Word
soon buzzed to the grandstand, how
ever, that Dugan had not suffered from
the fall. g..
Colonel Jack opened at to 10, but
receded TO as good as to 10 in some
hooks. Arimo was fairly well liked and
stood at second choice, to l. The
Walhauser pair were backed from 10
to 1 to 7 to l before post time.
]. r. Laughrey opened at to l but
shot upward three points as a brisk
play followed the Others.
After the usual parade and cheering
the field of five cantered up TO the
starting place, where a short delay was
caused by the fractions tactics of Ed
win T. Fryer. -
Hoffman got them away we'll with
Colonel Jack the first to show, Arimo
and Laughrey coming fast. Passing the
stand Arimo held the lead by a length
with Laughrey two lengths to the fore
of Colonel Jack. The Walhauser pair
were trailing three lengths behind.
At the six furlong pole Arimo held
the advantage. while Knapp slipped
through on the rail to even the going
with Laughrey. Arimo stopped sud
denly as though shot while passing the
five furlong pole, evidently finding a
hole which caused him to go lame.
Time Is Good
Ilaughrey took the lead as far as the
three furlong pole, where Colonel Jack
passed him. With Jack brace OF
lengths in front of Laughrey rounding
to the stretch the latter stumbled and
threw Jockey Dugan from the saddle.
Colonel Jack came on and won pulled
up in the time of 2:041a, which is con-
sidered fast in view of the slow track
and weight up.
Livius moved up fast after entering
the stretch and easily took the place
hind. Along with the others Laughrey
turned and trotted up to the judges
stand as they placed wreath around
Colonel Jack.
Favorites Win
-Four favorites won and the crowd
besides seeing good sport and close f1n-
ishes. gave the bookies bad drubbing,
as the horses ran strictly to form in
four of the events and the other two
went to two heavily backed to shots.
Don Domo, at the nice odds of Z to
10, made his field look cheap by Win
ming the first race in romp as far as
his rider pleased. Bryan and Ampedo
ran head and head the first half, when
gray ghost came on. Ampedo easily
disposed of Bryan for the place.
The others were beaten off. w. Davis
the one time premier rider in this coun-
try, received an ovation on the way tc
the post, as it was his first mount here
this season. Davis is too heavy tc
ride, as he cannot make less than 12C
pounds.
The Carman entry. Martha Jane an(
Magazine, finished one, two in the colt
race. They broke in front and Crestor
Joined Magazine and ran head and heaC
until the paddock gate, where Maya
zine drew away and looked to be win
ming easily. Martha Jane, with Jockey
zine in the last few jumps The Others
were beaten off. Radtke was fined $40
by the judges for carrying Creston wide
Orilene and Molesey had the handicaI
between them all the way. Molese!
set the pace length in front of Orilen
till the head Of the stretch, where tn,
latter moved up on easy terms with thu
pacemaker and in hard drive out
gained him to the wire. Molesey was il
close quarters next to the rail al
through the stretch and Jockey Pres
ton was fined $100 by the judges fO
breach of discipline in not keeping hi
horse straight in the stretch.
This was the second offense of tn
afternoon, as Radtke received the SAM
fine on Magazine in the second race
Judge Hamilton will not tolerate an!
humping or rough riding and will fin
the offenders hereafter,
Susannah set fast pace in the fiftl
race with Bankara second and DerdOn
third. They ran in this order till tn
eighth pole. when both Mcdaniel, oi
Banlada, and Preston, on Illusion
passed the leader and Banada wa
hard ridden to win by a length from
Illusion.
Susannah stopped badly the final six
teenth and Derdom beat her out 70
show. Bankara stopped at the head o
the stretch. King Ahab quit when tn
pinch came after running prominent,
all the way
The sixth event brought a hair-rais
ing finish between Search Me, Blu
Bottle and Susie Christian and the pub
'CIdid not realize how they finlshe
suite Al-4f- is~lat the numbers dror