Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-13
SELLING PLATERS
WILL RUN TODAY
BooKlES FORCED TO OPEN THE
STRONG BOXES
FaVorltes and Second Choices Divide
Honors at Aseot-Don Domo
Wins Handicap In
Fast Time

Three favorites and three second
choices divided the first honors at AS
cot park yesterday and the knights Of
the chalk had to go to their strong
boxes several times. The feature event
of the day proved the fast six furlongs
Don Domo ran in the handicap, which
was the fastest run this season. With
120 pounds on his back the gray ghost
covered the distance in 1:1SA.
Buttons was made the even money
favorite In the first event, with Des-
images and Joyner both about equal
second choices at and Az to 1. The
others ranged in price from 20 to so to
1 and never were in the hunt. But
tons made all the running, with Des-
images second and Joyner third until
the stretch, where Desmages and
Joyner hooked up and in a drive Des-
images won by a neck. Buttons
stopped badly the final eighth. Tatten-
ham showed speed for half, then re-
tired.
Banward, played from as good as
to to IL to TO- won the second race,
but had to be pounds the best, as he
was shut out twice, then went around
the outside and hand ridden beat
Connie NJ. a length for the first
money. The latter raced Daily, nice
looking filly, into submission, but
could not stall off the winner. Daily
was played from to 1 to to 5 and
will bear watching, as she raced green
and should improve. Gold Bar and
My Rosary had scant chance at the
start, as one refused to break and the
other ran on the outside.
After Search Me was all but left at
the post and Stoessel went to his
knees Bologna, the favorite for the
third race and backed from as good
as IL to to to 5, won, but had to be
ridden out to stall off Antara, which
laid close to the pace all the way.
Big Store showed early speed, but quit
after trying to catch the winner, hav-
ing little opposition for the short end
of the purse.
Pantoufie was backed in the fourth
race as though it were all over but
the shouting, as she closed at Z to 10
after even money was plentiful at one
time. Don Domo receded from 2 to 3
to in the betting and ]. r. Laughrey
was backed half point to close at
312 to /. MaSSa was 80 to 1 and Sill
yer Stocking was played from 40 to 25
to 1.
The favorite and Don Domo opened a
gap Of five lengths down the back
stretch, running head and head until
the stretch, where the gray ghost went
on and appeared winning easily until
Massa came like shot and Preston
had to ride out Don Domo to win by
length. Pantoufie stopped the final
eighth and seems to have trained off.
j. r. Laughrey ran a disgraceful race
and could never get up a gallop.
Knapp rode the winner in the fifth
race, where he had the mount on Nun S
Yelling. After getting away flying
Knapp put up a good finish at the
end which won for him Netting
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race. Tendercrest, played from to to
/, was much the best, as she was away
poorly, ran all around her field, with
Howard of no help to her at the finish.
The public received quite a jolt in
the sixth race when FL Cazador won,
as Judge Nelson was considered the
best bet of the day by many shrewd
handicappers. The Bedwell colt took
the lead and ran the. seven furlongs in
1:27, which was too fast for Judge
Nelson and he never could get near
the leader Hipoteca in a drive got
the show money from Extranell.
Probabilities for Today
Selling platers are entered in all the
events and Secretary Boden is giving
the poorer division of that class a
chance to earn their getaway money.
The first race for 2-year-olds is a
scramble at a half mile and the one
that beats Barney Oldfield will have
to run a good race. Sister Julia has
not seem to like route and may
show Improvement over her previous
efforts. Karodo should beat out Har-
vey Clark for third honors.
King Ahab looks to be in a soft
spot in the second race and has only
to repeat his last two races to wir
here. Kirkfield Belle looks to be the
beat out Nappa for second money, as
she did before. Winsome Ways has ar
outside chance to lead the top ones
Rama won her last two starts ii
such easy fashion that she could come
right back and win again. Mounte
bank should beat out Desmages fol
the place, but can hardly beat the toI
one. Stoessel will be a dangerous
factor all the way and if anything
beats Rama this will be the most likel!
one to do so.
Gold Spot, if anybody else but Neu
bert rides, will probably win the Ions
distance event, as she is a good mare
at this distance and should beat ou
Cotiilion. Freesias and Markie Mayel
should fight it out for show money
Watch the market on Sam Craig, az
he may come to life today.
A poor lot are carded to start in tn,
fifth race and If they run to form ma!
come under the wire in this order
Lillian Ayres, Luckett. Joe Kelly. Err
Pyro had good outside chance to b.
in the money
Libertinus is about due to carr
brackets, and if he carries his earl,
speed a little farther than he usual,
does, he will take a lot of beating. In
terlude is a gutter, but may last tn
distance today, as he has been running
in better company. El BernadO ma,
beat Dan Collins for third. Mosket
has chance to finish in the money.
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