The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
Some Promising Three Year
Odds Likely to Start
1t the Big Los Angeles Meeting
on February %.
THE RACE AN OPEN ONE
Tony Faust, Arlmo and Zetbius
Look Best of Lot.
Molesey Would Figure Ahead
But Poor Weight Carrier.

Los Angeles. Call Jam 2s-On
February 22 the Ascot Derby, the
most important ttree-year-old stake
to be decided at the local track, will
be- run over the trying Brooks. course,
rs yards shcrt of the full mile and a
quarter. AT the present time the race
appears to be a very open one, none
of the three-year-oFds having shown
superiority over the others Arimo,
zethus, Molesey, Lord lStanhope, San
AIvfso. Ampedo, Norfolk and L4ivius
appear the pick of. the three-year-oio
colts. while Milshorae is immeasuraDly
the best of the fllies. Arimo is most
worthy of consideration OF those IapIe
to face the barrier on Derby DAY, as
he has shown a tremendous flight OF
speed and weight-carrying ability,
and. If not allowed to run ms heao OH
in front, can negotiate the distance.
Zethus and Lord Stanhope, .both
rather STOW beginners, are probably
tho two gamest three-year-olds at
Ascot. There is little to choose be-
tween them.
If able to keep within striking DIS
lance of the pace both will be coming
when the others are ready TO stop.
Molesey, winner of two stakes and the
most money gathered by any one
horse to date, would seem the most
dangerous contender of all were it not
for the fact that unlike his great sire,
Kingston. he has shown a decided as
like to carry any burden over 100
pounds. San AlviSo, Ampedo, Norfolk
and Livius come along with the sec
ond division, but seem to lack that in
deflnable quality we call class, which
counts in the winning of a race over
distance with weight up. Fred Null
holland George s. Davis land Water
bury have been seen SO little that their
chances~are entirely probleTnatical. OF
that. second division Livius only be-
ginning to run his race after going six
furIongs, is going faster than any
horse in the race at the end and he
may upset calculations, but it is al
most certain that there will be too
much early speed in the race to give
the Longstreet colt a chance in the
stretch. Then there are ]. R. Lang
hery. Colonel Jack. Merrell. Airs.
Greene and Jersey Lady to be reck-
oned with, but all these must be
classed as sprinters with no liking for
more than a six furlong route. For
pure speed, Jersey Lady has anything
here beaten, but five furlongs is as far
as she can carry it now, although
when little more matured she will be
q money getter- in good company
Charles L. Stone, a Sir Dixon colt. of
which much was expected. has aturned
out rank counterfeit and is worthy
of no consideration in any COMPANY.
OF course there will be a number of
colts shipped down from Oakland for
the event. but theSes who have shown
in the first flight here have shown
enough class to warrant the belief that
they can take care of themselves
against any that may be sent with a
single exception, Barney Schrieber's
Tony Faust. The Sain st. Rose colt
which took Arimo into camp with the
greatest case in stake race at Oak
land last month. is probably several
pounds better than any three-year-old
on the coast
Narrowing down to the one two,
three, the most likely contenders are
Tony Faust. Arimo and Zethus with
Lord Stanhope and Milshora
the next three worthy of considera-
ton. re-
Mo1esey would figure aF7eA dsofy them
all if he could carry weight, but an
added penalty for a winning Stake race
this year, the Kingston colt appears to
be securely anchored.