Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
PONY PICKING
PROVES HARD
BUT ONE FAVoRlTE REWARDS
THE TALENT
Tattenham Again Comes to Life and
Wins at Tempting odds-Von
Tromp Scores Easy
Victory

The talent experienced a hard time
guessing the winners yesterday and
they were only fortunate enough to
pick one favorite Balnade, at the pro
hibitive odds 1 to 2. Two longshots
won the second and third races and
the other three winners were second
choices.
The feature event Of the day was
Won Tromp's easy victory in the handi-
cap, galloping a mile in 1:40A on a
dead track. Jockey Aker the one
time crack rider of the 90s, piloted two
winners.
Seven 2-year- started in the first
race with Balnade favorite at 1 to 2.
Billowy closed at Is to 1 and many
bets were wagered on his chances for
place and show. Corelli was the out
slider at 30 to 1. Billowy led until the
paddock gate, where Balnade came
fast on the outside and won going
away Billowy was ridden out at the
end and held the place money safe.
Jockey Aker on Corelli saved ground
all the way next to the rail and was
an easy third. Wisteria Bud was poor
ly handled and can do better.
Tattenham won the second race at
40 to l. Jockey Aker allowed Tramator
to make the pace until the paddock
gate where he sent on the long shot
and won easily. Tramator tired badly
the final sixteenth and had to be hard
ridden to stall off Critics determined
challenge, which outrun early closed
fast on the outside and would have
been second in another jump. My
Choice, the to favorite, was weakly
ridden and could never get to the
front and did not show the speed that
won her last race so easily. Throw
out her race.
Jockey Aker made it two straight
when he won the third race with Mos
keto, a 25 to 1 shot. Laura F NJ was
backed from to to Z to 10. Tender
crest was second choice at Az to 1 and
Ambitious closed at to l. Laura set
a fast pace for five furlongs, with
Budapest second. Here Aker went to
work on Mosketo and he won handily.
Tendercrest was best, as she was
knocked out of it at the start, then
went all around her field and was un-
lucky to lose, as she finished fast and
beat out Ambitious for Che place
money.
All interest was centered on the han
dicap at mile. Won Tromp opened at
even money, but the heavy play on
Sir Edward, which was played from
to 6 to 5, caused Won Tromp's odds
to go to 8 to 2. Kercheval was always
to 1. Sir Edward set fast pace,
with Won Tromp galloping two lengths
behind. Turning into the stretch Won
Tromp caught the leader and won go
ing away by four lengths from Sir
Edward. Kercheval easily beat out
j: c. Glen for show money.
Foncasta was the even money favor
ite for the long distance race, the fifth
event on the card. Gold Spot closed at
Az to and Adonis was backed from
as good as Z to 5 to l. Ding Dong
acted bad at the barrier and kicked
Adonis several times. The Poet and
Foncasta set the pace the first mile,
when the former tired and Foncasta
led until the stretch, where Gold Spot
nicely rated by Knapp all the way
came on and won going away from
Foncasta.
The latter tired from his early eff
fort in making the pace, but had
enough left to stall off Adonis. Brus-
sell rode the latter all over the track
and is not strong enough to handle
such heavy headed horse as Adonis.
Freesias could never get up.
Stoessel, sporting the colors of his
new owner, Roy O1fut, who bought
him for $3.50 at the auction sale in the
paddock yesterday afternoon, was
backed from to to II to 10. Belvoir
was second choice at 91s to 1 and st.
Adams closed at 20 to 1. Viona set
the pace for a half, where Stoessel,
which was away badly and lost a shoe
on the first turn, caught him and ap-
peared to be winning easily, when Bel
voir made his move and won pulled
up to a walk from Stoessel. ST. Albans
in drive next to the rail outgamed
Viona for the show money.
Mcdowell Bros. bought Dan Collins
from Mrs. K. Maxwell for 5000.