Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
COMBINE HORSES
HEAVILY PLAYED
SYNDICATE ENTRIES FAIL TO
WIN
Public Supports 6ookmaker Property
and Gets the Usual soorehing.
Fair Card Outlined for
This Afternoon
ny IRVING II. CLEMENT

Selling platers had an inning yester-
day afternoon at Ascot park, as each
of the six events were for that class OF
horses. The sport was tame and there
was only one close finish and that the
last race, when four horses finished
heads and noses apart. Two red hot
combine" favorites were badly beaten
and the public received a drubbing
which should teach it to stay away
from bookmakers' horses when they
are favortes.
Renraw opened at to 3, but the
public took the bait and kept on nib
bling at it until to 5 was the best to
be had. Greene in the meanwhile was
being played by the wise ones, although
he closed at 8 to l. When it came to
racing Susannah was first to show,
with Renraw second and Greene third.
When Kent let the latter have his
head he galloped home an easy winner
from Renraw, which had all to do to
save place from Kilter. FL Cazador
and Cyclops had no chance at the start
and were pulled up in the stretch.
The public then Jared better as Co
tillion was selected to win. As good
as to was to be had, but the con-
stant play forced the Bonsack mare to
even money at post time. Rama and
Il J.
Jewell was backed from u to to /.
Col. Jewell led all the way with Rama
second. They were the same entering
the stretch. Then Harris sent on Co.
tillion, which won easily, though she
was bleeding. Col. Jewell was ridden
out to save place from Mountebank,
which was Is to l in the betting.
The public got another severe shock
in the third race when Lord of the
III ,'' .~tHv nc
backed at to 5. SLY Ben closed at
13 to 5, while Succeed went to S to 1
at one time and was then backed to
to l at post time. The latter took
the lead and never was headed to win,
pulled up by several lengths.
Sly Ben was easily second, while "the
fit subject for the morgue," Lord of
the Forest was doing his best to save
third from the windbroken 100 to l
shot, Two Bills. Koerner piled the whip
or Lord but the horse showed none of
that speed which won his previous ef-
fort so easily.
Uncle Henry, with Bullman in the
saddle, was the to faVorite in the
fourth race. Bauble was to l. which
We're the same odds placed against
Sherrys chances. Rodolfo and Baubla
orened gap of two lengths. with Uncle
Henry third, Bullman sitting still.
the front and won easily from Bauble,
which got place from Sherry Niona
was taken the overland and but for this
would have been second. ROdolfo
stopped after going six furlongs.
A very bad lot faced Starter Dwyer
III the fifth race. with Parvo first choice
at 31a to l. Kinsman was backed from
10 to 1 to to l and Roman Boy went
from 60 to / down to 20 to l. Turkey
Foot had some following and Komombo
was played especially on the limb.
The start was bad. as Parvo, Gilpin
and Lydia WrOuseman were away poor
ly. Turkey Foot and Roman Boy ran
head and head to the paddock gate,
where Kunz hustled Kinsman through
a narrow opening and in a drive beat
Komomno with Roman Boy third.
Turkey Foot found the route trit1e
far.
The finish in the last race was so
close that judges were the only ones
in a position to place the horses.
Critic. al u to l, was the first winner
and was lucky to win. Azara, the
favorte. at to 3, was interfered with
and would have won i'm another jump.
Confessor showed speed throughout,
but Riley was of no help to him. Sir
Caruthers led to the stretch, where he
went wide and took AZOra, COnfessOr
and Revolt with him. Critic, in the
meantime got through on the rail and
in a drive just did win.
w. Smith, brother of the late George
f. Smith Pittsburg PhiD, has arrived
from New York with his Wife two chill
dren and a party of ten who are regis
tered at the Alexandria hotel
w. A. Porter, the we'll known plunger
from New York, was at Ascot park
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Porter owns
several horses here and when he gets
going will keep the boollies working
overtime.
Joe Blume, who makes the biggest
book around the New York tracks. alsC
made his appearance at Ascot yester-
day afternoon.
George s. Davis who owns that good
colt George S. Davis, has arrived from
the east and will remain until the sea-
son winds up here. The horse vii
start here only a few times, as he is
entered i'm all the big stakes around
the New York tracks.
A veterinary was sent to examine
Abbey Belle after she finished third il
the last race Thursday 1t don't re
quire a veterinary i'm the paddock tC
tell "Wat's doin,' as anybody can picl
them there.
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