Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
FAVOR|TES HAVE
A HARD INNING
SEVERAL CHOICES GO DOWN
TO DEFEAT
Lons-shot Pikers Are Successful in
Most Of the Events, as VIM
ners' Prices Are
Up

IlIlB ut NSNOb ihtly oA NOi iitpis thS
several heavily backed first choices
went down to defeat. The long shot
pikers were successful, as in the ma
jority of the events long shots either
won or got part of the money.
In the first race Otto Price and Lady
Kitty closed equal favorites at to 8.
Hipoteca was always as good as 20 to 1.
After delay of almost twenty minutes,
caused chiefly by Otto Price, Hoffman
got them away with Otto off flying.
Mcdaniel took advantage OF the start
and made every post winning one,
and won easily.
Hipoteca was second all the way and
Just did last long enough to save the
place from Lady Kitty, which got away
badly and was poorly handled, then
came with a rush at the end. King
Ahab, as usual, went to the post sore.
Teddy Mack showed speed for quar-
ter and bears watching.
The public got a dump in the second
event. Merlingo was backed from to
to 6 to 5. Cicely was heavily played
at to /, while the odds on Johnstown
receded to to 1, when the wise money
forced the odds back to 3h to !. ]. c.
Glenn was always as good as 80 to l.
The start was good and Cicely and
Mer1ingo ran head and head until the
paddock gate, where Fischer, on Johns
town, squeezed through a narrow open
ing and won going away from Cicely,
which tired badly the last sixteenth
and would have lost place to j. c.
Clem in a few more jumps. Merlingo
dogged it badly the last 100 yards. The
others showed nothing worthy of men
tion.
Prince Ching was backed from to
21s to / in the third race and closed
favorite with Bribery Geo. e. Miner
went back from to to 1 and Mary
Glenn was always as good as II to /.
Bribery opened up gap OF three
lengths on her field the first half, with
Geo. e. Miner and Mary Glenn second
and third respectively, while Prince
Ching was away back Turning into
the stretch the pacemaker quit and
Geo e. Milner came on, winning easily
from Mary Glenn. Prince Ching fin
ished like shot on the outside, and
would have been second in a few more
strides.
Ed Ball and Cigarlighter opened up
both at to 5, but at post time to
was the best to be had to the latter,
while Ed Ball went to to l. Reserva-
ton was always as good as to 1. The
two choices made all the pace. but at
the end Cigarlighter ran all over Ed
Ball, while the latter was whipped out
to stall off Reservation, which came
from far back in the field. Stilicho had
no chance from the start.
The public went to Sheriff Bell in the
fifth race as though it were all over
but the shouting. He was backed from
6 to 3 to l, equal favorite with Elota.
Prince Fredericks odds reached to 1.
when the paddock brigade sent in their
checks and his odds went to to 1.
Hi Caul Cap and Buna both closed at
4 to 1. Finn took Prince to the front
and was never headed, though at the
end took no chances, riding out to win
from Buna, which beat Hi Caul Cap
for place.
The latter was best, but Dean took
him next to the rail and he could not
get through. But for this he would
have won. Sheriff Bell went to the
post lame Matte Bumppo showed
speed for six furlongs and then quit.
The sixth event was a good betting
race, and several horses were heavily
played. Ormonde's Right was backed
from 2 to 1 to to 2. A. Muskoday
closed at 21a, while to / was to be had
at one time. ]. r. Laughrey was
heavily backed for place and third.
Laughrey made the pace for seven
furlongs, when A. Muskoday came on
and won. Ormonde's Right finished
good enough. ]. r. Laughrey swerved
to the outside in the stretch and was
ridden out to save third Mandarin
hung the final eighth under the whip.
Rel del Mundo showed flash of speed
and is worth remembering for early
action.
Jockey Preston was not seen in the
saddle yesterday as his tonsils are
swollen. He may not ride until Friday.
]. c. McGill, a nephew of the late
Geo. E Smith (Pittsburg PhiD, was at
Ascot yesterday afternoon.
Tuesday night Eddie "Pumkin"
Mathies, the Boy Fight Promoter, gave
a theater party at the Orpheum theater
for his Ascot friends. Among the hon
ored ones We're Jockeys Knapp, Pres
ton, Keogh. Mcdaniel Koerner and
Bullman; Bill Roderick, Chas. Lyons,
Frank Easton, Chappie Porteus and
many Others We're present
Eddie Mathies will remain here until
the close Of the season, when he will
open his new fighting club at Denver,
Today's Selections
An exceptionally good card is offered
for this afternoon and good sport will
probably be the result as the field is
well balanced.
Inc IlIbl rate SlOulu ~ " AItSlOIl,
This is understood the best colt on
the track likes the route and if given a
better ride than he got his last time
out will win. Turnaway is the dam
gerous one here if anybody else but
Neubert rides, as she is a fast filly and
requires strong handling.
Sister Julia may be better than fig
ures show as she won her only race so
easily that there is no telling how good
she is. Albion II. and Miss Ruth have
outside chances only.
h Gold Sitter beat Don Domo last time
ey met and should do so again. IF
thing beats the top ones Toupee
e the one, as he is working well
Isy Platoon has chance to fin
NJ money.
we'll looks the best in the
isher last race was a good
<5ssEJply Stoessel and Line of
Eyaf which she should do.
g5sareliable as he is chronic