Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-11
CHOICES
LIKE THE MUD
ASCOT PARK TRACK REMAINS
HEAVY
Four Favorites Win In Sloppy Going.
Merllneo Captures the One
Mile Handi-
cap
BY IRVING n. CLEMENT

The track was still heavy yesterday
afternoon at Ascot, but the public
picked the winners. as four favorites
came under the wire first I'm the heavy
going. The other two events went to
to / and to / shots.
The handicap at mile was the star
attraction and went to f. NJ. Cassidy's
Merlingo, who closed equal favorite
with Lord of the Heath at to 2, after
being backed down from 2 to l.
Entire Nous closed at to and Livius
was Is to 1. Entire Nous made all the
pace and looked all over the winner
at the sixteenth pole, when The pace
told on her and she had nothing left to
stall off Merlingo's challenge at the end.
Livius had no trouble to beat Lord of
the Heath for show. The latter Is
wind broken and choked up after going
three-quarters.
Jack Kercheville made it two
straights when he won the first race
yesterday at the false ODDS of to /.
Niblick was second at 8 to 1 and Mort
lake, a 20 to 1 shot, was third. Stoessel
the favorite, was backed from 8 to 5
to even money at post time, and fin
ished outside the money.
Lord Provost made the pace with
Stoessel second. Coming into the
stretch they went wide and allowed
Kercheville, Niblick and Mortlake
through on the rail and they finished
in this order.
Round Dance won the second race
handily from Pimkin, which was back
ed from as good as 12 to 1 down to to
1. The latter led the field most of
the way, but when the pinch came
hung a trife through the last sixteenth
and Round Dance, the to favorite,
beat him. Little Minister closed with
a rI1ch N tho chnu Gold nc,
went wide coming into the stretch, but
for this might have been second.
Toots Nook, the 1 to 2 favorite, in
the third race, went to the front after
the barrier was released and was never
headed. La Chata was running sec
ond all the way until Ambitious chal-
lenged for the place, when she stopped,
but was good enough to be third. VAL
eureuse showed speed but stopped after
going a half. Daruma can do better.
Koerner piloted his second winner
when he steered Zethus home first in
the fifth race, to win by length from
Lord Stanhope. Judge Nelson easily
beat st. Edgar for the show. The latter
showed speed for a half, then quit to
almost a walk Finn, who rode Lord
Stanhope, claimed foul against Koer-
ner on Zethus for rough riding
The judges called Koerner into the
SldHuy DuI dllOWSu Iuc ilulllDClo W lC-
| main as the horses finished. Zethus
was as good as to 5 at one time, but
| went to the post 8 to 5, Judge Nelson
! was as good as s to 1, but was backed
down two points to close at to 1 al
post time.
A very poor lot faced the starter ir
the sixth race, with Black Eyes favor
lite at to 10. Hirtle, the winner, CLOSED
| at to 1. Abbey Belle was IL to
Bulman rode the favorite and at once
sent the mare to the front but at the
end Hirtle, we'll ridden by Riddle, came
| fast and was going away at the finish
Black Eyes swerved badly and just
lasted to save place honorS from Abb
bey Belle.
Confessor, after he won the fifth
race on Wednesday, was run up to
5000 by U. z. de Arman and Regan,
the trainer, let him go at that figure.
Confessor was entered for $500.
| The many friends of Jockey Bert
Knapp will be grieved to hear that the
once famous jockey is very i'll at one
of the hospitals .here. Knapp in his
time was the premier knight of the
pigskin in this country. He went to
France to ride for w. K. Vanderbilt,
until two years ago when he became
too heavy. Jockey Knapp contributed
generously to the fund for disabled
| Jockeys and it would be no more than
| fair that the jockey club render him
assistance while he is in his present
predicament.
The Ascot Park Social club had its
first dance last night at the Ascot hotel.
A band furnished music for dancing
and the hall was handsomely decorated.
"a ljpht rafrpchn1pnfc
! served in the dancing room. George
Gardner is president of the club, w. ].
Harding is seargeant-at-arms and Ari-
zona Jack acted as master Of cere-
monies.