Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
DERDOM PROVES
SURPRISE OF DAY
WINS AT ODDS OF 1o-L WHILE
FAV0RlTE is BAD
Muddlest Track Of Season Greets AS
cot Devotees-Bookies Get Worst
Drubbing of Meet, as Four
Favorites Reward Talent

The track was a sea of mud at As
cot yesterday and the day was one
that will long be remembered by both
the public and the bookies, as the
latter got the worst drubbing they
received this season Three favorites
and three heavily backed good things
were put over
To make matters still worse for the
bookies two favorites did not finish
one. two three, and they had to pay
off on the place and show horses WHICH
were also played.
Frank Regan furnished the first good
thing of the day when he put over
Derdom Some were fortunate enough
to place some money at 20 to !, but
the rush to get aboard the good thing
lowered his price to 10 to /. n steady
play followed and at post time to |
was the best to be had Livius opened
at 3 to 1, but went to to l at post
time. Otto Price was to l at all
stages of the betting.
Preston sent Derdom to the front
and made every post winning one
but at the end did just last long
enough to beat Livius q head. The
latter was outrun the first half ana
finished with rush. Otto Price was
chased after the leader and quit badly
the last sixteenth. The others were
beaten off
The Griffin entry was made favorite
at 3 to for the second race. Booger
Red was second choice at 2 to 1 and
the Walsh entry closed at to l. Boo
ger Red was the first away from the
barrier with Saucy NJ second and the
Griffith pair third. Koerner hustled
Creston along and he won going away.
There was a battle royal for place
and Sweet Taire, outrun early, beat
Early Tide q nose Booger Red stopped
the last fifty yards.
L. A. Bonsack saddled the second
good thing of the day when his Ben
Brush mare, Pantoufle, won the third
race. The money went in on Platoon,
which was soon installed favorite at
Z to 5. Pantouhe's price went to to
1 when a heavy play forced it to to l,
and there were books who even refused
to take it at that figure. Don DOmo
went to to 1 and was played by the
gray ghosts" admirers for place and
show. Platoon and Don Hamilton
caused a long delay at the post by
their frantic actions until Dwyer got
them off in a line.
Platoon was first with Gold Sitter
second and Pantouf1e third at the far
turn. Pantoufle took the lead and was
hand ridden to beat Don Domo which
finished fast in the stretch, but hung
a trif1e at the end. Platoon easily beat
COLD Sitter Tor place.
A Muskoday was always favorite
for the handicap at 8 to .. The Cassidy
entry was backed from to s to 5 and
Varieties was always to /. Greene
was sent out with A. Muskoday to
make the pace, while Varieties and
Merlingo had the third and fourth po-
sitions in the running.
Turning into the stretch Greene
stopped and Merlingo moved up. but A.
CT nix in, Io n o.
and was only galloping at the end
Merlingo was ridden out to save the
place from Varieties The others did
nothing worthy of mention.
Astral II, the even money favorite
for the fifth event, played with his field
all the way and won pulled up by two
lengths from AVontellus which was
quoted in the betting at 3 to l at post
time. Bauble was second until the
stretch vas reached when she quit
badly
Black Prince, the supposed good
thing in the race. sulked all the way
and refused to extend himself Pass
this one up, as he is a morning glory
that does not perform to his work.
Allerion was the lukewarm favorite
in the sixth race, as his price receded
from to 10 to II to 10 at post time
The heavy play on Revolt at to
soon made the odds on Governor Or
man go up from 21a to to A to 1.
Revolt went to the post at 3 to l.
Lacene held her price, to l. at all
stages of the betting. Allerion and
Governor Orman raced themselves to
pieces in the front and killed whatever
chances they had. Revolt, we'll ham
died by Harris, outgamed Chancellor
Walworth and won by a neck. In a
hard drive Viola B, a 80 to l shot. got
third money from Allerion. Governor
Orman quit badly the last eighth.
H. L. Stanfield, the veteran turfman.
arrived from Oakland yesterday with
F. w. Barr and Ellerd.
Today's Selections
NIudlarks will have another inning
this afternoon, as the track win still he
muddy when the horses for the first
race face the barrier
Katie Rains, on her two good races
looks to have the best chance to win
the first today, as she is a quick
breaker and has a lot of speed. Orena
will like the going and should beat out
Gladys & Tor place. Lack Foot and ST
Doreen are making their debut today
but on morning trials do not figure tC
have a chance.
Azora is in a soft spot in the second
race and if she has good racing luck
should pass under the wire first Wood
thorpe is the most dangerous contender
as he revels i'm the mud and his last
three races We're good ones. Foncastl
should beat Lille B for show.
The hardest race of the day to picl
a winner for is the third race. j. r
Laughrey and Renraw both won thei1
last races in easy style and | look fo
one of them to finish first today
Elancer ran a good third to san Al
viso and is peedy. Should place To-
day and has u good chance to win, az
the mud viii help her chances.