Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
BURNS POOR
RIDE COSTS
PUBLICDEAR
MAGAZINE IS BEATEN BY
cREST0N
Jockey Proves Bad Pilot and Thou
sands Are Lost as a Result.
Books Have Profit
able Day
BY J. G. GRIFFIN

BY }. G. GRIFFIN
TT Jockey Guy Burns rode Magazine
strictly according to instructions in
n the feature race yesterday the
Judgment of R. f. Carman and Trainer
Blute as to their horses ability is not
always infallible. The son of Maya
Fam, held at almost prohibitive price
but played as though the numbers
were already up, was beaten by Cres-
ton after a poor pilotage, and the usual
fall guy, Mr. General Public, suffered
for thousands.
Burns ride was anything but clever,
but it might have been that the boy
made a mistake. He allowed Creston
to assume a commanding lead on the
far turn, and when it came time, as he
thought, to set his mount down he
used Magazine up in few hundred
yards and haG nothing left to finish
with. Magazine also suffered from
bump by Dixon Belle, and this did not
help him a bit when it came to getting
his stride. The finish was close, with
Magazine faltering in the final jumps
to allow Creston to win by head.
The small field of five broke from
the seven-furlong pole well together
and Creston and Magazine quickly
moved out by themselves. Burns was
content to trail in close attendance for
three eighths of a mile. when he be-
gan to drop back little. Dixon Belle
closed like shot at the half, and ran
lapped with Magazine humping him
slightly.
At the stretch turn Magazine closed
again, being but length behind Cres-
ton. The latter was kept on the rail-
while Magazine had to take the out
side. At the paddock they were on
even terms, but in a gruelling drive
the Carman colt could not stand the
gan and fell off in the last few yards
finishing well out in the center of the
track. There was nothing behind
Dixon Belle, and she was easily third
The books had an exceedingly nice
day of it, for in addition to the Maya
zine dump several other favorites went
down to defeat. Timothy Wen at to
s, and Sir Edward played for killing
below even money. were the first
choices to score, but they did not make
up to the bettors what was lost on the
other four events.
Beckham Throws Rider
crepps Beckham won the first race
bv ten lengths. but it didn't count, and
the to 5 shot, Timothy Wen, entered
the circle to reward his hackers.
Beclxham threw Jockey Taylor soon
after the start from the mile chute
and the went on to lead his field
home
OF the bunch with rider Timothy
Wen was easily best, and beat Kirk
field Belle ana Gateway without much
trouble. Martin rushed him to the
front at the start and was never
headed, being five lengths to the good
at the wire. Kirkfeld Belle was al
ways in second place, and Gateway
switched with Phil Igoe in the final
furlong to gather show honors.
Fourteen babies paraded to the
three-furlong pole for the second num-
Der and Fred Maier was played as
good thing. being backed from to
to to The real Fred Maier said he
was not quite up to a race but spent
a few dollars on his namesake. The
best Fred got was the place money,
Hampass winning in a romp with {.
W. Riley third. With the exception OF
the Carman youngster there was no
change in positions from the rise OF
the ribbon to the wire, save that
Hampass increased his lead at every
Jump, and Fred Maier had hard time
staIling off C. w. Riley, which came
from fifth at the stretch turn to be d
head out of the place money when the
judges caught them.
George S. Davis upset the dope N
the third race, a six and a half fur
long sprint, for which seven closely
held sprinters and Head Dance went
out to face the issue. Ed Ball. one Of
the outsiders, was second, with Gala
want third. Waterbury, the favorite,
and Pretension, the second choice, got
no part of the purse The winner was
held at 10 to 1, Tommy Webber's talk
about wanting to scratch him having
its effect in the ring. Ed Ball was 8
to 1 a place and tours to show.
Scarfell, Waterbury and Preen did all
the early work with the others follow
ing in striking distance. George S.
Davis was rated along instead of being
rushed to the front, and when ready
Goldstein set him down and he ran
over the firing pacemakers. Ed Ball
followed him and they were heads
apart at the wire. with Gallavant four
lengths away to be a head in front Of
Pretension, the favorite finishing fifth.
Sir Edward Wins
Sir Edward, played from the OPEN
ing price of to down to 6 to 10,
finally won a race and made Owner
walsh happy. The pleasant little
owner advised his friends to bet on his
horse and the advice was heeded--and
with nice effect, for Edward won from
j. r. Laughery by nearly two lengths.
The latter was seven lengths ahead of
Livius, which had an easy time col
1ecting the peep stuff
In the small field of seven Sir Ed
ward led all the way in the mile and
ree-sixteenths journey, Musgrave
taking his time, but maintaining a
comfortable margin at every calling