Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-13
EAVORI7ES
AGAIN GET
THE HOOKS
FIVE FIRST CHOICES LOSE AT
SANTA ANITA
LA cHATA REWARDS TALENT IN
CLOSING NUMBER
With Rifleman Scratched at Last Min
ute Marster Wins Handicap at
Good Price from Flitt-
ner and Fryer
BY J. G. GRIFFIN

BY j. G. GRIFFIN
TIVE favorites in line were bowled
over yesterday, La Chata being
n the only first choice to score. The
Baldwin castoff was way down at
the end of the card and by the time
it got to her the form players didn't
have the price of sandwich, let alone
enough money to make bet with.
1t was a hard day for the dopesters
all around for three of the babies Sc
lected, and played at less than even
money, were trimmed, two of them
badly Even the handicap, which de-
veloped into three horse affair after
a last minute scratch, did not favor the
wise guys, for they strung their change
on the one that ran last.
1t was another case of twenty min
utes for a new book. Rifleman, made
favorite by the mob to beat Edwin T.
Fryer, Marster and Frank Flittner,
was fancied around to 5. A plunge
first choice, and liberal prices were laid
on the other two.
And then the CHANDELIERS had chance
to switch the dope. Riheman warmed
up lame and the judges decided he was
not in condition to carry the bundles
of money sent in on his chances. A
new book was ordered, and Fryer was
made an odds-on favorite, with Marster
and Flittner around two and a half to
one.
The three horses were easy to start,
and Miller took Marster to the front
from the first jump. Edwin T. Fryer
ran in second place for half a mile,
when he dropped back and allowed
Frank Flittner to get in behind Mar
ster. There was no change recorded
for the rest of the trip, Marster winning
by two lengths, with Flittner a nose in
front of Fryer, which decided to run
when too late.
RosegaI in Hard Luck
Had she been more favored in the
early stages of the running, Rosegal,
favorite over Col Bob for the fourth
race, might have given Alvey's crack
colt a harder argument, but she was
bumped at the start and could never
catch the black. Bambro nailed the
show honors and c. w. Burt, which
was expected to do something, finished
next to last
The start was good, but Burt and
Rosegal bumped each other and then
Dugan made too much use of the FLY.
Bob kept on about his business Taylor
having sense enough to sit still, and he
won by two lengths. Rosegal had no
trouble in leading Bambro home, the
latter being hard pressed by All Alone
at the end.
The days sport opened with the de-
feat of Wexford, the odds-on favorite,
by Toupee and Pal. 1t was a hard
bump for the talent, for the Thomas
candidate was thought to be a cinch
and the money rolled in on his
chances.
Shriner, who is rapidly breaking into
the real jockey class, had Toupee in
motion when the barrier went up, and
let the old geldng open up a nice gap
on Pal. Wexford was third until
reaching the three-quarter pole, where
Alteration sneaked in for a minute be-
hind the pair in front. Toupee never
faltered all the way. scoring by three
lengths, with Pal the same distance in
front of Wexford.
Anie Wells was supposed to be the
dope in the baby race, but she failed
TO get in the money at all, Marion De-
lorme winning from Lucky Mate and
High Ormonde. 1t was the first time
the youngsters had been asked to go
four furlongs, and Bennies Busy dis
played his sprinting abilities by leading
for way and then falling back into
the pack. Marion Delorme was going
away at the finish, while Lucky Mate
withstood High Ormonde's closing rush
and stuck to the middle hole.
La Gloria Is Beaten
La Gloria had the appearance of a
1 to shot over the bunch opposed to
her in the third, but the best she could
40 was " pldOCs hOio 4NOASCA H6NAAA
coming to life an. winning at a nice
price. Billy Bowlcgs was third.
Diamond went through his crazy an
ties at the post and spoiled the start
by wheeling and runninr up the track
in the wrong direction. Three strong
men helped Miller stop him in the
seven furlong chute, but it was too late
to get him in motion, for La Gloria was
leading the flock into the stretch, with
Lord Nelson second and Billy Bowlegs
third. In the final run Nelson beat La
Gloria to it by two lengths, Bowlegs
maintaining his lead over Godfather.
La Chata, making her temperance
in the closing number after being in
retirement for long time, rewarded
the form players by winning the heat
from Vivant and Banellen. Brigetta
displayed a lot of speed, but was evil
IDENTIFY short.
The ex-Baldwin trick broke in her
usual winging style and opened up big
gap on the others. At the end she began
to back up and just did stick to win
from Vivant by nose. Banellen was
twelve lengths behind tn first two, but
nothing in the second bunch could cheat
her out of the change.