Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26

IS FRS T IN
BIG STAKES
EASILY LEADS CLAMOR HOME
BY FIVE LENGTHS
Rifleman Gathers Show Honors and
Has No Excuses-HiIdreth's
Horse Favorite at
5 to 2

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. BIN ver-
liable sea of mud Sam Hildreth's crack
4-year-old horse Montgomery, by Pes
sara Montgomery Cooper, the favorite
splashed home an easy winner in the
rich Burns handicap today, five lengths
in advance of the fast coming Clamol
of the Keene stable, second choice II
the betting, the latter Gathering II
three lengths ahead of r. +. Carman'
Riheman, the third choice.
Tho balance of the classy field was
strung out for an eighth of a mile.
The winner was ridden by E. Dugan,
the place horse by w. Miller and the
third horse by G. Burns. The time was
2:10 As.
The race was witnessed by over 10000
persons, and the forty bookmakers were
fairly deluged with wagers on the hand
leap, Montgomery always ruled favor
lite, the odds varying from IL to to
21a to l.
He was backed by both stable con-
nections and by the public for thous-
ands of dollars. Clamor and Gromoboi,
coupled as the Keene entry, were
backed from to to 3, while Rifieman
was literally supported at to l. the
odds on the other ten starters ranging
from 10 to / to 40 to 1. The weather
was cloudy, but the sun broke through
the clouds before the horses went 10
the post for the big stake.
The story of the race is easily told.
Hoffman caught them in alignment
after a short delay and when the bar
rier was sprung Hildreth's colors were
the first to be seen.
Montgomery in Front
Dugan shot Montgomery to the front
and made every post a winning one.
The son of Pessara fairly reveled in
the going and carried his impost of 12S
pounds as if it were feather.
Clamor had q most tempestuous jour
new. and with an even break would
have been a keen contender. The keene
candidate was shut off almost as the
horses left the barrier dropping back
to eleventh position in a badly strung
out field. Clamor trailed his field until
the three-quarters post had been
passed, when Miller began to pick up
the leaders, and in an incredibly snort
time the game colt had shot into second
place and challenged Montgomery in
the stretch. The effort, however, was
too much for him, and the Hildreth
entry had but to gallon under the wire,
winning from a field which for class
eclipsed by far any previous Burns
handicap.
Rifeman had no excuses. He was
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unable to do better than third.
FaVorites were successful IN nVe out
of the six events. Results:
First race six furlongs, selling-Mansard,
119 (Scoville), 4 to 5, woni Tawasentha' 10
(Hayes), to 1, second; Curri9ulum lVo
fsandy) 20 to 1, third. Time III SIR
Russell Captain Burnett, Zelina' heene w
and Cuernevaca finished as named
Second race three and a half furlongs,
nurse-Hazlet 1903 (Hldebrand), IS to J.,
won. Bill Eaton, III (Davis), to L, SEQ
ond: Arveright Leonard. 10S (Miller), IL 20
< third Time IA. Ocean Maid, Opulant
and Toll Box finished as named.
Third race, five and half furlongs' CIV
inFton hanoicap-Green Goods, SO (Burns),
7 to /. won; St Francis. 104 (Mentry), 10
10 second; Sanfara. los (Davis), 10 to 5,
third. Time 1:1S 40. Mortiboy, Boas and
Budora finished as named.
Fourth race one and a fourth miles
Burns handicap-M Montgomery, 12S (Dugan('
10 TO 6. won; Clamor, los (Miller), to l,
second; Rifieman, 125 (Burns). to l, thira'
Time 2:1O4-5 Wing Ting, Johnny Lyons
Massa Miss Officious, ole Coyne' sidney {,
Down Patrick, A. Muskoday, Royal Maxim
and Gromoboi finished named.
Fifth race, mile and seventy yards. SELL
mg-Baron Esher. 113 (Burns), even, won;
Dorado 1l3 (Mnler), to 2, second; Harry
Scott, 1o7 (Lycurgus), 10 to /, third Time
l:49 4-5 Funnyside, Sam Barber Beech
wood and Phil Igoe finished as named.
sixth race. mile. purse-Deutschland, 10s
(KeoRh), 10 to 20, won; Billy Pullman, 80
(Dugan), 10 to /, second; Marc Anthony II,
iO3 (Burns), to 1, third Time 1:45
Treasure See-.er, Blanche c, Tavora and
Ruth w finished as named.