Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-08
Long Shot Wins

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Long Shot Wins
The days sport opened with bunch
of eleven ordinary nags going out to the
six furlong pole, Adelbert Belle being in
stalIed as favorite at to ). with Old
DominicS and Summer Cloud next in
fancy The short priced ones got nothing.
and Alleviator, receiving a hard play at
a long price. won by three lengths from
Old Colony. George Swain was five
lengths back of the place horse. and beat
Commida but head for the scanty part
of the change,
It looked very much like Old Dominick
when the field turned fo- home after get
ting away well together. Alleviator, Old
Colony and George Swain followed in the
order named. but Old Dominiclx met with
= mishap and stopped, allowing the others
to go on their wy without being broken
into.
Banthel. fancied by the wise ones and
held AT less than twos at post time, was
the best baby in the bunch of eleven
which started in the three furlong race,
third Aunt Aggie was left behind at the
three furlong station when the ribbon
went up. and ali the way around it was
a tight between High Ormonde and Ban
thei, with Annie Wells five lengths back
TO be a comfortable third.
A nice field of seven S-year-olds wan
dered over to the chute for the start of
~. Do.
the fsvorite and Rosegal and Creston
next III demand The latter got up in
time to trim Rosegal by a head at the
wire Rev Hindoo being a distant third.
The tart was struggling, and Rosegal
went out 10 show the way, being followed
by Barbette and Rey Hindoo. Creston
was moved up 10 take the pace at ale
head of tho stretch, and came on at the
paddock to nip Rosegal. Barbette stopped
badly, after meeting with a mishap, and
Rey IIindoo managed to stay in front long
enough to get the show from Montclair,
which closed like a shot. Montclair will
do 10 tab as yesterdays race was nice
effort
Pacific Electric and Entrada were the
a six furlong event for 4-year-old maidens.
They ran as fancied with Andoche third.
The finish was nothing like close, for
Pacific Electric was three lengths to the
good at the end, Entrada leading An
doche by five.
In Front All the Way
The three money horses did the work
all the way after the ribbon went up.
Pacific Electric broke in front and stayed
there, and Entrada and Andoche took
turns in running second. Andoche could
not stand the gaff at the end and stopped
to let Entrada go on.
A post time rush on Rip Rap before
the fifth number caused his odds to re-
cede from to to 1 to tours. ana with
Dugan riding him for the coin the Allen
good thing was winner by half length
over Avontellus, the favorite, with Big
Bow third. 1t was a nice drive between
the money horses. and they had the track
all to themselves at the end.
Going past the stand the first time The |
Sultan was making pace for Ed Sheridan
and Rip Rap, but after rounding the lower
turn Dugan moved Rip Rap UP and stuck
close behind. AvontelIus was third for
most Of the journey, but was cut off just
before rounding the upper bend and had
10 wait for an opening the rail The (
Sultan stopped and Rip Rap made the
best Of his advantage, winning by half I
length, Avonteilus finishing nose in (
front Of BIZ Bow.
rho best race Of the day. 80 far as
class WAS concerned, wss reserved Tor q