Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
OUTSIDER WINS
OAKS IN ROMP
MARY DAVIS RUNS REMARK
ABLE RACE AT MILE
BREEZES AWAY FROM HER FIELD
IN THE STRETCH
Almost Left at the Post, She MoWs
Down Her Field and Galops to
the Wire in Remarkably
Fast Time
BY JAY DAVIDSON

n UTE a surprise was sprung on
racegoers yesterday when Mary
~ Davis won the Los Angeles
Oaks, but her victory only added
strength to the superstition that IA
vorites seldom win a stake event. Mary
proved that she was many points the
best filly in the race by running over
her field in the stretch and coping
the prize of $213O net that went to the
winner, after being left practically
latfooted at the post. Rose Queen
scared everybody, even the bookmak-
ers, because of her class and consist
ent form at Oakland and the further
fact that she had been shipped mere
by the Koenigsbergs to win this event,
and they plunged on her chances at
the odds-on prices offered.
Rose Queen found her 120 pounds
and the extreme pace entirely too
much for her to handle successfully at
the distance and while she broke in
front and led her field a merry chase
into the stretch, setting a heartbreak-
ing pace all the way in the slow and
cuppy going, Mary was eighth in a
field of ten at the break, but Rettig,
who was only stable boy for Bob
Harris last season, patiently sent her
along and she soon moved down her
field and went into the back stretch
in second place. Her marvellous speed
was not to be denied and she easily
passed Rose Queen, entering the home
stretch nearly three lengths in front,
fairly burning up the track. Notwith-
standing her high weight she was so
fit and ready and so full of run that
after she turned for home she held
her speed in a remarkable manner
and kept increasing her lead until she
was five or six lengths in front at the
wire.
Achieve tried to keep up the terrific
pace with Rose Queen, but when the
latter began to tire she found Achieve
more weary, and the Carman candi-
date quickly stopped to a walk. Rose
Queen hung on until nearing the pad
dock entrance, when she also slowed
down to nothing and finished fifth.
Sorrowful, an added starter and rum
ming coupled with Miss Naomi as the
Henderson & Logan entry, came like
a cyclone through the stretch and got
up in time to get the place with COM
parative ease. from Chilla, also away
poorly. All things considered, the race
was truly run, and the three FLIES
that finished in the money performed
nothing of an unformful nature to get
their money.
The opening race of the day was suf-
f1cient to inform the talent that it was
TO De d udy OIL ldNOTllSS, 1OJ
Fisher winning at odds on after a
most incompetent ride that made him
appear as one hundred pounds the
best. Donald Macdonald was played
heavily by the stable connections, but
never gave the winner any trouble, al
though being easily second best. j. H.
Reed was third.
Angerona, which was the cause of
the fatal spill three weeks ago. won
the juvenile event with much to spare,
being five lengths in front of Infec-
ton, again a good thing on suspicion,
at the wire. Ollie James got the show
money. Placide set the pace to the
paddock and performed an unusual
feat in quitting, always having shown
a disposition to finish strongly in pre-
vious races.
The third race was something of
surprise, too, but the winner outclassed
her field by a wide margin.l and few
moments of common sense conSidera-
ton would have made her a 1 to 4
favorite. Spohn, one of the most con-
sistent horses at the meeting, which
had won every one of his four pre-
vious starts, was made favorite, with
Ben Stone second choice. This pair
broke in front and opened up a wide
gap Immediately, but Whip Top was
last to leave the post and had to work
her way through the bunch, seemingly
having no chance at all after the bar
rier arose. She was so much the best.
however. that she had no difficulty
in passing the pacemakers after turn
ing for home, and she won by a full
length going away. Spohn held on
gamely and was second, while Ben
Stone tired fast in the stretch and was
six lengths behind Spohn, in third
place. Whip Top now is at her best
eastern form and had every license to
win.
With the other contenders scratched
out, Financier looked like a good thing
in the fifth race. and such he proved
to be. Breaking in front. he just kept
on the job all the way and won han
Oily by nearly three lengths, Mus
grave never extending the old once
great horse. Vesme was second and
Josie s. was third. Everything in this
race was a good thing, but the best
horse won and the talent again scored
on the bookies.
Beauclere made it three straight by
taking the sixth race at mile and
three siXteenths. He could have won
by a quarter of a mile had he been