Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13
FIGURES NEVER
BETTER SERVED
EVERY WINNER SHOULD HAVE
BEEN A FAg0RlTE
REMARKABLE RESULTS PREVAIL
AT SANTA ANITA
SeIlinu PIaters Stun Talent by Exact
Response to Perfect Form, ana
No Complaint Possibly
Can Be Made
BY JAY DAVIDSON

Although there were no great ng-
tres hung up yesterday at santa
Anita after each race, new world
record was established in that every
horse that won was entitled to be Ia
yorite and had the bookles looked as
much to form as they did to the pos
sIbilities that each horse would be
PLAYED they would have made a proht
on the day and allowed Santa Anita
70 show one day of seven winning ia
vorites. There were no legitimate
long-shot winners, and every morse
that got a set of brackets was entltieu
to it on strictest figuring. NoIWilh~
standing this fact the system OF price
making at Santa Anita, which is based
on probable play, not on form, oiloo
again forces the average OF winning
favorites far below the honesl schGu- ,5u
ule that would prevail if prlcemahcl
in the ring would figure prices Oh
form, not on the probable stable play
BAT Masterson won the first race at
nearly the longest odds lald at lils
meeting, and he justified the odds py
his race. Ready to do his best, WhlCh
fact was known to the pubic, the pook-
makers would take no loertles WIN
this horse, and probably there was not
S3 bet on him during the afternoon. lie
SO thoroughly outclassed his field that
it was no horse race, even in the rlns'
and he simply breezed as far in front as
he desired, winning on the bit py, thres
or four lengths and not worried IN the
least. Columbia Girl, which f1gured
second, landed in that position, ana
Herman Doyle was third.
Kid, which also outclassed his held
on all previous performances, but whlch
was held at long price, much TO tne
satisfaction of r. l.. Thomas and his
friends, had no difficulty whatever in
beating his field of very ordinary lu-
venile platers. This race was a joke,
inasmuch as the books overlaid KID,
which stood out on form like good
thing and the specializing public was
Impressed with the idea, owing to the
price. that he had broken two or three
legs. Chester Erum placed and ]. M.
Stokes consistently ran third.
3elleek was another case OF oVefcon-
fidence on the part of the bookies, as
they laid a real price against him when
he should have been made favorite on
all past form. Such horses as Golinda,
which finished second, and Roy Junior,
which was third, never had shown any
thing to justify them to be close to
Belleek, yet the latter was held at long
prices and bettin.; coup of huge pro-
portions was pulled off.
in the fourth for Tome unknown reason,
as she never had shown disposition
to go the route, and Sibari, which was
left at the post last out and ran a
good race in nearly the same COM
pany, was completely overlooked. Sibari
won, just as the wise guys had figured
and Just as form indicated, although
a poor start made it a nose finish.
Mary f. got the place, and Skye ran
third, and the race justified the form
that had been figured.
Manila S. was no surprise, although
overlaid, and won the fifth race from
Bonton, cheap platter, and Hi-Caul-
Cap, a cheaper one. Rubinon was
made favorite on suspicion only, and
landed in fourth place, where he be-
longed.
There was nothing in figures 10 indi-
cate anything other than that Rosslare
was a good thing in the sixth, yet he
was overlaid, and Conductor jack
MacManus and the other level-headed
ones collected a nice bunch from the
bookies when she won. How she could
have been figured anywhere other than
in front is beyond comprehension
Meddling Hanna, starting for the hrs1
time locally, was played off the boards
and landed the place money. Balerian
was good enough to show.
Audubon never had indicated any
thing less than a pair of brackets in
the last race, considering the cheap
company he was in, and yet he was
held at better than even money and
the bunch got the checks down and
cashed handsomely. Ozanne, bum,
was second and Hogarth, a water tank
ambassador, was third.
Anybody who went to the races yes
terday and lost is entitled to guard
ian. 1t would have been impossible
to lose had the bettor used anything
like real judgment as there was not
a form reversal and every horse that
won, barring Bat Masterson, was held
at lucrative odds. 1t was a joke and
the foes of racing would have left the
grounds in disgust had they been look
ing for evidence against the sport.