Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
P|kERS MISSED
GOLDEN CHANCE
IN BETTING RING
Two Dollars d, Placed on
Lamberta, Would Have
Won $447.48-Not One
Ticket on Winner Sold.

One meaSly little ~ ticket judi
ciously placed on Lamberta in the
last race would have pulled down a
pool Of $4474s. Out of the 226 tickets
that We're sold on the horses in that
single event, not one was Ifieed on
the winner. The speedy mare Is a
Victoria horse and, while she has
been going well on outside tracks, is
not well known here and had been
passed up by the betters yesterday at
ternoon.
Several Of the others who have been
showing their speed on the track
through fair week were picked as ia
vorites and the money came in read
lily for them. But the winner was
missed in all OF the scramble for
tickets. and not man in the well
jammed shed thought to place bet
on the pony that made the seven fur
longs in 1927.
Shooting Spray, Judge Walton and
Galen Gale We're all we'll liked. When
It was discovered that Lamberta had
pulled down the first money, the as
ISOLATION gave back all of the bets
rather than have any objection of any
kind raised about the management Of
the event. II most cases the associa-
ton takes ticket on horses that are
not picked and rakes in the money in
case they are winners. Or the rules
permit the association to give the
money to the second horse. The man.
ayers decided, however. that so many
questions had been raised yesterday
that they would settle all doubt and
rive hQplx hot kol
placed on the other horses McAdams
rode Lamberta, while Smith had Ha-
dad in second and Kelsey brought in
Galen Gale third. The race was q
seven furlong selling event for a $50
purse. and was held for three year
olds and up.
Another Favorits Loses.
The third race was another thorn
In the side Of some Of the fans at
the track yesterday. They declared
that the machine operators had
turned the indicators back and that
they only paid $3.50 when they should
have checked out $40 on a ticket
After going over the tickets and ma
chimes. the association decided that
everything was correct, but, since the
fans thought there was peculiar work
connected with the deal somehow.
contributed the 800 to make the mat
ter straight and settle the question.
While there were 10 horses entered,
only seven were starters at the four
and one-half furlong post. Rettig on
Beau Man, the second choice, came
we'll in the lead of Titus II and AL
meta Hamilton. the favorite. The
time was :56 flat. Almeta started out
with 621 tickets. while Beau Man had
S2s. The races were close and the
finish exciting. although Beau Man
maintained his lead and entered I'M
der the wire considerably ahead Of
the second starter.
The fans in the ring charge the
operators with ringing up about 40
tickets during the excitement Of the
NTH race, the four furlong event for
q 5000 purse. Thelma Lee came In
strong with Laura Mills and Elmer's
Lady pounding along close behind her.
The tickets brought $3.50 and the time
made was :60h.
Motorcycle Races.
In q speed fest for the state motor
cycle championship. Albert Williams
on Thor. made the run around the
track Is times in 15:07 yesterday at
ternoon. One mile was made in ES:3,
while Chambers did mile in 59:3 a.
his best record. Williams steadily
Tapped Nourse and Dickson while ev-
erybody Tapped Herrick ON his Harley
Davidson. Herrick made the trial
trips well again yesterday. but he had
the same trouble 1 nsetting started a.
on the day before. He finally did get
started. however. but the weight Of his
machine Handicapped him 20 he trailed
along behind all Of the others and
watched them make the turns ahead
OF him OH almost every trip. Cham
bcrs came in second. with Nourse q