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FAVORITES MAKE GOOD SHOWING. Backers of favorites at Ascot Park this year should have made money. A fraction better than 32 per cent, of the first choices won during the last sixty-six days January 1 to March 1" of the Los Angeles Jockey Clubs meeting. During that period 403 races were decided and the results were as follows, as regards the publics estimate of the winners: cE Mi o C-r o2,- r and2 5. .Months. o o1" 2K 2 re o r.sTa : - I ? : " : January 102 r.! 33 70 IS 14 February 144 71 22 51 10 8 .March 07 41 20 -30 14 J Totals Hr. 171 7.". 157 40 .11 The percentage of winning second choices was n fraction more than IS and the percentage of winning outsiders, was a fraction less than 9. There were only five days put of the sixty-six on which there was no winning favorite. These days were January 3, S, 21; March 2 and 17. There were only six days on which one favorite won. On eighteen days there were two winning favorites; twenty-two days there were three; twelve days there were four and .three days there were five. February was the best mouth. There was no day on which there were less than two winning favorites. The general average price was considerably better than even money. The track was fast on all save twenty days. There were only three days on which it rained during racing hours. The percentage of winning favorites at the New. Orleans Jockey Clubs track for the same sixty-six days was a fraction better than 40. There were 405 races and 105 winning favorites, as appears by the following taldot r" "I cl ll tl t Months. z 9 jp 2S 2a January ......... .100 OS 40 03 24 11 February 147 02 3! 40 19 10 March 93 40 22 31, IS 11 Totals 400 105 101 140 01 3S The percentage of winning second choices was considerably better than at Ascot Park. There were only three of the sixty-six days at Crescent on which there was no winning favorite January 20, February 9 and March 10. On eleven days there was one winning favorite; on twenty-two days there were two; on fourteen there were three; on twelve there were four and on four days there were five. The track was fast on only seven days in January, ten in February and five in Marchjust one-third of the lime. .
