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l i 1 , ! i FEATURE RACE MARRED BY BAD START. Ampedo Fails to Retain Advantage — Montgomery : Wins in a Canter — Barahro Repeats. Los Angeles. Cal.. January 1".. — The racing was marred loday by a straggling start in the fourth race, the feature of the card. As the barrier went up Mary F. collided with Orilene. unseating the hitters rider. Ampedo. well backed by a tew wiseacres, had all he best of the straggling send-off, but failed to make good, succumbing to Marster. which ran an excellent race, after his backers had almost given up all hope. Montgomery made his first appearance here today and from the manner in .vhich be won is destined 1o be the best horse here. The usual Monday en wd was present with twentj -iwo lHH ks doing business. Among todays arrivals were Joe P.lume. a big field operator on the New York tracks, and John Mc Draw, manager of the New York baseball club. Bambro. a leccnt winner of the meeting, came back today to the form of his last start and won the first race by the narrow margin of a head from the favorite. Harcourt. in a hard drive. The Iwo ran .is a team throughout the stretch run and finished with rare gameness. The reported good trials of Paradise Quei n from the Carman stable, were responsible for that filly b.ing backed from 3 to 1 to even money at post time by the wise ones. She quickly dashed inio a good lead and spreadeagled her juvenile oppon-elits throughout. Madeline Musgrave and* Maltie Russell, both of which ran good races in their previous Marts, received the most of the aaaaaarl which was not given to the favorite. Montgomery, making his first start at this track. me| a laud of a half -dozen horses much below him in class, which robbed the race of all the interest . which would have been accorded it if the field was more evenly balanced. Dugan held his mount under mild restraint for the first five furlongs, content to remain in second place until passing the turn for home, where he was sent to the front, winning in little better than a canter. Douiinus Arvi beat J. It. I.aughrey. which was heavily backed to finish second to Montgomery, for second place. J. It. Laughrey was regarded as the only other horse in the race and the sharpshooters were chagrined when he was beaten by Dominus Arvi by a wide margin.
