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BAD-ACTING LA GLORIA BOLTS AT START. Favorite Refuses to Break and Is Left — Pinkertons Capture Noted Ticket Swindler. Los Angeles, Cal., March 13.— The failure of La Gloria to leave the post in the last race today was -a hard blow to a number of the heavy bettors. The mare acted crazily, and, when the barrier weut up, bolted and was practically left. Form was at ■ premium and the best horses won in each race. Seymour Beutler, of the Pinkerton force here, rounded up a notorious ticket swindler who gave the name of J. F. King. Beutler recognized him as an old offender whom he had arrested in New York under the name of John Davenport. King raised a lit to 50 and was about to cash it with Nelson Jones when the cashier discovered that the pencil marks were somewhat irregular. When arrested King had ■ complete outfit of dyes, numbers, ink, etc. He confessed that he had worked his game successful- at Oakland. Pops was most fancied to win the two-year-old race and never left the result in doubt. Frank Clamy was the runner-up throughout, but tired near the end. Lucky Mate was lucky in saving third place, as Thelma Thompson finished with a great rush, barely failing to get up. The last stake race of the meeting will be run tomorrow. It is the Colin Stakes, for two-year-olds, and the youngsters starting will be asked to go five-eighths of a mile for the first time this season. It is the intention of the management to give a number of ,000 purses during the rest of the meeting, and there will also be several owners handicaps arranged for the better class of horses at the track. The weather was unusually warm and was instrumental in bringing out probably the largest Friday crowd of the season.
