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CRAYAT ALOHA CHOICE Martin Star Strong Favorite to Win Hollywoods Finale. 5,000 Stake Considered at the Mercy of Suburban and Brooklyn Winner Distance Suits Colt. INGLEWOOD, Calif., July 28. Everything points to Cravat, Townsend B. Martins strong distance runner, being recompensed for his long trip West when he goes post-ward in the Aloha Handicap, closing day feature at Hollywood Park. The majority of the odds layers are quoting the Suburban and Brooklyn Handicap winner at 1 to 3 in the 5,000 added race. Cravat has seldom been in better condition, can carry 130 pounds and the mile and a half distance is right for him. Therefore, in all probability the big battle in the Aloha will be for second place. The length of the race brings Specify, the A. A. Baroni four-year-old, and Gosum, Nelson Howards distance runner, close together. Were the distance one and one-eighth miles, Specify would be all alone as second choice, but he has never tried the mile and a half, and Gosum, being a strong stretch charger, is certain to be able to go the distance. They figure to be about split-second choices. LIGHTLY REGARDED. j The remainder of the horses in the field are deemed as having but little chance by the experts. Sorteado, Charles S. Howards 0,000 failure, has yet to demonstrate that he cares for any distance when matched against first class company, Mount Vernon II. is a plodder that is lightly weighted, Wildland has been racing in California-bred company for the most part, while Big Ed, despite his ninety-five pounds, seems to be clearly outclassed. The running of the Aloha Handicap and its supporting races will ring down the curtain on racing in the Los Angeles sector for the summer season. The next stand is Del Mar, near San Diego, where a session gets underway next Wednesday. About 80 per cent of the horses that have been racing at Hollywood Park will be shipped to Del Mar. INCREASED VALUE. The purse in the Aloha Handicap this season has been increased 0,000 over last year. A like number of starters went in the race last season, when the distance was one and one-eighth miles, and Ligaroti, carrying 122 pounds, was the winner, with Whichcee second and Sweepalot third. It is likely that Hollywood Park will wind up with a daily average of between 25,000 and 30,000. The average for the first forty-four days,, whichj of course, did not include Friday and Saturday, was 17,945. It was expected that the play Saturday would amount to over 00,000. The daily average handle last year was just a few dollars short of 00,000.
