Show I i WINS VINS I Ii I WESTERN VESTERN CLASSIC CLASSI I Favorite Carries Pounds to Victory in the Burns Handicap FINISHED FAR FARIN IN THE LEAD Clamor Second and Rifleman Third on Heavy Field at Emeryville S San Sati Francisco Jan Jail 23 on 2 On a muddy course OUrse the classic Burns hRu handicap was raced ra at nt Emeryville Emery today belore a myriad of or IP spectators glowing with en- en and With happy disregard of ot the tile weather Montgomery lashed past the post a n winner whiner of and as man many plaudits Clamor stole tole second and Rifleman shot Into nto an cas easy third position I 1 Hildreths Montgomery was selling at 2 a to 1 I in the market and arid many of ot tho those e that bought hought I I on Mm MOl had more moro than a passing n misgiving mis S giving about cashing For in all th the thc ions fourteen Innings of ot the Burns Burn only one favorite had won And to make 5 matters look more hop hopeless quite a ii L number of ot Montgomery supporters re remembered re- re that no winner of ot the tho classic S hall had over ever carrIed as much as ns JS poll pounds Of Or course Montgomery Montgomer was h heavily eaI ea I played but tho shifting ot of the prices Indicated that Clamor and coupled as the Keone ICcone entry had hall been heen picked out by br th the public as a n strong combination In In- In fact so strong that Montgomery's Montgomer s defeat would be en en- en compassed So while the odds on the Keene Jeene pair pall were wre hammered down ont Montgomery's omery's price was SR st steadily lengthened As good as ns 3 to 1 wa was wag secured b by tho the lucky ones on the winner win wIn- nor ncr Carmans Carman's Rifleman was as not O overbooked overlooked over over- l'- l' looked booked and Pond hundreds followed the lead lend of ol tho the owner oi in wn watering wagering on him The oth others rs had scattering support and ancI tho the odds were not as ns long as the last performances performances per per- warranted The winner came camo under the wire with Dugan tu tugging hare hara to slow him up |