The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
.INAUCUR WON
BY THE FOG
w. B. Sinks Representative
Leads From Start to Finish
in Big Event at Ascot Park
FAvORITE NEVER IN IT
Ocean Dream the Winner of
the First Race Is the Only
Public Choice to Register

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 24.-Ascot Park
race course was thrown open TO the
public to-day and the initial event was
an unqualified success. About $500
people saw splendid programme
or SIX races, all of which were inter
esting and two of which furnished nose
finishes
Inc feature Of the card was the
Mount Lowe handicap, worth $1460 to
me winner. 1t was over a six-furlone
course There were ten starters and
Golden Rule opened and closed favor
| lle. Prlncess Titania was second choice
at z72 TO l. and w B. Sinks entry, The
fos and f. E. Shaw, was well liked at
10 l. Sinks horses Were shipped from
san francisco last night and arrived
IN Los Angeles at 10 o'clock ibis morn
ing. Notwithstanding the aIl-night
ride the horses warmed up we'll this
morning and were heavily backed by
their owner
mere was never a doubt about the
winner. The Fog went to the front
at once and finished three and q half
lengths ahead of Lester Rc;ff's Best
Man, which was a length IN front of
Rag Tag. The time, 1:14A, was a cred
liable performance, considering the
newness of the track. Golden Rule
was weighted down with 13S rounds
and was never prominent in the run
ming.
Eleven books cut in and did a rush
! ing business. One favoritc, Ocean
Dream, which won the first race, was
| the best the public could do IN picking
winners. San Luton and Strife, win
ners of the second and third races re-
spectively, were as good as 20 to /, and
| both closed at 15
The closest finish of the day was in
! the fifth race, at a mile and a sixteenth
which Erne won by nose from Glen
rice. Jockey Knapp rode i splendid
race on Erne.
| Richard Dwyer did the starting while
| Colonel A. w. Hamilton, Ed Cole and
Ralph Tezer were in the judges stand.
SUMMARY.
! LOS ANGELES, Dec 24-Results:
! First race. two-year-olds and upward. seven
| furlongs-Ocean Dream, los (P. Phillips). to
| TO- won DIR. Shorb, 100 CMountan) 10 to l.
second; Dupont, 105 wv Adams), 10 TO /, third
! Time. 1:2S. Blissful. Tim. Taxman, Chara-
| wind also ran
! Second race, two-year-olds and upward. SELL
| ing, Clauson course 600 feet short of six fur
lonGs)-San Luton, III (TRusseID. is to / won;
Labor, 1OI tMiles). to 1. second: Urbano, los
! (Phillps). 30 TO !, third. Time 1 I:I2a4 Dr.
! Worth Geisha Girl, Miss Nettie Brick Fowler
/ Sir Christopher Frank Pearce Little Secret
| Dollie Weithon, MacAna also ran.
Third race two-year-olds five furlongs-
! Strife. 1O4 tCarson), 10 to l. won; Foncasta
| los (Phillps). 10 20 i second Alma Dufour
| los q. Lewis). 10 s. third. Time :O3 Ib
| Pat Bulger Golden Mineral Pat Hammon
Sais, Lady Belair Lady Usk also ran.
Fourth race. Mount Lowe handicap $1,000
added six furlongs-The Fog, IO5 IT Burns)
! I to 2, won; Best Man. 112 o. Reiff). 10 to l.
| second; Rag Tag. 107 a. Spencer) 10 to
| third. Time, 1:14A. +. e. Shaw Coupled in
/ betting with The Fog). NJ F. Tarpey Redan
Geheimness. The Gold Finder Princess Titania
| Golden Rule also ran
Fifth race, one and a sixteenth miles selling
IErne. JOB KNAPP. TO !. won: Glenrice 100
-; spencer, 3 TO !. second: Jim Hale los IT
O'Brien). to /, third. Time, :5OI5 Emi
| nence IL, Grail also ran
sixth race. one mile, selling-Moor 1O2
! CPhillps), 3 to l, won; Canejo iO2 CRedfernC
| 4 to l. second; Lemco. "a Carson 4 10
third Time, 1:44 Heir Apparent Jnplar
TOTO Grattot, Lurdan. Cloche dor Schwsr
wald. Quidado also ran
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
First race. selling. six ADMINISTRATIONS
BlshoD lO4 Geisha Girl 1O4 Little Margaret
| lO4 Legal Maxim 1O4 Fr!erljene 1O4 sir
| CHRISTOPHER 104, Flourish 100 Wachusett 100