The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Club DEFEATS
FORTUNATUS
Comes on Strongly in the Last
Sixteenth and Wins Handily
at the Ascot Park Track
TALENT MEETS REBUFF
Establishes Redan, the Artil-
lery Geldihg, Warm FavOrite
and Sees Him Lose to 0cyrhe

Los ANGELES, Feb. 4.-Favorites
to-day, Stemwinder being the only one
to lead the field at the finish. The other
five races went either to second or third
choices excepting the first, which was
to l. 1t was ladies' day. and despite
the cloudy, threatening weather there
was an attendance of 1000, and the
twelve books were never lacking for
something to do.
The best race Of the day was the
fifth, at a mile and a quarter, with five
starters. Fortunatus was held steadily
at evens, with Club at to l and Dia-
mante at to 1. Platonius and John
McGurk were s and u. respectively.
FOrtunatus held the lead most of the
route, but Club came on and won
handily in the last sixteenth. Platonius
was third.
Flourish. LAGOON and DR.. Bernays
finished in the order named in the first
race, at one mile. LAGOON was a strong
favorite.
The second race was a three-horse af-
fair-Stemwinder, The Fog and Ameri-
cano. Stemwinder, at 4 to 8, won all
the way from Americana.
Corrigan's Ben Haywood won the
third number from Huapala. and the
owner of the latter horse ran the win
ner up to 500. S4OO above his entered
selling price. The customary s5 retained
IJa.-,rooI for ETov the
favorite, was third in this race.
Mainspring was plunged on by the
talent to win the fourth race. but fin
ished third. El Fonse won and Iras
took the place.
The last race of the day was an upset
for the talent. Redan was the red-hot
favorite, with Dolly Hayman at twos
and Tower of Candles at I. Ocyrhe went
TO the front and won by two lengths
from Hayman, Redan third. Ocyrhe
was to l.
Among the prominent visitors at AS
cot to-day were S. S. Howland, princi-
pal owner of Bennings track, at Wash
ington, d. c, and of KenilwOrth track
at Buffalo: James Howard, secretary
Of Washington Park track. Chicago,
and Captain w NJ. May Of Lexington,
Ky. a well-known breeder. Weather
cloudy, track good.
SUMMARY.
First race one mile selling-Flourish, 1l5
IN Lewis), 10 !, won; LAGOON, S6 q. Book
err q 10 3. second: Dr. Bernsys. 10 (Buxton).
II 10 J. third Time :43 Capitol, Louise
Meining. Cazador. Nina i, Dr. Shorb, Pat
Harmon and Nat Goodwin also
Second race, six furlongs, purse-Stem-
winder 1o9 o. Lewis. to 5, won; Amer
fcano, 100 CMaddOS). 10 10 ]. second; The
Fog lC9 (Redfern). TO 3, third. Time,
l:l4L. No other starters.
wood. IO5 CRedfern). to ?. won; Huapala,
(Buxton), ; to . third. Time, 1:24. Foxy
Grandpa Strife and Ellie also ran
Fourth race. one mile. selling-El Fonse, III
Donovan) 10 .. won; Iras 80 q. Lewis),
$ TO J. second: Mainspring, "a (E. Walshl TO
J. third Time. 1:4312. Dotterel. Quidado,
I.emco. Tins -a-Ling. Castake, Jingler Blue
ridge and Major Hooker also ran
Fifth race. one and an eighth miles, sell
ing-Chub los u. Lewis). TO /, won; For
tunatus lO6 (Adams) 10 >. second; Plato
MUS 1O0 (Sinnott). 10 !. third. Time, ;55.
John McGurk and Diamante also ran.
Sixth race. six furlongs, selling-Ocyrohe. 90
CBOoker). 10 J. won; Dolly Hayman. "a
0eWris)2 to J. second: Redan, 107 CPhillips),
to ., third. Time, 1:15. Nitrate and Tower
Of Candles also ran.