The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
BELLE KINNEY
EASY WINNER
Work of Promising TwO-Year-
Old the Sensation Of the Days
Programme at Ascot Park
PRICES HAMMERED DOWN
Ocean Dream, a Favorite, Comes
Through HandiIy in the Free
Handicap at Six FurlOngs

Los ANGELES, Feb. s.-The sensa-
tion OF to-day at Ascot was the victory
of Mrs. c. z. Saunders two-year-
hlly, Belle kinney. in the second race,
FOR O-year-Olds. over three furlongs.
Belle Kinney had been prepared for q
Killing" and Il came OF according to
programme. Opening at 10 70 !, the price
was hammered down by those on the
inside at all the twelve books, and at
post time 10 ! was the best obtain
able. The hilv was slow to break, but
once started, she ran over the field OF
twelve -yesr-olds and won by FIVE
lengths, eased up. The time was :36k
which IS a quarter OF a second better
than the track record for the distance.
Belle Kinney looks 10 be the best two
year-oid started here this year.
Salle Goodwin, at 10 l, won the
@ first race from Military Nanteen third
Gottieben. the favorite, was practically
left at the post.
The jumping race, at a mile and a
quarter, was won by Galba, with
GOldone d close second and Cambaceres
third. Galba was a strong favOrite in
the books.
The free handicap. at six furlongs.
vas fourth on the card and was the
feature OF the programme. A field OF
seven good ones went 10 the post.
Golden Rule and Ocean Dream ruling
equal faV0rites. at , 10 J. Glennevis
had strong backing at I TO I. Warte
Nicht stood at u 10 1. Blissful at 10
TO 4, Americana az 10 10 ! and Paul
Whaley at : 10 J. Americana led all
the way 10 the stretch and then quit
ocean Dream won handily. Warte
Nicht second and Glennevis third.
Platonius, at 10 10 !. beat Greenock
and LOYAL S in the order named in the
fifth. Nitrate, the favorite, was fourth.
All four first horses finished noses
apart. 1t was the most exciting finish
of the meeting.
LAGOON. took the last. Colonel Bogey
second. Efie third
I'd Stokes and Godfrey Walbaum.
Metropolitan bookmakers. cut in to-
day. Dick DWyer returned from San
Francisco and did the starting. Weather
fine. track good. Summary:
First race. slauson course. selling - Sallie
Goodwin, 1l5 tPriorJ- 4 10 /. won Military.
Irt cIilesJ. Is o. T. second; Nanon II2
Secret Lustir. Blue Miracle, Quest Alice
tarev. Susie Christian. Gottlieben. Rosebud.
Second race. fer maiden tHo-year-olds. three
~urlCnrs. purse Belle Kinney. 112 fE. Walsh,
f1 J. won: Efl0na. To- CFriorl. 3 10 I. second;
Jerome. lo2 H. Spencer. IS I. third Time
.ir-t. Devon p. -. Dixie. Harry Stephens,
turo Minnie wells. Sinicado. Eear, Herthus.
NaheIia and Light cf Day also ran.
Dhiri race mile and quarter. hurdle
handicap. u-rse-Calba. 145 CdcHuEhl even.
wlr- Coidorc I-5 IT. O-isB. - 20 !. second
.@Tlhsceres. 115 Mooney. 20 ., third Time,
@.2c Major Hooker. Olinthus ana Martin
Brafv also ran
Fourth race. six furlonEs, handicap ap-Ocesn
Dream. 1lo iE- Nalshl. II 20 3 won; Warte
Nichr. lQ9 IL. SPENCER. u 10 7. second
f-ienlefls 100 iJ. Lewis. < u J. third. Time.
I-ft Paul Whalev. Golden Rule. Americana
and Blssful also ran.
Fifth race. one mile, selline-E'latonius. 1O7
tSluurttJ- . % r. won C5reenocl. 10 fPriorl.
20 2. second LCFal s. 1G2 (BUTton). Is TO I.
third. Time. 1-f13a- Nitrate. Montana Peer
Cs=. silver Tlr. Grail and Evsnder also ran
sixth race. SIX and half furlonEs. selling
LAGOON. 100 fJ. LeUis). : 70 .. won: Colonel
E0ceT le5 Murphy. % 70 I. second. Ellie. 100
,Andersonl. 90 D. third. Time. / %. Huapala
ard Fcx Lake also ran.