Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-12
NJ DANIEL s RIDE
y DAYS FEATURE
"PUDDIN'" FAIRLY LIFTS DUTl-
q Full HOME IN FRONT
sixFavorites Go Down to Defeat and
the Books Clean Up Tons Of the
~ PubIic's Money-eoId ,...
Rose Loses
BY FOREST LOWRY.

Racing of the kind that one would
rather read about than see was in
order yesterday at Ascot. six straight
favorites went down to defeat and the
losses of the public are perhaps un-
precedented in the history of the sport
In Southern California. To estimate
the winnings of the bookmakers and
state the figures would make 1t APP
pear that there is not that much money
in this part of the world.
The advertised and supposed feature
event all but resulted in a burlesque
discovery had been made in Witch
Hazel, winner of the Ascot Oaks. Colo
Rose, holder of the track record for g
MILE: 3S&-was disgracefully beater
in the slow time of LAIN by fillJ
that did not figure on paper to have
the proverbial ghost of chance to rur
better than second.
When the days sport was over the
fourth race on the card, which was
Won by Dutiful, was voted the feature
event, and the stirring finish made the
Oaks look like deuce spot when com
pared to the brilliant win of the gray
horse over McGrathiana Prince.
Form Students Fail
The form students stood around with
their mouths wide open and gazed al
the chalk marks in perfect amazemen
as they saw their figures dwindle into
insignificance. Here is the dope; look
it oyer and use your own judgment.
Flora Bright, backed to a standstil
atr2ito 1, lost; Girdlestone, played from
one end of the ring to the other, lost
Gold Rose at to 20 and carrying a tor
OF the public's money, lost; The Lady
Rohesia, looked upon as a good thing
was never in the hunt; El Chihuahua
always the players choice, lost Jardir
de Paris. .favorite, lost.
The scratching of Azelena left five
starters in the Ascot Oaks at one mile
which was worth $1790 to the winner
With only one refusal meant the cut
ting down of field to what might be
regarded as slim dimensions, and tc
make things worse nothing of the stalk
caliber, save Gold Rose, faced the bar
rier
Easy for Witch Hazel
Gold Rose, winner of all kinds OF
races and holder of the track recorC
for mile, always commanded a strong
following and was backed from to
TO 9 to 20 at post time. On past per.
formances the students looked upor
the Morris filly as one good thing and
she figured pipe at any price. Frank
Regan's Witch Hazel, although she has
not shown anything here, was so much
the best of the others that her price
was held at to 1 and incidentally Sec
ond choice in the betting. She went tC
the post with hardly a supporter and
when she turned up the winner most
of the books had clean sheets. Loretta
NJ, winner of the California Oaks al
Oakland two weeks ago, was not con-
sidered by the layers of odds, and she
went to the post at 10 to 1. Louis
Bonsack started Hilona and she was
L.
Londe was held at 1S to 1.
The start was beautiful one, with
Witch Hazel in front on the first turn
Gold Rose swung wide on the first
turn and lost several lengths. She
caught up with Witch Hazel and raced
her stride for stride into the stretch
Miller made his move at this point and
soon had the Morris filly up in front
Here she looked all over the winner
and seemed to have the race at hel
mercy. Witch Hazel, not to be denied
hung on with bulldog tenacity and
under keen urging, caught Gold Rose
at the paddock. The latter was through
and cheerfully chucked 1t up. DugaI
saw that he had the Morris filly stand
ing on her head but went right or
about his business and took no chances
At the end Witch Hazel was running
easily and won her race without haV-
ing to be extended the last part. Gold
Rose showed signs of distress at tho
head of the stretch, but it was moi
thought by the betting public that she
would succumb to a filly of the Witch
Hazel class. Gold Rose faltered and
seemed to fairly die on the end. Tiche-
nor's Loretta M. closed with a rush.
but never had chance.
McDaniePs Great Ride
"Puddin" M'Daniel put up one of the
prettiest rides ever seen in this part OF
the country when he fairly lifted in
Dutiful. the winner of the fourth race
Dutiful got away flying, showed the
most speed for six. furlongs and was
then Joined by M'Grathiana Prince, the
last eighth. The gray horse gave an
excellent exhibition of gameness from
there home and 100 yards from the
wire appeared hopelessly beaten. "Pud-
din" put up a clever and vigorous fin
ish, which alone returned putiful the
winner, Not to take. the game quali-
ties away from Dutiful, it must be
admitted that the boy and not the
horse won the race.
Padua, we'll played at 2 to /. was
third. He MADE up ground the last