Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26
ASCOT IS READY
FOR OPENING DAY
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS MADE
AT PARK
Unprecedented Attendance Of Repre-.
sentative Horsemen and Their
StabIes-Two Stakes Are
Carded for This Week

this afternoon and the bugler at Ascot
park will sound the thrilling notes
which will mark the opening of the
racing season in Southern California.
This signal will call the horses to
the post for the first race a six furlongs
sprint, and this event will inaugurate
what is expected to be the banner sea-
son in the history of the Los Angeles
Jockey club.
Already the barns are filing and few
are unoccupied, while none are unre-
served. Never before has the east con-
tributed so largely of its premier run
ming stock and never before have rep
resentative turfmen of America turned
their faces toward Los Angeles in such
numbers as has been the case this sea-
son.
The class Of horses that will race at
Ascot this year is better than ever
before, and during the season some Of
the highest class thoroughbreds in
training will contest for the rich prizes
offered by the Ascot management
The exodus from the east began i'm
mediately after the close of Aqueduct
and will be continued when the Ben
nings meeting closes. Other shipments
will come from Nashville which closed
yesterday. and from Oakland.
Coming From oakland
Several carloads of horses were
shipped from Oakland last night and
will arrive at Ascot this evening. An
other shipment is expected to leave
Oakland during the week. and for all
these horses reservations of stable room
have been made with the jockey club.
Among the promnet turfmen who
will have strings at Ascot this season
are E. ]. Baldwin. James Blute, L. a.
Bonsack, Alderman Thomas Carey OF
Chicago. James Curl. w. b. Curtis,
Cushing G. Barbee, Boots Durnel, Den
ny Brothers, r. M. Hennessey, j. l..
Holland, G.. w Langdon, j. Grant Ly-
man, j. F. Mccarthy, j. l.. McGinnls
w. l.. oliver Barney Schrieber, A. B.
Spreckels, C. F. Stafford, G.. j. Long
Henry Walker William Walker f.
Wallhauser & Co, S. M. Williams &
Co.. w. T. Anderson, r. Angarola, A
l.. Austin, j. A. Bennet, j. w. Blalock
John Bondy 7. NJ. Cassidy, G. w. Clark'
the Elmwood farm, the Edgewood Stock
farm. w. A. Cushman, James c. Chic,
Vic Gilbert, c. W. GiVens d q I,ss,,l 90, l.
Glasscock, Al Goodin, H. T. Grifflr,
Joseph James, the Kirkfleld stable, j.
p. Jones & Co.. P H. Jones. j. kor-
zenieuski w. D. Millard, M d. Miller
Moormead farm c. c. McCaHerty, I'm
D. Sullivan, Henry Mcdaniel, j. f.
Newman & Son, the Olive Grove stable
F.. w. Preston, J. G. Richardson, Rowe
& Donlon, w. ]. Speirs, T. II. stevens
P. strauss, Stubbs Brothers, M. n
Tichenor & Co. B. o. Van Bokkelm &
Son. o. F. Waters, T. o. Webber d Co..
7 A Weinberg, H B. Wittenberg'
Earley Wright Wright & Kelly
Charles w. Gasser. Edwin Gaylord T.
n Harris Luzader &. Ungar, Z. l.
Henshall and numerous others'
Hiqh Class Racers
The high class thoroughbreds which
will race at Ascot this season include
such performers as Eugenia Burch'
High Chancellor, Judge Denton, Don
Domo. Workman, Loyal Front, Big
Ben, Flaxman, Druid, Varieties HAND
zarra. Waterside, Councilman
Deutschland, Morita, Hermitage, tu-
brio. Jake Sanders, DR.. Leggo, Deka-
Der. Stoessel, Rezia, Jocund, Gregor
K, Luckett, Ethylene, Fort Plain, LORD
of the Heath, Argregor, Israelite, san
ton. La Londe, Foncasta, West Brook
field, Peeping Tom, Sais. Flip FLAP
Pretension, Captanazo, Sir Caruthers'
Silver Sue, Alencon, Good Cheer, Rust
ling Silk Haviland, Huachuca, Athlone'
Sufficiency. Delagoa, Ossian, Antara'
RaIbert, Ingolthrft, Mai Lowery Con-
de, Hans Wagner, Coeur de Lion, Pre-
servator The Goldtinder Ell Donoso,
Fustian, Milton Young, Requiter Wye
field, Lord Badge, Marshal Ney, Re-
tropaw. Bill Curtis and Eel Otros.
Several of the best eastern jockeys
will be in attendance at the meeting
and there will be no dearth of riding
talent. Many of these are now at Oak
land awaiting the opening day at AS
cot, while others are already arrived
in Los Angeles and others Will come
after the close of the Bennings and
Nashville meetings.
The jockey club has issued announce
ments of eighteen valuable stake events
to be run off during the meeting, not
inclusive of overnight events, and the
offerings in these stakes are extra
ordinary.
The ordinary weekday events are
uniformly fixed at $40O each, while
many $500 and. $500 purse races are
sandwiched in between. This forms
an attraction for horsemen, and as
many overnight events will be carded
during the meeting, the prospects for
a successful season for the horsemen
are better than ever before.
The sport will be conducted upon a
high plane. according to the state
ments of those in authority, and none
of the Objectionable features incident
to the average race meeting will be
tolerated.
1t is the announced purpose of the
jockey club to maintain the same sur
roundings and thoroughly high class
features of the sport which prevail
upon the eastern courses, and which
have built up the racing game I'm that
part of the country to the high plane
ii now occupies
The season will begin amid the most
suspicious surroundings, with an extra
ordinary attendance of representative
turfmen and their stables of thorough
bred racers, and every indication ia
yors the predictions of the jockey club
for its best season thus far.
Park Is Beautified
The park has been beautihed under
the active direction of Capt. Glass and
presents decided change for the bet
ter as compared with last season.
Flowers are to be seen in almost
every direction. The walks and drive
ways have been banked with natures
sweet-scented beauties and the open
spaces between the fences surrounding
the grandstand and paddock have been
ridded of their barren appearances and