Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-20
EUGENIA BURCH
WINS HANDICAP
CURTIS MARE EASILY R0MPS
AHEAD OF FIELD
Queen Of Racing Contingent at Ascot
Rounds to Form and Scores First
Win in Three Starts at
Local Course
BY Jay Davidson

Eugenia Burch was the star attrac-
ton at Ascot yesterday and she per-
formed in a becoming manner, win
ming the feature event from a good
field of speedy and high class racers
in easy fashion.
Eugenia was made favorite over
Druid, Hans Wagner, Jake Sanders
and El Otres and the great handicap
mare justified the choice by romping
home at the head of the procession
without having been extended to her
best efforts.
On his best previous performance at
Ascot, Druid was fancied to beat the
Ben Strome mare, but the wise play
ers wanted nothing but Eugenia and
she carried a wheelbarrow load of
money to win.
Jockey Dugan did not rush the mare
TO the front at the start, but saved her
by avoiding the early pace and grad
ually allowed her to move down her
field in the journey from the flag to
the wire.
Hans Wagner set the pace and his
only hope lay in opening a gap too
great for Eugenia to overcome, but
the lead of two lengths in the back
stretch was cut to one length at the
head of the stretch and when Eugenia
began to run the race was in.
With scarcely an effort she forged
ahead of Wagner and romped under
the wire q full length to the good.
Wagner was the best of the others
and had little difficulty in beating
Druid for the place.
Jake Sanders ran kindly for three
quarters, but his limit in chasing Wag-
ner and Eugenia was reached when
real racing was begun. He faded
Rp;c
which had no right in the race, was
q dismal last.
Eugenia did not make an effort dur
ing the race and was never extended
to her best efforts, running the mile in
1:40 IA with the ease that many others
would romp the distance in two hours.
Money Muss Wins
The sixth race brought eleven platers
together and the contest furnished as
much excited interest as the handicap.
Money Muss ruled favorite despite
the high weight package of 129 pounds
which was allotted the aged geldinS.
Dugan had the mount and never for
q moment after the flag fell did he
allow a doubt to creep in as to which
horse would win.
Money Muss forged to the front in
the first scramble for positions and
the class of the once-great campaigner
was demonstrated.
A lead of one length was opened be-
tween him and his field at the quarter
which was increased as the race was
run. At the end, after Drawing a des-
perate stretch drive, Money Muss
showed his nose under the wire a
length to the good and was never eX-
tended to do it.
Edinborough, held at 15s, was away
well and under Bookers judicious
plotting landed in third place after
running Money Muss to the stretch.
Sun MaEk, one of the speediest racers
at Ascot over limited distance, saved
her speed until the pinch, when she
overcame the advantage of Edinbor-
ough and secured the place.
Montreson, Hilona and Beautiful and
Sweet stayed with the leaders as long
as possible, but chucked it in great
fashion when the pinch came.
The GadfIy Beaten
The fifth race turned a surprise for
the talent when Marshal Ney, one of
William Walkers platers, set the pace
from the start to finish and won on
the bit.
McGrathana Prince was the favorite
for this race, with The Gadhy a hot
second choice. McGrathiana ran his
head off chasing Marshal Ney and Quit
in the stretch, allowing The Gadhy to
pass him.
The Gadhy closed with his usual rush
after laying next to last to the stretch,
but was not good enough to overhaul
Marshal Ney. He was second. nearly
three lengths in front of McGrathiana
Prince.
Marshal Ney opened at SIS and was so
woefully neglected in the speculation
that he reoeded to los. A few strag-
Cling pikers had a bet down and were
given a chance to 'holler" when the
Walker gelding romped under the wire
in front.
Bavarian was in this race with only
9S pounds up and was heavily backed
to win, but became crazed with a de-
sire to run while warming up and
whirled around the track five times.
Stable hands headed him off at the
stable turn and the judges excused
him from further efforts, ordering a
new book. With a mere feather on his
back and in splendid condition Bava-
rian stood a great chance of scoring in
this field.
Orchan was also the medium of a
sighting play. but the Durnell racer
wants mud and is not so nearly at
home on the dust, causing him to show
poor form in this field.
Killing on Betsy
The first race on each days pro-
gram is slowly becoming a scare sign
for the bookies, as most Of the good
things of the meeting turn up in this
event.
Yesterday was no exception to the
rule and Betsy, a shifty two-year- old
belonging to M. b. Arterberry, was in
soft spot, cherry ripe and fit and
ready,
On the deductions OF the Handicapped
for the books, Betsy looked like a 1O{
10 shot and so to ! was posted against
her chances of winning.
The aacrity of the wise ones in
swapping up this choice morsel for
Christmas money was something awful
So continuous and unceasing was the
play that when the bell tolled the sig
nal that they We're off Betsy had re-
clined and was only 7 to /.
Betsy brought home the money and
as few were wise TO her probabilities
the books lost a great wad to a small
sized crowd.
Betsy's victory cost the ring severa,
thousand dollars, however, and In fu-
ture she will be more respected by
the slate writer's than heretofora