Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
EUGEN|A BURCH
WINS HANDICAP
CURTIS MARE MERELY RoMPS
OVER FIELD
Carries Top Weight and Is Away
From Post Last, but INDUCES
In Exercise Gallop All
the Way
BY Jay Davidson.


CAV and gave Ascot race-goers another
demonstration of what is possible Ior
a real race horse to do.
The Curtis mare was always faVorte
in the market and was equally as
popular with the thousands who VIII
ressed her greatest efforts. Her race
was the equal to that Of Bearcatcner
when he defeated Handzarra In the
match race Saturday and vigorous ap-
plause greeted her as she rompeu - uI-
der the wire q winner without haVlhS
been extended to her best efforts.
''Commencer" Dwyer sent the field OF
nine starters away to perfect start
but In the scramble for POSITIONS bu-
Renia wound up last of the bunch.
At the half she was eighth, running
with the ease that characterizes the
holiday stroll of a peacock on parade;
Buchanan let out a wrap here ana
allowed the great mare to begin her
run and she slowly and without SEEM
ing effort passed by the seven horses
in front of her, being only head be-
hind at the entrance to the stretch.
Eugenia was merely breezing and
she continued to breeze all the way
home, cantering under the wire two
lengths ahead of Retropaw. which was
running his head off to stall off Varle-
ties.
The time was not extraordinary, the
mile and one-sixteenth being run in
1:46 "a, but the Curtis mare was ap-
parently out for an exercise gallop and
was so much better than anything in
the race that she was not asked to do
aught but win of her own accord.
At the last moment, Mrs. James
Blute added Sais and ]. Grant Lyman
put Debaker in as added starters, but
these two were never in the running
and never got call during the journey
around the track
Retropaw surprised the talent by
running second, out-nosing Varieties
at the wire. Retropaw was held cheap
ly in the speculation, opening at los
and closing at double that price. Re-
tropaw was recently taken out Of
selling race by H. 3. Wittenberg after
winning for his former owner, James
Curl.
Varieties, which was also taken out
of selling race last week, H. L. Jones
& Co. bidding him up and taking him
from William Walker. set the pace all
the way to the stretch, where he was
passed by Eugenia Burch.
In the run home Retropaw finished
stoutly and outnodded the Jones geld
ing Varieties secured third money,
however, by four lengths.
Hans Wagner Wins
Hans Wagner, which has earned the
reputation of being the most consist
ent performer at Ascot this season,
picked up top weight and demonstrat-
ed that he Is as much of sprinter
as he Is handicap runner.
Boots" Durnell seemed to have
first mortgage on the first and Sec
ond moneys in this race the $500 free
handicap affair at seven furlongs, haV-
ing New Mown Hay and Toupee in
as his entry.
On their past performances, the en-
try was made favorite at to and the
first wager made on these caused the
eraser to get busy and even money was
the bookies' offering at post time.
New Mown Hay was first away from
the post, but Immediately surrendered
to Hans Wagner, which darted to the
fore in great rush and put daylight
between himself and the other five
starters
Honus made every post a winning
one and kept up his running all the
way to the wire, winning eased up
by nearly three lengths. The other
"speed marvels'' could not warm him
UP.
Although Hans opened at 1-2 to 1
and closed at 1-2 to / because of a
lack of play on his chances, his vic
tory was popular one and he received
as much applause and vocal evidences
of good will as was given Eugenia
Burch.
Toupee made a strong bid in the
stretch, but there was nothing doing
for the entry or any other horse in the
race except Honus. Toupee outfooted
the others and secured place by one
length from Druid, which was abso-
lutely last in the stretch.
Capitanazo lay in second place all
- - .N.aI, .1gssN
away next to last. About all that Capt.
tanazo did of note in the race was to
interfere with everything else behind
him.
Brackets for Dixele
Strange as it may read, a favorite
actually won the opening race of the
day, DiXelle accomplishing the seem
ingly impossible feat in a common
gallop.
Dixelle seemed to hold the race safe
on form, but when the hoodoo of favor
itism was forced upon her the wise
heads shook perceptibly, and Trainer
Williams lips frightened as he realized
the fearful prospects ahead for his en-
try.
Jockey Miller had the mount and
piloted Dixelle clear of all jams. pock-
cts and possible interferences until
we'll into the stretch, when Dixelle
succeeded in poking her nose to the
fore.
Although running on her own cour-
age and setting her own pace, Dix
ellie waltzed under the wire five lengths
ahead OF Rubiana and Chickadee,
which finished in the order named.
Form players and the superstitious
element of the speculating bunch We're
dunibfounded, speechless and heart
sick in ainazement at the feat of the
Williams flly.
The accomplishment has made her
famous and Trainer Williams is so
puffed up because Of the deed that the
choicest oats on the coast have been
ordered for DiXelle's Christmas dinner.
FL Donoso cheered the players OF
long shots by going to the front inn
mediately after the start and holding
the lead for half mile. hut this one
found a pasteboard track too hard Jog
ging and pulled up to a walk. finishing
at the bottom OF the list
FilIy's Fast Time
Mrs. j. L. Hollands Hester W.
spread-eagled her field In the second
race and won by two lengths In near
to record time, negotiating the five fur
longs in 1:0015, which is one-half a sec
ond slower than the track record set