Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-30
GETAWAY DAYS
At ASCOT PARK
H0RSEMEN GETTING READY
TO SHIP EAST
Santa Monica Stakes Will Be Decided
This Afternoon-WeIl Played
Horses Score and Dump
the Books
BY FOREST LOWRY.

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Wet weather did not affect the at
tendance yesterday at Ascot and an
other surprisingly large crowd turned
out to see and enjoy the sport of kings.
The results were of the sort calculated
to make racing popular with the gem
eral public, as the break" was very
decidedly with the hackers and against
the bookmakers. As usual, however
the fields were so well balanced that
in each race the play was comparative
ly liberal all over the board, so that
conservative bookmakers had very
good chances to escape any very seri-
Gus losses.
fasteners at the Track
Besides the regulars there were in
evidence many eastern visitors at the
track yesterday. The boxes were filed
with strangers and the gathering was
so noteworthy that one would be led
TO believe that the present meeting
could easily run another week or two.
In speaking about the matter yesterday
Manager Brooks said that he was not
in favor of the long meet scheme.
Our track is a sort of a magnet for
tourists and many of them come here
to while away their time at the races.
They get in here about Thanksgiving
day and remain till the middle of
March. During the tourist season a
good part of our gate is made up of
visitors from the north and east. The
ninety-day idea planned for next
season will do more to help the
game. and L confidently predict one of
the greatest seasons in the history of
the sport in California. Every eastern
owner who has raced at our track this
winter left here assuring me that they
would certainly be on hand next
Thanksgiving day"
Getaway Week
This is getaway week for turfmen
who have raced their horses at Ascot
park. Many of the horse owners yes
terday morning were busy attending to
shipping their thoroughbreds to San
Francisco and east. Each day dur
ing the week there will be a car or two
attached to the trains that pull out
for the north. The greater part of the
stables will not leave here till Sunday
and Monday. Louie Bonsack will de-
part with his stable today which in
cludes High Chancellor Judge Denton,
Del Coronado and other good ones.
Los Angeles is the greatest point I
have raced at remarked Mr.. Bon
sack at the track yesterday. 81 have
been here all season and have made
money. You can just say for me that
/ will be here again next year and
bring with me a stable that will make
them all step some to beat. The sue
cess of the meeting about to close will
attract many eastern owners here
next season, and there is every reason
to believe that the coming fall meeting
will be far ahead of the present one"
Stake Race Today
Eleven of the best two-year-olds in
training in this part of the country
will face the barrier this afternoon
and scramble over five turlongs of
ground for the Santa Monica stakes.
For the first time this year the babies
will be asked to negotiate five eighths
of a mile. The Jockey club has added
$1,000 and the gross value of the stake
will be close to $4,000. As this will
be the last stake event and incident
ally the most important race of the
year, speculation will be brisk and in
terest keen among horsemen and
lovers of the thoroughbred.
La Chata at Last
La Chata, 2-year-old Maiden,
graduated into the bracket class yes
terday by winning the first race on the
card at Ascot. She was always favor
ite around to and rewarded her
hackers by scoring the easiest kind of
a victory over Ila, second choice at
Z to 2 and Sand Storm, whom she led
from flag fall to finish. Pannene, from
the stables of j. X. Fraylng, starting
for the first time, was the supposed
good thing and considerable wise
money went in on the filly at to 1.
She showed nothing and when the boy
saw she had no chance he eased her
up. Ten scrambled over four furlongs.
The Borean a Good Thing
The one mile conditional race for g.
year-olds and upward had seven start
ers. Dixelle opening at to 1 was
backed to to ], and she looked to be
in a soft spot. Just before post time
a heavy play on The Borgian sent his
price from 10 1 to 3 to /. The Bru-
tus colt reveled in the going and won
from Hersan, held al 20 to
], and Merces, a 7 to / chance. Del
Coronado and Merces set the pace to
the three-eighths pole where The Bor-
gian moved up and won going away. !
Del Coronado got enough turning for
home and chucked 1t up. Dixele was
never in the hunt.
Ell Chihuahua Wins
fGl Chihuahua backed from to 1 to |
! to /, disposed of Ben Lear, held at |
to L. and Susie Christian at to /, in |
the six furlongs sprint for 3-year-olds
and upward, third on the card. Ben |
Lear rot away AYinP and showed his |