Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
THE eADFLY is A HANDY RACE
ANIMAL
Booker Brothers Claim Him Out oi
Selling Event and Win Him Out
Many Times over In
Purses Alone


garded by the Booker brothers as the
winner.
The Gadfly won several races here
last year for Kansas Price and won
five races at New York this summer
for Booker brothers. The Bookers
claimed him out Of selling race at
Latonia and have won him out several
times over in purses alone.
over a distance The Gadhy shows to
his best advantage. He is a 3-year-
old by Rossington-C Conceal and is
worthy son of Rossington, which
showed great liking for distance
events.
The Bookers are born horsemen and
the brothers have achieved their share
of fame as riders. A. w. Booker Is
probably the best known, having pi-
loted many of the best runners on
American tracks in recent years.
His riding landed First Mason un-
der the wire in front of Delhi and car
ried through coup by which half
million dollars in wagers was taken out
of the betting ring on the half-brother
to McChesney
Colonial Girl was another Of his
favorites and he rode her to victory
and fame. He had the mount on this
one when she beat the great Hermis
at st. Louis in the $4,000 Worlds Fair
handicap last year. Ten other win
nings for Colonial Girl were made in
hard races in which Booker piloted
the game thoroughbred first to the
wire.
A. Booker was another of the fam
lily who achieved fame as a rider and
in his day he bestrode many of the
turf sensations in their flights about
the circular and straightaway courses
in the east. He was killed four years
ago while riding for August Belmont
at New York.
The Bookers owned the speedy Aze-
lima last year, which won fifteen races
for the stable during the year, and
several of these were won at Ascot.
Sydney Paget and E. r. Thomas, who
gained fame in the turf world as the
owner of Hermis, have formed racing
partnership for 1906 and will have
among the strongest stables of high
class performers in the world.
G. T. Boots, whose string of good ones
has been at Ascot for several days, ar
rived yesterday and will remain until
after the local meeting closes. Boots
will be disappointed in his expectations
If he does not land among the biggest
winners of purses during the season.
Chimney Sweep was one of the most
consistent platers in the east during the
season and many times galloped under
the wire ahead Of the best in his class
This one will be seen often in the Nc
Ginnis colors when that horseman
takes a particular fancy to any of the
events at Ascot
L. A. Bonsack, who shipped his stable
of cracks to Oakland and made good his
intentions of pulling off a few kill
ings' with them, will ship his entire
string to Ascot November 26 and cam
paign them here during the entire meet
ing. High Chancellor, Judge Denton,
Blissful and Del Coronado will be pack
mules for local plungers every time they
go to the post.
Hermitage, of which much is ex-
pected by Jack McGinnis, it's owner, Is
regarded in the east as one of the few
promising 2-year-olds with a bright
future. This one was acquired out of
selling race and has already won out
for its new owner in purses won. The
most notable race of Hermitage was
that in which 1t defeated Debar, one of
the cracks at Saratoga last season.
Jockey Holman will be seen at
and under contract to r. H. McCarter
Potter, proprietor of the famous Pc
quest stud in Sussex county, N. Y.
Henry MCDANIEL trainer for Tichenor
& Co., has been given charge of Hoh-
man by Potter with instructions TO
make topnotcher of him before the
next season opens. Mcdaniel knows
how this is DONE
Jockey Notter, whose mounts have
been leading the procession to the wire
on eastern tracks in many hard fought
races, will be among the eastern top
notch riders to attend the Ascot meet
ing. He will have the mount on Nc
Ginnis' candidates and accept outside
mounts in other events. Notter is II
high class rider, has a cool head and is
an excellent tinisher. He will be an
important addition to the Ascot riding
colony.
Jack McGinnis will depend chiefly on
Hermitage and Aviston, his speedy q
year-olds, and Chimney Sweep and Ath-
lone In pulling down his share of the
purses offered by the Ascot manage
ment this season Athlone is a speed
marvel, but erratic, but was good
enough to turn a fiip-fap at Saratoga
and net Baldy Ryan, the plunger, $780,
200 on the race, That should be sufi-
cient to make the animal attractive to
the Los Angeles pikers.
Among the prominent eastern owners
who will bring a strong string to
Ascot is Jack McGinnis, owner of
Buttling. 1t is reported that Buttling
Will be retired for the season and saved
for the important handicaps to be run
off in the east next spring. Buttling is
said to be high class performer and
capable of going in the fastest COM
pany. 1t is probable that some of the
Ascot prizes will be sufficiently tempt
ing to drag Buttling out of the stall
occasionally during the meeting.
Two of James Blute's horses stumbled
yesterday while exercising at Ascot
and the riders were thrown to the
ground and severely shaken up. Jockey
Carroll was breezlng Peeping Tom when
the animal stumbled. throwing Carroll
10 the track. Carroll was not injured
beyond a severe jolting and bruises.
Pat Reidy, the old-time steeplechase
rider. was schooling Castalian, the
crack jumper which won several events
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