Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
PICKS UP WEIGHT AND BEATS
HIGH CLASS FIELD
Honus Ronps Home Ahead Of Memo-
rles, Reservation and Bragg.
Miller Is Second With
All His Mounts
BY Jay Davidson

he gave great hunks of weight.
The package of 115 pounds which
Secretary Handicapped Jasper handed
him was not sufficient to stop him and
on his showing yesterday it is probable
that his next out will witness the grand
old campaigner going around the cir
cult with tenement house aboard.
Honus is beloved by all Ascot race
goers and despite the short price at
which he was held in the betting, to 2,
It was speedily snapped up by the form
playing Spectators.
1t was q mere exercise gallop for the
aged Longstreet gelding and he made
a show of his field. The time was
not exceptional, because Honus took
his leisure at negotiating the distance,
reeling off the mile and a sixteenth
in 1:4S.
Doyle sat still and allowed Honus to
set his own own pace and win the race
in his own way and, although Mem
cries made grand rush at the finish
and tried valiantly to overcome his
lead, it was of no avail.
The victory was popular with the
grandstand crowds and Honus was
given an ovation as he galloped first
under the wire.
Miller put up one of his celebrated
finishes on the Holland candidate, Mem
cries, and landed this one in second
place without much difficulty. Men,
cries was no botheration to Honus.
however, and the Gushing & Barbee
gelding merely romped all the way.
Reservation made his season debut
at Ascot and Walsh sent the horse
into third place on sufferance, Bragg
sulking as usual and refusing to get
up q gallop.
Miller Applauded
Miller, the crack eastern rider, was
as much of an attraction as the events
of the race course during the after
noon and his coming out" party was
"a success, although he failed to land
winner out of three mounts, each
of the candidates which he rode drop
ping into second place.
Miller had his first mount in the sec
ond race, riding Hester w for the Hol-
land stable. AS the horses paraded
past the grandstand on the way from
the paddock to the five furlong pole,
Miller was given a hand by the grand
stand and those on the ground in
1@nt
%Sshe effort of Miller on Hester w
sent that one down in the market
from IS to to 2 and after a splendid
exhibition of riding, Miller landed his
mount second under the wire.
Crowshade was the best horse in the
race and w. Buchanan showed his
pride and good ability in the saddle
by sending the Tichenor colt home I'm
front of Miller's mount.
Buchanan, by the way rode two
winners on the day and put both home
in front of Miler's mounts. fact
which caused Buchanan stock to take
II considerable rise.
Prominence, the favorite in the Sec
ond race, was never in the running
and finished away back in the "also"
r. from
hhe Eel Rio stable, was third and this
is here she was played by the pikers
to and.
Won in Fast Time
Y lis race vas run in the best time
of the meeting, 100 ga; which is
wit lin three-quarters OF second of
The track record held by Gold Rose.
Gold Rose carried 80 pounds when he
set this mark, while Crowshade toted
q package of 104 pounds.
This difference i'll weights is greater
N,an the difference in time and stamps
thS T1chenor colt as one to be reckoned
with in any company around Ascot or
elsewhere.
The track is getting to be lightning
fast, as the good time made in the
races yesterday indicates. Rubric raced
out and stepped seven furlongs in
:26 Ia. which is within three-quarters
of a second of the track record set by
Tim Payne.
Rubric was not extended in this
race and it is probable that had he
been pushed to his best efforts the
track record would have been at least
tied
Judge Denton also performed mar
yels in his race, running the mile and
fifty yards in Las. which is within
one-half second of the track record
set by Hans Wagner.
With the horses rO1ndincr into 6rct
class condition and running to their
true form, and the track conditions
improving every day. the prospects for
exciting contests and high-class per-
iormances is better than good.
Golden Rule Beaten
The surprise of the day came in the
defeat of the speed wonder Golden
Rule. which has heretofore been "A con-
sistent racer. Golden Rule was away
none too well and in an effort to get
mp ran into "A pocket, which prevented
the Durnell gelding from getting within
striking distance until the race was
nearly run.
Hilona finished with big rush and
copped the long end of the purse. In
terlude, which has been a good thing
every time he has started at Ascot
ran an improved race and was second.
Monueson, a SON of Ornament gave
brief flash of the class he possesses
by finishing third.
The race was run in slow time, liz
AID with an even break in racing luck
Golden Rule could not have lost
The steeplechase event opened the
days program and was won by AL
legiance, which held the track record
for the short course until this season.
Mindora was coupled with Adams as
the Schrieber entry and made his first
efforts over the hurdles He fenced
cleanly until the fifth jump, when ha
fell, throwing Jockey e. Morper and in
flcting painful, though not serious in
juries.
Flea and Atlantico We're weighted out
of the running. Flea fenced with his
usual skill and lead over the final
jump, but when 1t came to footing n
on the fiat for home Flea wasn't In II
little bit and was passed in quick
order by Allegiance. Adams and Caza-
dor, in the order named.
Atlantico did not run back to his last
performance and Jockey Monahan had