Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-02
HANS WAGNER TAKES HIS
EVENT
Talent Scores on 5ooks-Waterbury
Comes Through on Good Thing
That Melted the Wise
Fat Rolls
BY Jay Davidson

n crimp in the bank rolls OIL tne seven
teen books which will even UP many old
scores and soothe future pains tne
other way for some time TO come.
Alsono, i'm the second race, was the
good thing which went through as per
the program of expectations entertain
ed by those in on the knowledge ana
considerable dividend was Withdrawn
by the speculators after the judges
hung UP the figures which declared the
official result. .,-,
II was no secret that the Blute stable
had a sleeper in the race which was due
10 wake from its nap, but for once the
layer of odds gave no heed to the IN
formation" and the price was allowed
To vary from los to 20s, the greatest
portion of the money going in at 10 to l.
Jockey Waterbury, who had not peen
in the saddle in u race since the day ne
rode three winners at Ascot two years
ago. had the mount and the manner in
which he acquitted himself In handling
the good thing throughout the race
demonstrated that this boy is back in
FORM In his heydey he was one of the
best pigskin artists.
Alencon, the favorite, was away well
in the bunch and loafed in leisurely
manner until into the stretch. When
Walsh shook him up and started him
for the front, Alsono was leading the
van and going easily, with much in re-
serve to Withstand the challenge of the
favorite.
The duel down the stretch was one of
the pretteSt contests seen on the
course this season and as the three
leaders raced under the wire in a bunch
the grandstand audience rose to its feet
and wildly applauded the game thor
oughbreds and their riders.
Hans Wagner Wins
The feature race Of the day was the
fourth on the card and brought five
good ones together. Hans wagner,
which was withdrawn from the Jona-
than club handicap Thursday and re-
entered in this race, was made the
even money favorite and was played
to to 5 at post time.
Honus was away with his nose in
front of the bunch and fastened over
to the rail. AT the quarter he took
command and pulled away from the
quartet behind him, holding the lead
in an exercise gallop under the wire.
Harber was a mild good thing in this
race and as the field went under the
wire his nose was a few inches in front
of Bragg, which was an easy third.
The race was run in the fastest time
of the meeting, Wagner requiring 1:411a
for the journey of mile and could
have made it in better time had he been
extended.
Retropaw, with Aubuchon up, won
the first race because of the excellent
finish put up by his rider. e. Lang was
on Lacene. which had the rail and was
in front in the final eighth until with
in few yards of the wire, when Aubu-
chon gave Il demonstration of his rid
ing ability by showing the Curl candi-
date first past the post through his
sheer efforts. With boys reversed, La
Gene would have won.
Fireball made his season debut at AS
cot in the third race by bringing home
the long end of the $500 purse for S. M.
Williams. Confessor, the contender,
put up u game struggle, but F'ireball
was too good for this one and Walsh
sat still while the Ben Strome colt
breezed home on the bit.
The Blute candidate, Tramotor
should have been third, but Carroll was
of slight assistance at the finish, when
Lawrence on Salario lifted the Baldwin
entry across the line a whisker to the
good for peep money.
Twelve horses faced the barrier in the
fifth race and there were an even dozen
good things played for killing. j. l..
Hollands Masterson carried the public
money and won all the way, Peepng
Tom getting second money and Valen-
cia taking the short end of the purse.
IlSki was the class Of a field of indif-
ferent class in the final race of the
afternoon and experienced no difficulty
in disposing of Old Mike, the grandpa
of the race, and The Gadfiy.
Walsh had the leg on Ikki and when
he called on the son of Sir Walter the
colt responded with n great burst of
speed and ran over his field, winning
the second race of the day for the Will
liams stable and allowing Walsh to
take credit for two winning mounts on
the day.
Potrero Grande, which was fancied
because of his good showing in win
ming from the speedy Sun Mark Thurs
day, could not get up gallop and
landed an Indifferent fourth. Lanark
was fifty lengths to the bad at the end
Stake Race Today
The card for today is the best of the
meeting thus far and includes six
races, two of the contests being high
class events. The Santa Catalina sell
ing stakes is the fourth race of the
afternoon and free handicap for $500
purse is the sixth event.
Ninety-seven nominations We're made
10 the Santa Catalina selling stakes
but ninety of these are missing in the
list of probable starters. This stake is
at seven furlongs and carries $1,000
added money which makes the event
worth $3.50 gross, or $3.50 to the winner
Memories, j. l.. Hollands speed mar
vel which won the Jonathan club handi-
cap Thursday, packs top weight with
lO9 pounds, which is four pounds more
than she carried last out.
This one will probably be favorite
and should win. She is in her best form
now and has a turn Of speed that is
good enough to beat anything shown
at Ascot this season.
Memories ran a great race Thursday
in the Jonathan club handicap and
stepped one mile and a sixteenth In
1;49 over track three seconds slower
than will prevail today. She ran Ieis-
urely until into the stretch. when she
moved UP and assumed first position
and held 1t in canter under the wire
Don Domo, if he is right. will be the
contender, but he is but recently ar
rived from the brushes and may not be
equal TO the occasion this afternoon.
The gray streak performed in good
time in all his recent starts in Texas
but has shown nothing In his workouts
since arriving at Ascot to justify Inc
belief that he can defeat Memories.