Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-03

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Won Two Races In Two Days
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and complain that the public is beating
them guessing the winners. The first
three days of the meeting has been
disastrous to the slate boys.
The next stake event on the card is
the Riverside handicap, which will be
run off Saturday. Eighty-eight NOM
nations have been made to this stake,
which is at one mile, and Eugenia
Burch will probably make her initial
appearance as one of the starters.
Rocklands had to be much the best
horse in the first race to win. He ran
more than mile farther than any
other horse in the race, was taken wide
on all turns, ran in and out of the
bunch and was bumped on the order of
a football scrimmage. His win was the
triumph of his own efforts.
Two-year- -olds have the edge on
older horses at this season of the year
and are showing nicely in the races at
Ascot. Silver Sue. which annexed the
Santa Catalina selling stakes yester-
day, Is a 2-year-old, and others have
won out over the older brigade in the
three days meeting.
The wreath which was placed about
the neck of Silver Sue after she won
the Santa Catalina selling stakes was
a beautiful arrangement of Redondo
carnations. The Williams filly strutted
off to the barn as If she fully realized
her Importance with the floral deco
ration about her neck.
The drubbing given the layers of
odds Thursday and Friday had its ef-
feet on the prices offered yesterday.
Fireball at / to 2, Rocklands at 3 to 2,
Good Luck at 3s, Blissfull at 6 to o,
with the contenders at equally short
prices, were some instances of the pru-
dence of the bookies.
Bologna was not the sausage he was
thought to be. Those who recalled his
win at sos way back yonder in the
dim past called the 30 to l that he
could not defeat the speedy Fireball.
After associa ting among the leaders
for half a mile, he dropped back to
fourth and remained there.
The bookies had their first good day
of the meeting. The holiday crowds
backed their choices heavily and those
that were in the front at the finish
were generally at too short price for
the fancy of the average piker. Bor-
ghesi was a muchly-touted good thing
and delighted the spectators by romp-
ing away from the. field In handy
fashion.
The nut division Of 2-year- -olds will
be given another opportunity to earn
brackets Wednesday, when maidens
will pick up weight for age and travel
six furlongs for a $40O purse. Maids
which have not been as good as second
since August 1 will be allowed five
since that date they will be credited
with eight pounds.
The halter man hasn't shown up at
Ascot yet, and the auction of the ponies
for bids after selling races are run is
a mere formality. The horsemen are
all in good nature thus far, owing to
the success of the meeting in its early
stages and the prospects for a good
season for them and their ponies. The
booster Is always around, however, and
may spring a surprise any day.
The gray ghost, Don Domo. was the
medium of a good play by those who
were unable to forget his brilliant per-
formances of old, when in better fields
than that yesterday. AS was expected,
Don delighted his hackers by going to
the front and staying there until in the
final sixteenth, when he capitulated to
Silver Sue. The price OH the Don was
good IS to win and even to show
being offered. At shorter distances
this one will beat the most of them.
The crowd of several hundred which
gathered about the judges stand after
the selling stake was run, enjoyed a
humorous situation at the expense of
Associate Judge Cole. Judge Cole for
got that the stake was a selling af-
fair and remained seated in the stand,
enjoying one of ]. w. Brooks three
for-$1 cigars until Starter Dick Dwyer
called to him from the ground and in
formed him that Silver Sue was patti
emily awaiting the auctioneer. The
great crowd applauded as Judge Cole
walked to the steps and conducted the
formal auction.
Milton Young was one of the pop
ular choices and carried more money
than Blissful, the favorite. Young was
off well and set sizzling pace until
he Wrenched his knee at the head of the
stretch. He was pulled up at the
seven -eighths pole and sold on the spot
to j. Guthrie for 500. Guthrie ex-
amined the injured knee and said that
the speedy brown colt would be as
good as ever after a few weeks in the
hospital. Young is a high-class three
year-old with brilliant turn of speed
and game heart. He has been a
valuable racing tool for the Williams
stable.