Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
ALDERMAN BAIT
BARRED At ASCOT
JUDGES ORDER REFUSAL OF
FUTURE ENTRY
purneII Gelding Performs Remarkable
Form Reversal, Which Calls
Down Ban - Ineonsis-
teney Is Tabooed
BY jay Davidson

n BY Jay Davidson
!. Alderman Bait. running i'm the colors
Z iof Boots" Darnell, performed re-
imarkable feat in form acrobats az
Ascot yesterday and earned the con-
demnation OF Judges Hamilton and
( iCole in the form of denial of future
entry privileges.
I, The particular offense OF which Al
alderman Bait was guilty was that OF
Inconsistency in his races and the edict
has gone forth from the judges that
in-and-out running Of any old body's
horses, whether they belong to John
w. Gates or King Edward VII, will
not be tolerated at Ascot.
Alderman Bait has started three
times at Ascot. On his first out he
ran third to Tramotor and Sea Sick
in Futurity course dash in 1:11.
On the second out, which occurred
Monday, he was beaten off twenty
three lengths by Dxelle at n mile in
1:42 lie came back yesterday, with
but three pounds difference in the
weights and at the same distance, and
romped away from Dxelle. winning by
four lengths in 1:n1h.
When he ran against Dixelle Mon
day and was ANONYMOUSLY beaten. the
opening odds against his chances were
2 to ]. closing at 6s. Yesterday as
good as Is to 1 could have been OBJ
tained.
The race was not satisfactory to the
Judges and after thoroughly investi-
eating the charge of Inconsistency, the
decision to refuse further entries of
Alderman Bait was made and the or
der was issued.
Much adverse criticism of the in
consistency of Durnells entries has
been heard since the Ascot season be-
Golden RnIa MNyrfin 1 prOf,,i-
nence and Orchan, not to mention
Prince Silverwings, Brother Frank and
New Mown Hay, have all been dis
appointments to the public which sup
ports the game at Ascot.
Nearly as bad as the race of Alder
man Bait was the showing of Orchan
yesterday This one has not performed
to any surprising degree since the sea-
son began, unless the remarkable race
run by the Durnell gelding yesterday
be considered.
Orchan Shows Well
: Orchan has performed indifferently
Z in all his starts except the race he
: showed against Hippocrates yesterday.
when he picked up top weight, 112
pounds. and ran second to a handicap
horse in the good time of 1:451a for
one mile aud seventy yards, this time
being the best made at the meeting.
All of these sort of races tend to
bring the game in disrepute and fur
nish cause for complaint by the pub
lie, as well as furnishing arguments
for the opponents of racing in fight
that is now on in earnest.
The judges are to be commended for
the stand taken, even against one who
Z is the trainer, manager and owner of
: one of the largest strings of horses In
the southwest.
I,, lii, A.
future entry of Alderman Bait. Judge
Hamilton said last night that this ac-
tion reflected solely upon the perform
. ances of the horse and that he acquitted
, Durnell of any blame in the affair
For the good of the game and for
its future. 1t is expected by the race
going public that these disciplinary
acts of the judges Will have the proper
effect in governing owners and train
ers regarding the future performances
of their entries
An ordinary card was offered at AS
cot yesterday including five selling
races and one purse event.
: strangely enough the purse event
. was different from the others only in
! the immunity Of the entries from the
aifliction of selling war, while one
of the selling races. the fifth on the
card, was the feature attraction.
Hippocrates won the feature race in
easy fashion and was the only favorite
TO finish in front
Orchan came to life in this event
and was evidently out for the money
running the best race of his career at
: Ascot this season and making a stout
bid for first honors.
Hippocrates was the class of the race.
however, and was never in trouble
Miller INDUCED Ethylene and Orchan
with the leadership until into the
stretch. when he set Hippocrates down
and romped him to the wire.
Orchan outgamed Ethylene in the run
home and secured second money with
out any great effort. although the Dur
nell gelding used every effort to stall
off Hippocrates.
Pachuca Wins
Pachuca won the initial race in
hollow style, getting away among the
first three and going at once to the
front. where she remained to the end
of the journey.
Tattenham had some designs upon
the purse, but Pachuca set such a
strenuous pace that the Mccarthy
gelding chucked it in the stretch and
faded away to fourth position at the
wire.
Gentle Harry ran a game race and
finished with a wild rush. which Sc
cured second place. Nassalo performed
similarly and secured the small end of
the purse.
Eleven starters faced the barrier in
the second race all maidens, with Sir
Brinkley as favorite.
Pepper Pod and Sir Brinkley were
away 1-2 and raced their heads off,
allowing j. F. Donohue to pass them
in the stretch with ease.
Donohue finished a length in front
of Pepper Pod, with Sir Brinkley third.
An even dozen starters faced the
barrier In the fourth race, with the
gray streak, Dutiful. as favorite The
faVorite found the distance slightly too
far and when the stretch was reached
he put 1t away and allowed Dollie to
take first money being content with
the place.
Rockey was third and delighted those
who took piker's chance on a long
shot' as % to ! was freely offered at
the call OF post time.
w hoa Bill bled as usual, and Sheriff
Bell, which won his last out, finished
seventh, while Brigand was left at the
post. ''
Belle Kinney found a soft spot In
the final race and romped all the way
from nag fall to the wire