Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-20
c. {. DURNELL TO
RACE ON COAST
WILL RACE A STRING AT THE
LOCAL TRACK
n. M. Tiehenor's DaIvay Breaks Track
Record for Five and a Half
Furlonas-Dutlful Wins
Another Race
BY Forest Lowry

Charles f. Boots" Durnell, back
from France, happy in the fact that
he has been reinstated to good stand
ing by the French Jockey club, is now
on his way to Los Angeles and will
probably arrive here today or tomor-
row. Durnell was last heard of at
Louisville, where he stopped en- route
to look over his string of horses
quartered at the farm Of Lon Jones.
Durnelrs horses which he is bringing
to Los Angeles were attached for
debt by Ed Alvey, the Louisville
sporting man. and it was for this rea-
son it is said that Durnell stopped at
Louisville for the purpose of straight
ening out his financial affairs and get
ting his horses away.
The fact that a license has been
granted Durnell by the French Jockey
club places him in line to train and
race in the east if he desires to do so.
Shipping to California
1t is understood however, that he is
bringing his horses to California where
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the winter. Durnel first intended to
race at Hot Springs and would have
done so if he had not been granted a
license by the French Jockey club.
The ex-jockey and stable owner and
now trainer was set down when he
was a jockey riding in France. the
charge against him then being that he
was left at the post repeatedly. often
with favorites. The last mount he had
on the other side was on a horse
named Londrez. Durnell was charged
by the starters with having willfully
broken up the start. Durnell it is
said, admits that the records show
he was left at the post and with favor
ties too. He adds however, that it was
a case of jealousy, and charges the
starter with letting the fields away at
such times when Durnell's horses were
turned the wrong way Such a play,
Durnell claims put him down and out
on the French turf.
AS one jockey club accepts the rul-
ings of another, so he was and still is
barred from the turf in England and in
the east of this country should the
reports of his reinstatement prove
wrong. In the west the Western
Jockey club assumes broader atti-
tude and allowing for foreign preju-
dice against Americans accept any and
all corners until they know them to be
bad.
To Avoid Turf War
The fact that Durnell is coming to
California to race bears out the state
ment that he wants to avoid being
mixed up in any turf war which may
threaten the middle west. Racing in
this part of the country will leave his
skirts clear, and he will return east
when the Legitimate" racing season
tanglements which western turfmen
will almost certainly have to face.
That horse owners are not always
the best judges of their thorough
breds, and frequently permits a prize
package to slip through their fingers
was made evident yesterday afternoon
when Dutiful won the mile and six
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McDanieIs Good Ride
]. A. Weinberg brought Dutiful here
with him, but in fit of anger because
he had been run up few hundred
dollars in selling race, permitted him
to pass out of his hands. The gray
horse yesterday beat Akela in one of
the most spectacular stretch drives
seen here this season. Dutiful was pi-
loted by "Puddin" McDaniels, and his
vigorous finish was the means of stall
ing off Fuller on Akela on the end
Akela and Dutiful got all the play
in this race and each carried tons of
investments. The former got most of
the play around post time, which forced
his price down to 9 to 5, after opening
at to 1. Dutiful was played steadily
around to 1 and II to 5. Varro was
held at As, Cincinnatus at rs and Ray
at 10.
Dutiful was taken to the front inn
mediately after the start and under
keen urging held the balance safe.
Akela lay in behind Varro till the
three-eighth pole, where he moved up
and challenged Dutiful. The pair
hooked like a team and raced it out to
the wire. Varro hung on tenaciously
and secured the show.
DaIvay Breaks Record
II. NJ. Tichenor's Dalvay, who as a
S-year-old burnt up the Chicago and
Kansas City tracks last year. made his
debut yesterday at Ascot and disposed
of a high-class field, and in doing so
hung up new track record for five
and half furlongs. James McLaugh-
Inns Ben Strome colt, Pasadena, also
made his first appearance here and
started in the same race with Dalvay.
j. A. Weinberg had Delagoa in and
Harry Stover started Kenilworth. AL
together it was very shfty looking
field and speculation was brisk i'm this
event. Dalvay. at the good odds of 8
10 1, romped home a winner, after saw
ing ground on the last turn. He came
on like cyclone and got up In plenty