Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-07


cop the big money, with Valencia the
contender and Lucene not far away.
The third race will bring together
some OF the best sprinters at Ascot. and
the gray ghost, Don Domo, will have
another try for a bracket.
Don is getting old and disllkes too
fnuch exertion, but a five furlong breeze
will about suit him. He should breeze
away from the speedy ones today and
last lorg enough to bring home the
long end Of the purse to the Newman
stable.
Handzarra will be there at the finish,
despite the hard race she had only two
days ago. At another furlong Hand
aarra would be a cinch, but the dis
tance is probably too short for her
today.
Druid. while preferring softer going,
will be third unless he breaks a leg.
The Durnell entry is in for the first
start at Ascot and 10th are good ones.
II they are ready there will be plenty
doing but Il is probable that these need
a race before goinE for the money.
The teud between j. J. McCafferty
and Boots Durnell will enthuse both
these horsemen to the limit TO have
their horses in front and the promise of
q duel between the sprinters down the
stretch is a good one.
Eight high class sprinters will go to
the post in the fourth event
Golden Rule would be entitled to con-
sideration at d shorter distance, but six
furlongs is further than the Golden
Garter gelding cares to go. This speed
marvel will be Il factor in the finish.
but Prince Magnet will chase the heart
out OF him for the half mile, and when
Golden Rule chucks it up the Prince
will come on and win.
Magnet Is too fast for this bunch and
has had the race which he needed 10
put him on edge. His race behind
Escalante a few days ago showed his
early speed, but more clearly demon
strated his need of race for a work.
out.
Magnet should win, Golden Rule
should be secured and Belle Kinney
should be third.
The fifth race is the long race be-
ing at the Brooks course, which is
seventy-three yard less than one and
one-quarter miles. Five entries have
been made to this event and each ap-
pears to have some chance of winning.
Sas would make a walkaway of the
race if he could stick, but his tendency
to chuck it when the pinch comes makes
Blissful, with feather on her back,
will so like a Kansas cyclone. and she
doesn't care whether the distance is
half a mile or ten miles.
This mare has performed consistently
and in high class at Ascot and Emery
willie and will take a lot of beating
from any of them. She is on edge now.
can go the route with ease and is a
game finisher.
Harbor likes this distance better
than the shorter routes he has Travelled
since arriving at Ascot and is high
class horse. He will surely be second
and will make a strong bid for first
money
Marshal Ney has been a disappoint-
ment in all his efforts thus far this
season, but is getting back to form
and is too good a horse to run out Of
the money.
The finish of this race should be
Blissful Harbor, Marshal Ney.
The final race on the card brings to-
'gether nine platers of Indifferent abil-
ity, each of which is entered to be sold
at $500. They will go six furlonSs.
This race is one of Handicapper Jas
rer's marvellous creations which defy
successful attempts at solution and
c1ly the official verdict Of the judges
will be of any avail.
1t may result: Annie Darling first
Beautiful ard Best second and SainAda
third. it will be a good time to start
for home before this race is run. There
will be no track records broken ana
Sweeney is the only individual VINO
can guess them right.
Creston Boy brought joy to a motor
man In the employ of the Los Angeles
railway yesterday. He was in on the
Info" and placed $40 at % to l and
smoked cigars all afternoon.
Jockey Sinnott was not injured in
the fall of Salina, although he was
thrown in the path of bunch of the
racers. He scrambled out of danger
and his mount, after regaininS its
feet, dashed after the bunch but was
headed at the paddock gate and sent
to the barn.
A man in neat attire rode Hot up
and down the track Immediately be-
fore the race, and queries were made
as to his identity, but nothing save
the information that he was Tod Sloan
in disguise could be obtained.
Buster Brown, the Lilputian, who is
at the Grand this week, was at the
track yesterday trying his luck at out
guessing the bOokies. He is not fol-
lower of the ponies, but backed his
judgment as to the abilities of the
performers as they appeared on the
track and quit the day several weeks
salary ahead. He was the cynosure of
all eyes and held an informal reception
in front Of the grandstand between
races.
Hans Wagner was SO fretful at the
post that Jockey Doyle could not con-
troll him, and in a false break Honus
ran through the barrier and bumped
Doyle TO the ground.
Jockey j. Harris, who is riding for
H. Walker, was called upon yesterday
to explain his claim for the apprentice
allowance. it having been charged that
he was not entitled to this FIVE pounds
allowance. Harris admitted riding a
winner at a "bush" meeting at ShreVe-
port last year, and at Houston, Tex,
but insisted on his claim and eXhib-
tied his license from the Western
Jockey club, which settled the case
in his favor, and he will be allowed
he too ola