Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-23

oughbred has worked three quarters
twice In lis.
| Cruzados has worked better than
ordinarily and negotiated three quar-
! ters Thursday In 1;17 and was sent
along for the same distance in 1:15.
On slow track Bearcatcher would
be a "cinch," but on a track like that
which will prevail today Handzarra
should easily uphold the honors of
Ascots racing division by being first
under the wire. Bearcatcher will be
second and Cruzados will be the one
to finish last.
Nine in Stake Race
Nine starters will face the barrier
In the fourth race, which Is the Coro-
nado Beach selling stakes at one and
one-sixteenth mics and will be worth
S2230 gross Of which the winner will
be av .rded 1880.
Rubric has top weight with LOG
pounds and Henry Mcdaniel has set
his heart on winning this stake with
the speedy son of Mirthful.
Rubrio has started three times this
season at Ascot and won twice, being
beaten nose by Borghesi in the River
side handicap on his first out.
With ordinary racing luck, Rubric
will be hard to beat and the one that
turns the trick will travel the distance
in less than 1:47.
! A record will probably be broken in
the first race today. The record will
not relate to time by any means, but
will be the strange spectacle of a horse
| winning the race that has some right
to the long end of the purse.
| Ignacio Is the goods. and there is
nothing in with him that can make him
run. He came from last and won on
Ia 81 otft 70 tz aaI Il
| today IL left at the post.
! The Borgian, with a feather on his
back, looks pounds the best of the
others, and should not fail to be in the
money.
Old Mike is not yet ready to quit the
| fiat for the jumps and looks good
enough on form to be the show horse.
| Hoodwink wins once every quarter.
and this out is too recent for her,
despite the ninety-nine pounds impost.
At that, she may beat Old Mike for the
| show.
Lille Has Chance
The second race is at distance that
is popular with the race-going public,
one, mile, because the field lines up to
the barrier in easy sight.
Lille Is in light and seems to hold
the race safe against all others This
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back doors for a handout for a long
time and it is about time she earned
| her oats.
Sand Storm is long overdue and may
run an improved race in this company.
| Should this happen, the Santa Ana"
will be second, but will have rough
| journey to get any bigger slice of the
purse.
Secret may be third, but this one has
+ experienced every form of poor racing
luck imaginable since opening day and
seems to be jonahed.
Logan Front may go we'll, has not
much to beat and is game. but the dis
| tance is something greater than he has
ever gone and he may not do very
much.
The final race is also at one mile
and presents the biggest field of the
days card, with fourteen probable
starters.
Bavarian is in with nothing very
heavy in the running line, and with
only ninety-six pounds up should last
long enough to get the grapes.
McGrathiana Prince is speedy one
and has been running with much con-
sistency, but cannot win every start.
The way they are weighted, BaVarlan
holds a slight edge.
Ethylene is also very light and her
early speed will make her dangerous
in this company. She should last long
enough to get the small end of the
purse and may be the surprise of the
day by going to the front and leading
the procession to the wire.
Jockey Bullman had his second mount
of the meeting yesterday and was only
beaten by the action of a nodding duel.
Jockey E. Morper has ridden in three
| iumping races at Ascot and has been
| thrown twice by his mount, both of
which fell. In neither instance was
| he injured.
Flea has rabid dislike for the water
Jump, the fourth hurdle, and has
avoided it in both his last outs by
running out. He is like a lot of two
footed racers who run away from wa
ter at every opportunity.
H. r. Schaffer won his first race Of
the meeting yesterday with Viona. The
| flly had made two starts at Ascot and
has run consistently in both, displaying
a form that will make trouble for cam
didates for sprinting honors this winter.
The judges refused to permit Chief
| Ray to go to the post in the Jumping
race. Chief Ray is the property of
| r. j. Farris and the judges insisted
upon proper identification of the horse
before he would be permitted to race
at Ascot.
Jockey w. Dugan is giving Miller a
hard rub for first honors and unless
the latter hustles, Dugan will soar at
| the top of the list tonight. Dugan
rode two winners yesterday in three
mounts and has been exhibiting great
form since he arrived at Ascot.
Manager j. w. Brooks said yesterday
that he expected the biggest attendance
today in the history of Ascot racing
and the management is making prep
arations to comfortably handle the
throngs The first race is scheduled
for 1:40 o'clock. as usual, and the last
race will be over at 4:3O o'clock.
Jockey Collinson rode his first jump
ing race at the local course this season
and, Homestead, his mount, fell at the
| first jump. Collinson rolled in front of
Homestead. but escaped injury. Home
stead's debut in the timber-topping
business was not the success it was an
| tlcipated to be and the old campaigner
will probably be returned to flat racing.