Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-28
BIG HURDLE RACE
IS DECLARED OFF
NOT ENOUGH ELIGIBLE HORSES
TO FILL EVENT
Neatness Makes II Three Straight by
Winning the Baby Race Hand
lily From Cello and
Sun Fire
BY FOREST LOWRY.

The Long Beach steeplechase, with
$3.50. down for decision next Saturday,
has been declared off, and in It's place
the Jockey club has substituted $500
handicap at mile and a sixteenth.
At the time of closing sixteen horses
had entered, and with at least four
starters the value of the hurdle stake
would have reached the $500 mark.
The declaring off of the event caused
considerable comment among the
horsemen at the track yesterday, and
IT was held by many that the Jockey
club could not call off a stake race
after the association accepts entrance
money.
The rule of the Los Angeles Jockey
club is plain in this matter and reads
as follows:
"The management reserves the right
to declare off or change ANY race"
The track managers did not think the
big hurdle event would fill, and rather
than have the race result in farce the
affair was scratched from Saturdays
program. As the race was to be run
over the long course there are not
the track to make the handicap an
attraction.
Manager James M. Brooks of the
Los Angeles Jockey club offers a re-
ward for proof that any electric bat
ole +rin loc c
been used in any race at Ascot park
during the meeting of 1904-5. The wild
stories to the effect that electric whips
have been found on the course, said
to have been discarded by Jockeys, is
not taken seriously by followers of the
racing game. The rule which regulates
the consistent use of whips, spurs and
blinkers makes the practice of using
electric batteries next to impossible.
The Santa Monica stakes, n sweep
stake for 2-year-olds, with $1,000 added,
over five furlongs of ground, will be
the attraction at Ascot this week. The
event will be decided Thursday and
some of the best 2-year-olds in training
at the local track will sport silk for the
rich prize Lisaro. Rey del Mundo Ell
Dinero, Neatness, Tia, Wee Girl, Daisy
Brouck. Father Catcham, Sun Fire
Earl Rogers, DIR. Nellis and Senator
Boggs are among the probable starters
Local horsemen who intend racing at
the Meadows, Seattle, and Irvington
park, Portland. this summer should
bear in mind that the stake events for
both meetings close April /. Frank
Skinner of San Francisco will arrive
here during the week to receive entries
for the northern racing associations.
The Seattle meeting begins May 81
and runs to July 10. At Portland the
sport will begin July 90 and continue
till September 16. The purses will
amount to $500 daily, and on Wednes-
day Of each week a handicap or purse
will be given, with $4OO added.
Neatness Once More
G. L. Williams handy 2-year-old
filly made it three straight yesterday
at Ascot by annexing the opening event
on the card at the good odds of 5 to 1.
She got away well and in a fierce drive
through the stretch disposed of Cello
and Sun Fire, held at 10 to 1 each. The
latter was in a pocket all the way and
with any kind of racing luck would
have probably won. The Stubenbord
entry, Father Catcham, and ]. K. F.
finished out of the money. Rev del
Mundo, the 8 to 8 favorite and SUD-
posed good thing, was never in the
hunt.
Sinicado Romps
The six-furlong sprint for S-year-olds
and upward, non-winners of more than
three races since January l, attracted
field of seven. Sinicado opened favor
lite at to 2, with Kingthorpe next in
demand at to g. Just before post
time Sinicados price receded to 2 to 1.
klngthorpe broke in front and led the
way to the head of the stretch. Sini-
cado lay in behind the pace maker, and
when the real racing began came on
and won going away. Kingthorpe was
second and Dolly Weithoff third. The
.latter's show price was to 6. Hapnv
Chappy at Z, Chief Aloha at 40. Piouet
at so and Riceful at 70 also started.
Golden Ivy in Front
Golden Ivy, the to 8 favorite. won
the third race from Merces, a 20 To 1
chance. and Bandillo, held at 10 to I.
Nine of the 3-year-old and upward
division faced the barrier and the dis
tance was mile and seventy yards.
Merces was first to get away and raced
out in front with Bandillo close I'M.
Golden Ivy made her move entering
the stretch, and finishing resoluteIv
just did get up. Merces held Bandillo
safe for third money. Dutiful could NOT
get up gallop and finished far back
Close for Colonel Rupert
Although Colonel Rupert was an
odds on favorite he had all he could dc
TO beat Cerro Santa a short head TO,
the five and half furlong sprint
fourth on the card. Cerro Santa was
posted at 6, 2 and z to 10 and was