Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30

| the sleepers wake up, this order may
be dispelled to some extent, but Wag-
ner looks like the goods with the stripe
[ on.
Five other good races are on the
! card, and s40O each is the aggregate
offering of the Jockey club
The initial race of the meeting Will
be a sprint for three-year-olds and
upwards at six furlones The weights
/ ere to be calculated at seven pounds
| below the scale, with an allowance
| of five pounds to non-winners of a
race of a value of $500 since July 1
/ and nine pounds for non-winners of a
| $500 race since January 1.
The second race is a selling affair
| for three-year-old and upwards at one
/ mile and seventy yards. Weights for
| entries in this race are governed by
| the selling price attached to the en-
/ try.
The third race is a two-year-old
| event at FIVE furlongs. Winners of a
stake since August 1 are penalized five
! pounds and non-winners of two races
| since September 1 are allowed five
pounds. Non-winners since September
! / are allowed eighteen pounds
! The fourth race Is the Jonathan
! Club handicap. The horses Will be
called to the post for TINS event at
1855 o'clock.
The fifth race is a mile selling event
for three -year-olds and upwards which
| have not one more than one race
since July 1. Entries are made seven
pounds below the scale and non win
| ners since September / are allowed
seven pounds.
! and upwards over the futurity course,
which is 200 feet less than six fur
longs This is a selling race with al
| lowances.
Brooks Is Gratlfed
Manager James Woodlawn Brooks,
| known as the father of racing in the
! southwest. is the most gratifed spirit
| in the west at the prospects of the BAN
ner meeting under the auspices of the
! Jockey club, which he was instrumental
! i'm organizing and has fostered under
conditions which seemed to hold for
certain doom all that ever existed of
the organization.
Brooks is almost the busiest man on
the coast this week answering many
! thousands of questions each day,
! charged with the task of having all
| details in proper working order for the
| opening and attending to the burden
some routine which would appall less
courageous worker.
Epes Randolph, president, John j.
| Fay ir., vice president, j. Myrick jr.,
| treasurer and James w. Brooks, man
ager, will be present at the opening
| day session and view the equine con-
| tests from private boxes.
| Col. A. w. Hamilton, a genuine Ken
lucky colonel, imbued with that hered
itary love of horseflesh which is a
birthright of the sons of the blue grass
country, will again serve as presiding
judge of the meeting and will direct
the activities of those participating.
Edward Cole and p. p. Pomeroy will
be in the stand with Judge Hamilton
as his associates. The veteran starter,
Richard Dwyer, who has long occu-
pied a leading position in the turf
world and has achived fame as one of
the most competent starters, Will WELD
the flag during the first fifty days of
the meeting, being assisted by Jake
Beckley, "Old Eagle Eye" from Han
nibal. Mo-, who filled the same posi-
ton last season. Beckley plays ball
in summer and the ponies in the win
ter.
After the first half of the Ascot
meeting, Dwyer will go to Oakland and
will be relieved at Ascot by Jake
Hoffman, his associate.
! Edward Jasper will continue as rae
ing secretary and Handicapped and
there are few handicappers who are
more competent at arranging field of
runners so that all will run dead heat
IL lHelT performances are lTue 10 IOIln,
G. w. Waring and e. Ryan will be the
official timers.
Jocund, which is entered in all the
Ascot stakes to which he is eligible,
will not be sent to the coast this sea-
son. Owner G.. W. Langdon has de-
cided to retire him for the season.
Jocund was nominated to the Jonathan
club handicap to be run today.
Four winter race courses will be in
operation today. New rleans will
strive to support two warning tracks
and Oakland and Los Angeles will
dwell together in unity and trade at
fractions during the season.
The Bei.nings meeting ends Saturday
and will mark the close of racing eX-
cept at the New Orleans and coast
tracks. Another special train load of
horses Will be shipped to Ascot Sat
urday, which Will be the last of the
eastern contingent to come to the coast
1t was getaway day at Vernon yes
terday and the good things were played
to a standstill.
Frisco newspapers are criticising the
starting of the veteran, Jake Hoffman,
and he is said to be "out of form. 4"
Hoffman will alternate at Ascot with
Dick Dwyer this season, finishing the
final half here. When he is right, Holt
man is the peer of them all and no
starter is more secretly hated and open
ly feared by jockeys.
Jack Adkins has arrived from Frisco
and will be one of the first to hang
out a slate today. "Overcoat" is one
of the best known bookies in the bus-
ness and usually carries away the
badge of prosperity when he leaves a !
race meeting.
Sam Shane, who booked in the east
the past season and was a member of
the NETS" will be one of the eastern
representatives with his tablet at
Ascot.
Proper is given top weight in the
Thanksgiving handicap to be run at
Emeryvle today Bearcatcher and
| San Nicolas get in with 121 pounds, |
which is three pounds less than Prop
er carries. Bearcatcher seems to be |
in soft spot.