Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-17
FLEA CANNOT
PACK WEIGHT
STOPS TO NOTHING UNDER
150-P0UND IMP0ST
Nitrate Captures the Hurdle Race 1t
the Good Odds Of Five to One.
Fuller Throws Race Away
on Sheriff Bell
BY Forest Lowry

Yesterday at Ascot in the free handi-
cap hurdle Vic Gilbert's Flea ran right
back to his race of last Friday and
demonstrated beyond all doubt that
he is anything but a weight packer.
with $50 pounds on his back he tired
at the last jump and stopped to al
most nothing, and was lucky to finish
second. Last Friday Flea was sent
over the short course steeplechase and
with 1853 pounds to lug almost fell down
under the heavy impost. Yesterday.
with eight pounds off, he staggered un-
der the weight, and was beaten off by
Nitrate.
Flea Weighted Down
Jockey Mcmahon, who had the mount
on Flea in the steeplechase, was sus-
pended for pulling his mount
All who saw the hurdle race yes
terday are convinced that Flea is any
thing but Junk" packer and that he
cannot go well over the sticks weighted
as he was last Friday and yesterday.
Nitrate Wins
The winner of this event turned up in
Nitrate, who is supposed to despise
the mud. He started in the mile and a
sixteenth handicap last Saturday and
finished fifth. Last year Nitrate was
somewhat of a jumper, but has had
little schooling at the game this year.
For that reason he was neglected in
the betting and went to the post at
6 to 1 and practically unbacked. Bet
ting on the result of the first race had
progressed about ten minutes when it
was discovered that Marylander had
worked plate loose in the preliminary
workout. Judge Cole was informed of
this and Immediately ordered the horse
scratched.
Sceptre Was Favorite
L. A. Bonsack's Sceptre on his last
race, which he won at the good odds
of 10 to /, was made favorite in yes
terdays race and went to the post
well played around 6 to 5. Sceptre and
Flea cut out all the early running, and
at the last jump the race seemed to
rest between these two. Flea showed
signs of weakening under the heavy
impost, and chucked it up after clear
ing the last stick. He had run his race
and was looking for a cozy corner
when the wire was reached. He did
just stick it out long enough to hold
Sceptre safe for the place. In the
meantime Nitrate came up on the out
side and won as he pleased.
Shifty Field of Youngsters
A shifty field OF 2-year-olds faced the
barrier in the second race. Cash Box
and Loyal Front from the stable of
S. M. Williams were installed favorites
and coupled in the betting and were
held and heavily bet on at to 5. |
Dorothea Fry and Rain Cloud, owned
by Barney Schneider, were made Sec
ond choices and had not a few sup
porters at the odds of to 1.
The field fretted around the post for
ten minutes before Starter Dwyer got
the youngsters Strengthened out. When
Cash Box, Expressing and Snowbound
scrambled over the track 1t was no
fault of the starters that a bad break
is charged in the chart form. Two-year-
olds at this time of the year are hard
to manage, and it is a difficult task
terms.
Beat the Barrier
Cash Box appeared to beat the bar
rier and opened up a gap early. Ex-
pressing got away with him, but faded
away when the real racing began.
Snowbound ran as if green and did not
appear to like the going. Loyal Front
got all the worst of a struggling start,
but made UP ground rapidly. He ran a
cracking good race and finished with a
determined rush. Cash Box was too
far in front to be coliared and went
on and won as he pleased. The place
went to Snowbound, while Loyal Front
got the show.
Blue Coat, in going made to order for
him. had no trouble winning the third
race from Belle Kinney and Kehailan.
The winner was always favorite and
went to the post at even money. Belle
Kinney, coupled with The Novice, was
held at to 1 and came in for quite a
little support Blue Coat got a flying
start and never left the result in doubt.
Belle Kinney challenged him at the
head of the stretch but he shook her
off and came on alone
Tim Hurst, at the good odds
OF 10 to 1 high. won the Free
handicap for S-year-olds and up
ward over six furlongs of ground from
Durbar and Flo Bob. In going not
exactly to his liking the latter ran a
nice race and just did hold off ARABIC
for the show. The favorite and sup
posed good thing, Felipe Lugo, finished
absolutely last.
Fuller Goes to Sleep
Thanks to Jockey Fuller, who went
TO sleep on Sheriff Bell, the nth race
ON the card at a mile and an eighth
went TO Briarthorpe. the extreme out
sider held in the chalks at 25 to 1.
Rough Rider. the favorite, finished in
the ruck and ran a miserable race.