Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-23

| hliSJdhe OF taxing the boy from a quiet
home with his grandmother on an east
ern farm and bringing him to Los An
geles to spend the racing season here.
The boy was arrested here on
charge of Vagrancy and remained In
the county Jail some time before he
was rescued by Mrs. Vance of the
Boys home and taken there to live
IT was the lads first Christmas away
| from home and homeslckness was fairly
breaking his heart. He accepted the
candy with a grateful smile and re-
| turned to his seat
As tho boys returned to their seats
they had sundry remarks to make
| about their candy. Say" grunted one
lad wonder why de DANES didn't take
Into consideration dc fact dat der
might be 81 gent I'm dis outfit and slr
a pack of cigarettes i'm dis bunch of
representatives from de sugar foundry"
But say, Mike" whispered another
dye see Red over dere wild his mud
der. Say, IL my old woman got
squint of me in dis place she sure take
a fall out NV me-"
Dat boys name is Benjamin Frank
lin Pete Jackson" announced a highly
indignant black woman whose hard
headed offspring had been referred
slightingly of as "Ben." "He mought
be bettah, youah honah,'' continued
the woman, "and he spens mos all de
time out at ntte.'
Marshal Ney will be the contender
and is the one starter above all Others
that has u good chance to beat Rubric
and win the long end of the purse.
The Walker geldng is big. speedy
and has stout heart and is always
trying his best. He Is a quick breaker
and Will get away with the leaders.
Should Rubrc loaf or hesitate at any
stage of the race, Ney will beat him to
the wire. He will at least be second.
Massa is dangerous horse and with
his light impost should be in the money.
Should he run back to his performance
in his last race, which was his first
start at Ascot, he will be hard to beat.
RoXie Angarola has a likely candi-
date in Hippocrates. This one is the
dark horse" and If he runs to his
eastern form he cannot be beaten. This
is his first out, however, and is not
entitled to any great consideration.
The probabilities are that the finish
will be Rubdic, Marshal Ney, Massa.
High Class Sprint
The third race will bring the cream
of the Ascot sprinting division together,
with the exception of the queen of them
all, Handzarra, and the contest will be
equally as interesting as any race on
the card.
The equine giant Big Ben, is given
top weight, 112 pounds, but weight does
not stop him when he is right.
Ben is afflicted with bowed tendon,
which mars his performances, but he is
otherwise in excellent condition, and
if his legs do not pain him today he
will win all the way.
Fireball is also in and will tote Ill
pounds. This high class sprinter was
slightly injured in his last race, when
Handzarra beat him by a nose in fast
time.
Williams says the colt is fully re-
covered and ready to do his best today.
This is equivalent to saying that what
ever horse wins will be forced to hght
it out with the Ben Strome colt.
The gray ghost, Don Domo, is also
in and will get his fill of racing today,
although the game Rancocas geld1ng
has a stout heart and a world OF speed
and will go some today.
Firm Foot Incarnation, Sir Brinkley,
Capitnazo and Valencia are the others,
and any one of them may run good
rsce and turn a surprise on the talent
by defeating Big Ben, Fireball and Don
Domo.
However. it is probable that the re-
suit will be Big Ben, Fireball, Don
romo.
Free Handicap, Also
4 The jockey club has dished up its
choicest offerings for today and in
cudes, in addition to the stake, the
match race and the three-quarters
dash. a free handicap for 2-year-olds
and upward at one mile and seventy
yards.
Eight good performers are carded to
start, and as the hour of declaration
has passed all will face the barrier.
Good Luck is in here and on local
| form stands out all alone and will be
: the favorite The distance is greater
than Good Luck has ever gone, but he
is bred to a distance and has shown
liking for the route in his four outs at
) Ascot this season and should add an
other pair of brackets TO his quartet
already annexed.
Boots" Durnell has Prince Silver
wings and New Mown Hay in here and
these should furnish the CONTENDER.
Prince Silverwings is by The Com
moner, one of the greatest horses that
ever graced the American turf, and Is
a high class colt in every respect.
New Mown Hay has shown liking
, for a route and in recent race at New
York ran a mile in 1888 2-5. She car
ried 100 pounds when she set this mark,
but won breezing by five lengths
If New MoWn HAY can perlorih W
day within two seconds OF thls tliile she
can win.
The result: Good Luck, New MoWn
Hay, Prince Silverwings. MAI Lowery
may split the entry.
"Me mudder went over to anudder
, house to change her clothes" piped
, blonde youngster when the judge in
uuired where his mother was.
Eye see, I couldn't wait all day iot iot
de old girl" continued the lad, 80
7 slips on me cage and hikes fer
; court III.
Al and Bill, the former mere mite
of "a boy, scarcely high enough 10 see
over the edge of the platform put
amply able to hold his own when evil
was concerned, We're the next two on
the docket, and their father stated that
reached n mark of goodness equal to
"a No. /" in his fathers estimation,
while Bill was plodding along In hope
full shape Both were granted permis,
af