Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-05

tance In a sprint race, Alsono was
pumped out when the tug OF war began
and could not get up enough steam to
give successful chase to Escalante
Escalante is a high class horse and
was In great form. Had Alsono got
away from the post on even terms with
him 1t Is doubtful II he could have done
better.
Feud Breaks Out
An old feud between ]. J. McCafferty
and Boots" Durnell was given re-
newal yesterday after Vino, owned by
]. A, Weinberg and trained by Nc
Cafferty, won the second race.
Vino was entered to be sold for $1,000
and McCafferty, not expecting that any
of the Ascot contingent would boost
his charge, did not go to the auction
and Durnell bid S1t00 for Vino and the
horse was knocked off to him.
McCafferty said, after learning OF
the loss of Vino that he was not dis
satisfied with the affair and asserted
that he had offered the colt to another
horseman for $1,000 previous to the
race.
Durnell and McCafferty conducted 4
boosting warfare against each other on
the eastern tracks the past season and
McCafferty is said TO have acquired
some of the Durnell racers.
This Is the first instance of a boost
in a selling race since the meeting
opened and with two men of the promi-
nence of McCafferty and Durnell In the
turf world engaged in a duel of de-
vastating each others string the pros
poets are good for numerous lively
scenes at the judges stand after SELL
ing races in which their horses are en-
tered.
Consolation Day
This will be consolation" day at AS
cot to the extent that three of the
events on the card will be for nom
winners of brackets within certain
limits.
The first race is for bra cketless
grandpas among the equine fraternity
since August /. The journey is at one
mile and fifty yards and weights are
arranged at five pounds below the
scale.
Six candidates have been entered for
the contest. Whoa Bill and Sheriff Bell
are given top weights, with 112 pounds,
for some unexplained reason, while the
others are in at 109 pounds.
McGrathiana Prince appears to be
the most likely candidate for the long
end of the purse, but there is nothing
in the race worth considering in the
same breath with a high-class per.
former.
Sheriff Bell, If he runs kindly, will
be the contender and Whoa Bill, If he
doesn't whoa" too soon, will be third.
The fortunate ones will be those who
sit 'in the shade Of the old apple tree"
and guzzle lemonade while this bunch
of cripples negotiate the mile and fifty
yards In something less than one min
ute and fifty seconds, probably.
Tho tNUn-Upnr-nl1 dit,iGinn nf
winners of other than a selling race
will have the second race to themselves,
with weights calculated from ten
pounds below the scale.
Peeping Tom has the chance of a
lifetime and if he runs back to the race
behind Masterson last Friday, this af-
fair will be a gallop for him. Valencia
appears best of the others and Ruina-
tion ought to land in third place.
Borgan Looks Good
Six three-year-old are carded to en-
circle the course in the third race and
a fair field of performers promises an
exciting contest before the official YER
dict is rendered.
The Borgian, full brother to Borghesi,
is the best in the race and ought to
gallop home, but The Gadt1y will be
arguing with him the entire distance.
The Gadfly quit when the pinch came
in his former race, after leading the
field into the stretch. Whether this
tendency to cowardice is a hereditary
affliction or merely an incident will be
shown today, although the former
would be a good guess
Bavarian Is said to be ready to do
his best and when this contingency is
a reality there will be some argument
as to the place, but until this one is
ready it is best to throw him out of
considerations.
Varieties and Del Coronado will
probably fight it out for show money,
with the former winning without any
great amount of fireworks.
Real race horses will go to the post
in the fourth race. Fireball will make
his third start of the meeting and his
former efforts have resulted in such
easy wins that he appears
to be the class of this field.
Handzarra won the initial race of
the meeting in spreadeagle fashion,
the six furlongs in 1:14h on a
track two seconds slower than that
which will prevail today
With "Puddin" Mcdaniel on her
back, Handzarra will step d fast clip
for the three-quarters and Fireball will
not have the walkaway that he has en-
joyed In his other performances since
the meeting opened.
Big Ben, a shifty bear at any old
sprinting game, New Mown Hay, once
a good one and always a conundrum,
and w. H. Carey will scrap for peep
money. N. NJ. Hay should cop.
PIaters Have Call
The fifth race brings another good
field of platers together for a jog at
one and one-siXteenth miles. Orchan,
which has been overdue for some time
is in the light and will be at a good
price, both of which conditions suit the
ini-Princess Prodigal gelding, and
he should win.
Lustig is the boy they will all have
to beat and the lucky combination of
the Williams stable and Jockey Walsh
will help some Lustig will land no
worse than second and unless Orchan
moves at her best clip, Lustig will be
hard to beat.
Blissful from the Bonsack stable is
to be reckoned with and only a broken
leg or a stout rope can hold the mare
away from third place.
Hans Wagner was good enough to
defeat HarbOr at a mile Friday, but
there are no Hans Wagners in the
sixth race TODAY sO II seen1s iDnpossihla