Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
HESTER ". WINS
FEATURE EVENT
SPL DY FILLY EASILY BEA1 5
FAV0RITE
Steps over Futurity Course in Fastest
Time of This Season at Ascot.
Flea Is Barred in the
Steepleehase
BY Jay Davidson


The steeplechase race was the prin-
cipal attraction at Ascot vest erday, but
the fifth race held the boards In point
of interest, as 1t brought together hair
a dozen of the best 2-year-olds at the
course.
Crowshade was made the favorite for
this race, which was a dash over the
futurity course. This favoritism re-
suited from the Info" which was pub
lie property that the Tichenor gelding
would be the medium of heavy play
by the stable and had been telegraphed
away as good thing, although it Is
probable that former victory over
Hester w by Crowshade had its in
fluence.
When the barrier was sprung Hester
w darted into the lead and made every
post a winning one to the wire.
Crowshade was away nicely, but was
held out of the early stages and could
never get up.
Cello showed remarkable improve
ment and ran into second place, Azora
getting the show money, while Crow
shade finished in the also division.
The time for this distance is the best
of the meeting, 1:09%, and is another
season record to be made by Hester w,
the Holland flly going the fastest five
out, making that distance in 1:00lA.
The steeplechase event furnished
much amusement for the biggest crowd
of the week. the fun being furnished by
Flea and Chief Ray, both of which run
out rather than take the jumps and
chance at the purse.
Flea was made favorite, although
carrying top weight, and despite his
recognized dislike for the fourth jump,
which he has refused three successive
times.
Flea Ruled OFF
AS usual, Flea led all the way over
the first three jumps but ran out of the
course when approaching the disliked
fourth jump and was pulled up by
Jockey Dayton.
For this offense, Judges Hamilton and
Cole notified f. Gilbert, owner of the
erratic timber-topper, that future en-
tries of this one would be refused until
he had been schooled over this jump
and showed that he would run form
fully.
When Flea ran out Casador was left
in front and remained there all the way,
getting the verdict by nose in three
horse drive
Chief Ray made his first start at
Ascot and promptly showed that he
running out at the first jump and was
pulled up, being the second entry in
a field of five to not finish.
Marylander outgamed Adams in the
drive home and secured the place from
the Schrieber entry by that margin.
Marpessa won the second race in a
driving finish with Henchman and
Stoessel, getting away in front and
holding this position all the way to
the wire.
Stoessel opened as favorite, but a
heavy play on Henchman sent the
Bondy horse to the post with the
honors of favoritism. Henchman ran
the best race but could not overcome
the lead of Marpessa, although he
would have won in another jump or
two.
Long Shot Wins
Dollie Weithoff gave the talent bard
jolt by winning the third race at 15
| to /. beating Fortunatus and Dutiful
| in hard drive to the wire.
Dutiful set the pace into the stretch,
with Dollie in second place and For
| tunatus in third hole.
The distance was too great for Duti-
full and the gray horse quit in the
drive home, Fortunatus and Dollie
passing him, Weithoff winning by near
| ly two lengths.
| LUCKY 1ballWlH dHIlehSu lue lOuI III
event with Ell Otros, which has shown
a disposition to burn up the track in
all his former outs at Ascot this sea-
| son.
Skeptic was believed to be the real
| goods here and took the lead after
getting away from the post. running
| in front until within a few yards OF
the wire, where El Otros passed him
and won by a Whisker.
Sais ran into third place after finish
ing with a belated rush from an in
different position at the start.
Golden Buck made runaway race
of the final event, winning from flag
to wire in easy fashion. getting the
verdict from Rubiana by three lengths.
Lady Kispar, held at 20s in the open
ing betting was hatfooted when the
barrier was sprung and trailed several
lengths behind the field for quarter,
but ran into third place after hard
drive and was best of the bunch and
might have won with an even start.
Although but one favorite won dur
ing the day, the public was always
well represented in the cashing line
after each race, but the books had one
of their few winning days since the
season began.
Stake Is Feature
The Mount Lowe handicap will be
the feature attraction at Ascot this
afternoon and one of the smallest fields
that has gone to the post in any stake