Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-23
STEEPLECHASE
IS SPECTACULAR
FLEA FINISHES THIRD, ONE
MILE BEHIND
Homestead and Adams Fall and At-
lantlco Refuses Jump, While
Deeimo and Marylander
Race to Wire Alone
BY Jay Davidson

and it was the most spectacular jump
ing race ever run off at the county
course.
six timber-topers started, including
Homestead while only two finished
regularly. Flea repeated his running
out performance at the fourth jump
as on Monday and was again turned
about by Jockey Tully and sent over
the remaining hurdles, finishing third
and last, being a mile behind Decimo
and Marylander, which ran one-two.
Homestead was coupled with Adams
as the Schrieber entry and showed
his dislike for the new-fangled style
of racing asked of him by falling over
the first jump. Adams lost heart and
tumbled over the third jump.
To complete the spectacular eXtrava-
ganza, Atlantico, which has cut all
kinds of capers over the hurdles, falt-
cred at the second jump and backed
away, refusing to go over
Decimo took the lead after the chap
ter of accidents was concluded and led
the way home, with Marylander trail
ing all the way to the wire.
The race was also notable for the
time made by the winner, 1904 1-2.
which is nearly six seconds slower
than the track record set by Atlantico
last week.
Alencon was made the odds-on ia
2 to 5, but did not run accordingly,
requiring his best efforts and all that
Jockey Walsh could do in the urging
line to out-nose Bologna, q 15-to-1
shot.
Bologna was away nicely and started
out to make the pace, which pumped
her breathess and she was "all in
at the finish, although gamely stand
ing the stretch drive to the last nod.
Alencon waited on the leaders until
the final eighth and made his rush
with freedom that denoted how we'll
he had been saved from the rigors of
the early pace.
Clydeo, which won his previous out,
had the time of his life to run in the
money and Booker's splendid exhibit
tion of jockeying put the Long colt
third, two lengths in front of Tramot-
or, which also won his previous out
chantiIIy Breezes
The third race was the feature on
the fiat, four starters facing the bar
rier.
Chantilly, the chestnut streak, picked
up "a pounds over his last out and won
in a frisky canter. With his quick
breaking from the post and the ease
by which he gets in his stride. Chan
tilly was fading away from the others
before they were Strengthened out
From flag to wire it was nothing
more than romp for the Clark colt.
Dugan merely sat still and rode easily
with his face turned towards the field
which was scarcely discernible in the
dim distance.
Crowshade. a speedy trick tried to
catch Chantilly, but Handzarra would
nave no walkover with the chestnut
colt and the best CroWshade could do
was TO beat out Retropaw for the
place.
Lolita Gladstone exhibited some pre-
tensions in the early stages. but tied
herself in a double bow knot before the
lutely."
Niona made her second start of the
meeting and on her previous out
showed so good that she was made
1aVorite for the fourth race, justifying
the choice by winning under Dugan's
rattling finish-riding.
n. {. Runte ran an improved race
ana was second, fighting it out all the
way through the stretch with Viona.
Golden Buck was third.
Fortunatus Repeats
Another favorite romped home first
IN the fifth race, Fortunatus running
pack to form and repeating his preYi-
Gus performance.
eral play on the strength of her past
performances at Ascot and the sus-
plclon that she was due, but the best
she could get was the place, finishing
one length ahead of Hot, which set the
pace into the stretch and promptly
died away when challenged.
The biggest field of the day lined up
at the barrier for the final contest of
the day, fourteen two-year-olds of more
or less class as Igorrote food accepting
the issue.
Antara provided some diversion for
the thousands who witnessed the pa
rade to the post and the iockeying of
horses and riders for a little the best
of the start, by performing acrobatic
stunts during which Jockey Swain was
unseated and made to describe an arc
IN his fight through space to the
ground. Swain was uninjured and re-
mounted, but the frisky gelding over
looked bet when the barrier was re-
leased and was almost left, finishing
thirteenth, two lengths ahead of Col.
Bronston, which was also left because
of too much attention to the sideshow
tactics of Antara.
Anona turned the surprise in this
event by finishing first in a driving
finish with Dollie Welthoff Anona
opened at los and was played down
TO SIS, while Dollie opened at As and
9Odleu 10 oS.
Pinta was third and Tendi. which
was. played into favoritism, finished
sixth.
Match Race Today
This will be the biggest day in the
history of racing al Ascot park. with
card of seven races. including the
Coronado Beach selling stakes and the
special S2500 match race between Bear
catcher, Cruzados and Handzarra.
Especial interest attaches to the
match race because 1t brings together
three of the speediest and best class
sprinters on the coast and the winner
viii be recognized as the king of the
sprint division.
Bearcatcher will be the favorite in
the market because of his easy victory
over Cruzados at Ingeside In the $500
match race last Saturday.
Handzarra will be second choice on
her performances at Ascot and her re.
cent workouts in the past week IN
phenomenal time, which show the
Handsel Ally to be on edge and ready
to race to her best form.
Cruzados is also ht and ready to
make things lively for the other two
and will step fast pace from the
rising OF the barrier.
I.s,s a hoe