Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
CHRISTMAS CARD
IS HIGH CLASS
HOLLYWOOD HANDICAP IS THE
FEATURE
gugenls 5ureh and Eleven Other Good
Performers Are in stake-Three
Purse Races for De-
eision
BY Jay Davidson

OF that presented by the Jockey club
for Saturday. but 1t will outcless all
other previous offerings.
Six events are down for decision
with the Hollywood handicap as the
feature. A $500 free handicap for
two-year-olds and upwards one $500
purse for two-year-olds and upwards,
one selling race and two ordinary purse
races complete the card.
OF the fifty-four nominations to the
Hollywood handicap only twelve will
start. Included I'm this one dozen can
didates are Eusenia Burch, Borg
hest, Hermitage Workman and Lord
Badge,
Eugenia outclasses her field and de-
spite the impost of 12S pounds, should
run away with the long end OF the
purse. She is right on edge now and
IS ready TO run miles in 1:3S when
called upon.
II Eugenia runs back to her last
race in the east, when she was left
at the post In a field of thirteen
starters and won the Plerrepont hand
leap at one and one-eighth miles in
fast time all the others in the race
will have only the second and third
money TO fight for.
Borghesi is a big and consistent
performer with a heart as stout as
steel and he has great speed which
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stages and force the others to do
their best to beat him out for second
money.
]. j.. McGinnis is starting Hermitage
for the first time on the coast and
this extraordinary good colt has only
to run to his eastern form to be l.
go
Hermitage was regarded as one of
the best two-year- -olds shown in the
east last season and is royalty bred.
Notter, who rode him in all his cast
ern races. will have the mount today
and should be an advantage to the colt.
Lord Badge is a game and speedy
gelding and showed his mettle when
left at the post in his last start at
Jamaica in October, when he was
forced to go around his field and was
repeatedly messed about by bumps and
jolts in the scramble for position and
finally got up in time to win the lour-
ney of one and one-siXteenth miles i'll
fast time.
The probabilities are that the result
will be Eugenia Burch first in
breeze, Borghesi second Hermitage
third.
Entry in Handicap
THE event of secondary Importance
is the $500 free handicap and seven
starters will go to the post.
Boots Durnell seems to hold this
race at his mercy with New MoWn
Hay and Toupee as his entry.
New Mown Hay is Il classy filly and
has shown n decided liking for the
distance, seven furlongs, and should
land in first position at the wire un-
less her running mate, Toupee, IS Sc
slected to o4turns the trick.
Toupee is lawful fast and can out
foot anything in the race with the
exception of New Mown Hay. The
entry should be IL at the finish:
Hans Wagner is carrying big load
in the 115 pounds assigned MN ana
he will not stand much chance of get
sing first money here. Hans is
handicap horse of some class and likes
n route much better than sprint
Druid is speedy and is the one the
others will have to beat to the WIRE.
The Weinberg tilly is always trying
at her best and when right is hard to
beat at this distance.
Graceful is outclassed in sprint ana
the Baldwinsentry has not shown any
thing that appears to be a dangerous
consideration in this company
The result may be The Entry first,
Druid second Hans Wagner third. 1t
would not be surprising, however, to
see The Entry IL.
Masterson is in a soft spot in the
third race a purse affair at five and
one-half furlongs. Sir Caruthers, Sir
Wilfred. Macumber and Bannocene
will be out for the first time in many
weeks and too much should not be eX-
pected of them.
Masterson is giving away chunks Oh
weight, but is good enough to do It
and win from Bantam, WHICH VIII DC
she contender.
Cello will find the distance too short
and may not be third but this is the
best the colt can do here.
Neatness May Win
Neatness may have surprise in
store for form players and seems 10
i,old the second race safe. This one
has a remarkable burst of early speed
and should hold It today and win.
Crowshade and Hester w beat her
at this distance two weeks ago after
Neatness led the procession TO the
stretch. but she ran as If short and
should get first money today.
Hester w appears to be second best
and should be the one Neatness VIII
have to beat for the long end of the
purse.
Silver Sue will find the distance and
going unsatisfactory and will have
hig contract to beat out Rustling silk
for third money.
II may be that the official result will
he Neatness, Hester w and Rustling
silk.
The initial race Of the day brings
together n bunch Of eleven of little
class or speed. The history of this
race is that long shots invariably win
It and today may prove no exception.
Dixelle is in light and appears best
on form. II Miller rides she may
earn the brackets for which she has
been striving so long.
Hersain is speedy and will set the
pace at least to the stretch, but the
problem is whether she will hold 1t
any farther. If she could maintain
her speed for this distance. the race
would be In.
Alderman Bait is making his Sec
ond start at Ascot and is in with a
feather on his back. This one may be
The surprise IL he runs back to the
form displayed in his first out, where
he was third to TramotOr and Sea
Sick after firing of holding down sec
ond place almost TO the wire.
Kinsman has been a candidate for
brackets for long time and should
be hard to beat today Either Dugan
or Kunz will have the mount and
either will do.
Disregarding the long shot proclivi-
ties for which this race has become