Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
BEATS HIGH CLASS FIELD BY
FIFTEEN LENGTHS
Colt Romps Under Wire First in Near
to Record Time-Sehrieber
Entry Is 10 In the
Steepleehase
BY Jay Davidson

ana Otnef nlRn-ClaSS performers, piaCeS
him In a class with the best sprinters
at the course.
OFF to good start. Chantilly rushed
TO the front without delay and just
kept on rushing, regardless of the fact
that the field was fading away in the
dim distance, twenty lengths behind.
A mere feather, SO pounds, was on
his back and that feather was Miller,
the crack pilot. which made the feath-
er all the lighter.
Chantilly has never earned the rep
utation of being quitter at any
stage of the game and when he opened |
up a gap of ten lengths in the back
stretch, those who had supported |
Prince Silverwings tore up their
tickets.
Despite the high-class Of the field |
as whole and the great record of |
Prince Silverwings in the east, Chan !
tilly opened and closed as the favorite
although the Durnell entry was hcaV-
lily backed TO win.
Prince Silverwings rushed into the |
contender's position at the quarter and
held 1t until within thirty yards of the
wire when something unusual hap
pened, which no one has yet satisfac-
torily explained
At this juncture, Prince Sllverwings
stopped as if shot and although seem
ingly unable to lose the place, finished
fourth, Roycroft and Parvo passing
him.
This action of Prince SiIverwings ex-
cited much comment not only among
the horsemen but among the specta-
tors. 1t was so bad that had the
Princes sire, The Commoner. one OF
the highest class thoroughbredS that
ever graced the turf, witnessed the
performance, he would have rolled over
and expired.
Spectators believed a foul had been
Cnn1r1itf or hI1t horse close
enough for this to occur and no claim
of foul was filed by Jockey Wiley.
Roycroft ran an improved race and.
after Prince Silverwings blew up, ran
Into second position with Parvo a nose
behind.
SteepIechase Accidents
The steeplechase race furnished the
usual number of accidents, although |
all the jumpers fenced cleanly. Flea
ran neck and neck with Killdoe until
approaching the fourth jump when
he bolted and ran out of the course.
Jockey Sullivan turned Flea's nose
back to the jump after the field was
fleeing far, far away and determined
ly forced the Gilbert gelding to finish
the jumps.
Kiildoe led the procession after Flea
bolted and romped home fifteen lengths
to the good. Adams. coupled with Kill
doe as the Schneider entry, was an
when Atlantico closed on him and
jumped into a hole, falling and throw
ing Jockey Monahan violently to the
ground.
Monahan lay upon the ground in
semi-conscious condition until picked
up and taken to the Jockeys room for
attention, but soon revived and, be-
yond a few bruises and severe JOLT
ing, was none the worse for his eXpe-
rience, although Atlantico jumped over
him in arising, barely missing the pros
trate jockey.
After the fall Adams ran into second
place by a margin of eight lengths.
Marylander. the only other of the five
entries to finish in the run home, was
third by sufferance.
HoodWink Wins
There were too many good things in
second race and only one could score.
Hoodwink, a rank outsider in the
market" ran one of her good races
and sent a long line of pikers to the
cashiers offices,
like crippled COW except once in
awhile, and yesterday was one of those
occasions except"
Powell rated her along with the first
three until well into the stretch, when
he sent the Watercress mare after the
money.
With burst of speed that would
have made Handzarra dizzy, she gal |
loped by DiXelle, Freesias and Hersain
as if they were tied and won going
away.
Dixelle was overdue and Miller took |
splendid care of the Williams entry, |
keeping her on the run all the time
and gradually moving down the field
until, when entering the stretch, she
1,a,. IL, oil
over the winner.
With length to the good Dixelle sat |
down to hold the lead, but when Hood |
wink challenged she could not stall |
her off. DiXelle was best of the others, |
however, and landed in second place.
Freesias also slightngly considered
by the piking element, ran consistently |
and secured the peep end of the purse
by two lengths from Hersain, which |
quit like beaten cur in the stretch.
Confessor Breezes
There was nothing to the fourth race
but Confessor, j. L. Hollands high
class and consistent colt. He stood out
among his field like ham and eggs be-
fore hungry tramp.
The public was prohibited the pleas
ure of backing him to win. however
as the boolSies, who have been running
short of change in the last few days,
refused to lay better than 2 to 5.
Miller piloted the colt out i'm front
at the start and allowed him to breeze
all the way. winning eased up by three
lengths
Ethylene, which is only remnant Of
her former self, secured second place
ny maintaining her sizzling speed until
Dutiful tired.
Dutiful was third after getting away
IN front and delighting that element
which is always down on a 1O0-to-1
shot. Dutiful opened at 2Os and scared
to the century mark with only a strag-
Cling play.
Confessor took him by the head and
ran him dizzy, but the erav good tbing
lasted long enough to secure third
place by good margin and cash tick
els tor ms admirers at 10 TO 1.
varieties was installed as favorite
FOR the fifth event, because the Walker
geldlng had long been knocking a the
soft spot. 80
Jackson got him away i'm front and