Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06
should result: Borghesi. Hans wagner
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goers get TO the track none will be the
loser.
Whosoever is able to pick winner
out Of this bunch and give a good and
sufficient reason therefor should be
summoned before the insanity commits
sion and IL proven TO be sane should
buy slate and lay odds for living.
The second race furnishes another
nut-crackng impossibility although
the field is better and the form of the
entries is liable to be more closely
observed than in the opening event.
Tangible has the edge here and has
shown better than any of the others in
recent races. With a good boy up. this
one should lead the procession at the
finish
Homestead will go better today than
he did Monday. Schade will be up, and
II the once great campaigner is in a
kindly mood there may be some excite
ment at the finish. He should at least
be second.
Position will get the peep money and
IL any of the leaders fall down or break
leg this one will be further up.
Tramotor Has Chance
Tramotor has a great chance in the
third race today and should not be hard
pressed to win, unless Hilona gets busy
and runs kindly. Tramotor has been
showing good form behind the crack
sprinters at Ascot and in field of per-
formers of Indifferent class should cop
the big end of the purse.
Hilona is entitled to consideration,
and with weight off will be no worse
than second. With a good boy up,
Hilona will be nodding with the winner
all the way.
Salario will go well today and will be
much botheration to anything in front.
Third is as bad a position as he could
possibly fill.
Masterson is the one the winner will
have to beat in the fifth race and it
is doubtful If there is anything in the
race capable of turning the trick.
On his last out he picked up lis
pc unds and ran over Peeping Tom,
which had up ten pounds less weight.
He stepped the five and one-half fur
longs in 1:0S over a track two seconds
slower than the going today.
Brother Frank. an eastern horse. may
be the surprise, but his 122-pound pack
age will not sit like feather on his
back The eastern contingent is doing
business regularly, however, and this
one should not be overlooked.
Lotta Gladstone, which won so hand
lily few days ago, will do for third
and her front running abilities will be
good assets for the vacancy caused by
a weak heart.
Potrero Grande is undertaking quite
job when he goes to the post in the
sixth race to beat The Huguenot, Mer-
wan and Freesias with top weight.
Potrero is good colt, but dislikes
weight and a distance.
The Huguenot is also good right now
and his first start locally will be in
teresting. The Huguenot should have
the call for first honors, with Potrero
second and Merwan third.
The attendance has lowered around
the 300 mark for the past two days.
Del Coronado seems to be sour and
unwilling to run since coming to Ascot.
This one is entitled to better show
ing than he has made thus far, but is
probably in need of rest.
Entries for the free handicap steeple-
chase to be run Friday must be made
today. Weights and declarations are
due tomorrow. This event will be over
the short course.
Jockey j. Buchanan, who was sus-
pended by Judge Hamilton during the
Ascot season last year. has been prom
ised reinstatement and will go to oak
land after securing his license.
Willie Davis arrived Yesterday and
had his first mount on Bill Holt, n 40
to l shot, in the second race. Davis is
one OF the best riders on the coast and
Will be among the leaders at the end of
the season if he remains at Ascot.
Big Ben did not run a Big Ben race
Yesterday. When the aged son of Ben
Strome is right and In the notion he
can fall down half a dozen times and
heat such good ones as Fireball and
Handzarra doing anything. He was too
lazy to get UP steam yesterday and is
probably slightly off from the effects of
his cross-continent trip.
James Scanlan, representative of the
California Jockey club, who has been
interviewing the owners of 2-year-olds
at Ascot to secure entries in the stakes
for the babes to be run after January
at oakland, who recently recovered
from an attack of pneumonia, suffered
relapse yesterday morning and was
sent to the California hospital in a
critical condition.
Jockey Booker rode two winners yes
terday out of three mounts. His rides
were up to the standard in all three
races and if he keeps his present form
1t will not be difficult to calculate whera
he will land before the close of the sea-
son. He is a good rider in any COM
pany. knows what to do and when to
do it and has less trouble with the
judges than the average rider.
Blissful's win yesterday demonstrated
that the Bonsack mare is no ordinary
platter. This was her third start in five
days and she won two in three. Lustlg.
which she beat handly yesterday
romped home ahead of her opening
day at mile and fifty yards, but she
has won from better fields at longer
distances since. Distance seems to suit
her and she will bear watching in any
thing over mile In ordinary company.
Jockey Mountain is experiencing a !
run of hard luck in having an old sus-
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