Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-14
BOYS RIDE ON FLEA CAUSES
THE TROUBLE
Los Angeles Jockey Club Plans to
Bring Together Desouento, Gold
Rose and oxford-Morrls Holds
Out for Lighter Weight
BY Forest Lowry

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the people guessing" Yesterday
Judges Hamilton and Cole ruled that
Jockey Mcmahon must stay on the
ground for an indefinite period for his
ride on Flea in the steeplechase. The
powers that be held that Mcmahon
put up a sluggish ride and the boy
went to the post in anything but
sober condition. Last year this
same youth piloted a horse named
Poorlands and carried 175 pounds. On
this occasion he was beaten by Phil
Archibald and because of his inability
to put his mount over a winner the
officials suspended him. Yesterday
Judges Cole and Hamilton slammed it
on to Mcmahon and suspended him in
definitely because of the alleged poor
ride given Flea. AS the race was run
the best horse won and under the
heavy impost Flea had no more
chance than snow ball in Hammam
bath.
Flea Overweighted
Allegiance, the winner, fenced cley-
erly throughout and easily shook off
Decimo entering the stretch. Decimo
was easily the best of the others and
was needlessly urged the last part.
Flea loomed up dangerously after TAX
ing the last jump but tired preceptibly
in the final sixteenth. He was
weighted down and ran his best race.
Mcmahon tried every inch of the way
and urged the geding keenly. He
was simply anchored under the heavy
impost and could do no better. Milas,
the heavily played favorite, lost
ground at every fence and faded away
to nothing. Jim Bozeman lost his
rider at the fourth jump and then con-
tinued on and finished the course.
AS far as the handicapping of this
in another burlesque.
Silver Wedding Wins
The two-year-old race, second on
che card, drew out field of five. 1t
was purse event over three and
half furlongs of ground. Father
Catcham and Annis, trained by J. X.
Frayling, opened facorites at 4 to 8
but went to the post at to 5. Cash
Box was the supposed good thing and
was backed from to to to 5. She
got away full in her stride and at the
head of the stretch looked all over the
winner. When the run for home be-
gan she backed up and allowed Silver
Wedding to stead march on her.
Father Catcham saved ground swing
ing into the stretch but swerved badly
and threw away whatever chances he
may have had. The race went to Sill
yer Wedding with Father Catcham
second and eastman third.
Tim Hurst, in with SO pounds, and
second choice in the betting at to !,
won the third race on the card from
Judge Denton, the heavily played fa-
vorite. The latter opened at 8 to l
and went to the post at 13 to 5. Ke-
hailan was third. Kenilworth finished
fourth. He was well liked and carried
not little of the public's money. The
weight told on him and after being
prominent for four furlongs, had to
give it up. Tim Hurst had all the best
of it and carried Kenilworth wide
swinging into the stretch.
Easy for Position
Position, always favorite in the
fourth race, had no trouble disposing
of his field and won the mile and au
eighth event as he pleased. Albert
Enright, at 80 TO l, was second and
Invictus third. Position loitered along
the first five furlongs and then moved
up gradually and assuming an easy
lead won as the rider pleased. Albert
Enright showed some speed for seven
furlongs and stood a long, hard drive
down the stretch. Invictus came from
the rear and closed like a cyclone.
Rough Rider slow to begin, won the
fifth race from Wenrick and Heather
Honey. The winner was held at 10
2 in the opening of the betting and
despite the heavy play went back to
10 to 5. Wenrick opened at 10 to 1 and
went back to II to 1. Merwan was
well played at to and after running
well for six furlongs stopped to nothing.
At the end he appeared to pull up
lame.
scarborough, at the good odds OF 10
to /, captured the last race on the
card from Sea Sick and Bronze Wing.
Sea Sick was backed from z to / to 4
TO 1. She ran a nice race and with
any kind of racing luck might have
won. Crigli beat the barrier but
could not stick it out.
Track Notes
What promises to be the great
est three-year-old race ever pulled
off on a local track, and which
also has the earmarks OF one
of the most classy events OF
its kind in recent annals of the
turf. is scheduled to come off either
next Wednesday or Thursday at AS
cot when Gold Rose. Descuento and
oxford will come together in a three
cornered race over the Slauson course
Patrons OF the racing game all over
the eounfrV who have haau xyafchfo q