Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-08
HANDzARRA IS
BOSS SPLINTER
STEPS FIVE FURL0NGS IN FAST
TIME
FIlly Wins Dash Pulled Up Within One
Second Of Track Record.
steepIeehase Hsndi-
cap Today
BY jay Davidson

BY Jay DaNluson
Handzarra won the feature event.
five furlong sprint, at Ascot yester-
day and settled the discussion relative
to which horse is entitled to the honors
as the boss sprinter at the track.
Handzarra stepped the five turlongs
In 1:01 breeziug from the head Of
the stretch past the judges stand.
This time is within one second of
the track record, set by Gold Rose.
Considering the condition Of the go
ing, Handzarra S time is equal In point
of actual performance to the Gold
Rose record and had the Handsel filly
been extended, it is believed by horse
men that she could have at least tied
Gold Roses fast time
Mcdaniel laid on the wraps imme-
6iately after the start and held the
great filly i'm reserve until entering the
stretch. when he ceased the eXertions
necessary to keep the filly from making
a runaway race of It,
Mcdaniel exhibited rare judgment in
the ride he put up on the winner. He
worked harder at holding the great
filly in reserve for the first quarter
than he has shown in any race since
the season began.
Handzarra went into the stretch with
her mouth pulled out of shape in the
efforts at holding her back until the
time arrived for the run for the
purse.
When Mcdaniel loosened his choking
pull on the lines and allowed the filly
to go as she pleased, there appeared
the end of the race. With the speed of
a bullet, she breezed to the wire under
restraint.
Druid, another easterner, was sec
ond and Brother Frank, which made
his debut on the coast in this race, was
third.
Golden Rule Wins
Golden Rule stood out as the best
sprinter in the fourth race and was
installed as favorite, although many
msgivings were entertained as to the
probabilities of this good one going
the three-quarters with weight up.
Belle Kinney assumed proprietorship
of the lead from the start and held it
until Golden Rule, which was re-
strained in the early stages, came out
of the bunch in the stretch, when she
dropped out of it.
Golden Rule cantered home. with
Prince Magnet fighting hard for the
honors, but unable to get up, and Sea
Sick in third place, which she OBJ
tanned by whisker after running over
the field from nowhere in the stretch.
The opening event turned up the
usual long shot as the winner, although
the drubbing given the books on this
w
scratched, The Borgian was the form,
The full brother to Borghesi was off
poorly and messed about in the scram-
BILE for positions in the first quarter
but he came out of the mess like a
real race horse and slowly moved
down the field, winning in a common
gallop.
The Borgian was held cheaply by the
odds-layers, los being offered and as
good as 9 to 1 could be had for show.
Old Mike ran himself dizzy in the
final rush and stumbled into the place.
Hersan showed marked improvement
and landed the short end of the purse.
BIissfuI Defeated
The biggest surprise of the afternoon
was the defeat of Blissful the light
weighted and speedy Bonsack mare
which has been running all over every
thing since the opening day
Marshal Ney, which has been over
due for sometime, awoke from his SOM
nolency and won in the final strides by
q whirlwind finish.
Harbor was believed to hold all save
Blissful at his mercy, but he was in
trouble from the moment Orchan
showed a Discrimination to stop and
the Durnell speed marvel, which tired
from setting the pace and allowed Ney
to win, annexed the place from the
Handspring colt.
Blissful was away in a good position
and raced with Orchan and Harbor
until the real racing began, when she
died away and was never heard from
afterward.
Blissful has been raced severely dur
ing the past week and had a good eX-
cuse for the poor showing. She needs
a rest and will probably get it.
Valencia got away to flying start
a and GNntsli in L mt
her there to the wire, although Promi-
nence was much the best and came
from nowhere and almost nipped the
Denny candidate on the wire.
Prominence showed a remarkable
burst of speed which will interfere
with future prices against her when
in field of this company. The Dur
nell filly would have won i'm Il few
yards further and only u poor be-
ginning robbed her of the long end
of the purse.
Lacene, which divided the honors of
favoritism with Valencia, was third.
five blocks behind the win and place
fllies,
Golden Buck, son of Buck Massie.
sent the longest lines of pikers seen
at the pay windows in a long time
to the cashiers offices after the final
race.
Buck was a lucky win, although run
mng n great race. Beautiful and Best
was best and made hair-raising bid
for first money from a bad begin
ming At the end, the Bondy horse
was performing wonders in the run
ming line.
Buck opened at 5s and the manner I'm
which the spectators grabbed the
Christmas money was Notwithstanding
for the boOkies.
riot call for eraSers was answered
and the air was filed with atoms of
chalk as 1t was wiped from the states
ana a more conservative estimate OF
Bucks chances substituted.
Pinta, from Wallhauser stable.
Showed and is getting into form again.
steepIechase is Feature
The second steplechase handicap OF
the meeting win be the feature event
of todays card and viii be the first
race on the program.
SIX tlmber-toppers viii go to the post
and hilldoe, Barney Schrieber's candi-
date, Will attempt TO duplicate his
maiden effort of last Monday. when
he broke the track record for the
short course and Defeated M. ~