Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-02
RUPERT WINS
FEATURE EVENT
RACING SEASON CLOSES IN A
BLAZE OF GLORY
Public Beats the 5ookmskers by
Scoring With Well Backed
Horses-Potrero erande
Takes Last Race
EY FOREST LOWRY.

EY FOREST LOWRY.
Racing wore a rather prosperous look
at Ascot yesterday. and the season Of
1904.5 was ushered out in a blaze OF
glory for the Los Angeles Jockey club
The weather was ideal and the track
smooth and fast. and the attendance
strictly I'm keeping with the good get
away" card offered. The hackers APP
peared to be in very good humor over
the days operations, as well-played
horses won most of the events.
Colonel Rupert Wins
The Jonathan club handicap, at q
mile and sixteenth. went to ]. A,
Wernberg's Col. RUPERT at the good
price of Q to l. Lustg, held at to 1.
was second and Lord of the Heath
third. Ethylene. the 8 to favorite
and carrying most of the public
money was beaten off and finished
sixth
Eight OF the best handicap horses IN
training at the local track paraded fol
the feature event. Ethylene was fan
cied by the "dopesters," and was al
ways favorite. Col. RUPERT, opening
at to 1, receded to to 1 at post time,
and hardly dollar was bet on him.
To Lustig fell the task of setting the
early pace. He was urged the entire
distance, but when collared by Col.
Rupert did not have enough left to
hold the Weinberg colt safe. In driving
finish through the stretch Col. Rupert
showed his class and won by half a
length. Lord of the Heath was much
the best of the others, and beat out
Ara a length for third money.
Estado at Five to One
st. Wilda, on his good race of the
day before, when he finished second to
Funny Side, after being practically left
at the post, was made favorite at to
l for the mile and seventy yard race,
first on the card. Estado, held at .
to /, turned up an easy winner, 4
length in front of Rose of Hilo, held
at to l, who in turn beat Florista a
head for the place. st. Wilda, away
badly, could not untrack himself, and
finished in the ruck.
One for Robador
The six furlongs purse race, for 3-
year-olds and upward, conditional, had
nine starters. F. T. Woods Robador,
always favorite at to 1, after a rough
journey, squirmed through entering the
stretch and easily wore down Skeptic,
held at to 1. and Henry Ach, an II to
/ chance Skeptic set the early pace,
latter tired in the final strides, and
wound up in fifth position.
Dollie Weithoff All the Way
With Jardin de Paris fluctuating be-
tween to and II to 5, Hersain at
to /, Philanthropist at to and Dollie
Weithoff at to l, the talent was much
at sea in it's wild endeavor to select the
right one for the mile and seventy yards
race, third on the card. Albert Enright.
at 12, Homebred at 10 and Chief
Aloha at 20 made up the balance of
the field. Dollie Weithoff got away in
front and led her field from flag fall
to finish. On the end she had to be
shaken up bit to stall off Albert En-
right and Jardin de Paris. The latter
lost the place by nose.
Merces Heavily Played
Merces, backed from to 1 and 31s to
1, won the fifth race on the card from
wire to wire. The distance was over
a mile and seventy yards ground, and
eight S-year-olds and upward face
the barrier. Kinsman. the supposed
good thing, was never in the hunt.
Erne, at 10, and 2, finished second,
with Mi Reina third
The curtain was rung down with a
mile and seventy-yard selling race, for
3-year-olds and upward, for which there
were eight starters. Potrero Grande,
always favorite around to /, annexed
the event from Sinicado by half a
length. with The Borgian third. two
lengths behind. Slnicado, heavily
played at to /, got flying start, and
raced out in front to the head of the
stretch, where Potrero Grande moved
up, and in a hard drive got up in time.
Tryon. held at to l, was the sup
posed contender, but he never figured
In the race.