Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06
FlREBALL MAKES GAME RUN
IN FOURTH EVENT
The Gadfy Wins Without Exertine
Hmself-BllssfuI, Second
Choice, Beats the Field
Easily
BY Jay Davidson

racers burned up public money to some
extent. but could not drag enough dol
lars into the ring to save the bookies
on the dav.
Favorites and second choices won
every event Short prices prevailed on
all the winners Blissful, at to 2,
being the longest shot to score.
McGrathiana Prince. has-been,
earned his oats for the first time in
quite a spell, stepping the mile and
fifty yards two seconds slower than the
track record
w. T. Anderson's Fortunatus was the
medium of a heavy play for place and
show and was an easy second. Sheriff
Bell set out to burn up the track, but
stopped to cool off and allowed Prince
and Fortunatus to go by him.
Lanark was 100 to Il to win and only
4 to 1 to show. receiving a considerable
support on suspicion and because of
the juicy price. He ran according to
the price, and unless he can do better
next out should be 1000 to 0.
The feature event was the fourth on
the card and the contest was the best
of the meeting. Flreball and Hand
zarra divided the honors of favoritism,
each being held at evens. and these
were the only horses in the race to
make bid for first money.
Firebal Cut Down
Fireball was much the best and would
have won but for an accident in which
Handzarra jumped on the Williams
colt while trying to get past him and
cut him down.
Fireball virtually came home on three
legs and the game struggle he put up
in the final strides showed his class
After sustaining the injury Fireball
pulled up for a second and came again,
but too late to get I'D.
Big Ben. whose greatest distinction
since his bad race Yesterday is in the
fact that he is the biggest horse at
the track. showed but a mere flash of
his good self and then died away.
w. II. Carey the longest shot in the
race. closed strongly under lash and
passed the tiring Big Ben in the last
eighth.
Peeping Tom was a touted good thing
and had the form to back it up. The
Blute colt showed an inclination to
annex brackets on his former out, and
with Waterbury in the saddle the
pikers went to Peeping Tom regardless
of his short price.
The son of Kingston wants a longer
route than five furlor-s, but when he
can't get it he shows a Willingness to
run away. He was off third and slow
ly edged to the front. and in the stretch
took command and led the procession
home.
Bantam and Valencia fought it out
for place monev. the former getting the
verdict without much trouble.
GadfIy Runs Some
Relatives don't count for much at
Ascot, as was proved by the liberties
taken with The Borgian. a full brother
to Borghesi. in the third race.
The Borgian opened at 6s and scared
laa hn1r u ,1,n t,l
l at post time. The Gadhy. belonging
to the Booker Brothers and ridden by
A. w. Booker. ruled favorite and won
like a stake horse
The Gadfy strOlled into an easy po-
sition early in the iournev and mapped
until the stretch. when Booker shook
him UP and sent him after the leaders
He romped over his field and won in a
mild drive.
Bavarian showed marked improve
ment and had slight difficulty in get
ting the place from Varieties, which
was a short priced second choice.
The time for thu mile was 1:411s
which equals Hans Wagner's race last
Friday, for the same distance, with The
Gadhy carrying two pounds more
weight than did Honus
Blissful, carrying ninety-eght pounds
of plantation produce, was another sec
ond choice to break up the form of the
slate writer's. Blissful was nicely
handled throughout came when ready
and spreadeagled her field from the
half.
Dekaber, a candidate for the River
side handicap Saturday, was in for an
exercise, and from his conduct yester-
day he needed the race to put him on
edge for the gruelling match at the end
of the week
Dekaber ran a game race until it be-
came evident that Blissful could not be
oVerhauled and was eased up at the
end. He was tiring at the close, but
was safe in second place.
Lustig, the false favorite, found the
route too extended and the pace too
hot, and began to back water at the
head of the stretch. He was third when
the procession paraded under the WIRE
getting his verdict by a whisker.
Harbor and Michael ByrneS fought
out great finish in the final race, Mike
getting the decision by a length. Har-
Dor was second choice to Byrnes, which
was the faVorite and a good thing until
the odds We're posted.
Byrnes was slow to get going, but
gradually wore down his field and
stood a game drive through the stretch
TO the wire, finishing all out from his
heroic efforts to get in front and stay
there.
Hersain went to the front early and
sizzled along for Il half, but the desire
for companionship and adherence of
anything like work caused her to back
up with nearly as great speed as that
shown out in front for time.
Handicap Today
The feature event today will be a |
$500 handicap at one mile, and Hans
Wagner, Borghesi, Bragg and Lille b |
VIII strive for first money.
Borghesi is a bear just now and is !
running formfully. He has started
three times, losing his first start and
winning the other two in easy fashion |
from fields of good performers and in
fast time.
On his last two races, when he reeled |
off miles i'm 1:40h and 1:41, Borghesi |
appears to have the call over the others. |
He Is no sprinter, but is a quick break |
er, has stout heart and a world Of
speed
Hans Wagner will take lot of beat |
ing in his present form, and his abil- |
ity to step a mile in 1:4l over this
track will make him the contender and