Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-21
GOOD LUCK WINS
FOURTH VICTORY
HAS WON EVERY START SINCE
OPENING DAY
Tlchenor Colt Defeats Mssterson and
Vino In Fast Time-0on Domo
outfoots Esealsnte
Again
BY Jay Davidson


going.
This was Good Luck's fourth consecu-
tive win since opening day. giving the
son of Sandringham n clean record Tor
every start.
Vino was made second choice. but
was neglected in the betting and re-
ceded to 13 to at post time. Master
son was heavily played at As and was
rubbed a point.
These three were the only ones in the
running after the field was straight
ened out at the quarter, Masterson TAX
ing the lead and holding it for
quarter, when Good Luck poked his
nose in front and kept it there to the
wire.
Good Luck won galloping and was
never extended, although Masterson
tried to get through on the rail in the
last one hundred yards, and would
have been a keen contender had not
Good Luck pulled into the rail and shut
him off.
Vino lay in third position after the
first quarter, finishing in that place,
ten lengths ahead of Cello.
The third race divided honors and
interest with the fourth, and neither
could be said to be the feature event.
Both were filled with fields Of high
class and the performances were ac-
cordingly.
Although Don Domo beat Escalante
on their last out, the latter was made
a to favorite, while Don was quoted
at II to 5.
Escalante was away from the post
with a flying start and tried to make
q runaway race of it, but Don was at
his head all the way into the stretch,
where the gray ghost assumed the lead
and refused to surrender it.
These two outfooted the others and
engaged in a driving finish to the wire
Don getting the verdict by a length
with Escalante a dozen lengths in front
of New Mown Hay, Belasco, the 300 to
1 shot, trailing ten lengths to the rear.
This event was run in extraordinary
time, the five and one-half furlongs be-
ing negotiated in 1907 on a slow track.
RustIing Silk Beaten
The usual surprise was sprung in
the initial race of the day when Rust
ling Silk was defeated by Peggy
ONeal.
Rustling Silk was made favorite,
with Lacene second choice and Peggy
ONeal third in favor
In the scramble for position at the
STRAIT Rustling Silk ran out in front
and held that position by one length
into the stretch.
Here Schaffner sent Peggy after the
resulted, Peggy being half a length to
the good at the wire, with Rustling
Silk second by two lengths and Viona,
which made her first start at Ascot in
this race. was third
Lacene, which lay in second position
into the stretch, faded away in the
drive home and finished fourth.
The second race furnished the most
exciting contest of the afternoon
Brigand, the favorite, and Rubiana,
second choice, driving desperately to
the wire, Brigand winning by the mar
rowest of margins because he had the
nod at the right time.
Rubiana was away eighth, but i'm
mediately raced to the front and set
a sizzling pace to the stretch, where
Brigand, which was also back in the
bunch at the start, made his run and
collared Rubiana.
From the stretch to the wire these
two fought a duel that brought the
grandstand crowds to their feet. and
when the two leaders went under the
wire no one in the grandstand knew
which had won.
Brigand outnodded Rubiana and se-
cured the verdict Pachuca was third.
Accident Mars Race
In their eagerness to get away from
the post in the fifth race the Jockeys
ana tnelr charges overran the bar
rler as 1T was released and four of
the starters were as good as left.
The Huguenot ran into first place ms
tne bunch passed the grandstand and
LED the procession to the stretch, where
Potrero Grande passed him and ran
away from the field, winning eased up.
Ebony, which was among the last to
set started on the mile and seventy
yards Journey ran a SPARKLING race
from nowhere and finished third, which
performance was the cause of his re-
tlrement from the racing game at
Ascot.
Judge Denton was last, except Home
stead' and had no chance from the start.
homestead was tatfooted when the
"a iier sprung and could not get in his
STRIDE until the field was fading away
Jockey Schade pulled the aged cam
palgner up and sent him around the
track in gallop, finishing the tourney
atter all the others had returned to the
judges stand.
An even dozen starters faced the bar
fler IN the sixth race, with Sea Sick the
IaVorite. Starter Dwyer sent this large
held away without delay and to a good
lead. '''o
From flag fall to the wire Tralnotor
breezed at will, holding a good lead ali
the way. Sea Sick ran consistently and
Iahued III the place, beating Alderman
Bait by a head.
West -Brooktield was played as If the
race was over, but quit after going
half a mile. finishing tenth.
Silver Sues Chance
Five selling races and one purse affair
Is the offering of the jockey club for
today and the third race is the feature
event.
Six are carded to go to the post and
each has a good chance to be the lucky
one.
OF the bunch Silver Sue seems to
have slight edge and should win.
This is a chance for her to break back
into the bracket columns and IL she
runs to the form she displayed in the
Santa Catalina selling stakes she wip
not be in trouble at any stage of the
sprint.
Stoessel is the dangerous factor here
and as ne Is showing improved form
with each succeeding race, he should
be the contender
Bantam Is the best of the others and
should be third. 1t is difficult to figure
this one out Of the money, although ne
has started but twice at this meeting
winning once and running second in
the other.