Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-07
Has Many Engagements

manages the weinberg stables, is very
sweet on Charley and believes he has
the best colt on the coast. He sent in
a commission on the colt and pulled
down a nice sum as a reward for his
judgment.
Charley has many eastern engage
ments for next season and McCafferty
is getting him into condition to show
at his best form when he goes to the
post as a candidate for the rich classics
around New York and Saratoga this
summer.
Among other stake engagements cut
out for Charley is the Ascot derby, to
be run off one week from Saturday
and if the colt continues in his present
good condition he will probably be
favorite over other horses of class that
will go to the post.
The Weinberg stable includes some
of the most valuable horses in training,
among them being Big Ben. Charley,
Flaxman and Col. Rupert, and they
are always important factors in all
races in the east wherein they are
started
The Los Angeles climate and the As
cot track have proven ideal conditions
in the preparation of horses for their
eastern campaigns and many of the
winners ofthe Ascot season will return
to the east this spring fit and ready
to win right off the reel.
That these conditions are bringing
Ascot into greater prominence each
season is illustrated by the fact that
there are more eastern horses racing
at the county course this season than
ever before and the fact that Los An
geles is an ideal spot for wintering the
great thoroughbredS and getting them
into condition for spring racing will
doubtless attract a larger number of
the representative eastern horsemen to
the local course next season.
Ramus in Soft Spot
Ramus also collected a shower of
praise for the manner in which he won
from Chalk Hedrick and Good Luck in
the fourth race.
This colt has shown a disposition to
go a route on every start and as he is
slow beginner and seldom begins to
run until into the stretch, he is out
of his proper place when in a sprint.
AS usual he was away nicely yester-
day, but dropped out of the running
in the early stages and entered the
stretch in an indifferent position. In
the run home Miller took him to the
center of the track and avoided all
possibility of jams and the Gov.
Foraker colt fairly romped
The dazzling speed shown by him as
he started out after the leaders re-
minded one of the finish of Bear
catcher when he defeated Handzarra
in the match race recently.
Ramus is a stretch runner with few
equals and he has a heart as stout as
steel. With light weight up and at q
distance he will be a hard one to beat
in any company around Ascot.
Chalk Hedrick ran his usually con-
sistent race, but found the task OF
stalling off Ramus too much of a con-
tract. He was second best, however
and ran into the place ahead of Good
Luck, which finished third.
Josie won the baby race. easily
beating out Valeureuse and Emily M
In The run home. In the usual terrific
stretch drives for which the babes have
now become famous, Josie S not ONLY
outrun, but outgamed those il
front and won going away
Hughey Jones finally won a race
with Huachuca, which ran away from
Lady Kispar and Ell Bernardo in the
second race.
Huachuca took command Of the pro.
cession when turning into the stretch
and easily held his own in, the driv,
to the wire. Lady Kispar finish e
stoutly, finishing second while e
Bernardo held on longer than usua
and secured the show money.
Hoodwink did not run one of the bes
races of her career when she beat tn,
field to the wire in the fifth race. bu
the others did not run any better anC
the Watercress mare secured the yer
dict without any great difficulty.
Tavannes beat Rubinon to the wir,
and thereby earned second money from
the Newman gelding, which finished
third.
Michael Byrnes. owned by Thoma
Carey, the Chicago alderman-horse
man, was heavily played to win thi
event but broke down In the last fiftl
yards and 1t was necessary to shoe
him to end his sufferings.
When II was decided to kill him Su
perintendent Beuttler of the Plnkerton'
was called upon and the horse was de
stroyed. after being taken outside tn,
grounds.
Carey valued the horse at $1,000. ant
this is the second OF his string to al,
or be destroyed since their arrival a
Ascot last November, Mt. Lowe dyins
in his stall few days before the sea.
son opened.
Both these horses were entered in tn,
stake events and Michael Byrnes