Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-18

Of the old veteran Old Mike which
finished third.
Startling, the favorite, won the third
race, barely getting up IN time to get
the verdict by a nose from Fairatene,
which closed like cyclone.
Fairatene ran the best race OF the
bunch, coming from last at the first
quarter to a nose finish at the wire,
and brought great gobs of happiness to
the fortunate ones who backed him
across the boards at 30s.
Condo was third, beating out the tir-
| ing Lawsonian by a head after the lat
ter had led into the stretch.
Condo might have been a keen con-
/ tender at the end had he not swung
| wide In the stretch, going back from
| third place to sixth. In the run home
he made up much of this lost ground,
but could not do any better than third.
Henchman Beaten
Stoessel and Henchman fought out
another one of their famous duels and,
| as heretofore, Henchman was beaten.
Henchman ran as II STALE and al
though having a slight advantage in
| the final eighth was unable to hold 1t,
and when Stoessel came with his sec
ond rush he galloped over the Bondy
gelding, getting the verdict by n nose.
|
gand ran consistently and finished in
third place, merely because those be-
hind him were not in his class.
Dan Collins repeated and easily won
the final event at the juicy price of Q
to 1. Although carrying top weight,
| this disadvantage was overcome by the
presence in his saddle Of Jockey Davis,
who is worth twenty-five pounds to
his mounts.
Bonnie Reg, making his first start of
the meeting, was played into favorit-
ISM but could not deliver the goods,
although leading into the stretch by
length In the run home Regal ran
over him and beat him for the place
by a head.
Huachuca was also heavily played to
win, his price receding from IS to 10
to at post time, but the Jones candi-
date could not get in the money, fin
ishing eighth after running in fourth
position to the stretch.
Regal ran the best race Of the bunch
and came from tenth place at the first
quarter to a driving finish with the
winner. The effort at getting up used
up all his steam. however and he could
not last to beat Dan Collins, which
passed him in the final strides.
Derby Is Feature
The feature of the card for today is
the Derby, which is to be run over the
Brooks course. OF the original seven
ty-seven nominees to this event, sixty
eight were declared out leaving nine
starters.
The field is a classy one and the
weight arrangement lends added diff
culties to the Handicapped of winners.
Another problem that bothers is
whether any of the field is able to GO
the route and run to form shown in
races over shorter distances.
Boots Durnell has coupled Vino and
Sir Wilfred as his entry and on form
seems to have the race won. Vino is
in splendid condition to do his best,
which is as good as a mile in less than
1;4O, and has been especially prepped
for this event.
Sir Wilfred is the speediest trick
shown at Ascot this season, is a classy
and valuable colt and If he can go a
route seems to be the probable winner
However. he may set a killing pace
for part of the journey and allow his
stable mate to wade in and win.
Charley is another high class colt
that has some pretensons but has
never been sent over a distance of
ground and has been out but three
times since September If this one had
been given more racing and shown any,
thing to encourage the belief that he
can go the route, he would be the pick
to win, but all these essentials are lack
ing.
Ramus is a serious consideration in
this company. This one is far from
being sprinter but is a real stake
horse over a distance. The farther he
is asked to go the better he can per-
form and the prediction to close like
wild fire makes him Of necessity a
factor.
Good Luck recently beat Charley at
one mile and seventy yards over a slow
track in fast time and has shown the
best disposition at trying over a dis
taEce of ground. This one is by Sand
rlngham, one of the greatest stations
In the world, and is a high class per-
former in every sense of the word.
Masterson, Secret w. H. Carey and
Hermitage appear to be out of it be-
cause of the weight assigned them and
because they are in a measure out
classed.
The finish should be DurnelTs best.
Ramus, Charley.
RedIands Handicap
The event of secondary Importance
80 NhS iNSile'iido at one ana
one-sixteenth miles. This race is fifth
on the card, following the Derby, and
SIX starters are named in the entries.
The finish in this event should be
Embarrassment. Marshal Ney, Gilpin.
The baby racers are first on the card
and will go four and one-half furlongs
for purse. The end should be Hand
maiden, Sweet Kitty Lady Alice.
Selling platers will go one and one
eighth miles in the second event, and
Of the bunch Ebony is the best and
should win. Potrero Grande should be
second and Worthwhile should show.
The Best People on Earth will take
an active interest in the B. p. o. E..
purse race. which is third on the pro-
gram. Ten good sprinters will go six
furlOngs.
Inasmuch as there is no No. II in
here, the antlered tribe will probably
play form and may select the finish in
this order: Fustian, Masedo, Don
Domo
The final event is a futurity course
dash for platers and a dozen probable
starters have been named
The finish ShOu1d ha CaOroa ID Mo