Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-02
SIR W|LFRED
BREAKS RECORD
STEPS FIVE FURL0NGS IN
SO "a SECONDS
purneIl Colt Never Extended to BesI
Efforts In Setting New Mark for
Distance, Easily Beating
Bribery
BY Jay Davidson


Sir wilfred, "Boots" Durnel's crack
sprinter, broke the track record for
FIVE furlongs at Ascot yesterday and
won In a common canter from field
of good ones in the third race.
So well was Sir wilfred regarded by
the public and the books that the price
laid against his chances varied be-
tween 1 to 1 and 2 to 8, yet he was
literally played by the big bettors at
these short prices because he was be-
lleved TO be in a soft spot.
Don Domo ran with the longest price
ever laid against him at Ascot, as
good as to being chalked UP against
the gray ghosts chances at post time.
Bribery was the good thing that was
expected to lower the colors Of Sir
Wilfred and send another to s shot
down to humiliating defeat, but she
was not equal to the occasion.
Sir Wilfred slowly moved down the
field and when Miller set him down
to run in the stretch he breezed away
from the field and won eased up in
record time doing the i've furlongs in
one-quarter of second less than
nothing. the official time being 50 "a.
The best previous time for this dis
tance over the Ascot track was one
minute fiat, this feat having been per-
formed by Gold Rose with fifteen
pounds less weight up than Sir VIII
fred carried yesterday.
''Puddin" Mcdaniel rode Bribery and
secured the place for his mount, which
ran the best race Of her career.
Don Domo was away nicely, but
backed up on the back stretch and
pulled up last In the turn for the
stretch Don recovered and ran his
race, making up much ground and
uatfino chouy with clipht
difficulty.
Vino Also Wins
Durnell was not content to win one
race, as he has been taking vacation
and giving his horses several days
rest, so he sent Vino out in the fourth
race and dealt the ring another stag
gering blow by sending in commissions
which caused the chalk men to get
busy reducing the price laid against
Vino's chances.
Incessant playing forced the price
from IS to to s. and Vino went to the
post as the substitute favorite, dis
placing Masterson, favorite OF the
cookies in the opening betting. The
price against Masterson went UP from
S to to to 3 1-2.
Miller took Vino first away from the
post and kicked him all the way to the
stretch, where the Durnell colt had as
sumed a lead of such proportions that
nothing could catch him, and he merely
galloped to the wire, having five
lengths the best of the others at the
finish.
Orilene was also heavily played for
the place and was second best of the
others, easily getting second money, al
though Ramus closed stoutly from an
indifferent position and might have
given Orilene an. argument had the
distance been an eighth of a mile fur
ther
Ramus was the good thing, and was
played down from 30s to 16s. He did
rot make move until turning for the
stretch, where he set out to catch the
leaders, but could not quite turn the
trick. He ran into third place, how
ever. outgaming Secret in the stretch
drive.
Masterson found ITO pounds too big
load for him to carry and win, and
could never get close enough to the
leaders to get 1928 call.
Stoessel was also played to win, and
MS opening price of 10 to / was ham
nered down to rs at post time The
pace was too much for him, however,
and after running well for three-quar-
ters, he dropped out of 1t and finished
last.
Baby Favorite Scores
Silver Stocking, favorite to win the
paby race, ran like stake horse and
beat Halton to the wire by a full
length.
Halton broke flying and was soon a
length IN the lead, but in the drive
through the final sixteenth Silver
stocking got up and passed him.
sweet Kitty, which was injured sew
eral days ago, could not get up and
third place was her portion.
L. 0. Weber put over a real good
tnlng IN the second race when his
Iavannes romped home with 20 to 1
always obtainable against his chances.
Weber, who is one of the smallest
owners at Ascot, in point of stature,
increased his reputation as one of the
most fortunate plunging brigade by
getting 5000 on at 20s, playing 5000 three
ways.
Moriartty rode TaVannes to victory
and put up one of his best efforts
Tavannes was away none too we'll but
his early speed carried him into second
place at the first quarter and he lay in
this commanding position until the
bunch turned into the stretch. when he
moved out In front and increased his
lead with every stride until past the
Judicial eye in the judges stand.
Prince Ching was almost left and
slow to get in his stride, but once he
began to move he showed high order
OF speed and easily nipned the fast
-yiiS hdlle CTeWS IN the final six
teenth and secured the place from the
Walker filly, which finished third.
Henchman increased the percentage
OF winning favorites by winning the
fifth race from the light-weighted DIR
McCarty, which ran one OF his besI
races.
Ruhinon, good thing at los, led the
procession into the stretch after an
early duel with Henchman, but when
the real racing began he gave It uo
and finished fourth, Lucian getting uI
I'm time to beat him out of the show
money
Money Muss, one of the most con.
sistent and hard-trying horses in the
sprint division at Ascot, surprised him
self, Johnny McCafferty and nearly
everybody else by winning the una
race.
Money Muss opened in the market al
21s to /, but lack of support caused his
price to soar to rs at post time. Few
gave him a chance at the long end OF
the purse because OF the hot tips ou
on Dewey, Ninnasquaw and Revol
and Potrero Grande.
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