Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-21
ORILENE WINS
THE ASCOT OAKS
0UTGAMES SANFARA IN HARD
STRETCH DRIVE
Flreball Wins From Betsy, Gilpin De-
feats Or. Leego and Hector
Romps Away From
Foxhal
BY jay Davidson

The Ascot oaks was the featur,
event on the card at the county rae,
course yesterday and was won by
Oriene, James Curtis shifty nlly.
Orilene was always favorite to VIII
this event. although Joe James hat
Sanfara, which beat Lotus last week
and Silver Wedding coupled as his
entry and seemed to have more than
a good chance at winning with them.
Sanfara broke last, but "Puddin'
Mcdaniel hustled her to the front at
the half and she gradually pulled away
until she had nearly three lengths ad-
vantage at the turn to the stretch.
Jockey Davis moved up with Orilene
as the turn was made for the run
home and the Curl filly moved down
her field in great fashion, fairly rum
ming over those i'm front of her.
Sanfara and Orilene fought it out
in the final eighth and Orilene pulled
away from the firing James filly, win
ming by nearly full length. with San
fara second and Silver Wedding third
Considering the slow track and soft
going, the time made by the winner
is exceptionally good, she stepping the
mile in 1:4O94.
All the events were of exceptional
merit and the fields were of an unusu-
ally high class, the card for the day
being the best Offering of the jockey
club this season, with the exception
of that on the day of the big match
between Bearcatcher, Handzarra and
Cruzados.
Confessor Wins
Confessor won the first race, easily
beating The Gad1y and DIR. McCarty
to the wire. Confessor opened in the
20 hut !, ,N1o ~,
Silver Sue sent the Williams filly into
favoritism.
Jockey Davis, who had the mount on
Confessor. was thrown as the horses
lined up at the barrier and the Holland
colt otherwise showed disposition to
act very unbecomingly.
AS the barrier went up, Confessor
baked but was ridden out in front in
hurry and was never headed during
the journey to the wire.
Silver Sue gave valiant chase to the
stretch, but gave it up as a hopeless
task and finished outside the money
The Gadhy found the distance too
short, but closed like a lion and Sc
cured the place from DR.. McCarty
which really ran the best race of the
bunch.
Nine Spot and Arrahgowan fought it
out in the second race, the former win
y
third.
Arrahgowan set sizzling pace to
the stretch. but Nine Spot began to
run some at this point and in the
stretch drive outgamed the Taylor cup
winner.
After the race. Trainer Williams
claimed Arrahgowan. getting him for
$S25. Nine Spot was boosted from $500
TO $500 by j. ]. McCafferty and re-
foip h-r Nv LIN
DR.. Leggo Beaten
mild surprise was turned in the
third race when Gilpin beat DIR. Leggo,
although each opened at evens and
Gilpin was heavily played, while DR..
Leggo was neglected in the market.
Four horses faced the barrier in this
in front at some stage of the running,
the unlucky one being Preservator,
which was always last.
Embarrassment took up the running
after the half and held it to the
stretch, where DR.. Leggo assumed the
leadership. Gilpn made his move in
the stretch and finished stoutly. pass
ing DR.. Leggo a sixteenth out, win
ming with two lengths to spare.
S. NJ. Williams won another race
with Fireball, which spreadeagled his
field in the fifth race and Won without
much of an argument, although Betsy
finished resolutely and made necessary
a continuation of his good efforts by
Fireball.
Fustian secured the show money bv
one of the greatest stretch runs of the
season, the Anderson geIding coming
from nowhere and outgaming Don
Domo in the final strides.
Hector fairly ran away with the last
race and won as he pleased, taking an.
early lead and increasing it with every
jump.
FOxhall ran gamely and secured the
place from Evelyn Griffin. Antara had
some pretensions here, but was dis
couraged by the speed of the leaders
and gave it up in the stretch.
The ban against Ebony, owned by
William Walker, has been removed and
the entry of this horse will be accepted
in future.
Joseph James ran 2-3 in the stake
with Sanfara and Silver Wedding. I'm
til Orilene moved up in the stretch il
seemed as if James entry would finish
1-2.
The San Pedro selling stakes will he
run as the fourth race Saturday. This
race is at one mile and will have a
gross estimated value of $2400. Eighty
six nominations have been made.
"Puddin" Mcdaniel rode one Of his
best races on Betsy against Fireball
and the finish he put up on the Arter-
berry filly caused the Williams cam
paigner to extend himself to his best
efforts to win.
James Curl is gradually climbing up
the ladder into select society among the
list of winning owners and was given
big boost when he won the Ascot