Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-22

oughbreds to travel and there is slight
form on the abilities Of those entered
to contest for the trophy, but the novel
sight Of a field Of good ones going over
twoInile route lends an added in
terest to the event.
The winner will receive about S192C
and a handsome engraved silver cup
The horse that runs second viii carr
$500, the third horse will earn 5000 and
the fourth horse will save his starting
fee Of $50.
This is practically an endurance race
as the field will be I'm front of the grand
stand three times and few of those
entered to start have ever gone the
route.
In addition to the Ascot cup race, n
free handicap for a purse Of $500 will be
run off at one mile, and an excellent
field of six starters will go to the
post.
-Four selling races, two sprints and
two distance events complete the card
and good sport is i'm prospect
Three selling. two purse and one
steeplechase event formed the attrac-
ton yesterday Three favorites. two
second choices and one long shot beat
their fields home and three head fin
ishes were sufficient for the excitement
loving contingent of racegoers.
Decimo Jumps Nicely
The first event on the card furnished
the feature race of the day, being the
first steeplechase race run off in a
couple of weeks.
Decimo and Flea opened as equal
favorites, but heavy play on Motto
forced this one into the role of a pub
lie choice at post time, The race was
featureless save for the refusal of At
Ng1r A1.t. I Il.
fall of Motto over the final jump.
When Motto fell Jockey Tully was
thrown to the ground and stunned by
the fall. but was otherwise unhurt.
Decimo INDUCED Kubelk with the
lead until the seventh jump, where he
assumed the lead and was never after
ward headed, although Adams finished
stoutly and was only head behind
Decimo at the finish. Marylander was
third.
Rockey, favorlte in the second race.
won eased up by two lengths. beating
Piquet and Gondolus. Lanark, held at
30 to 1, was left at the post, refusing to
break with the field.
Blue Bottle won the baby race at five
which is the greatest distance
the babes have been asked to go this
season. When the barrier went up
Jockey Harris got Blue Bottle away
lying, and 1t was mere romp from
there to the wire.
Sylvan Dixon secured the place by
head from Lady Alice, the favorite. A
tip was out on Lady Alice and a heavy
play resulted, forcing the odds from
to 1 to even money.
Felipe Lugo loafed during the early
stages of the fourth race, tagging along
behind until well into the backstretch
When Jockey Horner set him down to
he romped over everything in
front of him and reached the wire
head in front.
Wrenne secured the place from Whoa
Bill, which led into the stretch, but
tired under weight and pace setting.
Cataline made his first start of the
Ascot season and won handily from
Miss May Bowdish and Viona. Be-
cause Cataline had won two races since
September he was made favorite, and
when he was set down in the stretch
he justified the confidence by pulling
away from the others like a shot
Miss Bowdish fresh from her coming
out party and with brackets around
her index number, ran back to her
mark and was second, five lengths in
front of Viona.
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