Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-16
ESCALANTE RUNS
REMARKABLE RACE
GALL0PS SIX FURLoNGS IN
MUD IN 1:141-4
Big Chestnut Splinter Merely Romps
All the Way and Could Have Done
Better Had He Been
Urged
BY Jay Davidson

BY Jay Davidson
Five selling races and one purse af-
fair comprised the card at Ascot yes
terday, and four favorites. one sec
ond choice and one mild long shot
earned brackets.
The purse race was the feature
event and was won by Escalante, all
ways the favorite. This was Esca-
lante's first out in several weeks, but
the speedy son Of Amigo seemed as
fresh as a daisy and ran one Of his
best races.
When the barrier was released for
the start Escalante was seventh to
get away, but was sent after the lead
ers Immediately and slowly moved
down his field until he had assumed
a lead of two lengths at the half mile.
Four lengths of daylight separated
him and tie field behind him when
the turn was made into the stretch.
From the stretch to the wire Esca-
lante merely galoped, showing a nice
turn of speed and much class in his
race.
DIR. Hollis was easily second best
and might have been closed up had he
not been taken wide on the stretch
turn, where he lost several lengths
and went from second to fourth place
In the run home, however, he made it
up and secured the place from lila by
a nose.
liza finished strongly and, with only
lightweight pounds on her back
found the racing game particularly
pleasing to her. Betsy ran well to
the stretch, but quit from second to
eighth in the run home.
The time made by EScalante was
rem markedly good, considering the slow
going, and demonstrates that this is
one of the best sprinters in training
on the coast. He stepped the six fur
longs in liza Ia and was merely romp
ing all the way. Had he been ex-
tended to his best efforts he could
have done the distance in half sec
ond better time, probably. The track
was fully one second slow, which adds
to the real merit of the performance.
Sweet Kitty Romps
The baby racers opened the ball with
a half-mile dash, the full dozen start
ers getting away in good order. Wap
nagootis darted out in front in an awful
hurry, seemingly, but as usual chucked
1t and finished fifth.
Sweet Kitty was seventh in order of
leave taking at the post, but was
quickly in her stride and running over
L.
stretch by five lengths. but Sweet
Kitty showed a fine burst of speed and
ran herself dizzy in the final quarter,
getting first to the wire by nearly two
lengths to spare
Mrs. Mathews fancied the going and
closed with a great rush which gave
her the place by four lengths, while
King of Spades, which was tenth to
get away from the post, beat the
firing Alonzo for the show money.
King of Spades ran a remarkable
race from a poor beginning. He was
sixth in the stretch, however, after a
great run, and finished in the money
on his own courage.
EXapo finally found a soft spot and
earned the desired brackets by winning
the second race in a hard drive from
Belasco, which finished second.
Tangible was third by seven lengths
beating Tattenham, which was practi-
cally left at the post because Jockey
Hogg was not as alert as he should
have been.
Lille B, which has been overdue for
many weeks turned a surprise in the
fourth race by nosing out Salna at the
wire after a terrific stretch drive in
which these two and Kumiss were
doing their best, the trio finishing
heads apart.
On form of past performances Lille
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the money brigade and was allowed to
go to the post almost unsupported. the
odds offered against her chances going
from 5s at the opening to los at post
time.
She was in light and Jockey Horner
got her away from the post in third
place, which she held until within a
few yards of the finish, when she
slipped up on the rail and under Wig
orous urging succeeded in poking her
head in front as the trio raced under
the wire.
Salina was made too much use of in
the early stages and when it came to
the finish she had little left and could
not stall off the challenge of the win
ner, barely lasting long enough to beat
out Kumiss for the place.
sails Improves
George P. McNear, the odds-on fa-
vorite in the fifth race, was easily
beaten by the improving Sais, which
found the soft going exactly satisfac-
tory.
The distance was too much for Nc
Near. He is inclined to quit after go
ing five furlongs in fast company, but !
has been known to stick it out for
three-quarters at times. But six and
one-half furlongs was too much of a |
route for him and he could not stall
w. p. Palmer, under light weight and
good ride, landed i'm the show posi-
tion, beating out Revolt by nearly a
length.
Daruma, the prohibitive favorte, |
won the final event without the slight |
est difficulty. Her early speed enabled
her to open up a gap of impossbillty |
for those behind her and she galloped |
all the way from the stretch to the
wire.
Antara showed improvement ana |
beat Montanus for the place by four |
lengths. Moncie Mable ran prominent |
ly until turning into the stretch, where |
she swung wide and lost several |
lengths which she could never make |
up, finishing fourth.
Had Preston not permitted his mount |
to swing wide at this turn Moncie Ma |
BILE would have been closer up, but |
Antara rushed into the opening, took |
the rail and gained several lengths Of
advantage, as did Montanus, which |
prevented the Newman filly from run
ming In the 1928 brigade.
The eadfy May Win.
-Four selling and two purse races
comprise the bill for Ascot patrons to-
until oil r.II a