Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-02

between the steeplechase and the sec
ond baby race Of the season.
The steeplechase is first on the card
and only five starters are named TO SC
/ to the post
Decimo is given top weight, 156
pounds, but this hould not stop him
and he appears to hold his field safe.
Marylander has a feather up and on
past performances should he the con-
/ tender. This one is one Of the cleanes'
/ fencers at Ascot and 1t is safe to guess
/ that he will not fall.
Cazador should be In the money, but
is not partial to weight and the 145
pounds he Is asked to carry may prove
| a serious hindrance. As there is moth
| ing much for him to beat for the show,
| he should be third.
The result may be Decimo, Mary
! lander, Cazador.
Fourteen colts and geldings that be-
came two-year-olds yesterday will race
| for brackets In the second event on
the card.
AS there is no form to this race, 1t
will be more profitable to sit idly in
the grandstand and witness the fun
than to participate in the market.
Fourteen seasoned racers are entered
to contest for the prize in the third
race.
Dutiful Is IN at his proper distance
and will be hard one to beat for first
money today
Patsy Brown is in light and may be
ready to win but second place Is the
best he should aspire to.
Lustig is also in here and cannot be
denied a chance for first money. Bo-
logna Is another dangerous entry and
should the speedy filly cop the coin it
would be no great surprise.
Chalk Hedriok, St Winifrede, Rubi-
ana and Jingler also have chances to
earn oats here and the rider will be an
essential considera tion.
The probabilities are that the result
will be 7 tiful. Bologna, Patsy Brown.
Cutter in Soft Spot
The fourth race will be a mile jour-
ney for a purse and Cutter seems to be
in soft spot with this company.
With only 95 pounds up. a quick
breaker and past that shows she can
go mile in LAO and better, Cutter
should win all the way.
w. II. Carey is also in light and ap-
pears to have a chance, but 1t is inn
probable that he will ever catch the
flying Cutter.
Silver Sue will like the distance and
appreciate her light weight. She should
be 1873.
The result should be Cutter, w. H.
Carey and Silver Sue.
Seven Indifferent performers are
named to go to the post in the fifth
race, which is over the Brooks course
Gilptn made runaway race of his
first out at Ascot this season and will
be the favorite today, but File dor
should get the grapes.
File dor is game and prefers a route
to sprint She should be out in front
with Gilpin as long as that one cares
to run and when he tires she should
come on and win.
Xxi looks best of the others and will
have plenty of time to get into his
stride.
The result should be File dor, Gilpin,
Ikki
The final race of the day will be a
sprint at five and one-half furlonEs
which seems to have been made to
order for Crowshade. This speedy one
should win all the way and as far off
as the rider desires.
Hector should be the contender and
VIII be the one Crowshade must beat
to win.
Chancellor Walworth has a chance,
but third place is all he should try for.
me result: Crowshade Hector,
Chancellor Walworth.
Capable exhibited a high degree OF
racing capability in the first race on
the card by getting left at the post
and running into third place. The ride
given the horse by Jockey Pico was
hrst-class and stamps this boy as one
OF the best at the track.
Weight stopped old Homestead in the
first race. After setting the pace at a
good clip until we'll into the stretch.
the aged campaigner throwed I'D the
sponge and finished outside the money.
The difference in time made by the
winner of the first race and the stake
race is only three and one-quarter sec
onds for the same difference. which eX-
plains the difference in class of the
fields. And yet there are many sea-
soned race-goerS who argue that class
cuts no figure in the result.
There was a great shout of joy from
a certain section of the grandstand
when Mabel Hollander galloped home
in the baby race at 100 to /. 4 bunch
or seven pikerS who seldom attend the
races made up pony pot of 81
each and placed it on the Slower filly.
Bubble water was the mode of celebra-
tion after the ticket was cashed.
marry otONeC Won MS first race of
the Ascot season with Mabel Hollander,
his candidate in the baby race but did
not cash on the victory except to the
extent Of the amount of first money.
as the stable did not support the fIly
in the betting.
Borel rode his first race at Ascot
yesterday and has the distinction of
winning on his initial appearance and
sending his mount first under the wire
at the juicy odds of 100 to l.
Oudon may have been bought by e.
y, Beatty for the insignificant sum of
900, but he does not run like a 5000
horse He has won two out of three
starts at Ascot.
"Puddin" Mcdaniel put up an excel
lent finish on Masterson against Don
Domo in the third race and had the
Holland colt not swerved in the stretch
ne might have been first under the
wire, as Don Domo was firing fast.
Don Domo is improving with every
race and the game son of Sancocas
picked up top weight and travelled an
extraordinary distance for him and
won in the fastest time for six and one
half furlongs this season, making the
distance in 1:20 IA which is within
one-qouarter of a second of the track
record made by Cerro Santa, which,