Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04

to As, but could do no better thai
fourth at the end.
Money Muss Wins
Money Muss ran for the first tint
In Boots" Durnell's colors and aftel
fighting a terrific duel with Don Dome
all through the stretch, succeeded II
getting his nose In front of the gray
ghost as they shot under the wire
Don Domo ran an improved race and
although away poorly, ran over thos'
in front of him and had his head II
front I'm the stretch, but was not gooc
enough to stall off the determined
challenge of the winner.
Mistys Pride, under a good ride by
Mcdaniel, secured the show money
from Masedo, which was heavily
played on the form of his rJce against
Money Muss several days ago.
Confessor won the final race on the
card after outgamlng the lightweighted
and much improved Bologna in the
drive through the stretch.
Bologna was held at SIS throughout
because of a scattering play and her
Improvement over several previous per-
formances was surprising, although
much of IL may be attributed TO the
judicious ride put up by MCDANIEL
who always kept the filly well UP with
the leaders until ready to so to the
front i'm the stretch.
Susie Christian and Rubinon also put
up a hard fight for the show money,
but the Newman lightweight could not
quite reach and the former beat him
by a short head.
Ninnasquaw was played into favorite,
but slowly dropped out of the running
after getting to the front at the half
mile and finished next to last in field
of eleven.
Boots" Durnell won his usual num-
Der of races yesterday. Money Muss
and Vino earning decisions in their ef-
forts. Jockey Miller rode both and
thereby boosted his riding percentage.
c. A. Ross was much impressed by
the race run by Miss Betty yesterday
and bid her up from $500 to $500, at
which figure Johnny McCafferty ceased
to protect her and Ross led her away.
Cushing &c Barbee have a promising
cold in Ralph Reese, although his per-
formances this season have been dis
appointing This one is a son of old
Boundless, winner of the Chicago
worlds fair American derby, which was
at that time owned individually by J.
e. Gushing. With such an illustrious
sire, great expectations We're enter
tanned for Ralph but he has done
nothing this season to encourage his
owners.
Three favortes. two second choices
and one long shot swept the card yes
terday and this is an extraordinary
record for Saturday, although the per-
centage of winning favorites has been
higher at Ascot this season than usual
~ prevails at any race course. There
is a certain well-detined superstition
prevalent that Saturday and Monday
are the days for the long shot brigade
and the triumph yesterday of the popu-
lar choices sadly depleted the bank
rolls of the bookies and allowed many
to so home with money carted out to
the county course by the chalk men.
The Jockeys baseball team which
was recently organized and was de-
feated last Sunday by the Newsies,
will play the same team at Prayer
park at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon.
Miller will pitch and Dugan will catch
for the riders and Sanfare will pitch
for the Newsies. Rough riding tao
tics will not be indulged. no "shoo-in''
is anticipated, although fouling will be
permitted by all in the race for the
victory. Miller and Dugan are two of
the best finiShers in the business and
if they get away to a good start there
is some prospect of them and their
team mates showing a form reversal,
for which they will be neither fined nor
suspended.
The Ascot handicap had a gross
value of $3.50 of which sum the win
ner was awarded $2730 the second
horse $500 and the third horse $500. By
this stake, Borghesi takes an
easy lead as the biggest winner OH the
Ascot season and if he continues to
run to his present good form he will
make a sensational record in this re-
gard before the season ends. He
yesterday that few
horses now in training have any Ii
cense to take liberties with him and
still fewer can give him great oodles
of weight and a beating. He is one of
the gamest runners shown at Ascot
this season and has d following as great
as any horse on the coast.
J. ]. McCafferty entertained George J.
Long and family in his box at Ascot
yesterday. Long has Il stable of good
ones at the county course and is one
of the most prominent and successful
DreedelS Oh lnOroughDredS In the Dllle
grass country, being proprietor of the
famous Bashford Manor near Lexing-
ton, where Long and his family have
resided for years. Long, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, arrived III
Los Angeles last week and will spend
the winter here. Among the good
ones owned by Long are Manuel and
Azra, both of which have won the
Kentucky derby, the classic of all
southern racing and ranking in inn
portance with the great eastern handi-
caps. Both these derby winners are
now in the stud at Bashford Manor
and are considered by Long as among
the most valuable stations living.
portion of the Long string will be
campaigned on the eastern courses
next season, while a small string will
be raced in the middle west.
William Walker has the champion
hard luck horse in training on the
coast and his name is Ebony. This
one has not only been a great disap-
pointment to Walker, not having won
a race at this meeting, but was the
cause of having Walker called into the
stand for the first time in his career
of twenty years in the racing business.
Following his race of several weeks