Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
SMITHY KANE
QUITS QUITTING
CROWDS WILDLY APPLAUD AS
HE WINS RACE
Champion Gutter Foreets His Failing
and Romps Under Wire First by
Eight Open Lensths-Great
Demonstration Follows
BY Jay Davidson
Smithy Kane wins!


Srnlthy Kane wins!
The thousands who attended the
races at Ascot yesterday were cleo
trified by this announcement and other
thousands who were not there to hear
the story first hand or witness the
thrilling spectacle are equally as sur
charged with electricity as the news
breaks harshly upon them.
Thousands of throats were sore last
night because the possessors of the
aforesaid throats were so amazed,
thrilled and shocked at the sight of the
worlds champion Quitter actually COM
mitting a rape upon his previous form
by winning a race with eight lengths
Of daylight between him and the next
nearest horse that the impulse to
"holled" was so powerful that resist
ance was impossible
Ordinarily. Smlthy gets out in front
as the barrier springs and opens up
lead that usually varies from one length
to an eighth of a mile and leads his
field to the paddock gate.
Just as ordinarily Smithy quits at
this particular point and changes his
pace from a run to walk. So slowly
does he walk at this particular point
that by the time he gets TO the wire all
the other horses in the race have
passed him and are turning back.
Smithy bears the unenviable reputa-
tion of being able to quit faster than
any other horse in the world can run.
Although he was in a race that was
one-siXteenth of a mile shorter than
any of his previous efforts this season
and the track was entirely different
than on previous occasions. the books
thought so little of Smithy's chances
of winning that to l was laid against
them.
Smithy is so speedy that nine out of
ten of the speCulatiVelY inclined race
goers have supported him on previous
starts hoping that he would manage to
hang on long enough to win. Many of
them continued to support him yester-
day and the play on his chances was
so heavy that the price was knocked
down to As at post time.
Great Demonstration
AS usual. Smithy darted out in front
almost Immediately after the barrier
was sprung and he ran so fast that he
had a lead of eight lengths as he
turned into the stretch.
Here's where he blows" was the
unanimous verdict, but Smithy forgot
to quit for once in his life and as he
cantered under the wire he still had
eight lengths to spare. Enchanter was
second and Radium was third.
When the stunned thousands began
to realize what had actually occurred
they broke forth with a volume of
shouts and cheers never given to any
winner at Ascot in its history.
AS Smithy galloped back to the
charmed circle and occupied it for the
first time this season, the demonstra-
ton was renewed with increased vigor
and was continued until the applaud
ing multitude was too exhausted to
give further expression TO its amaze
ment and delight.
Great lines formed behind the books
and awaited the official announcement
of the order of finish, and when An
nouncer Ed Smith walked into the ring
and shouted the name of the winner
the crowd again broke into prolonged
applause" and cheers, which continued
for fully a minute.
The demonstration is without a par
allel in the history of Ascot. and it
was commented upon by the New York
contingent of horsemen who have wit
messed the triumphs of popular idols
in the great classics of the eastern race
courses, and they assert that il sur
passed anything they had ever wit
messed.
Ell Bernardo was a to 5 favorite
to win this race. but he found the fun
of chasing Smithy Kane not at all
funny, and after strolIing along in sec
ond place to the stretch and noting
no disposition Of Smitny to stop, he
stopped and finished fifth.
Mob Abuses Judges
Another incident of The day was the
exhibition of several hundred persons
who gathered around the judges stand
after the last race and gave a dem
onstration of disapproval of the Off
cial verdict that was wholly un-
justified.
Willie Gregg and Betsy put up an
exciting finish, the former winning by
q neck. From an angle of view of those
who sat in the northern end of the
grandstand or stood in front it ap-
peared that Betsy had won.
The judges declared the result to be
Willie Gregg, Betsy. Durbar, and hung
out the numbers which corresponded
to these horses on the program.
Immediately the mob formed around
the stand and several persons ad-
dressed Judge Hamilton, who stood
upon the lower balcony, but not Ia
Juliet, in disrespectful and abusive
manner.
Judge Hamilton gave no heed to the
uncomplimentary expressions of disre-
gard for him as a friend and chum
until some one applied a vile epithet
to him. He then ordered Superinten-
dent Beuttler to escort his traducer to
Others took up the vacant place and
several attempted to act as spokes-
man at the same time and two or three
of the more noisy ones We're also shown
outside the enclosure.
Witnesses Uphold Judges
All the form charts and those who
witnessed the finish as it really oc-
CURED, agree that Willie Gregg won
by a full neck. The angle of view Of
those who criticised the judges is re-
sponsible for the belief that Betsy had
Won and the demonstration was occa-
stoned by the belief that the Judges
had given first place to the wrong
horse.
However, only a small percentage of
those forming the mob gave any un-
usual or offensive expression of dis
approval and only those who became
so vile in their language as to con-
stitute violation of the jockey club
rules were put out of the grounds
Judge Hamilton, when asked regard
ing the affair last night, said: ST
really don't care to discuss it. I re-
gret that it occurred and believe that
those who protested the decicion ,,.ro