Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-02

This is PIaters' Day
This win be selling platers' day al
Ascot and six races have been ar
ranged for them. Although the selling
war has quieted down considerably
during the past week, the temptation
offered in six selling races in one day
Is sufficient to encourage a renewal OF
hostilities
Even the baby racers will be subject
to be auctioned off for the privilege OF
winning their oats.
The babes will go four furlonss, and
ten of them are carded to face the bar
rier in the opening event.
There is but slight form to this
bunch, but on figures the finish should
be in this order Nerska, Game Bird,
DR.. Crook.
The opportunities for long shots In
the second race Is first class, and as
nothing In the race Is entitled to be
favorite over anything else, II is prob
able that a Juicy winner will be found
by the long-shot players.
II Kinsman was of an earthly ac-
count this race would be a gift to him,
but he Is unreliable.
Gondolus would be a legitimate 100
to 1 shot In any other field than this,
yet he figures to be in the money
Rostof is of unknown quantity, hav-
ing shown absolutely nothing at Ascot
this season, yet he has beaten better
ones than IRE In here.
James ]. Corbett is also one Of those
uncertainties which lend interest to
such races as this one and II he could
hold his early speed for seven-eighths
of mile further than he has ever
shown before he might have chance.
Cropping in the dark for a winner
may be Gondolus, Kinsman, Rostof.
Sad Sam Overdue
Sad Sam has been so long overdue
that he should earn feed money in the
third race today. If he is worth 10
cents he should beat Golden Buck to
the wire.
Golden Buck is a slower beginner,
but is a stretch runner par excellence,
and If anything in front should falter
or hesitate for second Golden Buck
will get the verdict.
Interlude is good now and is fast
breaker. whichever one beats him will
have to catch him first, as he will be
away from the post with the first one.
The finish should be between Sad
Sam, Golden Buck and Interlude.
Cholk Hedrick is about the prescrip-
tion in the fourth race. He Is right and
ready now and has tied one track
record and broken another since
Johnny McCafferty bought him.
Embarrassment will be the one Cholk
Hedrick will have to beat. All the
Ross horses are right on edge and
ready to run.
Haviland will beat out Blissful for
the show money. Blissful may be good
in a sprint, but will have a hard time
getting the money in this race.
The order Of finish should be Cholk
Hedrick, Embarrassment, Haviland.
Foxhall is speedy and quick
breaker, which is an important con-
sideration In futurity course dashes.
With fair racing luck, Foxhall should
win today.
Search Me should get the place
money, but will hardly be good enough
to beat Foxhall for the long end of the
purse,
Bauble, Pinta and Red Tape will
have an awful struggle for the short
end OF the purse and it. is probable
that Bauble will cop the prize.
The end should be FoXhall, Search
Me, Bauble.
The greatest aggregation of platers
of slight value ever brought together
for real race will meet in the fina
event, and as all are so evenly matched
in weights and non-performances anc
none can go a mile in less than 1:5'
without an accident or a miracle, Sc
lecting a winner is like mind reading
or u clairvoyant stunt.
| AT that a fair guess as to the finiSl
is Patsy Brown, Red Damsel, Elfir
| King.
Jockey Miller rode in sensational
form yesterday, even ror him, getting
hf-nn txftt 11n Hos n
mounts.
After Money Muss won the last race
yesterday Boots Durnell bid him VI
from $500 to $1,000 and led him over tc
the Durnell barns. Money Muss wor
this race in near to record time, do
ing the six and one-half furlongs ir
1:2014, which is one-half second slower
than the track record, made by Cerrc
Santa. Money Muss carried four pounds
more weight yesterday than did Cerrc
| Santa when the record was established
McCafferty recently secured Money
Muss out of a selling race for 5000 an6
has won two races since acquiring
| ownership.
Boots" Durnell got back all he los
| Wednesday when he put Sir WilfreC
and Vino over the plate yesterday
Durnell was so confident that vino
would win his race that he sent in al
, extraordinary commission on him ant
wired his eastern friends to win mea
tickets on the chance. The jolt hi
gave the books yesterday was the
worst prescription he has handed then
since the season began and the couI
| he carried out with Sir Wilfred anc
Incantation recently is still fresh il
the bookies' minds, but not quite az
fresh as that of yesterday.
c. c. McCafferty, owner of DR.. Leg
go, winner of the Burns handicap, ar
rived yesterday from San Francisco
and will remain until next week. H.
| shipped DR.. Leggo from the northern
course to win the Ascot handicap Sat
urday and fully expects to capture this
rich stake with his good son of Pur
year d. McCafferty was once a dep
uty sheriff in Texas, in days gone by
and participated in some of the thrill
ing battles between the officers ant
rustlers which have made TeXa:
famous in the past. He is now in th'
prime of his life, although several days
past the half century mark and takes
q keen interest in the racing game.
Diamond Jim" Brady formerly