Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-12

they were seen to indulge In these un-
fair, unsportsmanlike and dangerous
tactics the incident" has been dis
cussed.
Twice during last week was It
deemed appropriate to mention Incl
dents" of fouling by Miller, who seems
at the present time to monopoize the
entire limeight in this particular line.
One of these incidents" was that in
which Fisher Boy was put out Of the
running at the start and the other was
the fouling of Handmaiden.
The day following publication Of the
Handmaiden incident" the writer was
accosted in the paddock by James
Woodlawn Brooks, manager Of Ascot,
and called upon for an explanation.
AS finale to the discussion Brooks
Informed the writer that II another
such story was written and printed in
The Herald the penalty to follow would
be an invitation to J. J. McCafferty,
trainer-manager for the Weinberg
stable, to pack his buds and take his
horses from Ascot within twelve hours.
Just what connection McCafferty has
with the sport page of The Herald was
not disclosed by Brooks nor was 1t ex-
planned why McCafferty in Los Angeles
and Weinberg In New York should be
made to suffer for the acts Of others
with whom they have no connection.
Looks "Funny"
The connection between the threat of
Brooks and the publication Of criticisms
of Jockey Miller in The Herald Is not so
dim as might at first appear.
However it is strange that the man
ager of race course should resort to
intimidation and threats as the ex-
tremity Of protection Of a jockey
against criticism when the acts of the
jockey are boldly open and fully recog-
nized by the public which supports the
game and when such criticisms are
made in the interest OF clean sport and
fair dealings with the public.
When offenses occur of the nature of
which Miller is guilty the offender
should be subject to discipline, and
when the discipline is not forthcoming
and criticism of the offender for his
acts is made the basis OF attempted in
timidation by one in an official capacity
in relation to the sport 1t gives a de-
cidedly different hue to things.
The anger OF Brooks, when taken in
connection with the unceasing and
strenuous efforts of Judge Hamilton to
elevate the sport and place it on plane
where criticism would be without JUS
LITIGATION and unfair, also furnishes
food for thought, as do the rumored
strained relations between the presid-
ing Judge and the manager of the
county course.
Selling Matinees Today
The card for today consists of two
purse and four selling races, with
rather ordinary fields entered to start.
Large fields are the rule and the events
are rather more evenly balanced than
usual.
Ten platers will go for five and one
half furlongs In the opening event and
the probable finish is Mazapan, AS
traea, My Surprise.
Fourteen seasoned racers will line up
at the post in the second race, and they
may finish in this order: Water Fox,
Ossian, Pinta.
Eight 3-year-old fillies are carded to
go five furlongs in the third race. and
the finish should be: Bribery, Silver
| Wedding, Lolita Gladstone.
Another large field is in the fourth
race, nine starters being named. Prince
]. Magnet should win, with Tim Hurst
second and Interlude third. m
Fourteen will go six furlongs for
purse in the fifth race. and the result
may be: Angarola-El Rio entry first;
Miss May Bowdish, second and Faira-
! tene, third.
Kumiss should win the final event,
with Rubinon second. Seed Cake third.
There will be no steeplechase race
some other race on the card as an over
night event.
Gushing & Barbee have shipped their
string of horses to Emeryville and
Hans Wagner will not be seen by
Ascot patrons again this season.
William Walker purchased George P.
McNear at private sale Friday morning
and the speed marvel raced in Walkers
colors for the first time Saturday.
The Ascot Derby will be the weekend
attraction and will attract some of the
best three-year-old on the coast. This
bclassic will have an estimated gross
value of $4,000. The race will be run
over the Brooks course.
Boots" Durnell showed up at Ascot
Saturday after an absence of several
days. He says that he has been to
Frisco and has a portion of his stable
at the northern track, but retains Sir
Wilfred at Ascot as his derby candi-
date.
H. B. Wittenberg shipped his stable
to Hot Springs yesterday, including
Cutter and Retropaw in the shipment
Wittenberg expects to have a prosper
Gus season in the middle west this
summer with his small, but not or
binary, string of performers.
Jockey Kent, who rode Tony Faust
in the baby stake race Saturday, was
set down ten days for using abusive
language to other jockeys in this race
and "sassing' the assistant starter.
Jockey Singleton on Lady Alice in the
same race was fined $50 for breaking
up attempts at starts.
Gilpln is now the property of w. A.
Porter, for whom Retropaw was
named. If Porter's success as a turf
man continues as it began he will be
the sensation of the season, as his
only horse won for him on its first
start and beat Jerry Wernberg's
$4,000 beauty, Charley
Barney Schneider has great colt in
Horace E. winner of the woodlands
stakes. This one has won three out
of five starts and has never been out
of the money. His performance Satur-
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