Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23
SUSIE CHRISTIAN
CAUSES TROUBLE
SENDS FIELD AWAY TO FALSE
START
Judges Declare mo Race" and Order
Horses Back to Post, Which Ans
gers orowd-5orghesl Wins
the Ascot Cup
BY Jay Davidson

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season by q crowd OF race goers and
caused more excitement than has been
witnessed at Ascot in many months.
When the field lined UP at the barrier
for the start in the sixth race Starter
Hoffman was sorely annoyed by one Of
the most unruly and troublesome
bunches Of equine disturbers he has
handled this season.
The climax came when Susie Chris
tian bolted through the barrier, re-
leasing 1t. Jockey Powell was unable
20 restrain the mare and seven other
horses started away from the post, the
jockeys believing Starter Hoffman had
released the barrier.
Hoffman shouted to the jockeys to
pull UP, as 1t was no start, but they
needed him not and continued on to
the wire, with the exception of Matte
Spencer, Alsono and Bonnie Reg. These
horses were pulled up in obedience to
the command of Hoffman.
When the runaways went under the
wire, the judges hung out the num-
bers that Indicated the order OF finish
OF the first three as The Roustabout,
Smithy Kane and Tendercrest
Hoffman hurriedly drove to the
judges stand and explained the sit
uation, whereupon the judges declared
that there had been no start and,
therefore no race, and sent the field
back to the post.
Starter Hoffman sent the field away
TO a good start and Alsono, which
pulled up when the field broke to a
false start previously, led all the way,
winning easily from Tendererest and
Matte Spencer. The Roustabout and
Smithy Kane finished outside the
money.
There was some dissatisfaction
among those who lost by the result
of the order of the judges, a crowd OF
nearly 100 persons gathering around the
judges stand and shouting their abuse
to the judges and Starter Hoffman,
but aside from expressions of abuse.
the crowd was orderly and attempted
nothing unusual or violent.
superintendent Beuttler and his
squad of Pinkertons mingled with the
crowd and attempted to disperse them.
but Judge Hamilton called to Beuttler
TO cease his efforts, as the crowd was
not disorderly and were merely exer-
cising the right of expressing their
sentiments without resort to foul or
indecent language.
Ruling Not Arbitrary
The action of the Judges in sending
the field back to the post was in ac-
cordance with the mandates of the
Pacific Jockey club, under whose rules
the local jockey club conducts it's
meeting. The action was not an ar
bitrary ruling, but was in pursuance
of a requirement. which left open no
chance for discretionary action by the
judges.
The rule covering the case is known
as No. 125 and is as follows: Horses
shall be started with a machine or
flag, or both, and there shall be no
start until and no recall after the
starter has dropped his flag and if no
flag is used there shall be no start un-
til and no recall after the starter has
released the barrier"
The word "shall'' is used through
out, which removes any opportunity
or right of the judges to act upon their
prescribed and had the field not been
sent back for a legal start the judges
would have been liable to penalties
for disobedience to the rules of the
governing turf body.
This same rule is in force and ef-
feet upon all race courses under the
jurisdiction of the Pacific, Western.
Eastern and Canadian jockey clubs
and is generally enforced on all tracks
within the jurisdiction of these turf
bodies.
Two False Breaks
An instance where the rule was more
strenuously applied than was the case
Yesterday is that of the race won by
lIiber Karl at Saratoga i'm 1899. Two
false breakaways occurred and two
falsely run races resulted, the Judges
declaring mo race" in two of the
breakaways and sending the field back
TO the post both times.
On the first breakaway Terrorist
N4TI frt1
been no legal start and that there
could be no legal race and sent the
field back TO the post.
On the second breakaWay His ROYAL
Highness. owned by James r. Keene.
the noted turfman- breeder won. Again
the judges ruled that the start was il
legal and sent the field to the post for
O. legal start.
On the third breakaway the field was
sent away TO legal start and the race
was won BY Lieber Karl owned by
j. w. Schorr.
This unusual occurrence was on the
Saratoga race course, which is said to
be one of the finest in the world and
patronized by the most prominent
horsemen of America. The decision of
judges was not criticised in this in
stance, put was upheld by the owners
interested, including those who owned
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The criticism hurled at the Judges
and Starter Hoffman yesterday was
because Of a misunderstanding OF the
rules, no doubt, but perusaI Of the al
rections I'm the rule under which +be
judges acted removes doubt as ~
righteousness of their action and lea VOC
without lustificaiion any criticism OF
their decision.
5orghesi Wins Cup
G. T. Boots tigh class nerfo,.,,o.
Borghesi, toted package Of 119 mounds
IN the two-mile race for the Ascot cun
and won eased up In the record-break-
ing time OF 1927 ga, lowering the tract,
record formerly held Ly Lacy Craw-
ford by five and one-quarter seconds
and approaching within one and one
quarter seconds of the worlds record
held by Judge Denny and made al
Oakland February 12, 1898.
The performance of Borghesi was the
best shown on the local race track this
season and the ease with which he won
In record time stamps him a one OF
the best. II not the best handicap n
horse on the coast.
So pleased with the performance was
Presiding steward Dunno that he has
solicited Boots to permit 3orghesi 10
attempt TO lower the worlds record
and In the offer Dunne TEMPTED Boots
with trophy Of a silver Gun IN Bor-
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