Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-05
EIGHT GOOD sPRINTERs TO GO
SEVEN FURLoNoS
Five Selling Rsoes and One Purse
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Good One
BY jay Davidson

better racing una more tor1nlul per-
formances than is usually the case on
Mondays,
AS usual the baby racers will fur
nish the opening event and an even
dozen are named to face the barrier.
This race Is selling affair at four
furlongs.
Esther B is the only one in the bunch
that has been returned winner and
she will probably be made favorite.
She has beaten practically all that will
race against her today and on form
figures to win.
Wapnagootis, despite the fearful
burden of the name which is equal
to a handicap of forty pounds at
least, stands out alone as the one dam
gerous babe in the bunch, and may
give the winner some trouble.
Mrs. Mathews is said to be a track
burner from away down the line and
sc the young widow gets away with
the leaders she may be hard to beat.
Game Bird has belied the name so
often and consistently that but little
should be expected today. Ponemah,
Cutaneous, Ed Tracy and Aigro have
outside chances.
The expectations that may be real
lied upon are as follows: Esther b,
Wapnagootis, Mrs. Mathews.
Fourteen platers will have another
opportunity of paying for their board
ana III lHts SeCOIu event, WHICH,
is at one mile and fifty yards.
FL Chihuahua won so easily Friday
and came to the local track with a
set of brackets about his index num-
Der that 1t is probable this one will
be favorite and there is not much
room for doubling that he deserves
the honor.
tender and dangerous one at that.
She is on edge now and ready to run
miles in 1:41, which will just about
win in this company.
Preservation may run more kindly
today than he usually does, in which
event he has a royal chance for first
money.
Sheriff Bell has up too much weight
and the distance is nearly mile too
far for him. Red Damsel has been
a false alarm for a. long time and moth
ing should be expected of her at pres
ent.
Old Mike should be going over the
Jumps or to the boneyard, as he does
not seem to be worth thirty cents in
counterfeit money.
Probably the end will be in this Or
der: Ell Chihuahua, Miss Betty, Pre-
servator.
Eight alleged sprinters will go to
the post in the third race and while
there are no Handzarras, Bearcatchers
nor bOTRneSlS III inc Uu1lCl Illt lItiu
comprises an evenly balanced and
somewhat consistent set of sprinters.
Prince Magnet has a big edge on
everything in against him today and
If he does not win in spreadeagle style
he should be asSassinated at the wire.
Charles Green won his last out, but
in slow time on a fast track, and from
an ordinary bunch of cheaper ones
than those against him today.
Red Tape may be able to run into
the money, but has shown nothing
that really encourages the hope. Col.
B. Palmer was 100 to 1 his last out
and should be equally as good today,
with no takers. Creston Boy is about
due to perform for another killing"
but forecasting the exact cycle upon
which this event is to become his
tory is too difficult.
1t may be that the end will be Prince
Magnet, Charles Green, Red Tape.
Sprint Is Feature
yhe fourth race, the only purse Of
AeGfng of the day, and hedged in by
I'VE selling races, will be the allure
event and eight good sprinters of some
pretensions to class will go seven fur
longs.
Prince Silverwings, La Londe and
Sunray give promise of one of the most
exciting duels through the stretch that
son, as these good ones are evenly
matched and the weight arrangement
is right for a great race.
The Durnell candidate is running to
his best form now and is ripe ana
ready. If he does not win he will give
the winner one of the warmest argu-
ments Of the season.
La Londe was easily beaten by Prince
Silverwings when they last met, but
the SHIFTS in weights will give the
Gushing & Barbee filly an even break
and Il good chance for first money.
When she won at this distance on Jan
uary 26, she carried seven pounds more
weight than she will have up today
and beat Skeptic and Dr. McCarty in
1925 ga.
Sunray was left at the post in the
San Pedro selling stakes and then
beaten by only one length and a head
at a mile Fustian and Secret turning
the trick.
The Gadfly ran a miserable race sat
urday and picks up slight package
more weight today. on this form, the
Booker speed merchant hasn't Il
chance, but may be in the money.
The distance is too great for Crow
shade and Masedo. Capitanazo is not
much and Fisher Boy is making his
first start.
The finish should be Prince Silver
wings, Sunray, La Londe.
The field in the fifth race is so even
~ matched that anything in it has ev-
cry excuse on earth for winning, and it
is difficult problem at figuring which
will be favorite, but this honor will
probably go to "Boots" DurnelPs re-
cent purchase, The Huguenot.
This one has been running consist
emily for several weeks and has forced
other horses to tie and beat track rec
ords to beat him. With a good jockey
up today, he will be hard to beat.
Curtis Potrero Grande is one of the
stoutest fnishers in the business and
will like the distance A slow be-
ginneT, he VIII have less difficulty in
getting into his stride in time to be an
important factor in the result.
Walkers Ebony has shown nothing
In any of his races to entitle him to
any more than ordinary consideration,
and the latest hard luck which has as
sailed him is the development of q
propensity for bleeding and as this has
occurred twice within a week. the big
black does not seem to have a chance
to run In the money.