Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-17
ASCOT SEASON
CLOSES TO-DAY
ST. PATRICK'S HANDICAP IS
FEATURE
Many Horsemen Have Shipped Their
Stables to Other Tracks, While
Others Are Preparing for
Departure
BY Jay Davidson

This is getaway day at Ascot and
marks the close of the 1905-O6 season at
the most beautiful race course west
of New York" Many OF the horsemen
have already shipped their strings to
other tracks, others are preparing 70
go and tonight will begin the general
exodus.
Emeryville will get the bulk of the
departing stables, many of them IN
tending to stop at the northern track
for a short time before proceeding over
the Rockies to the spring meetings at
Memphis, Nashville, Latonia and Ben
nings.
The departing horsemen generally
agree that this has been the banner
season at Ascot, despite the differences
which married the early weeks or the
meeting and few are undecided ABOUT
returning next season.
The New York horsemen pay neat
compliment to the class of horses which
raced at Ascot this season by saying
that the game was harder to beat than
was expected on a race course outside
the eastern circuits.
The eastern cracks have done well
here, but they have had no walkaways
and have not made their wins unani-
nous as against western horses
Eugenia Burch, Big Ben, Lotus, Hand
zarra, DArkle and many of the cracks
which made sensational records in the
east. have been forced to accept place
and show positions behind western
horses.
This encourages the western breeder
to enter into competition with the east
ern owner and at the same time noti-
fies the eastern owner that he must
bring better horse than the western
product if he expects to beat the latter
When the cold wave next fall drives
the fastener to seek the balmy skies
of Southern California or freeze in the
bound east, it Is expected that he
will bring his good horses to the
metropolis of the southwest and par
ticipate in the game once more.
The fame of Los Angeles as an ideal
spot for wintering man and beast is
going back east with the horsemen
who spent the cold months at Ascot.
These eastern horsemen are taking back
to New York and Bennings strings of
horses in the pink of condition and
ready to win right off the reel.
1t is predicted that next season will
witness the greatest attendance of rep
resentative horsemen of America in the
history of western racing. Gradually
since Ascot became established, the
eastern horsemen have been coming in
increased numbers and the successful
season which closes today Is expected
to make the attraction of Los Angeles
for these fasteners still greater.
ST. Patrick's Handicap
The feature of the card for today will
be the st. Patrick's handicap. Indica-
lions are that the sun will be out today
and while the track will be slow, it is
not expected that it will be heavy.
With clear skies and an attractive
card for the final day of the meeting
a record-breaking crowd Is anticipated
and the sport promises to be in accord
ance with the Importance of the day
as a farewell event of the season.
In addition to the handicap one
purse and five selling races are on the
card The handicap will be at one mile
and four classy handicap performers
have accepted the issue.
Ebony and Orilene will have another
opportunity of settling the problem as
to which is the best handicap runner
and the race between these two gives
every promise of being quite an excit-
ing event.
The purse race also includes several
classy performers and as it is a sprint
affair and the candidates are very
evenly matched it will be a close sec
ond in point of interest.
The selling races are notable FOR the
large number of horses entered and as
most of the entries have been pitted
against each other within the past week
or two it is possible to accredit these
events with some degree of form.
Altogether the prospect for an excel
lent afternoons sport is good and If
the weather man lends his kindly Of
fees to secure favorable weather it is
probable that the day will be notable in
many ways.
Favorites Win
The remarkable spectacle of favorites
taking the majority of the events
l,1 fCp afs1tK do n M IN
a muddy track was presented yester-
day, when popular choices romped
away with four out of seven races.
The speculatively inclined evidently
have the right dope" on the horses
and have forced the bookies to take
the short end of the days transactions
all week. Yesterday was no exception
TO the rule.
Long shots seem TO have gone into
permanent retirement, only two being
in evidence during the afternoon, Lee
hero at los and Col. Bronston at IS be-
ing the only ones to score brackets.
The feature event, if one there was
was the fourth race, at one mile. lila
was made favorite in the initial book
ings, but a strong play on ]. F. Don
ohue switched the popularity of the
prices and this one closed as faVorite.
lila led her field to the paddock gate
a which point she was caught by Col
Bronston and in the drive to the wire
"Puddin" Mcdaniel put it all over
Preston and showed the Colonels nose
out in front at the imaginary line.
Bavarian ran prominently to the fina
strides, but weakened and finished
fourth, while J. f. Donohue, the favor
lite, took the show position Cabin anG
Cotlllion were outrun in the early
stages and lost heart, finishing in the
rear.
Lord Badge SWims Home
'Billy' divers good mudder. Lore
Badge, was the class and every other
essential to the sixth race and won ir
hollow style from Miss May Bowdist
and Graphite.
Lord Badge is a stake horse in muC
and can swim faster around the tracl
than most horses can run. He permit