Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-12
RAY EGAN WINS
THIRD STRAIGHT
IS TW0-YEAR-0LD CHAMPION
OF 1906
Cutter Breaks Through Barrier and
Runs Away Three Miles, Being
Left at Post Afterwards.
Three Favortes Score
BY JAY Davidson

Bay Esan continues as the unbeaten
champion 2-year-old Of 1906 and added
10 his laures yesterday by winning his
third race, making his turf record a
clean sweep OK wins in every start Of
his career.
Ray IGgan showed his class by COM
ing from behind and winning by out
gaming his field in the final strides. lie
is the apple of Harry Stover's eye and
gives promise of great future which
precludes any possibility Of Stover part
ing with ownership for any reasonable
sum.
Away from the post in fifth position
and laying in third place in the
stretch, it seemed us If the champion
colt was doomed to defeat but Borel
shook him up and in the final 100 yards
lie ran over his field, getting up in time
to stick his nose under the wire II
lnillionth part OF Il second ahead of
Tom Gilroy.
Capt Jarrel finished in third place,
beating out I<ilter by four lengths.
The free handicap was the feature
race, although an equal interest prob
ably attached to the third race, which
was Il sprint over the futurity course.
handicap, Don Domo holding the post
of honor as favortte in the market.
Cutter was heavily played to win,
but exhibited a nervous disposition,
which broke UP several attempts at
starts and finally broke through the
barrier and ran away for nearly three
miles, delaying the start for six
minutes.
When she was halted and again lined
up at the barrier she was all pumped
out and refused to break in the proper
direction, boiling as the barrier was
sprung. "Commencer" Dwyer gave
Jockey Walker permission to pull her
up and she did not finish.
Clydeo, the longest priced horse in
the race, was away last, lay in this
position to the stretch and then came
ON and won easily after Don Domo
tired. getting the verdict by a full
length.
Silver Sue Beaten
Some fair second raters were punched
for d six and one-half furlongs dash in
the second race and, although no eX-
planation has been advanced therefor,
Silver Sue was made favorite over
Lacene, which was held at 12s, and
Hester w, which was at IS.
Despite the figuring, Silver Sue did
not win and great loads of wise
money was burned, while those who
played Lacene were enthusiastically
happy.
Silver Sue was the only one of the
entries that has won a stake at this
meeting and yet, by some mysterious
handicapping, Silver Sue was the only
one in the race with as low as 1O3
pounds up, while Azora, Lotta Glad
stone and Sandstorm, cheap ones. car
ried 10 pounds, and Lotta Gladstone is
the only one of this trio that has won
race at this meeting.
With all this advantage. Silver Sue
could not deliver the goods, and was
lucky to be second. She is the only
one that has won a stake at this meet
ing and if there is anything in the
conditions by which entries were So
licited to this race that entities her
to get in at 103 pounds against 110
for all others except Silver Wedding.
Handicapper Jasper should open a
night school in mathematical deduc-
uons for the benefit of one sporting.
writer, at least.
Lacene demonstrated that she is a
high-class filly by picking up weight,
giving Silver Sue seven pounds the
best of it and Il beating in hollow
fashion.
in front of Hester w, which was third
Hester could not tote the weight over
route and fell back after setting
pace for some time.
Incarnation "squatted"
Calculations were upset and form
WAS scattered sidcWise in the third
race when Fircball beat lamentations.
although this result was broubht about
~ poor start for the latter.
lncanta ton, rather than upset the
wise money or perform a fliphap
'aquatted' as the barrier was sprung,
the first time i'm her existence that she
ever ''squatted" in order not to win
No one saw the "squatting" act except
The wise ones, whose explanations
were freely handed out after the race
Boots Durnell, who owns Incanta-
ton, did not expect his entry to
squat" and he bet $500 that she
wouldn't squat" but she "squatted'
all right and Fireball won and all
those wise ones who witnessed the
easy victory Of Incarnation over Fire
ball last week with the same weights
Up, when Incarnation did not squat"
who knew she would squat" in this
race, cashed good sized bets.
Boots was somewhat taken abaclS
when he learned that the wise" money
was going in on FireDall and he was so
sure that his filly would run back 10
form that he became enthused enough
the 'squatting" process would not hap
pen. but he lost his $500 and was not
satisfied with the explanations Of the
vaudeville stunt Of his filly.
lncantation was always favorite and
had she not 'squatted' as the barrier
Was sprung she would have won, be-
ing beaten only half length despite
the squat Capitanazo was thiro
because Worthwhile was the only other
starter.
The fifth race was a mere exercise
gallop for Red Light, which went to
the front at the start and was never
headed all the way around.
Miller put up a star ride on Hot and
landed this one in second place, three
lengths in front of Lucian.
Confessor took the last race after
Dixelle tired. The latter set the pace
into the stretch and appeared to be
winning easily as they took the turn
for home, but weakened When Con-
fessor challenged.
Quindara, the good thing, landed in
the show place and thousands of dol
lars was paid out on this perform
ance.
Judge Denton was heavily played, but
could only finish fourth a head in