Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-01-24
ANOTHER TRACK
RECORD BROKEN
THE GADFLY SETS NEW MARK
AT ASCOT
Steps Mile and one-slxteenth In
1:43 IA, Which is Full Second
Faster Than Previous
Best Time
BY jay Davidson


Ascot with startling regularity of late
the most recent of the several new
marks to be set since the season opened
being that for one mile and fifty yards
The Gadfly stepping this distance yes
terday in 1:43 Ia. which is one ful
second faster than the record made
by Hans Wagner.
The old track record for this dis
lance has twice been tied this season.
The Huguenot and Cholk Hedrick per-
forming the feat.
This week has been featured by
smashed records for, with only two
days of the racing week gone, two new
track records have been made. Sweet
Kitty setting a new mark Monday for
three and one-half furlongs.
The track record for the short course
of the steeplechase route has been
twice clipped this season. Kildoe put
ting up a new mark in his first win
over the jumps and Atlantico further
reducing it a few days later.
The Gadfly emerged yesterday from
a vacation of several days and went to
the post refreshed by his rest When
IL became necessary for him to smash
records to win the race, he was for
that good and strong.
Red Light had some pretensions, as
did Cholk Hedrick, but The Gadfly was
a running fool" and refused to quit
until he passed under the wire two
lengths ahead of the procession.
Red Light secured the place from
Cholk Hedrick by nearly three lengths
The other trio was links in a small
sized procession which extended almost
sixteenth of a mile back, with Har-
Dor bringing up the rear.
Long Shot Wins
Marc Lichtenstein, as good as 90 to
al post time and neglected in the mar
ket, ran like a wild horse and annexed
the laurels of the first race from Occur
de Lion, the favorite.
Katie Crews, at 10 to 1, beat out
Jennie f for the show.
Hermitage, always favorite for the
second race and well played, won from
Neatness and Astral II after a hard
race all the way from the barrier to
the wire.
The McGinnis colt is just rounding-to
and will soon be in his great form
which electrified the east last season,
when he was one of the best two-year-
olds shown around New York. He will
he dangerous in any company from
now on.
Fustian ran an improved race and
took the third event in a drive with
Bribery and FL Otros through the final
eighth. Fustiau closed like a whirl-
wind and gradually moved down the
leaders, poking his head in front at
the wire.
In the closing slides, Bribery pulled
away from the firing Eel Otros and
secured the place by nearly three
lengths.
William Walker more than won out
Stoessel when his latest acquisition
won the fifth race at odds of to l.
Walker does not believe in allowing his
horses to run without support and
scattered a few twenties through the
ring.
Stoessel ran to his best form and
spreadeagled his field all the way
winning by two and one-half lengths
from Henchman, which was two
lengths in front of Theo Case.
Henchman ran consistently and to
form, but Jockey Mcdaniel waited too
long to make his run. Henchman was
last until turning into the stretch and
from this point ran over everything
except the winner.
Sad Sam was a false favorite of the
books in the final race and was so
woefully neglected in the betting that
his price scared from Z to 5 to IS.
NellCIltlei W as ilcdNlly DldNGu ana was
backed from As to Is and went to the
post as the public choice to win. She
ran kindly under light weight and
finished a length ahead of her field at
the wire.
Bologna went out to the front at the
start and it seemed as if she might
win as the field traied into the stretch.
but she blew up like a toy balloon in
the drive home and quit to nothing
finishing out of the money.
Evelyn Griffin finished stoutly and
with great rush which gave her the
place, with Revolt half a length be-
hind Sad Sam ran in second place
from the barrier to the stretch. but
faded away to nothing in the run home.
Handicap Is Feature
The feature Of today's card will be
the third of the weekly $1,000 hand- |
caps, which VIII be the fourth raceI
on the card.
Only four starters are named to col
to the post, Gllpin carrying top weight
with 112 pounds up.
Gilpin will not be as fast today with
his weight package to tote over the |
mile and an eighth aud will not be as |
hard to catch as he has been hereto |
fore with less than 100 pounds up.
Banker is the class and should be an
improved horse today. If he is he will |
run away with the long end of the |
purse.
Sunray does not count for a great
deal, although her last out was a |
creditable win from such good ones as |
Clydeo. Blissful, Graphite and others of
this caliber.
Wire In has not shown any startling !
form this season and does not figure to |
be of any great Importance in the
scramble for first money.
The finish should be Banker, Gilpin,
Sunray.
Big Ben to Win
Big Ben is in at his exact distance to- |
day and should take the fifth race from
Hester w without any great difficulty. |
Hester is speedy, a quick breaker and |