Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08

ficulty in winning from Cholk Hedrick,
but must run back to his best per-
formances to do so. Chimney has
stepped miles in 1:30 IL this season,
and this time will win today,
Cholk Hedrick should be the conten-
der. This one has shown great improve
ment since New Years and is right
on edge now. He is good enough to
set a. new track record, If necessary to
win.
Marshal Ney and Gilpin will fight
it out for the show money and the
Marshal should not find the task any
thing extraordinary.
The probabilities of the finish are
Chimney Sweep, Cholk Hedrick, Mar
shall Ney.
Only seventy-eight entries were made
for the first race and this event was'
split, fourteen of the entries being
placed in the first race and fourteen
assigned TO the last race.
The finish may come about in this
manner Cbut look out for the 100 to L
shots in this field: Myrtle White,
Companion, Idalum.
The second race is at one and one
sixteenth miles and aggregates four
teen of the cheapest hounds at the
track. If one real race horse had been
slipped in here the fourteen others
the real race horse the order of finish
may be Line of Life, Lanark Pyrrho.
The third race is a purse affair for
the babes at four and one-half fur
longs. 1t should terminate in this
manner: Baldwin entry, Tom Gilroy,
Commida.
The fifth race is also a purse af-
fair, and seven fair ones are carded
to go six and one-half furlongs. Ba-
cto rt hoa oil
after carrying off the 100 to / hOnors
yesterday. With him out it is proba-
BILE that the end may be like this: Sais,
Workman, Jake Sanders.
The sixth race is at one mile and
fifty yards and The Haguenot will be
in it. The finish should be Sunray,
The Huguenot, George P. McNear
The seventh race is the split end
of the first race, and is also at five and
! follows: El Bernardo, Precious, AL
monte.
NJ. IT. Tichenor & Co. are advertising
their entire stable for sale at auction
in the paddock Saturday. In this sale
will be included Good Luck, Hammer
away, Rustling Silk. Happy Lad, Ma
cumber and Waterside.
The meeting will continue all next
week, and there is no stake event for
| the final day. 1t has been suggested
that the proposed press handicap fol
| mateur riders not writers) be put or
the card for this day, and it may be
favorably acted upon.
The rumor that c. E. Durnell is tc
be reinstated in good standing in the
| graces of the jockey club and th'
penalty imposed upon him for i'm
proper plating of Alderman Bait "ant
| for other questionable transactions Or
the TURF be raised and a fine substi'
tuted Is without foundation. Judge
Hamilton refused to discuss the sub
| ject yesterday, but those who are in
innate with the judge and are believed
to be in his confidence say unreservedlS
that there is no chance for the penalty
being removed or modified. One promi.
nent racing official said yesterday thai
Judge Hamilton was noted for making
rulings and afterward recalling then
and predicted that there would be nc
action taken in the affair before oil
after the season closed.
Steve l'Hommedieu experienced one
of the worst days of the season yes.
terday being touched up to the extern
of $4700. Every book in the ring oui
the day very much to the bad, bu'
Roy Offut pulled out remarkably wei
after losing $4,000 on the Bavariar
race. His sheet showed a net loss OF
the day of $1,000. Even the dollar book!
were touched so heavily that the cash
iers' arms were seized with rheumatism
after completing the days paying of