Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14

Neatness closed stoutiy i'm the fina
strides in the laudable effort a
achieving fame by beating Lotus fo
the place, but could only finish third
seven lengths behind the notabl,
equine.
cIydeo Repeats
Durne1 finally landed winner out %
three races by winning the fifth even
with Clydeo. which was favorlte anC
the only popular choice OF the day {
win.
Secret got away from the post in ad
vance of the field and seemed to hav,
the race won at the stretch turn, bu
tired and i'm the final eighth Clydeo
which was rated easily i'm second place
to this point, came In second goins
away.
Secret lasted long enough to get Tho
place money from El Otros. Memories
which was heavily played by the wise
ones. and Chimney Sweep finished
fourth and fifth respectively.
Parvo opened as favorite for tht
final race but a heavy play on Judg,
Denton which opened at 5s, sent the
Bonsack horse into favoritism at pos
time. to being the closing price.
Bert Arthur, held at 100 to I, wa,
Denton merry chase into the stres N
but closed up in hurry when rea
racing was staged and finished fourth
Judge Denton was pounds the best
and won easily by two lengths from
st. Winifrede and Parvo. The latter
closed stoutly from nowhere i'm thc
stretch and nipped Bert Arthur at the
wire by a head.
t,1a Nfr H,N, 4 90
beat Graphite, but when it became
apparent that this feat was an i'm
possibility he quit and finished abso-
lutely last.
Jockey Powell sustained severe
shakinE-up after the finish in the sixth
race. the saddle slipping as he at
tempted to pull up Elfn King throw
ing him to the muddy track.
Rocksie Angaroa won his second
race of the season at Ascot yester-
day, when Sylvan Dixon romped home
first i'm the baby race Angarola
Cooked" 'em up afterward.
The excursion to Catalina which was
scheduled as a complimentary affair
for the press boys at Ascot as the
guests of j. j. McCafferty, has been
the inclement weather.
William Walker boosted Graphite
from $500 to 5000 after the Curl gelding
won the second race. but the owner
retained his speedy mud lark by tack
ing on an extra 81. Curl secured re-
venge by claiming Nine Spot fron,
L. II. Wright for s725.
a..
by beating Lotus in the five-furlong
dash which goes down in history as
the third race yesterday. She ran the
distance in the mud ir one-quarter of
n second lower time than she was
beaten by fourteen lengths on the dry
recently.
Jockeys and horses suffered greatly
from plasterings of real estate in all
races yesterday, and only the horse
that got away in front and stayed in
that position all the way around could
be recognized after the finish. while
the jockeys We're beyond Identification
as they galloped their mounts back
to the judges stand
Jockey Miller rode two winners again
yesterday, plotting Sylvan Dixon and
Rubric home ahead of their fields. To
ride the winner of the juvenile class
and the victor of the stake contest is
an accomplishment not to be lightly
cast aside If Miller would only ride
a winner in jumping race he would
be ready to retire with all the honors
OF the turf.
Many false favorites have been
beaten at Ascot since the rainy sea-
son began, but this is attributable more
to the fact that neither the public nor
the bookies have any line on the mud
larks this season than to any startling
form reversals. The winners in all
the races run since the track has been
heavy have usually finished easily
and by good margins
A wildly excited individual with a
faded umbrella i'm his right hand, an
overcoat over his left arm and a
plug" hat on his head dashed up to
a bookie as the horses We're going to
the post in the last race and after
showing the point of his umbrella along
the slate in the vicinity of the name
Judge Denton remarked in a loud,
angry and threatening manner. Judge
Denton to Win" AS he handed up no
change to back up his selection the
bookie looked at him for second and
remarked. 81 couldn't pay the bet if
you should win, l haven't any UNI
brellas."
Boots" DUrnel celebrated his thr-
tieth birthday yesterday in a quiet
manner, expecting the celebration TO
come through victories of his entry i'm
the stake race, Clydeo and Lotus He
believed so strongly in the chances
of Lotus that he placed a commission
o. 5000 on Lotus and sent the ticket
to the press boys. expecting them to
aid i'm the celebration of his natal day
on the proceeds, but disappointment
came at the end when Sanfara refused
TO be beaten. Durncll said after the
ace that he never wanted to enjoy
C?p another such celebration and as
serted that the defeat of Lotus, which
is the apple of his eye, was a greater
disappointment than the loss of the
S250O which he wagered upon his entry
in the stake race
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