Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-09
FAVORITES ARE
UNABLE To WIN
LONG SHOTS SWEEP CARD
AT ASCOT
Foul Riding lmperils Life Of Jockey
Notter and Aids in Beating
Popular Choice in First
Race
RN jay Davidson

Favoritcs enjoyed GU a poor day ycs-
terday. Likewise the general public
Not one first choice saw the wire first,
while good things scored with amazing
regularity.
Unlike the performances Of Saturday
poor riding did not furnish the excuse
for the downfall of the popular choices
but poor performances Of the horses and
the ordinary racing luck cut quite a
figure i'm the finals.
Dumps began with the first race,
when Sanfara, which has never before
showed any ability to go en eighth of
a mile at the head Of any procession,
scattered great Jumps Of disappoint-
ment over the specializing public 10y
scoring at Is TO /.
Neatness figured to win by a city
block and it is probable that if Miller
had not been so busy taking care of
the contender. Orilene, which was also
heavily backed, she might have saved
the Ascot record for winning faVorites
but when Orilene showed a disposition
to go TO the front and win 1t became
q paramount duty to prevent any such
event and what was not done to the
Curl entry isinot worth recording.
Jockey Notter. with all his faults, did
not deserve the narrow escape from
death which the rough riding tactics
allotted to him. His mount, Orilenc,
was bumped sidewise, lengthwise and
every other wise and was finally made
to stumble and throw Notter in the
path of half dozen other horses, for
tunately escaping with but few bruises.
Rough riding and foul tactics in pre-
venting contenders from winning has
been the source of much trouble for
the judges and the jockeys and. despite
the strenuous efforts of the officials to
minimize these offenses. frequent evil
dences are presented where the popular
choice is taken care Of in unfair and
unsportsmanlikem manner by certain rid
ers and so pronounced are some of these
efforts that public criticism is often
given vent where the offense is so open
and notorious that the naked eye is not
deceived.
Riders Defy Judges
Such exhibitions as these are not only
unfair, unsportsmanlike and dangerous
to horses and riders, but are responsible
for great portion of the criticism OF
the sport by the race-going public and
is positive disgrace to the game.
Prominent eastern horsemen vino
have large strings at Ascot and have
scored successes upon the great eastern
tracks with their entries, have said
that they are not entering their val
liable racers in events at Ascot for
fear that in the efforts of certain rid
ers to take care Of the contender
their high class and valuable horses
will be injured or disabled and they d1
not care to risk thousands of dollars
worth of horseflesh against the incon-
siderable sum represented by the first
money offered.
Judge Hamilton, who presides ovei
the destinies of Ascot. has vigorously
sought to correct these abuses and has
penalized Jockeys whenever and Wher-
ever he could positively lay blame but
it has proven an uphill job for him to
eliminate rough riding and foul tactics
entirely.
1t has been said by one of the prom
inent officials at Ascot that a combina-
ton of jockeys is known to exist for
the sole purpose of taking care Of
the contender. and when this report
reached the ears of Judge Hamilton he
promptly called the jockeys into exec
utive session in the jockey room at the
paddock and told them several things
which will long dwell in their memory
Yet, notwithstanding his threats to
rule off for life any Jockey whom he
could positively accuse of being in any
such combination or engaging i'm rough
riding and foul tactics, occasional evil
dences are presented to demonstrate
that some of the riders are accepting
the risk and until some of them are
given the bitter dose Of outlaWry as
jockeys it is probable that the instruc-
tions Of the presiding judge viii not be
fully needed.
Sanfara Wins
With Orilene disposed Of, Sanfara
easily won from Bauble and Neatness
Sanfara went first under the wire with
three lengths to spare, while Bauble
was half a length ahead of Neatness.
Orilene was lying in third position i'm
the stretch, having closed mp much
ground and was finishing with a mar
Velous rush which seemed to give her
a chance at first money. being only one
length behind Bauble and Sanfara when
she stumbled.
The stumble occurred when the bunch
was nearing the SeVen-eighths pole and
several horses We're punching in efforts
at getting to the front. AS Orilene
made her move, NeatnesS cut across i'm
front and jammed her against other
horses.
As the Dumping match progressed the
Curl filly stumbled and Jockey Nottar
was thrown from his saddle, but
escaped serious injury in some uneX-
planned manner Fortunately, Orilene
did not fall and the fillies behind he:
did not pile up in a prostrate bunch
III Lne lldCh anu 10 lIllS lS attributed
the escape of half dozen horses and
jockeys from serious injury.
Strangely enough, this is at the pre-
else spot where Luckett fell two days
after Christmas, throwing Jockey Kent
and causing him severe injuries. Again
strangely enough, Luckett was also
lying third this day when the accident
occurred.
Cutter Is Beaten
Another dump came in the third race
a mile spin for a purse with foul
starters. Cutter was made faVorite for
this race and, as the memory of the
Durnell coup on Incantation and Sin
Wilfred has not yet been dimmed. bet
ter than II to 20 could never be had
against Cutter, although the good flly
was sold yesterday to II. b. Witten-
berg and ran in his colors for thC
first time.
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