Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-21

was
not "doped," the charge will fail, but
II IL is otherwise, only the decision Of
the judges. after they have considered
the report and the evidence submitted
by Durnell and McCafferty, can de-
| termine the controversy.
The relations between Durnell and
McCafferty are of a strenuous kind,
and each is leaving no stone unturned
to bring about termination of the
turf career Of the other.
Such fights do not benefit the sport
in the slightest degree. but have decid-
edly the opposite effect. Charges Of
| doping" horses and crooked racing re-
fleet upon the sport, whether the
charges are sustained or otherwise and,
regardless Of the result of the hearing
In this affair." the Ascot game Is the
greatest loser i'm the end.
Horsemen yesterday expressed the
! hope, i'm the interest of the sport, that
the charges would fail and that the
warning factions would cease to war
and become equally as active at pro-
noting the game, instead of trying to
disgrace and destroy 1t.
Durnel Under Fire
The McCafferty- Durnell war has re-
suited in bringing both agitators before
the turf tribunal on charges which If
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careers.
The penalty for doping" horses is
that the offender shall be ruled off, and
this is absolute expulsion from the
game. Such verdict is the extreme
penalty provided for offenses against
jockey club rules
1t is charged that Durnell has raced
Prince silverwings, New Mown Hay
and Alderman Bait in training shoes,
which is a violation of Jockey club
rules. and If sustained means that the
offender will be ruled off.
1t is also charged that Durneu raced
Alderman Batt in training shoes up TO
and including December 25, on which
date he was bea ten twenty-three
lengths by practically the same field
that he beat the following day In one
half second faster time and that the
training shoes were removed after the
losing race December % and racing
plates were substituted on the follow
ing day when Alderman Bait won
easily.
No one has yet explained why two
horsemen of the prominence of Me
Cafferty and Durnell have any right
to carry their personal fights to the eX-
tent of destroying the game, and it is
predicted that the result of their fight
may have this effect on the Ascot
game.
The war between John Condor, the
blind dictator of racing at Chicago ana
a power in the Western Jockey club,
and his ancient rival, Ed Corrigan, the
master of Hawthorne and leader in the
politics of the American Turf associa-
ton, is responsible for the abuses
which outlawed racing in Illinois,
Missouri and Tennessee, and property
valued at millions of dollars is lyirg
idle as the result,
Loyal Front Killed
An accident which resulted in the
death of Loyal Front, one of the con-
tenders in the fourth race, marred the
sport for the balance of the day.
Loyal Front swerved over against
Ebony on the first turn and stumbled
breaking his right foreleg. The colt
fell, throwing Jockey "Puddn" Nc
Daniel, and the boy narrowly escaped
severe injuries as the colt rolled over
and kicked barely missing the rider s.
head.
The colt was recently purchased by
Charles Van Dusen from S. M. Will
liams and was valued at $4,000. When
Van Dusen was informed of the eX-
tent of the injury sustained by his
colt he ordered him shot.
This race was the feature Of the
card and was won handily by Ebony,
running for the first time in the colors
of E. Wayland in the best time of the
meeting, 1:39 for the mile.
Cholk Hedrick was second ana
Hermitage, who set the pace to the
stretch, finished third.
Van Loan, named for a local sport
ing writer, was played into favoritism
by his namesake and won the baby
race in hollow style, leading all the
way, as is typically appropriate for
such a beast.
Commida, at 2Os secured the place
and Tom Gilroy showed. Edwin L.
Fryer, which was a mild second choice,
finished away back in the ruck.
Lille b. repeated in the second race,
winning eased up from Rubinon and
Charles Green.
Charles Green set a killing pace to
the stretch and seemed to hold ali
others safe but quit fast in the final
strides, finishing third.
Denny Bros speed marvel, Lacene,
romped home an easy winner in the
third, beating Cicely and Masedo. The
distance was too great for Masedo,
which led into, the stretch by two
lengths and then collapsed.
Bribery, the favorite and in light,
could not get in the money, finishing
fourth.
The Borgian never left the result in
doubt in the fifth race, winning all the
way. The route was over the Brooks
course, and as good as to ! could
have been obtained at any time that
The Borgian would not win.
Brigand, from a poor beginning, ran
into the place and Worthwhile was "A
short head behind. Miss Betty, the
false favOrite, finished fourth quitting
fast in the final eighth.
George p. McNear was left at the
post in the final event. which was won
by Tim Turst. McNear wheeled as
the barrier sprung and started running
in the opposite direction.
Golden Buck finished second and
Willie Gregg ran into the show posi-
ton.
SteepIechase Today
The feature of the card today will
be the first steeplechase race in a
couple of weeks. Nine entries are
named to start, and the probabilities
are: Atlantico Cazador, Decimo.
The second race is at one mile and
seventy yards and should result Tat
tenham. Hockey, Moor.
The third race is a purse affair, for
2-year-olds at five furlongs, being the
first time they have been asked to go
the distance this season. The end
should be Ray Egan, Esther B, Blue