Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-21

Jimmy Britt spent the afternoon at
Ascot and played the ponies in every
race. but could not break any of the
books lie congratulated himself after
the final race because he pulled out
even on the day.
j. J. N-,Cafferty bid up Nine Spot
from $500 to $500 after the second race.
| S. NJ. Williams retained ownership by
bidding the extra So. Williams played
even by claiming Arrahgowan from
| r. NJ. Taylor, getting the geldlng for
/ SS25.
Big Ben will be asked to go a mile
! tomorrow against Hans Wagner, Ru-
/ brio, Incarnation. Gutter and Master
| son The big thoroughbred does not
/ fancy this distance but with light
| weight should be a hard one to beat
i'm this company.
Don Domo probably is i'm need of a
rest Whenever this one runs out of
the money in a five furlonE sprint with
the field against which he ran yes
terday it is time for him to take a va
cation. The gray boy tried all the way,
but could never get up.
Fircbal1 ran the best race Of his
career at Ascot this season when he
won the fifth race. He was forced to
his best efforts by Betsy and Fustian
and was compelled to step the five fur
longs in 100 "a on a slow track, which
makes the time equal to at least one
second better.
Starter Dwyer celebrated his final ef-
forts as starter at Ascot by filming
Jockey Walsh $50 for delaying the start
in the last race with Hector. Walsh is
an excellent post rider and his desire
tp ppt1 h 70 or nrt
and every other possible advantage
causes him to get into trouble OCCASION
ally.
Gipin tied the track record for one
mile and fifty yards when he beat DIR.
Leggo on a slow track in "a IA. Jack
McGinniss. who owns Gilpin, has re-
peatedly offered the Juvenal colt for
sale at $500 and has been forced to keep
him. AS long as the colt can perform
as he did yesterday $500 will not tempt
McGinniss in the least.
Yesterday marked the end of the first
half of the racing season at Ascot. A
recapitulation of the forty-five days of
racing shows that the formful running
of horses has been more marked than
is usually the case at any race course
west of New York and an extraordinary
high average Of winning favorites has
been made.
The influence of sun and wind upon
the going at Ascot made the track al |
most fast yesterday and this sudden
change in conditions made 1t difficult |
for the public to always pick the winner |
until it became apparent that the mud |
larks were slightly outclaSSed by the |
fast trackers. Unless further rains oc-
cur before Monday the track will be
lightning fast.
Jockey w. Davis rode two winners
and a second out of three mounts yes
terday and Jockey e. Walsh had two
winners in as many times up These
two boys are riding in great form and
will be at the top of the list when the
season ends. Davis has been riding
but short time at Ascot, but has be-
come popular with the public because
of his alertness at the post and the
terrific rides he puts up at the finish.
The jockeys at Ascot have organized
a baseball team and are seeking dates
with local amateur clubs for Sunday
games to be played in or around Los
Angeles. They have decided to be
known as the Jake Beckleys.'' in honor
of the assistant starter, who is also
first baseman and captain of the St
Louis Cardinals. Challenges should be
to the "Jake Beckley baseball
club, Ascot park"
Jockey Buchanan rode Jake Sanders
in the Lissak handicap race at Oakland
yesterday, getting third place with the
Mcdaniel entry Buck went to Oak
land Friday night to ride Jake Sanders
and Mcdaniel believed he had a good
chance of winning. The start marred
the race. the field getting away in
order with Proper beating
the barrier and scoring a lucky win
Deutschland and Lubn
finished with the also" division.
L. A. Bonsack is one of the youngest
of the successful horsemen who are at
tending the meeting at Ascot. He has
a large string Of good ones and stands
well up in the list of winning owners,
yet ne has only been racing for six
years. He is more popular with the
public than with the bookies because
he will always give his candid opinion
regarding the probabilities of his
horses and it is seldom that he wins a
race that large circle of friends are
not down to the good.
One of the most interesting charac-
ters at Ascot is William L. Oliver, one
of the few wealthy turfmen who per-
attend the race meetings where
they have their stables quartered.
Oliver is the principal stockholder in
the corporation which owns Proctor's
theater i'm New York and his turf in
terests represent his pastime invest
ments. He is a devotee of the turf and
enjoys the sport to it's utmost Incl
dentally he cashed expense money for
another week when Gilpin won yes
terday.
DR.. Thomas j. Ogle of New York,
who recently arrived in Los Angeles
to remain for the winter, cashed nice
sum on the win of Gilpin. He had $500
scattered through the ring at evens
and bubble" water was the index figure |
after the race, to which the doctor and
his friends made satisfactory connec-
tons. DR.. Ogle was chief veterinary
surgeon for the stables of the late w.
Q. Whitney and Sidney Paget and be-
came famous by the professional
opinion rendered in an examination of
Africander before this great horse
started In the Suburban. He gave his
opinion that Africander was sound and |