view raw text
RAINING AT LOS ANGELES. GLOOMY AFTERNOON, SLOPPY TRACK AND TAME SPORT AT ASCOT PARK. Bookmakers Lose- Heavily Over the Victory of Colonel Jack Jockey Buchanan Is to Ride Today Arimo a Disappointment. Los Angeles, Cal., December 3. This was a gloomy, rainy afternoon. The . track was sloppy and the racing rather more perfunctory than otherwise, yet there was a good crowd present. Bill Curtis scored his third straight victory coming out of the race good and strong. Arimos performance was most disappointing. The bookmakers had much the worst of the days betting, losing heavily to Colonel Jack, which was backed by public and sharpshooters alike. Jockey Buchanan arrived today and will be seen in the saddle tomorrow. He rides as light as 103 pounds. Theodore Koerner, brother of Charles Koerner, has made application for an "apprentice license. Joe Maromie has sent Pete Weber here with five horses from New York chiefly for the purpose of making a jockey out of J. F. Bergen, son of Marty Bergen, deceased. This will give young Bergen ample opportunity to develop any riding ability lie may have. . El Otros, Atlantico," Dan Collins, Bologna and Roman Boy have been put on the schooling list. Among the latest arrivals are B. J. Weller, H. Ii. Schaffer and Andy Piatt. Secretary Boden received word today that a number of horses have been shipped from Bennings, among the owners being James Boden, General Tmvnes, William Keene and R. Angarola. aSfe Chance, captain of the Cliicago::!Na"tional League Baseball Club, presides over the destinies of one of the dollar books.
