Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-06
three years and up;
Mr.. Holloway's Plucky Ride.

With a fractured collarbone and with
one arm strapped to his side. Sidney J.
Holloway, a well-known member OF the
hunting set on Long Island, and a gen.
tleman jockey of great Skill rode over the
two mile-and half steeplechase course at
the Benning track Saturday afternoon. and
won the race. 1t was one of the most
markable exhibitions of courage and horse
lnanship ever witnessed on a race track
The steeplechase course. sodden from
long heavy rainstorm, was treacherous
as a Quagmire.
Holloway broke his collarbone few days
ago while schooling of his hunters
Despite the objections raised by his doc
tors and the entreaties of his friends he
insisted on riding in the third race Satur-
day. The event for hunters and
Holloway had set his heart on winning
Notwithstanding his injury he insisted
on having the leg up on his horse. r. B.
Sack. He gave orders to have his arm
strapped tightly to his side and his Shout
ders well bandaged.
The field of seven horses had scarcely
started when the spectators realized the
danger of the contest. 1t was hard work
for the riders with two hands to hold their
horses on their feet. and it nothing
short of agony for Holloway to guide his
mount with one.
Five of his rivals failed to finish Four
OF them fell, while the other was carried
out OF the course by his horse boiling.
Once in front. Holloway's mount was
never headed and he won easily by twelve
lengths from Montrip the only horse to
finish except the winner.
Starting at Benning.
One of the features of the Bennng meet
ing. now more than half over has been the
starting Only six of the starts have gone
down in the records as bad, out of the
seventy-two races run. This does not mean.
of course. that the starts in the other races
x.f.l
as fair. some as poor and one two as
struggling, but good, even breaks have been
the rule.
This is not a bad record for the first
meeting, when a majority OF the young
sters are new to the game and when
many of the older horses have had a sea-
son OF idleness in which to forget their
barrier department.
Accidents at the start have been few
and can all be charged to some bad act
ing horse which 1t is practically impos-
sible to cure of his misbehavior. Such,
for instance, as the case of True Blue
in the race which the 200 to l shot Tommy
Foster won.
Success of Mrs. Frank Foster.
When Mrs. Frank Foster won the OPEN
ing race Saturday 1t made her sixth
straight win at the meeting and three of
them on successive days Like Friday, the
public tried to make two of the other
starters beat her Saturday. but she car
Tied ia pounds to a handy victory again.
1t too much for John Pangle who
trains her. He was in the field and threw
his hat in the air and yelled like a CO.
manche with his war paint on. Mrs.
Frank Fosters six straight victories equals
the record OF Larchmont, made at Ben
ming twelve years ago. Larchmont be-
longed to Fred Miller and on the old
track at Benning was an unbeatable Hin
doc. just as Mrs. Frank Foster has proved
at the current meeting.
Summaries.
Following are the summaries of Satur-
days races too late for The Evening Star:
First race-Handicap; five and a half fur
longs. Mrs. Frank Foster, ia Redfern).
Is to 5. won; Illyria. Ill (Odom), Ii to 8
and to 8. second: Tugai Bey. 100 CT.
Burns), to /, third Time, LIP LIS. True
Blue and Honolulu also ran.
Second race-Mount Vernon purse; for
. two-year-old FLIES; four and a half fur
longs. Abel Trebla, LIZ (Redfern). to 3,
won: Pleasant Memories. I12 Qewis). 8 to
! and to 8. second; Reverberate. 100 IT.
Walsh). to l. third. Time. SO As. Mica
also ran
Third race-spring hunterS steeplechase: