The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
HOLSCHER WINS MAXIMUM.
u. SHIELDSS COLT VICTORIOUS IN
JENNINGS GETAWAY FEATURE

BiE crowd Present at Last Days RAcinS
on Jockey Clubs Tracks Despite mad
weather Miller Gets Lady KArmA,
. to 8. Home In Front FtntrAil wins.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. with weather
conditions that we're cloudy and threatening,
a card that included the running Of the Maxi
mum for three- year-olds and Upward a. lis
stake feature. u track that. while nos fast,
Was in more than ordinary good condition.
marked the closing scenes OF the racing
season on the big Eastern tracks Of the Jockey
Club circuit, The weather. however, APP
parently had no terrors and a. early as 1
o'clock the crowd began to collect on the
long walk leading up 70 the grand stand,
which. by the time the sport began, was
second in size only to that Of Thanksgiving
Day.
The feature event Of the day went to Willie
Shields's big bro wn three sar-old Holscher.
by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lorraine, it being
mis- third victory at the fourteen day meeting.
six of the best long dista noe performe rs In
training faced the starter for the three mile
journey, and Holscher. coupled with Reid
moore in the straight betting, ruled a ~favorits
o. 5 TO 2 On throughout the speculation. In
the place betting Rsidmoore was always 80
good as fours. Banker. ridden by Miller.
rscedins a point from hrees. was next best
Tsncied.
The race Was never IN doubt. Horner got
the son Of Lamplishter OF in front and then
took him back In a safe spot. lille Sandal
wood. Palette and Reidmoore. several Lengths
apart. cut out the running for the nrst mile.
In the second time around. however. all
three began to back up, while Holsohsr
moved up easily. and when Horner let out O
link at the mile and three-quarters the big
horse simply romped over the others. He
took the lead at the head OF the stretch and
romped home ths easiest Of winners =. six
Not hafnrA pulAfNA an - -klah -aa
Two lengths before Pete Daley. which. IN
turn. vas q similar distance before Banker.
Sedsrstroms. = 70 L. was pest IN the opening
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half. where Cederstrome went on and. draw
ms away in the stretch, won easily by three
before .ChsIfonte. to /. Oleroso. backed
down from twos to 8 to 8 and ridden by
steepleohase, at about two miles, but the best
be could do was ifth. Valley Forge was the
leader to the mile and a half. where he fell.
the front and won in hollow fashion by nfteen
Isngths, Cherry Fighter same fast at the
end, getting the place three lengths before
Miller got Lady Karma home an easy winner
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lengths from T~heodocia. 10 to /. Blue Book,
90to /. and Hiram. all heads apart in q hard
j. W, Colts Fintral. heavily backed at
q 70 S. made q runaway race Of the seven
gurlong dash for maiden three-year-olds
and upward. leading from the first furlong to
the finish and RallopinR home Ave lengths
before, W. Z. Townes's Marster. which was
entry had been refused At Aqueduot, but he
has since been registered with the Jockey
Club. He "a Athree-year-old gelding by Glim-
mering-Midlight.
oxford, the even money fayorite for the
mile and q sixteenth race. that brought the
seasons sport to an end, was beaten by j.
Loves Lprstta : 70 l and Ksrchevais
latter beat Oxford a similar distance. Oxford
and Melbourne and Cederstrome were the
early .pscemAkers. Luretta coming from
Cedersfrome's second start of the DAY and
he finished fourth. The summaries: