Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-30
Bio Crowd Witnessed the Run
ming Yesterday at Benning.
HoLscHER CAPTURED CUP
Marvellous Miller Failed to Ride a
Winner in Five Events.
COLLEGE FOOT BALL BATTLES
Georgetown Once More Beat George
Washington-Golf on the Local
Links-Shortstop Billiards.
HOLSCHER CAPTURED CUP
COLLEGE FOOT BALL BATTLES

present season. in the opinion of many peo-
pie even larger than the noteworthy at
tendance of a year ago. visited the Ben
ming race course yesterday If any addi-'
tional evidence was needed to the popu-
larity of the sport in the District, glance
at the personnel of the 1000 visitors was
all that was necessary. Soldiers and sail
ors diplomats and officials. men and wom-
en- prominent In business and social life of
the capital city filled the grounds to over
flowing emphatic in their praise and en-
toyment of the proceedings 80
1t was a great tribute to the Washington
Jockey Club as well as to the sport itself.
All the world 1t is said..-.loves a lover,
and certainly all the world that has any
feeling for the brute creature loves a good
horse The scientists rate the horse as third
to the elephant and the dog as far as in
telligence is concerned. But if vote was
taken among racegoers on TINS quesion
the high-bred race horse would be awarded
the palm Judged by some things witnessed
race course.
From first to last the massed thousands
at Benning yesterday had plenty of ac-
ton" to keep their interest up TO concert
pitch. The long -distance contest for the
Washington cup, two exciting steeplechases
with the usual spills. and five other
events made up a days sport away above
the average.
While those who paid close attention to
the speculative features OF the day, the
three victories of the Colt stable, Jockey
Notter's trio of successes. another disqual-
ifcation in the two-year-old handicap and
Jockey Miller's Waterloo of string OF
losers without winner, prohted or lost by
their financial operations according to how
they were served by the ficke goddess,
Dame Fortune.
Holscher Can Stay.
Unless oxford defeats him tomorrow in
the three-mile race for the Maximum
stakes. Holscher will show himself to be
easily the best distance performer. living
image of his famous sire Lamplighter, in
color size and general characteristics.
Holscher has proven pretty valuable $40
colt. all that his young owner paid for him
last spring at New York
Purchased by Matthew Allen for j. B.
Brady a year ago for the stiff price of
5000, the colt failed to do what Trainer
Allen expected of him. and for once that
developer of Mollie Mccarthy, Gold Heels,
Major Daingerfeld and other long-distance
cracks let go for a song just the sort of
horse that he is always on the lookout for
one that can go distance and yet has the
necessary speed to kill off his opponents
when the pressure comes.
There have been many romances of the
turf in cheap horses becoming great stars,
such as the cases of Tenny, sold for $50;
Harry BasSet. first sent out of the ring
NUT then bringing $40; Foxhall, $40,
and others not now recalled. But Hol-
schers successes and present worth since
Allen fairly gave him away to young
Shields show that in racehorses the de-
spised of today may become the star of to-
morrow. Good reasons cannot always be
given for such Kaleidoscope changes in
horses. but that they are part and parcel of
the glorious uncertainty of the entire sport
history continues to show, year after year.
Few people expected to HolScher
start yesterday after his race of the day
before over the mile and three-quarters
Dixie course. And one reason why Banker
tive judges looked on the three-year-old as
having the other race "still In him yes
terday.
All such. however, reckoned to their sor-
row, for Holscher, judged by those two
victories on successive days, is repeater
sure enough. For he made show of his
cup opponents yesterday. If the race
was merely exercise gallop, giving all
hands the impression that the further he
goes the better he likes it.
The Washington Cup.
These long distance events founded by
the Washington Jockey Club grow popu-
lar every year that a slight increase in
added money will make them even more
successful and the lessons learned in this
respect may be followed with profit before
another year rolls around with four
mile event as an additional prospective
feature.
Those who expected either Banker or
Ormondes Right to defeat Holscher were a
-crestfallen lot of individuals after the race
The lad Noone rode the colt like Murphy
Mclaughlin or a Garrison ignoring the
early pace set by Tavannes and Palette
Although these two worthless for a mile
looked as If they would walk in, hasty
watchers declared as the pair sailed along
twenty lengths in front of the three IA
yorites, Banker, Holscher and Ormonde's
Right.
But coming to the stand for the last mile
mo nm fnIl
by Ormondes Right. But the last named
failed plainly before a mile and a half
was covered that he is evidently like Or
mOndale and others of his family no liking
for a route. But Holscher and Banker at
the last turn took the track from the pace
makers, Tavannes and Palette. and the real
race began. bringing the crowded grand
stand to its feet.
Just a couple of cuts of whip by Noone
cured Holscher of a tendency to loaf
right here and the game colt in the home
stretch took the rails from Banker and
had plenty left in him the rest of the way
to win easily. Banker beat the other off
of whom the steeplechaser Pete Daley took
third place from Palette in the very last
rod.
Not few people accepted odds of and
10 to 1. Pete Daily to land in the money on
the strength of his two mile win on the
fiat at the United Hunt races here last
month Altogether the race for the cup
from a spectacular point of view held the
attention or the crowd from start to finish
anu gave immense satisfaction TO the nom
betting portion of the assemblage.
Jockey Miller's Waterloo.
For followers OF Jockey Walter Miller the
Thanksgiving part of the proceedings was
exchanged for financial sackcloth and
ashes. Five times his faithful adherents
rallied to his support and five times did he
fail to land winner. His fellow-rder.
Notter, took the usual Miller place with
three wins to his credit on Rose of Dawn,
Berkeley and Scion Single and as all three
were at good prices his hackers reaped the
harvest that usually falls to the Mllerites.
while the popular Colt stable secured three
races with Rose OF Dawn, Commodore
Fontaine and Pioneer. 1t Is a long time
since Owner ]. W. Colt has won three races
In one afternoon and that gentleman's
friends almost dislocated his shoulder by
the vehemence of their congratulations
Rose of Dawn had worked well for her
race and when the expected duel between
her and Bohemia came at the end was
clearly the best in the drive home Young
Notter rode Rose of Dawn well. cutting
the corner" into the homestretch, saving
lots of ground thereby. Stolen Moments,