Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-22
SHIELDS HORSES
ARRIVE AT BENNiNG


s,iii the horses are coming, in AT Hen
ming, sixty. getting In yesterday. This
morning 20 the general surprise William
Shields put in an appearance with his
horses from New Orleans In his string
are Reidmore, Benhodder Doctor Coffey.
Depends. Siumpike. AL Powell, Black
Enamel and Wabash Queen He will also
take Liebre In charge until his father,
Alex Shields gets here.
John Madden got in from Kentucky late
yesterday afternoon with the largest string
or horses now stabbed at Benniag. The
party was composed of horses owned by
J. r. Madden. f. r. Hitchcock ard Thomas
Hitchcock. 1r.. and impressed the Benning
colony most fayorably, as they were un-
loaded at the track siding.
The lot includes Adben, the handicap
candidate; Pulsers. Tangle. Vendor, Dan
delion. Samson and over a score of royalty
bred two-year-olds by the Madden stat
lions, Mirthful. Plaudit Sandringham and
other sires Collectively the stable looks
the most formidabi one at Benning and
It's Popular owner had his hands futl re-
ce1ving his many friends and visitors with
many congratulations OF the good looks of
his horses
John Madden has nude a name for HIM
self as u successful trader in. hofses.
having sold mere thoroughbredS for larger
prices than any of his competitors. But
he Is a clever ard successful trainer we'll,
as the records will show, and well deserves
the success he has achieved.
Shortly after the Madden cars had been
unioaded the DAILY Merrick shipment ar
rived from the Gravesend race track, New
YORK. The string of w. C. Daily numbers
ten including Caronai, Proceed Veronese,
warning. Amberjack. Tom Cod. Prior ty
Josephine Louise. Eileen and Kingston
Girl. Most of these horses look very for
ward, especially the two handicap candi-
dates Neronese and Warming. The latter,
,ix-
Mondays stake event.
Daily Lot Forward.
The DAILY lot Joined their staDlemates
from New Orleans in the stable oppc site
The Mclaughlin barn, near the paddock
rms makes fifteen horses that will carry
the DAILY red and green" during the meet
ihs' ard they are likely to make their
presence felt in more ways than one.
In the car with the DAILY string came G.
Mernck with RobadOr. Suffice Moliie DON
ohue, Riggs and Curly Jim. These horses
also looked in forward condition showing
that they have not been idle I'D north
Fred Littiefield got in from MARYLAND
with The Yelled Lady (four) and Com
puter, a two-year-old. by Compute out of
the Gam of The Yelled Lady. This young
ster is one of the finest looking colts Of his
age at the track. and bids fair to prove a
credlt TO his young sire, who was one of
the fastest horses that ever carried the
Morris colorS.
Trainer Littlefleld comes of a family of
horsemen. himself one of the best Jockeys
OF his day, while his brother Barry trains
the canadian string of Joseph E. Seagram
al Waterloo, Ont. The late Charles Little
netd. father of these boys was before the
turf world for upward of q half century as
jockey and trainer
He rode the great race horse Kentucky
IN most of his great races in 1865 1866 and
1861, IN the latter year riding the son OF
Lexington to victory IN the Inauguration
stakes four-mile heats at Jerome Park de-
feattng Idlewild. Fleetwing and other ia
nous horses. Asteroid had been brought on
from the west especially to meet Kentucky
in this race, but broke down after sensa-
tional trial.